Where: Montgomery Community College (Rockville Campus) – Humanity Building (HU), Conference Room 009 (Get Directions, Campus Map )
Language: Farsi
Synopsis:
Congenital abnormalities (also referred to as birth defects or Congenital anomalies) affect an estimated 1 in 33 infants and result in approximately 3.2 million birth defect-related disabilities every year in world. Although congenital anomalies may be genetic, infectious or environmental in origin, most often it is difficult to identify the exact causes. These are the second or third commonest cause of infant deaths in all countries; although the vast majority of infants born with a congenital anomaly will survive.
A birth defect may affect how the body looks, works or both. Some birth defects like cleft lip are structural problems that can be easy to see. To find others, like heart defects, needs use special tests. Infections during pregnancy, exposures to medicines or chemicals can result in birth defects. For most birth defects, the cause is unknown. Some birth defects can be prevented. Some medicines can help prevent some congenital abnormalities. And some medicines can cause serious birth defects.
Babies with birth defects may need surgery or other medical treatments. Today, we can diagnose many birth defects in the uterus. This enables us to treat or even correct some problems before the baby is born. In this lecture, different aspects of congenital abnormalities and their prevention will be presented.
About the Speaker:
Mohammad Kazem Attari was born in 1966, graduated from Iran Medical University as Medical physician in 1991. Since he entered the university in 1984, and after graduation, he has been an active member in Public Health, Epidemiology, political and social affairs. Most of his activities were social-medical studies. Results of some of these studies were published or presented in TV medical programs, including: “Causes and methods of suicide in Iran”, “Kidney business in Iran”, “Testicle cancer and decrease in men infertility due to satellite jam”, “Childhood bed Wetting (Enuresis)”, “Epidemiology of obesity and weight loss methods”, “Still birth and Birth Defects in sheep after Nishabur train explosion”, “Antibiotic therapy and reducing mortality in burns”, “Semen Analysis in bodybuilding athletes”, “Biochemistry changes in new tear gas victims”, “Gasoline component leak and Entering in drinking water”, “Favism (Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenize Deficiency) Epidemiology in Iran”.
Dr. Attari is member of Iran’s Medical Council. He founded the first medical journalism website in Iran “Iranian physician’s informative website” (irteb.com) in 2000, and “Iranian Medical News agency” (irmna.com) in 2010. He is working on “Obesity treatment with stem cells” as Post-Doctoral student in GW University now.
Fee (including dinner): $5 Students, $15 Public
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