[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 211 (Wednesday, November 2, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-27234]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

 

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of 
Meeting; International Scientific Conference on ``Prevention: FAS and 
Alcohol-Related Birth Defects

    An international scientific conference on alcohol abuse among 
pregnant women and women in childbearing years will be held on November 
8 and 9, 1994 at the Hutzel Hospital Auditorium, Wayne State 
University-Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. This 
conference is jointly sponsored by the National Institute on Alcohol 
Abuse and Alcoholism and the Fetal Alcohol Research Center (FARC), 
Wayne State University School of Medicine.
    Leading scientists from the United States, Canada, Germany and 
England will present and discuss the latest research on prevention, 
surveillance, epidemiology, intervention, and risk factors as well as 
issues in diagnosis, barriers to treatment, and the effects of alcohol 
on birth weight, growth, and behavior.
    Expert panels will discuss the implications for research on the 
prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome and alcohol-related birth defects. 
Federal, state and local public health officials as well as 
representatives from other countries and the private sector will 
participate.
    Attendance by the public will be limited to space available. 
Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as 
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should 
contact the Division of Continuing Medical Education, Wayne State 
University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan at (313) 577-1180 or 
fax (313) 577-7560.

    Dated: October 28, 1994.
Enoch Gordis,
Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
[FR Doc. 94-27234 Filed 11-1-94; 8:45 am]
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