Saturday, March 4, 2017

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Seymour

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E8 - Sterling Clarren Award Presentation: Northern Ontario Health Care Students’ Knowledge and Self-Efficacy Regarding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Kelly D. Coons The findings from an on-going mixed methods study examining health care students’ knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs surrounding FASD and alcohol use during pregnancy will be discussed. Results, including scenario-based vignettes, reveal that health care professionals from a variety of disciplines require increased education and support to improve their knowledge of FASD and aid in the prevention of FASD. Learning Objectives 1. Understand how health care delivery may be impacted by providers’ personal attitudes and beliefs 2. Increase participants’ knowledge and self-efficacy regarding FASD and pregnancy counselling regarding alcohol use and FASD