Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Current approaches to the education and care of children and young people with FASD
Thursday 18 March 2010
Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE
International speakers, leading experts speaking, State of Art thinking on topic, wide appeal across professional groups
Aims: To explore practice in the fields of health, education and social care in relation to children and young people with FASD.
To examine the current trends in the diagnosis and identification of FASD.
To gain insight into the family perspective on life with a child with FASD.
Obejectives: At the end of this conference delegates will have: Received current information on a range of UK developments in the field of FASD.
Deepened their appreciation of the implications for families and carers of raising a child with FASD.
Registration Details:
RSM Early Bird Fellow: £65
RSM Early Bird Associate: £55
RSM Early Bird RSM Trainee: £45
RSM Early Bird RSM Student: £35
Early Bird Consultant/GP: £150
Ealry Bird Allied Health Professional: £80
Early Bird Trainee: £80
Early Bird Student: £45
Early Bird Service user/Carer: £60
Early Bird Charity/Voluntary Sector: £60
Member of Council: £35
Meeting ref: LE-J10-3
CPD (Applied for), Session 5
9.30 am |
Registration, tea and coffee |
10.00 am |
Introduction |
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Professor Barry Carpenter OBE, Associate Director (SEN) Specialist Schools and Academies Trust / Conference Convenor |
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Who are the children? |
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| Chair: Lord Parry Mitchell, Trustee, National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders – UK (NOFAS-UK) | |
10.10 am |
Keynote Address: An international overview of the issues and challenges of children with FASD |
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Professor Elizabeth Elliott Children's Hospital Westmead / University of Sydney, Australia |
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10.55 am |
The pattern and prevalence of FASD |
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Dr Ron Gray National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford |
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11.30 am |
Tea and coffee |
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How do we care? |
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| Chair: Dr Philippa Russell, Chair, Standing Commission on Carers | |
11.50 am |
Raising a child with FASD |
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Mrs Julia Brown, Parent and Executive Officer FASD Trust |
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12.20 pm |
Fostering and adoption of children with FASD |
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Ms Edwina Brocklesby, Director Parents for Children |
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12.45 pm |
Questions and reflections on the morning's presentations |
1.00 pm |
Lunch |
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How do we educate? |
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| Chair: Mr Hardip Begol, Deputy Director, Special Educational Needs and Disability, Department for Children, Schools and Families | |
2.00 pm |
Building bridges with understanding: FASD in the early years |
| Mrs Carolyn Blackburn, Project Officer, FAS-eD Project, NOFAS-UK | |
2.30 pm |
Improving the learning outcomes for children and young people with FASD |
| Professor Barry Carpenter, Associate Director (SEN), Specialist Schools and Academies Trust | |
3.00 pm |
Tea and coffee |
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Facing the future – Prospects and possibilities |
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| Chair: Ms Janet Cobb, Associate Consultant, Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities | |
3.15 pm |
The mental health needs of young people with FASD |
| Dr Raja Mukherjee, Consultant Psychiatrist, Surrey and Border's Partneship Foundation NHS Trust | |
3.45 pm |
The challenges of adulthood |
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Ms Susan Fleisher, Parent and Executive Director NOFAS-UK |
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4.15 pm |
Completion of evaluation forms |
4.20 pm |
Discussion with panel speakers / Continuing Professional Development |
4.45 pm |
Close of meeting |
