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Outreach Presentations

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Outreach in Action
     Awareness. Understanding. Support.

NEPANS is proud to continue its campaign, PANS PANDAS Outreach In Action . . . Awareness, Understanding and Support.

NEPANS participates in outreach events by giving or sponsoring presentations, hosting information tables and/or providing information hand outs.

We are honored to have been asked to come speak to so many audiences. We have spoken to 700+ School Nurses and look forward to hosting more events.  Not all events are open to the public. We also can provide information sheets to some events that we can't attend!

We are currently scheduling events for 2017-2018. If you are interested in having NEPANS coming to speak with your group, hosting a table or simply providing information, please Contact NEPANS today!
Does your school have a resource fair? Do your teachers want to learn more about PANS/PANDAS? Does your Special Education PTO want to learn more about PANS/PANDAS? Will your school post Awareness Posters in the lobby and halls during PANDAS Awareness Day? If yes, we can help you!
  • School Nurses
  • Teachers
  • Therapists
  • Mental Health Groups
  • Special Education Groups
  • PTO/SEPTO
  • Doctors
  • Community Events

NEPANS supports efforts of other organizations & individuals in their efforts to spread PANS/PANDAS Education and Awareness.
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Upcoming NEPANS Outreach Events

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Childrens Holistic Health Fair
Lecture & Table - Open to Public

Saturday, May 12, 2018
10:00am-4:00pm

New Morning Market
129 Main St N, Woodbury, CT 06798

For More Information

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Behavioral Health Fair
Outreach Table

Wilmington High School
May 15, 2018
5:00-7:30 PM

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PANS/PANDAS & POTS Seminar Program for Practitioners Only
Brought to you by Center for Integrative Health

Saturday, May 19th9:30-5:30
Wilton, Connecticut


Morning Session
9:30-10:00am Introduction
10:00-11:30am POTS & PANS – overview, synopsis, diagnosis, treatment options -Nancy Hofreuter O’Hara, MD, MPH, FAAP
11:30-12:00pm Dietary and Nutritional Interventions -Vicki Kobliner, MS RDN, CD-N
12:00-1:00pm Meditation, Mindfulness and Mantras - for you, your patients & their families -To Be Announced


Lunch with Q&A
1:00-2:30pm Working Lunch with Q & A Session

Afternoon Session
2:30-3:00pm Presentation by Patient and her Mother
3:00-3:30pm Q&A and Brief Break
3:30-4:00pm Presentation by Patient and his Mother
4:00-5:30pm Case Studies, Interactive Q&A, Wrap Up

➡️ *This Seminar is for Practitioners only. Your credentials will be checked upon registration and a refund will be given if you do not qualify. A $25 administration fee will be charged for this refund. If you have any questions, please email drohararsvp@gmail.com.
Invite, Schedule, Bios
Register Today

Previous NEPANS Outreach Events


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NESCA - Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents 
Not Open to the Public

Winter 2018

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4th Annual Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education Conference
Lecture & Information Table

Saturday, April 28th, 2018
8:00am-5:00pm
Augusta Civic Center
76 Community Drive
Augusta, Maine

For More Information
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Plymouth, MA School Nurses
Lecture - Open to MA School Nurses

Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Plymouth, MA


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Barrington School District
Staff Lecture - Not Open to the Public
February 2018


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Goffstown Schools
Lecture for School Counselors - Not Open to the Public
January 2018
Goffstown, NH


Lecture for School Nurses Not Open to the Public
December 2017
Goffstown, NH


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Northeastern University - School Health Academy
Lecture by Peggy Chapman, Panel Discussion with Melissa Glynn-Hyman-Social Worker, Lisa Grisolia-Parent and a School Nurse

The video will be available for a fee via Northeastern University. Nurses can receive credits.  More details to follow.

Northeastern's School Health Academy
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ebmpapst Employee Health & Wellness Fair
Information Table
Open to ebmpapst employees - Not open to the public.

November 15, 2017



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New Milford Schools
Lecture District Staff - Not Open to the Public.

