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About the OBD Triage Institute
 


The OBD Triage Institute provides Specialized Training and Certification to current Clinical Practitioners in the areas of Medicine, Nursing, Psychology, and Social Work, in the administration of the:

Organic Brain Dysfunction Triage Assessment Model: A Screening Instrument for use in the Medical Evaluation of Teratogenic Effects on Embryonic Development (including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and/or Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome) © 1998-2006

 
       
  In order to warrant a medical evaluation to determine the possibility of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and/or Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, four criteria must be met:  
 
  1. Confirmation of maternal ingestion of alcohol (drugs) during pregnancy and/or evaluation of statistical inference indicators based on established research findings.

  2. Physical anomalies including sentinel craniofacial features, growth delay, dysmorphic physical findings and medical issues found more commonly in alcohol (and/or drug) affected individuals.

  3. Neurodevelopmental deficits and/or skewed learning patterns.

  4. Persistent behavioral issues medically documented to occur more frequently in alcohol and/or drug affected children, youth and adults.
 
 
 
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