ShawnaLee Jessiman

Dr. ShawnaLee Jessiman

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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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20 January 2023 in Children
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SKSeema King
Seema King
CBColleen Burns
Colleen Burns
BSBrent Symes
Brent Symes
SJShawnaLee Jessiman
ShawnaLee Jessiman
ABAmber Bell
Amber Bell
HRHasu Rajani
Hasu Rajani
The diagnostic process for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) involves a multi-disciplinary team and includes neurodevelopmental, physical, and facial assessments and evidence of prenatal alcohol exposure during the index pregnancy. With the increased use of virtual care in health care due to the pandemic, and desire of clinics to be more efficient when providing timely services, there was a need to develop a virtual diagnostic model for FASD. This study develops a virtual model for the entire FASD assessment and diagnostic process, including individual neurodevelopmental assessments. It proposes a virtual model for assessment and diagnosis of FASD in children and evaluates the functionality of this model with other national and international FASD diagnostic teams and caregivers of children being assessed for FASD.