[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33495-33496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11367]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-05-0429X]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 371-5983 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Human 
Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-6974. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    A Survey of the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Medical and 
Allied Health Professionals Regarding Fetal Alcohol Exposure--New--
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities 
(NCBDDD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    Background and Brief Description: Maternal prenatal alcohol use is 
one of the leading preventable causes of birth defects and 
developmental disabilities. Children exposed to alcohol during fetal 
development can suffer a wide array of disorders, from subtle changes 
in I.Q. and behaviors to profound mental retardation. One of the most 
severe results of drinking during pregnancy is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 
(FAS). FAS is a condition that involves disorders of the brain, growth 
retardation, and facial malformations.
    Physicians and other health practitioners play a vital role in 
diagnosing FAS and in screening women of childbearing age for alcohol 
consumption and drinking during pregnancy. In Diekman's, et al. 2000, 
study of obstetricians and gynecologists, only one fifth of doctors 
surveyed

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reported abstinence to be the safest way to avoid the adverse outcomes 
associated with fetal alcohol exposure. Importantly 13% of doctors 
surveyed were unsure of thresholds of alcohol consumption associated 
with adverse outcomes.
    This survey will be used to gather information on the knowledge, 
attitudes, and practice about FAS and alcohol consumption during 
pregnancy from members of professional practitioner organizations. Data 
will be collected from pediatricians, obstetricians and gynecologists, 
psychologists, psychiatrists, family physicians, and other allied 
health professionals. This information will be used to identify gaps in 
knowledge regarding the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of FAS. The 
results of this survey will be used to develop model FAS curricula that 
will be disseminated among medical and allied health students and 
professionals.
    The FAS curricula will be used in a variety of formats including 
computer interactive learning applications, workshops, conferences, 
Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit courses, medical and allied 
health school clerkships. There are no costs to respondents other than 
their time. The total burden hours per year are 2,000 hours.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours:

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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                           Respondents                               Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs)
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Pediatricians...................................................             800               1           30/60
Obstetricians/Gynecologists.....................................             800               1           30/60
Psychologists/Psychiatrists.....................................             800               1           30/60
Allied Health Professionals.....................................             800               1           30/60
Family Physicians...............................................             800               1           30/60
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    Total.......................................................  ..............  ..............  ..............
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    Dated: May 31, 2005.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-11367 Filed 6-7-05; 8:45 am]
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