Presentation and Management of Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS)

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Free Online Course: Presentation and Management of Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) provided by edX is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2 weeks long, 2-3 hours a week. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Presentation and Management of Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) is taught by Margo Thienemann.

Overview
  • PANS is relatively newly understood, under-identified, and therefore under-treated in clinical practice. In PANS, “medical” infectious and inflammatory diseases present with severe, often debilitating “mental” psychiatric and neurological symptoms. When the connections between infection, inflammation and PANS symptoms are not suspected and identified, the opportunity for clinical treatment may be missed or delayed.

    During this course, typical presentations will be illustrated with case scenarios. Different aspects of evaluation will be demonstrated, including physical examination for neurological soft signs. Treatment algorithms will also be demonstrated, and the role of family education, multidisciplinary coordination and need for school accommodations will be discussed.

    Accreditation

    In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. ****

    Credit Designation
    American Medical Association (AMA)

    The Stanford University School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. ****

    If you would like to earn CME credit from Stanford University School of Medicine for participating in this course, please review the information here prior to beginning the activity.