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Autism Spectrum Disorder Update
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Autism Spectrum Disorder Update is organized by Baptist Health South Florida.
Course opens: 02/01/2022
Course expires: 01/31/2024
Description:
Course Topics
Evidence-based use of Medications to Address Target Symptoms in Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disabilities
Learners will be better able to learn more effectively and recognize the common behaviours seen in children who suffer from autism spectrum disorders that could be the focus of psychotropic medication usage and can effectively administer pharmacological interventions to this particular patient group.
Intellectual Disabilities: Identifying Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Primary Care Setting
Diagnostic criteria and screening tools for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are addressed in detail. Learners will be better able to spot children with ASD within a primary care setting and make timely referrals to support appropriate services.
SPARK: Returning Autism Genetic Results at Scale in Research
Since the spectrum of autism has been identified, researchers require many individuals with autism in every type of research. So far, a tiny percentage of families and individuals have participated in the research. It is expected that the SPARK autism research project will allow researchers to access medical and genetic data from tens of thousands of families and individuals that are affected with autism. The data will fuel important new research that seeks to improve understanding of autism and provide relevant information and resources for those affected.
The incidence of autism has significantly increased in the last two decades. While this may be due to the expansion of diagnostic criteria and an increase in the overall understanding of the condition, it indicates that there's never a more urgently needed understanding of this disorder that affects many. Meet Professor. Pamela Feliciano describes how SPARK can facilitate advances in genetic research and open the way for more studies of all sorts.
Learning Objectives:
• Recognize common behaviours children experience with autism spectrum disorders that might be the subject of psychotropic medication.
• Determine the medication treatment needed for these behavioural symptoms with a focus on scientifically-based treatment.
•Identify the screening instruments used in primary care for identifying children with autism spectrum disorders.
• Explain referral and service options for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
• Discuss the significance, scope and future of the world's biggest autism study, SPARK and the ways they can help in this unique initiative to understand the genetic causes of autism better.
• Describe the process and analyze the obstacles in identifying and reporting the results of autism to study participants.
• Examine the genetic evidence associated with SPARK and the list of risk factors for autism as well as copy number variants discovered by SPARK that can be helpful for doctors to comprehend when they practice clinically.
• Evaluate promising therapeutic pathways that could eventually be opened by genetic results obtained from SPARK.