[Federal Register: June 8, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 109)]
[Notices]
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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 omb@cdc.gov. 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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