Long Term Chronic Disease Outcomes Following Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Karen Moritz
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the concept of "fetal/developmental’ programming” of adult onset chronic diseases
2. Explore the experimental evidence that prenatal alcohol exposure may program chronic diseases including metabolic, renal and cardiovascular diseases
3. Understand the potential for different long term outcomes depending upon the dose and timing of exposure to alcohol during pregnancy
4. Examine sex differences in programmed outcomes
Plenary Panel: The Lay of the Land: Final Results of a Health Survey of 500+ Adults with Diagnosed FASD
CJ, Myles and Emily, Adults with FASD
Learning Objectives
1. Understand why this survey was developed
2. Review key findings highlights from the survey
3. Understand FASD as a whole body diagnosis with increased risk for chronic illness and critical complications for health care
