Preventing Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Substance-exposed Pregnancies:

A Community Affair

Hosted by:

Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Work Group on Women, Drinking, and Pregnancy

Sponsored by:

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH

American Legacy Foundation

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

5635 Fishers Lane♦ Terrace Level Conference Room

Rockville, Maryland20852

September 23-24, 2008

AGENDA

Day 1:

8:00 a.m.Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30a.m.Welcome, Introduction, and Comments

Deidra Roach, MD, NIAAA, NIH; Leader, ICCFAS Women, Drinking,

and Pregnancy Work Group

Kenneth R. Warren, PhD, NIAAA, NIH; ICCFAS Chairperson

8:45a.m.Overview of Evidence on the Prevalence of Alcohol, Tobacco, and

Other Substance Use Among Women of Childbearing Age

Louise Floyd, RN, DSN, Centers for Disease Control andPrevention

Amy Elliott, PhD,SanfordResearch/University of South Dakota

9:15a.m.Women and Substance Abuse

Carrie Randall, PhD,MedicalUniversity of South Carolina

9:35 a.m.Prenatal Exposure Effects of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Commonly Used Substances

Claire D.Coles, PhD,EmoryUniversity,School of Medicine

10:00a.m. Panel Discussion: Prioritizing Populations At-risk

Facilitator: Carrie Randall, PhD

  • The role of genetic,developmental, cultural and other environmental factors indetermining risk.
  • What are the important messages to get out concerning differences in the vulnerability of women and men to the harmful effects of alcohol and other substances of abuse?

10:30 a.m.Break

10:45 a.m.Identification of At-risk Alcohol and Other Substance Use and Intervening with

Women of Childbearing Age: Federal Activities

Louise Floyd, RN, DSN,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

10:55 a.m. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Patricia Getty, PhD

11:05 a.m.Health Resources and Services Administration

John McGovern, MGA

Ira J. Chasnoff, MD, Children’s Research Triangle

11:15a.m.National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Susan Maier, PhD

11:25a.m.Intervening in the Preconception Period

Karen Ingersoll, PhD,University of Virginia

11:45a.m. Intervening with Pregnant Women

Grace Chang, MD,Brigham and Women’s Hospital

12:05 p.m. Intervening with Women with and At-risk for HIV Infection

Mary McCaul, PhD,JohnsHopkinsUniversity

12:25p.m.Panel Discussion

Facilitator: Grace Chang, MD; Brigham and Women’s Hospital

  • How well are known effective interventions beingintegrated into existing systems of care?
  • What can be done to improve adoption of evidence-based practices?
  • What can be done to address gaps in existing service systems (e.g., services forwomen who do not meet abuse/dependence criteria, but need something more intensive than a brief intervention)?

12:55 p.m.Working Lunch(Provided)

Reaching out to Special Populations:

The Mississippi Experience

Debbie Long, Mississippi FASD Prevention Project

An Urban California Experience

Lee Kaskutas, PhD,University of California, Berkeley

Presented by: Constance Weisner,PhD,University of California, San Francisco

The Cheyenne River Reservation Experience

Sherlynn Herrera, Reclaiming the Sacred Trust Project

2:15 p.m.Measuring the Cost-effectiveness of Interventions in the Health Care System: Making the Business Case

Constance Weisner, PhD

2:35 p.m.Marketing the Message: LessonsLearned from the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCenter onHealthMarketing

Lynn Sokler, CDCPNationalCenter on Health Marketing

2:55 p.m.Marketing the Message: Lessons Learned from the Office onSmoking

and Health

Judith Berkowitz, PhD,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Michelle Johns, MA, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

3:15 p.m.Marketing the Message: American Legacy Foundation

Laura Hamasaka

Jeffrey Costantino, MBA

3:35 p.m.Break

3:55p.m. Panel Discussion

Facilitator: Ellen Hutchins, ScD, MSW

  • What may be some of the best approaches to getting themessage out about theserious risks associated with drinking, smoking, and other substance use duringpregnancy and the preconception period?
  • How do we engage a wide range of stakeholders (e.g., partners, peers, parents, health care providers, policymakers)?
  • How may innovative communication technologies be employed to reach and engage the maximum number of stakeholders?

4:40p.m.Day 1 Wrap-up and Looking Ahead

Deidra Roach, MD, NIAAA

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Day 2:

8:00 a.m.Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.Welcome and Recap of Day 1

8:35 a.m.Reaching Out to Women at Risk: A Mother’s Perspective

Mary De Joseph, MD,PhiladelphiaCollege of Osteopathic Medicine

9:00 a.m.Keynote Address I: Best Approaches to Marketing the Message

“Drinking, Smoking, and Pregnancy Do Not Mix”

Lynn Sokler,CDCPNationalCenter on Health Marketing

9:45 a.m.Keynote Address II: Global Strategies in Health Marketing

William A. Smith, EdD, Academy for Educational Development

10:30 a.m.Break

10:45 a.m. Break-out Sessions:

Future Directions for Preventing Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol, Tobacco, and

Other Substances of Abuse in (Universal and Selected Populations)

Facilitators: Susan Maier,PhD and Mary Kate Weber, MPH

Future Directions for Intervening with Women with Problem Drinking and Other

Substances Misuse (Indicated Populations)

Facilitators: Norma Finkelstein,PhD andEllen Hutchins,ScD, MSW

Future Directions for Engaging Partners, Parents, Peers, and Policymakers

Facilitators: John McGovern, MGA andJudith Thierry, DO, MPH

12:00 p.m. Working Lunch (Provided)

International Birth Mothers Network

Kathleen Mitchell, MHS, LCADC, NOFAS

Legislative Update

George Hacker, JD, Center for Science in the Public Interest

1:00 p.m. Break-out Session Reports

1:45 p.m. Framing an Action Agenda: Next Steps

Deidra Roach, MD, NIAAA

2:15p.m.Wrap-up and Closing Remarks

Deidra Roach, MD