Online Program
PANS/PANDAS: Symptoms and Solutions in the School Setting: An Overview for the School Nurse
Overview:
Gabriella True, from ASPIRE discusses Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) and Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Strep (PANDAS) are neuroimmune disorders that not only impact the physical health of a student but also cause psychological, neurological, behavioral, and developmental difficulties that ultimately affect a student’s ability to attend school and learn. Symptomology and symptom severity vary from student to student and even from flare to flare in the same student. As PANS & PANDAS are complex disorders, they require a multi-system approach to treatment. The goal of treatment is to achieve full recovery to prevent the student’s condition from becoming a chronic, debilitating illness. Treatment includes medical protocols as well as therapeutic practices. School accommodations are an essential component of a thorough and appropriate treatment protocol.
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Cost: $ 25.00
Contact Hours 1.75 ANCC
Objectives:
After participating in this webinar, the attendees will be able to:
Will be able to describe the PANS diagnostic criteria
Will be able to provide an overview of diagnostic and treatment approach of PANS
Will be able to discuss strategies for working with a student with PANS
Presenter:
Gabriella True is the President and a founding board member of ASPIRE (Alliance to Solve PANS & Immune-Related Encephalopathies), a national nonprofit focused on awareness, education, and support for individuals and families affected by PANS/PANDAS. Under her leadership, ASPIRE delivers programs and resources for patients, families, schools, healthcare providers, and policymakers, while advancing education, advocacy, and policy change.
With over a decade of experience in the PANS and autism communities, Gabriella has helped shape state and regional initiatives. She co-founded the Connecticut PANS PANDAS Partnership, served as President of the New England PANS/PANDAS Association from 2015 to 2018, and was a member of the PANDAS/PANS Advisory Council to the Connecticut Department of Health. She also volunteered for more than ten years with The Autism Community in Action. As a mother of two children with PANS and an adult patient herself, Gabriella brings both lived experience and professional leadership to her national advocacy work.
Presenter Disclosure Statement:
None of the planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
At this time, none of the presenters for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. If relevant financial relationships are identified, this information will be shared with learners prior to the educational activity.
Continuing Education Information:
Northeastern University School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Provider