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This project will establish the first diagnostic clinic for Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in Australia, and is a collaboration of health professionals, researchers, community organisations and government. A key component of the project involves testing and refining a new diagnostic tool, and building consensus on nationally agreed clinical guidelines. The project will inform evidence-based practice and provide training and education to more health professionals in the use of screening and diagnostic tools. The research team will collate prevalence data on FASD and also survey the impact of FASD on families, parents and carers, to enable the provision of more relevant and improved services. As part of the project evaluation, the research team will estimate the costs of setting up and running a FASD assessment service to inform the development of screening and diagnostic services elsewhere in Australia.
The project is funded by the Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation (AER) Foundation, and is being carried out by researchers in the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit at the Children's Hospital at Westmead (NSW).
Abstract adapted from the AER Foundation
Professor Elizabeth Elliott
Director
Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit
Ph: (02) 9845 3448
Dr Elizabeth Peadon
Research Officer
Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit
Ph: (02) 9845 3039
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Locked Bag 4001
Westmead NSW 2145
Ph: (02) 9845 0000
Fax: (02) 9845 3489
Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation Foundation Ltd
Level 1, Suite 8
8 Phipps Close
PO Box 19
Deakin ACT 2600
Ph: (02) 6122 8600
Fax: (02) 6232 4400
Email: aerf@aerf.com.au
