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We are pleased to announce that the 8th European FASD Conference will be held in beautiful Amiens, France, du from 13th to 16th September 2026.

The Conference is the main event presented every two years by the European Alliance EUFASD, and a great opportunity to put Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in the spotlight.

It will bring together the FASD community of families, professionals and researchers, but more than ever it is open to all those likely to contribute to FASD understanding and caring, in a bid to reposition fetal alcohol within the many broader fields of research and public action it belongs to.

A variety of sessions and papers will cover a wide scope of topics:
Pathophysiology
Epidemiology
Prevention & harm reduction
Diagnoses
Brain, cognition & behaviors (neurophenotype)
Prognosis
Interventions & care
Adulthood & lifelong burden
Impowerment & advocacy

Among these, special emphasis will be place on:
Key mechanisms of alcohol developental toxicity and susceptibility
Cumulative vulnerabilities and comorbid risk factors
Accuracy and reliability in epidemiological estimates
Prevention and harm reduction in high risk population
Improving diagnosis of non syndromic forms of FASD:
- etiological specificity and differential workup
- (bio)markers beyond facial feature and exposure report

Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) and FASD
- brain and neurodevelopmental phenotype
- meaning and coordinate use of the different types of diagnoses

Evidence-basing for unspecific and FASD-designed interventions
Anticipation and prevention of secondary disabilities and disorders
Life paths, care paths, barriers and facilitators
Expectations and challenges of new technologies

A call for papers will be issued by the end of Summer 2025

The Conference will be accompanied by two associated events:
On Sunday, September 13th, there will be a Family Day, open to all French-speaking families.
On the afternoon of Wednesday, September 16th, there will be a training session for French professionals, particularly general practitioners.

The 8th European FASD Conference is organized by the Association Vivre avec le SAF with the support of EUFASD and numerous French reference institutions and expert teams. It is sponsored by Mildeca (Interministerial Mission to Fight Drugs and Addictive Behaviors).

Scientific Planning Committee:
Vicente Andreu Fernandez, Spain
Magdalena Borkowska, Poland
Teodora Ciolompea, Romania
Berenice Roy-Doray, France
David Germanaud (chair), France
Bruno Gonzalez, France
Mirjam Landgraf, Germany
Gro Løhaugen, Norway
Jan de Vries, Netherlands
French organizing committee:
Antoine Boulery (treasurer), PACA
Véronique Brodag, Île-de-France
Macha Cambier, Nouvelle Aquitaine
Olga Eglin, Île-de-France
Catherine Metelski (chair), PACA
Mickael Naassila, Haut-de-France
Benoit Titran, Haut-de-France




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Practical information

THE CITY OF AMIENS
Amiens is located in “Hauts-de-France” region, 150 km north of Paris. It boasts a significant architectural heritage, including a Gothic cathedral. The city is home to the Musée de Picardie, which exhibits works spanning several centuries of art history. The Center district is made of lively streets lined with cafés and boutiques.
The “hortillonnages”, floating gardens on the canals, give the city a natural and unique dimension.

GETTING TO AMIENS
By plane
Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport is 1 hour away by car. Beauvais Airport is 30 minutes away.
By road (motorways)

A1, A16, and A29 and the North European
motorway network.
Paris in 1h30.
By train
Paris in 1h15.
London in 3h.


GETTING TO THE MÉGACITÉ OF AMIENS
By bus from the train station
Line 7 towards CHU A. Picardie -
Mégacité stop: 25 minutes
Line N4, towards Pôle Licorne - Pôle Licorne stop.
Ticket purchase: From a ticket machine at the "Gare SNCF" and "Pôle Licorne" stops. Tickets can be validated on buses with a credit card.
By taxi
Amiens Taxis +33 3 22 91 30 03: 11 minutes from
the train station.

ACCOMMODATION IN AMIENS
Amiens has more than 1,500 hotel rooms:
from 5-star hotels, to 4- and 3-star hotels nestled at
the foot of the cathedral or in the city center, or even
a tourist residence on the banks of the Somme River

www.hotels-amiens.com

REGISTRATION
Registration will be open from December.
The registration costs will be specified at that time.

CONTACT
Email: eufasd2026@ptolemee.com




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