Live Program
PANS/PANDAS: Symptoms and Solutions in the School Setting: An Overview for the School Nurse
Time: 4:00 PM ESTLocation: LIve Zoom Webinar
Cost: 25.00
Contact Hours: 1.5
PANS/PANDAS: Symptoms and Solutions in the School Setting: An Overview for the School Nurse
Webinar
Wednesday April 29, 2026 4:00-5:30 PM Eastern Time
Gabriella True from Aspire Advocacy Group
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.
Learning Outcomes:
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
Resources:
Kapphahn C, Peet B, Gao J, Chan A, Farhadian B, Ma M, Silverman M, Tran P, Schlenk N, Thienemann M, Frankovich J. Sudden Onset Disordered Eating Behaviors and Appetite Issues in a Local Clinical Cohort of Children With Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS). Int J Eat Disord. 2025 Jul;58(7):1219-1232. doi: 10.1002/eat.24388. Epub 2025 Mar 31. PMID: 40165330.
Xu J, Frankovich J, Liu RJ, Thienemann M, Silverman M, Farhadian B, Willet T, Manko C, Columbo L, Leibold C, Vaccarino FM, Che A, Pittenger C. Elevated antibody binding to striatal cholinergic interneurons in patients with pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome. Brain Behav Immun. 2024 Jul 29:S0889-1591(24)00515-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2024.07.044. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39084540.
Melamed I, Rahman S, Pein H, Heffron M, Frankovich J, Kreuwel H and Mellins ED (2024) IVIG response in pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome correlates with reduction in pro-inflammatory monocytes and neuropsychiatric measures. Front. Immunol. 15:1383973. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1383973
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 Number 2019U003
Commercial Support Disclosure:This program has not received commercial support.
Relevant Financial Relationships: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.
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