5121.0: Wednesday, October 24, 2001: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM

Oral Session

Folic Acid Update: Innovations in Perinatal Research and Programs - Are We Doing Enough to Prevent Neural Tube Defects?

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: n
Moderator(s):Barbara K. Wingrove, MPH
Judith Katzburg, MPH, RN
Organizer(s):Judith Katzburg, MPH, RN
12:30 PMA growing problem?: Maternal obesity and neural tube defects
Margaret A. Watkins, Margaret Honein, Cynthia Moore
12:45 PMDevelopment and evaluation of "The Folic Acid Guide for Physicians"
Susan B. Moyers, MBA, MPH, Lynn B. Bailey, PhD, R. Elaine Turner, PhD, RD, Jaime L. Frias, MD
1:00 PMHealth knowledge, satisfaction, and receiving education: What's the relationship for pregnant women?
L. Michele Issel, PhD, Arden Handler, DrPH, Debra Kane
1:15 PMHealth-Care Provider Recommendations and Barriers to Change in Folic Acid Prevention of Neural Tube Defects
Katherine Lyon Daniel, PhD, Todd C. Knudson, MPH, Margaret Watkins, BSN, MPH
1:30 PMPrevention of birth defects: Periconceptional multivitamins with folic acid (MVF)
Jill M. Moore, BS, Kenneth D. Rosenberg, MD, MPH, Alfredo P. Sandoval, MS, MBA
1:45 PM“Folic Acid Every Day”: An educational program for public health nurses, nurse practitioners, dietitians, and nutritionists
Gail C. Rampersaud, MS, RD, Lynn B. Bailey, PhD, Gail P.A. Kauwell, PhD, RD, LD/N
Sponsor:Maternal and Child Health
Cosponsors:Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Chiropractic, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA