Yarning about alcohol and pregnancy - Webinar
The Centre for Alcohol and other Drugs (CAOD) and the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (AH&MRC) are hosting a webinar about preventing alcohol use in pregnancy, with a focus on health professionals who are supporting Aboriginal women and their families. The webinar will bring together a panel of experts to discuss the following topics:
- The importance of conversations about alcohol use in pregnancy
- The effects of alcohol use on baby and mum
- How and when to yarn about alcohol and pregnancy
- Support services available in NSW
- Yarning about alcohol use in pregnancy is men's business too
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) screening, diagnosis and support
- Alcohol use in pregnancy resources available
Webinar Speakers
- Dr Suzie Hudson, Clinical Advisor, CAOD (Chair)
- Professor Elizabeth Elliott, Paediatrician and Director, CICADA Centre NSW
- Mary Wahhab, Clinical Nurse Consultant, CICADA Centre NSW
- Dr Bronwyn Milne, Paediatrician and Addiction Specialist, CICADA Centre NSW
- Marrisa Hussein, Registered Nurse and Midwife, South Coast AMS
- Ivan Morris, Member Engagement Coordinator, AH&MRC
