MEETING OF THE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 5635 Fishers Lane, Terrace Level Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland 20852 VIEW VIDEO: https://videocast.nih.gov MEETING SUMMARY Thursday, April 13, 2017 AGENDA 8:30 A.M. Welcome, Introductions, and Comments Kenneth R. Warren, Ph.D., Senior Advisor, NIAAA, NIH; ICCFASD Chairperson 8:50 A.M. Overview of ICCFASD Mission...
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Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD): Promising Practices for System Involved Youth with FASD FASD is a group of medical conditions that describe a range of effects that can occur in an individual prenatally exposed to alcohol. These effects, often invisible, may include mental, behavioral, and or learning disabilities with lifelong implications. This session will highlight available resources on this...
NIAAA issued this notice NOT-AA-17-002 ( https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AA-17-002.html ) to communicate the policy regarding grant applications seeking to identify common variants conferring genetic risks for alcohol use disorder (AUD) and related phenotypes. The policy is based on recommendations from the Genetics and Genomics Advisory Meeting NIAAA convened on October 26, 2016. The Advisory Panel determined that Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) are...
Less than 10 percent of people with alcohol use disorder receive treatment. Come chat with NIAAA and the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) about the addiction #TreatmentGap in honor of Alcohol Awareness Month. Scientific Expert: Dr. Lori Ducharme.