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In the fall of 2011 the Federal Intercoordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) held a consensus development style conference to ascertain whether there was sufficient evidence to encourage screening and diagnosis (or referral for diagnosis) of Alcohol-Related Neurodevelopment Disorder (ARND) in pediatric practice and other primary care settings. The ICCFASD, NIAAA, CDC, and AAP assembled a broad-based, independent, knowledgeable panel of 13 unbiased critical thinkers to listen to presentations and evaluate evidence presented by experts in the field. Clinical and research experts on FASD presented relevant evidence over a two day period. On the last day of the Conference, the panel announced recommendations based on the testimony presented.
Attached is the Panel’s Consensus Statement on Recognizing Alcohol-Related Neurodevelopment Disorder in Primary HealthCare of Children.
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Also, please visit the ICCFASD website at http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/AboutNIAAA/Interagency/Pages/default.aspx for additional information on this event, and for additional information on FASD (resources, publications, brochures, fact sheets) alcohol abuse, and alcohol-related issues.
