Educational Resources For Clinicans and Patient Families
Psychiatric Presentations with a Neuroimmune Basis ECHO
A comprehensive educational model designed to equip physicians to evaluate and treat children, youth, and adults with psychiatricsymptoms due to an underlying neuroimmune condition (examples: encephalitis, neuropsychiatric lupus, PANS, Sydenham’s Chorea).
One-hour weekly meetings featuring short didactics by subject matter experts from leading university programs followed by case presentations.
We invite you to take advantage of and support our ever-growing network of knowledgeable clinicians. There is no cost for physicians to join.
Stanford PANS Research Update, June 2024
In this presentation, Dr. Jennifer Frankovich shares the promising research coming from the Stanford Immune Behavioral Health Program and is joined by Dr. Victor Nizet and David Socks for an in-depth conversation about the development and possible implications of a Strep vaccine.
Neuroimmune Panel Consultations
Dr. Frankovich and other leaders and experts in the field meet monthly to review and provide consultation for challenging and complex PANS/ PANS-related cases submitted by clinicians. This event is put on by the Neuroimmune Foundation with funding provided by the North Carolina DHHS.
PANS Continuing Education (1 CME)
Presentation and Management of Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS)
This CME activity curated by Margo Thienemann, MD (Director of Psychiatry Services-Stanford Immune Behavioral Health Clinic) provides a practical approach to the recognition and management of Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome, also referred to as PANS. 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.
An Interview with Dr. Frankovich
A 2019 interview with the Neuroimmune Foundation President, Anna Conkey and Stanford PANS Research Program Director, Jennifer Frankovich MD MS
Blood-brain barrier dysfunction in PANS and Regulation, Autism Research Institute June 2024
Jennifer Frankovich, MD, provides research updates on blood-brain barrier dysfunction in Pediatric Acute Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS).
Playback of Dr. Mondal’s presentation and Dr. Hussein’s presentation will be available at a future date.
Phoenix Children's Hospital Pediatric Grand Rounds, 2019
Dr. Frankovich gives Grand Rounds at Phoenix Children's Hospital in Arizonia on April 30, 2019
SANE Sweden 2019
Dr. Frankovich joined leaders and colleagues at SANE-an international conference on PANS and immunopsychiatry in Malmö, Sweden on October 3rd-4th 2019. She gave a presentation entitled "Evidence for Inflammation in PANS- A Rheumatologist's Perspetive"
Dartmouth Hitchcock Pediatric Grand Rounds, 2019
Dr. Frankovich's traveled to Dartmouth to give a Pediatric Grand Rounds presentation entitled “Infection, Inflammation, and Mental Health: Mapping the Connections" at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center February 20th, 2019.
NIH Clinical Grand Rounds, 2016
Dr. Susan Swedo, MD and Dr. Jennifer Frankovich, MD presented at the NIH Clinical Grand Rounds April 20, 2016. Their Presentation was (1) An Overview of PANDAS, PANS and other Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Disorders and (2) HLA Association and Evidence for the Role of Inflammation in PANDAS/PANS