D3 - Intrauterine Drug Exposure and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Title: D3 - Intrauterine Drug Exposure and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Disciplines: Childbearing (CB), Newborn Care (N), Professional Issues (PI), Women’s Health (WH)

Learning Objectives:
  • Learner will be able to identify epidemiology of opiate substance use/abuse in this country and how it relates to the NAS epidemic
  • Learner will be able to identify potential short and long term outcomes associated with NAS as well as treatment choices/challenges
  • The learner will be able to identify primary prevention strategies for IDE and NAS especially as it relates to women's health

    • Submission Description:
    This presentation reviews the epidemiology of substance abuse in America over the past 30yrs and how this relates to the alarming rise of Intrauterine Drug Exposure and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. We will examine the effects of IDE on the fetus and newborn and examine current best practice for NAS. We will aslo review how IDE/NAS relates as a public health crisis and will examine prevention primary strategies for NAS.
    Tuesday, June 16, 2015: 9:45 AM-10:45 AM
    Room 102 (Long Beach Convention Center)
    Moderator:
    Catherine Hill, MSN
    Presenting Author:
    Carla Worley Saunders, APN, NNP-BC
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