1. FACE-Fetal Alcohol Canadian Expertise
An open forum for Canadian researchers, clinicians and communities to communicate and collaborate on FAS research

2. Unanswered Research Questions (1)
DIAGNOSIS:
We are missing the majority of affected individuals - Access
How to diagnose when there is no history of maternal exposure
No clear neurobehavioral phenotype
How to separate confounders: alcoholism in family, criminal behavior, psychopathology

3. Unanswered Research Questions(2)
ETIOLOGY:
Why only a fraction of exposed are affected?
What systems are affected and how?
How can we prevent damage by pharmacological interventions ? (E.g. oxidative damage)

4. Unanswered Research Questions(3)
PREVENTION:
Primary: prevention of drinking, or prevention of pregnancy.
Secondary: harm reduction in pregnancy, or termination of pregnancy.
Tertiary: early diagnosis of FASD - prevention of secondary disabilities.

5. Unanswered Research Questions(4)
INTERVENTIONS to minimize postnatal-childhood damage
Educational system
Family
Community
Correctional services
Intervention to decrease drinking and restore self control in addicted women

6. Unanswered Research Questions(5)
PHARMACOLOGICAL Interventions
Antioxidants
Treatment of ADHD
Treatment of psychiatric morbidity
Treatment of aggression

7. FACE-The Vision To prevent the Babylon Tower mentality
To learn from each other how to approach governments, funding, collaborative RFAs
To create a Canadian context of inquiry
To create effective advocacy