Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnostic clinic capacity in Canadian Provinces and territories
This study investigated the diagnostic capacity for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in multidisciplinary clinics across several provincial and one territorial jurisdictions of Canada: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Northwest Territories. The data were collected directly from...
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crplos:10.1371/journal.pone.0301615 2024-09-15T18:26:37+00:00 Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnostic clinic capacity in Canadian Provinces and territories Popova, Svetlana Dozet, Danijela Temple, Valerie McFarlane, Audrey Cook, Jocelynn Burd, Larry Jaiswal, Atul Public Health Agency of Canada 2024 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301615 https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301615 en eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ PLOS ONE volume 19, issue 4, page e0301615 ISSN 1932-6203 journal-article 2024 crplos https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301615 2024-08-20T04:10:09Z This study investigated the diagnostic capacity for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in multidisciplinary clinics across several provincial and one territorial jurisdictions of Canada: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Northwest Territories. The data were collected directly from clinics capable of providing diagnoses of FASD and examined annual capacity for the assessment and diagnosis of FASD per year from 2015 to 2019. In total, 58 FASD diagnostic clinics were identified and 33 clinics participated in this survey. The study identified inadequate FASD diagnostic capacity in all participating jurisdictions. Based on the findings and the current population sizes, it is estimated that 98% of individuals with FASD are undiagnosed or misdiagnosed in Canada. Wait times for FASD diagnosis ranged from 1 month to 4.5 years across participating jurisdictions. The annual FASD diagnostic capacity in the select provinces and territories require at least a 67-fold increase per year. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northwest Territories PLOS PLOS ONE 19 4 e0301615 |
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This study investigated the diagnostic capacity for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in multidisciplinary clinics across several provincial and one territorial jurisdictions of Canada: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Northwest Territories. The data were collected directly from clinics capable of providing diagnoses of FASD and examined annual capacity for the assessment and diagnosis of FASD per year from 2015 to 2019. In total, 58 FASD diagnostic clinics were identified and 33 clinics participated in this survey. The study identified inadequate FASD diagnostic capacity in all participating jurisdictions. Based on the findings and the current population sizes, it is estimated that 98% of individuals with FASD are undiagnosed or misdiagnosed in Canada. Wait times for FASD diagnosis ranged from 1 month to 4.5 years across participating jurisdictions. The annual FASD diagnostic capacity in the select provinces and territories require at least a 67-fold increase per year. |
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Popova, Svetlana Dozet, Danijela Temple, Valerie McFarlane, Audrey Cook, Jocelynn Burd, Larry Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnostic clinic capacity in Canadian Provinces and territories |
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Popova, Svetlana Dozet, Danijela Temple, Valerie McFarlane, Audrey Cook, Jocelynn Burd, Larry |
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnostic clinic capacity in Canadian Provinces and territories |
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnostic clinic capacity in Canadian Provinces and territories |
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnostic clinic capacity in Canadian Provinces and territories |
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnostic clinic capacity in Canadian Provinces and territories |
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnostic clinic capacity in Canadian Provinces and territories |
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fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnostic clinic capacity in canadian provinces and territories |
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