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Current Topics

The CCASN Current Topics is a forum for health professionals, organizations, students of various disciplines, and individuals with an interest in surveillance, research and prevention of congenital anomalies across Canada to share expertise and information.

Professionals may submit an article relating to:

  • genetics and epidemiology
  • provincial/territorial and national surveillance data
  • basic science research related to enhancing our understanding of etiology and risk associations
  • prenatal testing
  • resources for health professionals/public

The CCASN Advisory Group will serve as the Editorial Panel.

Submissions should be less than 800 words and submitted in electronic format using Word or WordPerfect to CCASN@phac-aspc.gc.ca.

Disclaimer
The opinions expressed in Current Topics are those of authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Public Health Agency of Canada. Submissions to Current Topics have been reviewed and approved by the CCASN Advisory Group.


Summer 2006: Modifiable Risk Factors and Primary
Prevention of Congenital Anomalies

Submission titles:

First Author and Affiliation

Alcohol Consumption by Women of Child-bearing Age: A Modifiable Risk Factor

Mary Johnston,
Division of Child and Adolescence, Public Health Agency of Canada

Birth Defects and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder*

Albert E. Chudley
University of Manitoba

Congenital Malformation in Infants Born to Young Mothers*

Jane A. Evans, Amanda Fortier
University of Manitoba

* this information was provided by a source that is not subject to the OLA and is not available in both official languages.


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Winter 2005: Oral Facial Clefts

Submission titles:

First Author and Affiliation

Oral Clefting in Canada : a temporal analysis for the period 1989-2000

J Andrés León, Jocelyn Rouleau
Health Surveillance and Epidemiology Division, Public Health Agency of Canada

Overview of Epidemiology and Aetiology of Orofacial Clefts *

Julian Little
University of Ottawa

Oro-facial Clefts in Alberta 1980-2004 Inclusive *

Barbara Sibbald, Brian Lowry
Alberta Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System

Birth Prevalence of Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate in British Columbia : between 1985 and 2004 *

Soo-Hong Uh
B.C. Ministry of Health

Oral Facial Clefts – Prince Edward Island 1993-2002 *

L. Van Til, D. Boswall
PEI Department of Health

Oral Clefts in Saskatchewan : Birth Prevalence Trends Over a Ten-year Period (1994-2003) *

Brandy Winquist
Saskatchewan Health


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Winter 2004: Abdominal Wall Defects

Submission titles:

First Author and Affiliation

Abdominal Wall Defects (AWD) – National Surveillance Data New Window

Ruth Kohut, Calgary Health Regions
Jocelyn Rouleau, Health Surveillance and Epidemiology Division, Public Health Agency of Canada

A Review of Reported Gastroschisis in B.C.: An Opportunity to Assess the Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System * New Window

Soog-Hong Uh and Robert Fisk
B.C Ministry of Health Services

Abdominal Wall Defects - Alberta 1980 - 2002 *New Window

Barbara Sibbald, Brian Lowry
Alberta Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System


Fall 2003: Down Syndrome

Submission titles:

First Author and Affiliation

Down syndrome: Background information

R. Kohut
Health Surveillance and Epidemiology Division, Health Canada

Canadian Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System Data on Down Syndrome

R. Kohut
Health Surveillance and Epidemiology Division, Health Canada

The Canadian Down Syndrome Society *

Carol Johnson
Canadian Down Syndrome Society

A Quick Look at Down Syndrome in British Columbia *

Carlos Caraveo
British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency

Down Syndrome in Saskatchewan *

M. Jackson
Saskatchewan Health

Down Syndrome in Alberta *

B. Sibbald
Alberta Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System

Unchanged Prevalence of Trisomy 21 With Folic Acid Food Fortification in Canada*

Joel G Ray, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Department of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto

* this information was provided by a source that is not subject to the OLA and is not available in both official languages