"FASD in Ireland" brought together over 200 parents, carers and professionals under one roof to hear from respected speakers who are working hard to develop services and supports for people who are living with FASD in Ireland.

PowerPoint presentations:

• Professor Jolanta Burke, Chartered Psychologist specialising in positive psychology and health - Wellbeing of people living with FASD.
• Dr Denis Lamblin, Paediatrician and Founder of SAF France and Réunion Island - Reunion Island a pioneering model of fetal protection against alcohol.
• Professor Raja Mukherjee, Adult Learning Disability Consultant Psychiatrist for Surrey and Border’s Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in the UK - FASD, complex trauma and the overlap of the brain and environment on an individual’s behaviour.
• Dr Aisling Sheehan, Programme Lead for the HSE’s Alcohol and Mental Health and Wellbeing Programmes. Preventing and reducing prenatal alcohol exposure in Ireland.
• Professor Farhana Sharif, Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in Developmental Paediatrics at Mullingar Regional - FASD in Ireland - a paediatrician perspective. 
• Michelle McMahon - How the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) can support children with FASD
• Louis Mulqueen - FASD in Irish schools an educational outlook
• Áine O'Halloran - Peer support for parents and carers of children living with FASD
• Al Coates - Supporting parents and carers living with complex and challenging behaviour
• Sarah McGillicuddy - Introducing a Trauma Informed Approach: The Stress Factor – Getting the Balance Right
• Kate FitzHerbert & Ailbhe Howard - Supporting Communication and Emotional Wellbeing in Children with FASD

See also, the FASD website for short videos from the conference.