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Outcomes and needs of health and education professionals following fetal alcohol spectrum disorder-specific training

This study examined the experiences of Australian and New Zealand professionals who have attended FASD-specific training and the impact of this training on their current practices. 52 health and education professionals completed an online survey that asked about their training and workplace experiences.
  • Publishing Date:

    29 August, 2019

  • Journal Name:

    Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

  • Authors:

    Natasha Reid, Codi White, Erinn Hawkins, Andi Crawford, Wei Liu, Dianne Shanley

‘He Has Problems; He Is Not the Problem . . .’ A Qualitative Study of Non-Custodial Staff Providing Services for Young Offenders Assessed for Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in an Australian Youth Detention Centre

This study addresses the limited understanding of the challenges faced by non-custodial youth detention centre staff in supporting young people with FASD. A qualitative inquiry was conducted to explore and describe the perspectives of non-custodial staff regarding the value of an FASD prevalence study. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews and focus groups and analysed using thematic network analysis.
  • Publishing Date:

    28 August, 2019

  • Journal Name:

    Youth Justice

  • Authors:

    Sharynne L. Hamilton, Tracy Reibel, Rochelle Watkins, Raewyn C. Mutch, Natalie R. Kippin, Jacinta Freeman, Hayley M. Passmore, Bernadette Safe, Melissa O’Donnell, Carol Bower

Does child maltreatment predict alcohol use disorders in young adulthood? A cohort study of linked notifications and survey data

This study explores the association between prospectively substantiated child maltreatment and problem alcohol use in adulthood, addressing a gap in research that predominantly relies on retrospective data.
  • Publishing Date:

    27 August, 2019

  • Journal Name:

    Addiction

  • Authors:

    Steve Kisely, Ryan Mills, Lane Strathearn, Jake M. Najman

Can Fetal Alcohol Exposure Increase the Risk of Hypertension? A New Study in Children and Adolescents Diagnosed With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Suggests It Can

PAE is increasingly recognised as being associated with a wide range of physical health problems. This study compared different papers discussing these physical health issues that have been found to be related to PAE, including hypertension.
  • Publishing Date:

    12 August, 2019

  • Journal Name:

    Alcohol clinical and experimental research

  • Authors:

    Karen M. Moritz, Natasha Reid, Lisa K. Akison

PROTOCOL: Interventions for improving executive functions in children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Systematic review and meta-analysis

As children with FASD have frequently shown impairment of executive functions, compared to typically developing children, and such deficits may underlie several poor life outcomes, this review compares various studies exploring a structured psychological intervention that aims to improve or change executive functions in children in both face-to-face and computerised formats.
  • Publishing Date:

    26 July, 2019

  • Journal Name:

    Campbell Systematic reviews

  • Authors:

    Joseph Betts, Sharon Dawe, Elizabeth Eggins, Doug Shelton, Haydn Till, Paul Harnett, Ned Chandler-Mather

Has a national policy guideline influenced the practice of raising the topic of alcohol and breastfeeding by maternal healthcare practitioners?

Many factors have been determined to affect the early cessation of breastfeeding; however, little attention has been paid to the role of alcohol. In this study, maternal healthcare practitioners from across Australia were invited to take part in a semi-structured telephone interview to elicit their knowledge of a national alcohol policy guideline on alcohol and breastfeeding, their confidence to provide information on this topic, and if they were routinely incorporating conversations on alcohol and breastfeeding into their practice.
  • Publishing Date:

    21 June, 2019

  • Journal Name:

    Australian Journal of Primary Health

  • Authors:

    Roslyn Carmel Giglia, Tracy Reibel

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