Can you pleae find for me all the research that has been done in
Australia on Foetal Alcohol Syndrome both in Indigenous and non
Indigenous studies including dates and researchers

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 25 Feb 2004 18:02 PST

It isn't feasible to request ALL of any study since a researcher has
no way of knowing if everything he/she finds is all there is. Can you
redefine what you are hoping to get within certain limitations
relative to the price you have posted?

regards;
tutuzdad-ga

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Clarification of Question by elizabethr-ga on 26 Feb 2004 13:26 PST

How about - As much research as is available (there wont be much) over
the last 5 years on Foetal Alcohol Syndrome related to both Indigenous
and non Indigenous studies?

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Request for Question Clarification by guillermo-ga on 26 Feb 2004 21:28 PST

Hellow Elizabethr-ga,

After several hours searching on your subject, I haven't found
evidence of any research done in Australia. Instead, I've found a
seemingly very proactive organization that has several reports on the
matter, which include actions being carried out by different
institutions to address this health problem. I've emailed that
organization asking whether they have knowledge about researches. If I
can?t get any better through this inquiry, would the information
described above make an answer for you? Thank you.

Guillermo

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Clarification of Question by elizabethr-ga on 26 Feb 2004 22:13 PST

Thank you - I would appreciate anything you can find.

Hello Elizabethr-ga,

Thank you for your interest in the information I?ve found.

The organization I told you about is NOFASARD [(Australian) National
Organisation for Foetal Alcohol Syndrome and Related Disorders]. You
can reach them at http://users.chariot.net.au/~miers/ ; or else typing
http://nofasard.org , you?ll be redirected to the former. The contact
persons are: Anne Russell and Sue Miers. Their email address for
Queensland is anne@nofasard.org , while for South Australia is
sue@nofasard.org . For the latter you also have postal address and
telephone numbers:
Postal:  P.O. Box 323, Blackwood, South Australia, 5051
Phone: (mobile) 0418 854 947
Fax: +61 8 8278 5092

At their website you?ll have access to the following documents:

1.- ?Report on the Yukon 2002 Prairie Northern Conference
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in
Australia Prepared for the The Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation
Foundation?
http://www.chariot.com.au/~miers/2002_prairie_conf_rpt_v1.pdf

In this particular report, from page 24 to 35 there is a description
of the situation of ?FASd in Australia?, including the titles:
Australian Drinking Statistics, Alcohol & Pregnancy Education,
Incidence of FASd, Diagnosing Issues, Intervention Issues, Australian
FASd Initiatives. The last one, starting at page 29 through 34,
describes the following initiatives:

NOFASARD: its inception, development and activities.
The Fitzgerald Report: a description of the effects of maternal
alcohol consumption on the newborn, and recommendations for
prevention.

Apunipima Cape York Health Council: a health literacy program which
addressed Foetal Alcohol Syndrome in
Cape York.

Cape York Aboriginal Communities Paediatric Outreach
Program: which involves the diagnosis and management of babies born
with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome in Aboriginal communities in Cape York,
far North Queensland.

Department of Health & Community Services, NT: provides ?education
into schools and into health workers? programs as well as awareness
raising and provision of information  to medical professionals?.

The Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit: has recently commenced a
study to determine the incidence of FAS.

The Australian Medical Association: responsibility of producers and
retailers of alcoholic to ensure that
consumers of alcohol are fully aware of the alcoholic content of
beverages and the potential harmful effects.

National FAS Workshop: held in May 2002 with about 30 invited
delegates from all over Australia.

House of Representatives Inquiry: into "The Social &
Economic Cost of Substance Abuse in Australian ommunities.?

South Australian FAS Task Force: appropriate health promotion
approaches to alcohol & pregnancy, and early identification of
children who may be affected by alcohol
exposure before birth.

The Aboriginal Drug & Alcohol Council (SA): ?In 1997 The South
Australian Drug & Alcohol Council developed a FAS training package for
Aboriginal health workers. They have also developed ?Drugs In
Pregnancy? pamphlets and posters that address the issue of alcohol in
pregnancy. They participated in the South Australian FAS Task Force
and the National FAS Workshop.?

The Walpole Study: ?Dr. Ian Walpole, a Consultant Geneticist in
Western Australia, has undertaken one of the very few Australian
studies about the effects of NATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR FOETAL ALCOHOL
SYNDROME AND RELATED DISORDERS alcohol in pregnancy. Walpole?s study
has been cited by many Australian health professionals, policy makers
and other professionals as indicating that there is no reason to alarm
women or to be concerned about moderate drinking during pregnancy. His
study has been refuted by a number of overseas researchers. Canadian
author Ms Bonnie Buxton, while researching for a new book on FAS soon
to be published, sent copies of the three Walpole reports to four
North American medical professionals, highly experienced in both FASd
research and diagnosis. Their comments were requested, and all bluntly
condemned Walpole?s methodology and conclusions. (see Addendum VII)?



2.- Foetal Alcohol Syndrome in South Australia and a report on the
1999 Prairie Province Conference on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Sue Miers - October 1999
http://www.chariot.com.au/~miers/fasrep4.PDF

3.- Alcohol and Pregnancy Brochure
http://www.chariot.com.au/~miers/brochure1.pdf

4.- Foetal Alcohol Syndrome - An Overview
http://www.chariot.com.au/~miers/fas_overview.ppt

5.- The Impact of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders on Drug and
Alcohol Addiction and Treatment
http://users.chariot.net.au/~miers/drug_summit_2002_v1.ppt


I hope you find this information useful. If I receive a reply to my
email from NOFASARD I?ll post it as a clarification. Thank you very
much for this question that I?ve found more than interesting.

Warmest regards,

Guillermo

The researcher was prompt and even though what I requested was
unavailable he found an organisation which could supply the
information

Hello, Elizabethr-ga,

Thank you very much for the rating and the words. I truly hope my
answer be useful for you.

Regards,

Guillermo

A general of research world-wide on the subject of FAS (fetal alcohol
syndrome) can be found at FAS
(http://www2.potsdam.edu/alcohol-info/FetalAlcoholSyndrome.html).