Current time: 3:12pm PDT, Thursday, September 26, 2024 (All times noted are PDT)
8:15AM |
WelcomeGideon Koren, MD, FRCPC, Director, Motherisk Program, The Hospital for Sick Children |
8:30AM |
A message from the Honourable Mary Polak, Minister, BC Ministry of Children and Family Development |
8:50AM |
Profile of 1,400 patients evaluated for FASD at the WA Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diagnostic & Prevention NetworkSusan J. Astley, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology/Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle WA |
10:00AM |
Announcement of 2010 Canadian Foundation on Fetal Alcohol Research (CFFAR) Grant WinnersLouise Nadeau, Ph.D, Chair, Canadian Foundation on Fetal Alcohol Research, and Gideon Koren, Director of Research, CFFAR |
10:30AM |
Developing a national screening tool kit for FASDGideon Koren, MD, FRCPC, Director, Motherisk Program, Hospital for Sick Children |
11:05AM |
Introduction to NeuroDevNetDan Goldowitz, Ph.D, Canadian Research Chair, Tier 1 in Developmental Neurogenetics |
11:15AM |
Fetal ethanol exposure and post natal epilepsy: "the tip of the neurobehavioural iceberg"Peter L. Carlen, MD, FRCPC, Head, Division of Fundamental Neurobiology, Toronto Western Research Institute (TWRI) Senior Scientist, Division of Fundamental Neurobiology, TWRI |
1:15PM |
Maternal drinking guide to identify women at risk of alcohol use in pregnancyVyta Senikas, MD, Associate Executive VP, Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada |
1:30PM |
Atypical hippocampal activation during associative recognition in children with FASDErin D. Sheard (1), S. Wheeler (1,2) Joanne Rovet, (1,2) |
2:15PM |
Neurobiological effects of prenatal alcohol exposure and stress: a potential pathway to increased vulnerability to substance use problemsKristina Uban, J. Weinberg, L. Galea, Behavioural Neuroscience, University of British Columbia |
3:00PM |
The association between meconium FAEE and FASD diagnosisJoey Gareri, M.Sc, Laboratory Manager, Motherisk, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto |
4:00PM |
Neuroimaging cognitive function in children diagnosed with ARND and ADHDKrisztina L. Malisza, PhD, B. Bolster, C. Clancy, A. Chudley, S. Longstaffe, University of Winnipeg |
4:30PM |
Placental formic acid and folic acid after alcohol exposure: two sides to the storyJanine Hutson, M.Sc, B. Kapur, P. Carlen, B. Stade, G. Koren, University of Toronto |
5:00PM |
An examination of the abilities, risks, and needs of adolescents and young adults with FASD in the criminal justice system: a research updateKaitlyn McLachlan, MA, R. Roesch, Simon Fraser University |
5:30PM |
Announcement of 2010 Scientific Poster Competition winners |