Friday, March 3, 2017

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Salon A

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C9 - Partnerships for Prevention: The Role of National Organizations in Promoting FASD Awareness among Family Physicians and Social Workers in the USA Sandra Gonzalez, Roger Zoorob, Alicia Kowalchuk Health care professionals can reduce the incidence of FASD and alcohol-exposed pregnancies using evidenced based prevention programs that are not yet widely adopted in health care settings. This session examines a nationwide, interprofessional consortium that promotes practice and system level change among family physicians and social workers. Learning Objectives: 1. Describe how a national approach to prevention of FASD can promote practice and system level change among health care professionals 2. Identify three strategies for engaging national organizations in FASD prevention 3. Discuss the evolution of FASD prevention training goals from clinician knowledge and skill attainment to systems practice and implementation