Progress Reports

1st Central and Eastern European Summit on Preconception Health and Prevention of Birth Defects OMNI-Net BD Ukrainian Consortium: Impact and Lessons Learned from “De-centralized” Strategies Early Identification and Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: the NIAAA International Collaborative Initiative on FASD in Eastern Europe Elevated Neural Tube Defects (NTD) Rates in Ukraine – Highest in Polissia Predictors of Binge Drinking During Pregnancy Among Women in Ukraine Prenatal Ultrasound to Detect Effects of In Utero Alcohol Exposure Dietary and Activity Patterns and Implications on Birth Defects in the Chornobyl Impacted Rivne-Polissia Region in Ukraine Infant Mortality – Ukraine vs. Alabama Cyberspace and Birth Defects (BD) Programs in Ukraine Survey of Pre-conception Health and Birth Defects Prevention: Knowledge and Attitudes in Ukraine Reduction of Infant Morbidity and Mortality – Gastroschisis as one Index  Seasonal Variation of NTD Rates in Rivne – Ukraine Linking Birth Defects Surveillance with Early Intervention Services Expanding a Population Birth Defects Surveillance Program by a Pregnancy Registry in Rivne Ukraine Survey of Maternal Phenylketonuria (PKU) as a Teratogen

• Cesium 137 (Cs-137) Contamination of Food of Polissia Region in Rivne Oblast

2007

• OMNI-Net Participation in International Events
• "Aspects of Early Intervention Regarding Children with Special Needs" conference
• Informational Consultative Center for Families Having Children with Birth Defects and Congenital Pathology "Veselka"
• Our partner - Volyn Regional Public Organization of Parents of Children with Down Syndrome and Other Developmental Disorders
• Seminar "Contemporary Approaches to Early Rehabilitation of Children with Developmental Disabilities"

2006

• Scientific-Practical Conference "Medical, Psychological and Educational Aspects of Managing Children with Special Needs"
• Pilot project "Prenatal Ultrasound Markers of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome" realization in Rivne and Kherson oblasts
• International Partnerships Initiative jointly promoted with the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine
• Polish-Ukrainian Project "We are united by disabilities"
• World Bank Representatives visit Khmelnytsky OMNI-Center
• Participation at the 21-st EUROCAT Registry Leaders' Meeting
• Scientific-Practical Conference "Approaches to Early Intervention in Children with Special Needs"
   
•     Chornobyl Disaster 20th Aniversary Commemoration

 
• OMNI-Net and Early Intervention