The First Baltic Conference “Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders”
September 26th, 2014
Conference Hall, Building III of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania,
Gedimino pr. 53, Vilnius
| 8.30 – 9.30 | Registration (Lobby near the Conference Hall) |
| 9.00 – 9.30 | Press Conference (Press conference room of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania) |
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I PLENARY 9.30 – 11.40 |
Chairpersons: – Larisa Dmitrijeva, the chairwoman of Commission for Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Addiction of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania – Dr. Aurelijus Veryga, Head of Health Research Institute under Lithuanian University of Health Sciences |
| 9.30 – 9.50 | Opening of the Conference: – Loreta GrauĹľinienÄ—, Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania – DangutÄ— MikutienÄ—, Chair of Committee on Health Affairs – RimantÄ— Ĺ alaševiÄŤiĹ«tÄ—, Minister of Health of the Republic of Lithuania – Jeanette Adele Stovel, the Counsellor at the Embassy of Canada in Vilnius – Zenius Martinkus, Director of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control Department |
| 9.50 – 10.20 | Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders – invisible health problem Dr. Kenneth R. Warren, Acting Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (USA) |
| 10.20 – 10.50 | Economical aspects of Fetal alcohol syndrome Egon Jonsson, Ph.D., Professor, University of Alberta and University of Calgary, Executive Director & CEO, Institute of Health Economics (Alberta, Canada) |
| 10.50 – 11.20 | The Role of Social Determinants of Health in FASD Risk and Prevention Dr. Amy Salmon, Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Health Economics (USA) |
| 11.20 – 11.40 | Questions for speakers and discussion |
| 11.40 – 12.30 | Coffee break and refreshments |
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II PLENARY 12.30 – 14.20 |
Chairpersons: – Larisa Dmitrijeva, the chairwoman of Commission for Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Addiction of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania – GraĹľina Belian, Deputy director of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control Department |
| 12.30 – 12.50 | Protecting the unborn child against alcohol Dr. Lars Møller, Programme Manager, Alcohol and Illicit Drugs, Division of Noncommunicable Diseases and Health Promotion, WHO Regional Office for Europe |
| 12.50 – 13.10 | Do only dysfunctional women consume alcohol during pregnancy? Jody Allen Crowe, Founder, President, and CEO of Healthy Brains for Children (Eagan, USA) |
| 13.10 – 13.40 | The Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Face, Brain, and Behavior Dr. Edward Riley, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, Head of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse Collaborative Initiative on FASD (CIFASD) and President of the International Society of Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ISBRA) |
| 13.40 – 14.00 | Life with Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders Dr. Diane Black, chairperson of the European FASD Alliance (The Netherlands) |
| 14.00 – 14.20 | Questions for speakers and discussion |
| 14.20 – 14.50 | Coffee break and refreshments |
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III PLENARY 14.50 – 16.40 |
Chairpersons: – Larisa Dmitrijeva, the chairwoman of Commission for Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Addiction of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania – Ingrida ZurlytÄ—, the Head of WHO Country Office |
| 14.50 – 15.10 | Alcohol policy interventions reducing FASD problems Margaret M. Murray, PhD, Director, Global Alcohol Research Program National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (USA) |
| 15.10 – 15.30 | Reflections on Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in Media Lauri Beekman, Nordic Alcohol and Drug Policy Network (NordAN) secretary general (Estonia) |
| 15.30 – 15.50 | FASD: current situation in Latvia Dr. Ilze Kreicberga, neonatologist (Latvia) |
| 15.50 – 16.10 | Challenges for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders prevention in Lithuania Dr. Aurelijus Veryga, Head of Health Research Institute under Lithuanian University of Health Sciences |
| 16.10 – 16.30 | Questions for speakers and discussion |
| 16.30 – 16.40 | Closing of the Conference |
Conference language – Lithuanian (with translation to and from English).
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First Baltic Conference “Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders” programme |
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Pirmoji Baltijos šalių konferencija „Prenatalinė alkoholio vartojimo prevencija“ programa |
