Description
September 23, 2025 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Screening, Diagnosis, and Intervention
Description:
Dr. Wozniak’s presentation will cover the basics of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) with an emphasis on strategies for screening, referral, and diagnosis. The presentation will also include a primer on the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on brain development and cognitive functioning and will touch on recent intervention research.
Learning Objectives:
- Attendees will be able to describe the common neurodevelopmental, cognitive, and behavioral issues faced by individuals exposed prenatally to alcohol
- Attendees will gain insights into implementing screening strategies for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in their practice settings
- Attendees will have new awareness of how to make referrals for individuals who may have an FASD and will be able to cite the criteria used to make the diagnosis
Presenter: Jeffery Wozniak, PhD
Dr. Wozniak is a Professor, a pediatric neuropsychologist, and the director of child and adolescent research in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the University of Minnesota. For more than 20 years, his research has focused on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in children. He uses advanced MRI techniques and neuropsychology to characterize the neurodevelopmental impact of prenatal alcohol and he conducts novel clinical trials to treat the brain in FASD.
Continuing Medical Education:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education and CCSME. The Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education is accredited by the Maine Medical Association Committee on Continuing Medical Education and Accreditation to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education designates this regularly scheduled series for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
*Nurses and Nurse Practitioners will be awarded a certificate of participation with a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.
This course has been approved by Co-Occurring Collaborative Serving Maine (CCSME), as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 1 educational credits. NAADAC Provider #324712, CCSME is responsible for all aspects of the programming.
Contact Hours 1 contact hours for social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and behavioral health professionals.
1 Category 1 Contact hours for psychologists. CCSME is a pre-approved sponsor and provider of Professional Education Activities for Psychologists.
1 contract hours CHES. CCSME is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission of Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
