BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//206.188.193.176//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.16.1// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:NOFAS X-WR-CALDESC:National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome X-FROM-URL:http://www.nofas.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20131103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20140309T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:http://www.nofas.org/?post_type=ai1ec_event&\;p=2099&\;instance _id= DTSTAMP:20130511T143116Z CONTACT:Arctic FASD Regional Training Center\; (907) 786-6381\; arcticfasdr tc @ uaa.alaska.edu DESCRIPTION:

The Arctic FASD Regional Training Center is now offering FAS D training to community professionals\, students\, parents and caregivers\ , and all other interested members of the public.

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Registration is required.

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Please register b y noon on the Thursday prior to the scheduled workshop. Workshops with few er than five registrants may be subject to cancellation. On-site registrat ions will be accepted on a space available basis. Maximum number of regist rants per training is 12.

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Register online .

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Continuing education (CE) credit form.

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(Please note\, if you wish to receive continuing education (CE) credits\, you will need to complete and submit the continuing edu cation credit form\, along with the $25.00 CE processing fee.)

\nContinuing Education Credits and Contact Hours\n

Continuing Education (CE) credits or contact hours are available through the UAA Center for Behavioral Health Research and Services (CBHRS ).

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Participants will be eligible to receive four (4) continuing education (CE) credits or contact hours for the completion of t he workshop. The processing fee for these four credits is $25.00.

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CBHRS is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor con tinuing education for psychologists. CBHRS maintains responsibility for th is program and its content. These CE credits may be accepted by licensing boards and for other professional purposes. Please consult with your licen sing board to confirm acceptance of these credits.

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This activity has been submitted to Montana Nurses Association for ap proval to award contact hours. Montana Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Creden tialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

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If you wish to register and receive continuing education credits or contact hours for completing the FASD Foundations training\, please print and submit the CE credit form\, along with the $25.00 CE processing fee.

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  • Health and allied health pr ofessionals
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  • Students in health and allied health programs
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  • Parents and caregivers
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  • Educators
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  • Professionals who may work with individuals with FASD
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  • Community members intereste d in learning more about FASD
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These workshops meet the req uirements for the State of Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Servic es’ FASD101: Insights into Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders training.

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All participants will receive a certificate upon completion of the wo rkshop.

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Prerequisites
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  • No previous kn owledge of FASD is required.
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Learning Object ives
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  • Describe the effects of alcohol on the developing emb ryo and fetus.
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  • Explain the characteristics of FAS/FASDs.
    • \n< li>Explain how to prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancies.\n
  • Describe how individuals with FAS/FASDs are screened and diagnosed.
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  • Discu ss treatments and therapies available for individuals with FAS/FASDs.
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  • Describe the psycho-social and cultural effects of FASDs.
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The purpose of this activity is to increase nurses’ ability to eff ectively prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancies\, to identify individuals who may be living with an FASD\, and to refer individuals for an FASD diagnos tic evaluation. Criteria for successful completion of this activity includ e attendance at 100% of the session and active participation in group disc ussion. There is no identified conflict of interest for any planner or pre senter involved with this educational activity.
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Questions? Contact (907) 786-6381\, Arctic FASd Regional Training Cen ter

DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130125T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130125T130000 LOCATION:RADACT @ 3901 Old Seward Hwy #8\, Anchorage\, AK 99503\, USA SUMMARY:FASD Foundations (FASD101) Workshops URL:http://www.nofas.org/ai1ec_event/fasd-foundations-fasd101-workshops-2/? instance_id= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR