http://www.nofas.org
Presented by Lynn L. Cole, M.S., University of Rochester Medical Center School of Medicine and Dentistry
Description:
Nurses are the often seen as the glue of the health system. They have roles across most all settings of nursing from home and community to hospital and critical care. They work with families across the lifespan. Nurses may be trained at various levels from a nursing assistant to RN to Advanced Practiced roles. Across all of these different settings and roles, nurses have the opportunity to interact with children and families affected by, or at risk for, FASD. Nurses are ideally suited to work with families affected by FASD due skills and expertise in health promotion, screening, and chronic illness management.
This talk will discuss potential nursing roles in prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of FASD. Of particular focus will be the potential for expanding screening and diagnosis in rural and underserved areas using advanced practice nurses.
Presenter Bio:
Ms. Cole is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner who specializes in the care of children with complex developmental and behavioral challenges. She has particular expertise in adoption and foster care, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, autism, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, and the health and behavioral challenges these children experience. Ms. Cole works at the University of Rochester as the Director of Clinical Services in the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and Co-Director of the FASD Diagnostic and Treatment Program. She teaches undergraduate and graduate nursing students about child development and diagnosis and treatment of children with FASD and other developmental disorders.
