FASD case numbers
The FASDAR houses the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit (APSU)’s national surveillance of de-identified cases of FASD in children aged less than 15 years in Australia.
FASD cases reported to the APSU
1113
To date
January 2015 to August 2023
8
Last month
August 2023
FASDAR Data Summary Reports
- FASDAR FASD Notification Summary Tables – August 2023
- FASDAR Biannual Data Summary Report – June 2023
- FASDAR Biannual Data Summary Report – December 2022
- FASDAR Biannual Data Summary Report – June 2022
- FASDAR Biannual Data Summary Report – December 2021
- FASDAR Biannual Data Summary Report – June 2021
FASDAR Publications & Presentations
Peer-reviewed journal articles
- Tsang TW, Finlay-Jones A, Perry K, Grigg JR, Popova S, Cheung MMY, Bower C, Tam P, Jamieson RV, Elliott EJ. Eye Abnormalities in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 2023; 30(4). doi: 10.1080/09286586.2022.2123004.
- Cheung MMY, Tsang TW, Watkins R, Birman C, Popova S, Elliott EJ. Ear abnormalities among children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Journal of Pediatrics 2022; 242: 113-120.e16. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.11.016.
Oral presentations
- Elliott E, Zimmet M, Cheung MMY, Tsang TW for the FASDAR Clinical Advisory Group. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder Australian Registry (FASDAR): Informing practice & policy. The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs (APSAD) Conference, October 2022, Darwin, Australia. Awarded the “Best Late Breaker Award”.
- Cheung MMY. National resource updates – raising awareness of FASD across Australia: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Australian Registry (FASDAR). The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs (APSAD) Conference, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Special Interest Group Pre-Conference Workshop, 7 November 2021 (virtual).
- Elliott EJ & Cheung MMY. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: paediatric research informing policy and practice. The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) Congress, 18 May 2021 (virtual).
Poster presentations
- Cheung MMY, Tsang TW, Watkins R, Birman C, Popova S, Elliott EJ. 326: Ear abnormalities among children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs (APSAD) Conference, 7–10 November 2021 (virtual).
- Cheung MMY, Zimmet M, Elliott EJ. 329: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Australian Registry: paediatric research informing policy and practice. The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs (APSAD) Conference, 7–10 November 2021 (virtual).
Invited talks
- Cheung MMY, Elliott EJ, FASDAR National Steering Group. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: paediatric research informing policy and practice. The University of Sydney School of Pharmacy Research Seminars, 9 March 2022, Sydney, Australia.