Angelica Martins de Souza Gonçalves, Ph.D.

Objectives:
- To introduce screening instruments for alcohol use among pregnant women in Brazil;
- To discuss ways to carry out brief interventions among the population of pregnant women, assessing their potentials and limits.

Contents:
- Problems related to alcohol use during pregnancy;
- Theoretical principles of brief interventions; screening of alcohol use among pregnant women based on T-ACE and AUDIT;
- Basic guidelines, brief counseling, and monitoring for alcohol use among pregnant women;
- Experiences from our research group in 2018.

Duration: 4 hours

Target audience: Nurses, master’s students, and other people interested in the subject

Tereza Maria Mendes Diniz de Andrade Barroso, Ph.D.
Fernanda Matos Fernandes Castelo Branco, Ph.D.

Objectives:
- To learn to identify problematic cases of alcohol use, using screening instruments;
- To know the principles of Brief Intervention and how to use it in care practice, to prevent damage in primary health care.

Contents:
Patterns of alcohol consumption;
Screening instrument - Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT);
Brief Intervention: History, principles/foundations, and practice applicability;
Stages, evaluation, and aid in behavior change.

Duration: 3 hours

Target audience: Nurses and master’s students