November 2, 2017




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NAMI-CT Annual Conference. 
Information Table

October 2017


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Walden Center for Education and Research
Lecture by Peggy Chapman, RN - NEPANS Medical Advisor
PANS/PANDAS and Eating Disorders: A Paradigm Shift

PANS PANDAS Parents Panel:  NEPANS Board Members, Michelle Danubio and Lisa Grisolia

2017 Walden Center Annual Conference
More than 30 million Americans will experience eating disorders in their lifetime. For healthcare providers, it’s critical to remain updated on the latest clinical insight, research breakthroughs and treatment innovations. New England’s top conference on eating disorders provides just that.

Thursday, October 26, 2017
Waltham, MA


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Hooksett Old Home Day
Community Event
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Hooksett, New Hampshire


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Connecticut Children’s Medical Center’s Center for Care Coordination team meeting
NEPANS Board President, Gabriella True, presented on PANS at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center’s Center for Care Coordination team meeting. As more families are treated for PANS at CCMC, more education on PANS is needed in many of the hospital’s departments.  “It was wonderful to be given the opportunity to provide the coordinators a solid overview of PANS diagnosis, treatment, what the families actually experience on a daily basis and where the gaps are in care.”
 
The Connecticut Children’s Center for Care Coordination is a team based approach that helps to coordinate services and teaches families to advocate for their kids by linking them to appropriate services outside of the hospital.
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NIMH Outreach Partnership Annual Meeting 2017
P.A.N.D.A.S. Network invited NE PANS/PANDAS Parents Association and PandasPans Advocacy and Support to join them at the annual National Institute of Mental Health Outreach Partner Meeting. PANDAS Network is one of the 130 partners. The program strives to improve the public’s access to science-based mental health information through partnerships with national and state organizations.We had a great poster session! Lots of partner organizations came to ask questions and learn more about PANS/PANDAS. We talked about the criteria, diagnosis, treatment protocols and all the emerging science. They left with brains full of information and hands full of information packets to take home. It is a good thing there were three of us there to talk to everyone!

Dr. Josh Gordon, new director of NIMH, opened the session with an overview of NIMH’s goals. Studies on suicide prevention, specifically efficacy and various tools used in screening, were the focus of the first day’s sessions. The second day focused on studies on Bipolar, PTSD, and precision health. PANDAS Network will post some or all of the slides on their website.

You can read the NIMH’s latest Outreach Partner newsletter, which includes a link to their updated PANDAS fact sheet. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/…/bulletins/1984f94
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Weymouth School Nurse Meeting
Lecture by Peggy Chapman, RN and Lisa Grisolia, NEPANS Board Member


Williams Intermediate School
April  6, 2017

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North River Collaborative Behavioral Health Initiative
Information Table


Williams Intermediate School
April  6, 2017
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Lyme Connection Conference & Resource Fair
Information Table

May 18, 2017
Western CT State University, Danbury, CT


Featured speakers include Dr. Tom Moorcroft, Dr. Elena Frid and Dr. Eva Sapi, experts in tick-borne disease treatment and research.
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Cohasset, MA Health & Recreation Fair
Information Table

March 26, 2017
Deer Hill School
Cohasset, MA

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NAMI-NH Annual Conference. 
Information Table

March 18, 2017
Grappone Conference Center
Concord, NH
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Wonder Fair - Furnace Brook Middle School, MA

The Wonder Fair, inspired by the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio, was organized by the SEPAC of Furnace Brook Middle School in MA. At the fair, 6th graders were invited to experience and learn about what it is like to live with a wide range of disabilities and how kids overcome challenges so they can participate equally within our community. The fair reminds us that we are more alike than we are more alike than different despite any challenges or disability.
 
Jen Vitelli, a NEPANS Founding Member, talked to the 6th graders about what PANS/PANDAS is and what it is like to live with it. Now 326 students are aware of PANS/PANDAS! She also was able to speak with the teachers and give them a more in depth understanding.

NEPANS supplied school specific posters and new handouts specifically with schools, tweens and teens in mind!
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Click on the above PANS PANDAS Fliers for pdf versions.
Image credits: www.freepik.com

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CTFSN One Voice Conference
NEPANS hosted a table to provide information to attendees of the annual Connecticut Family Support Network One Voice Conference.
Friday, October 7
Hartford, CT

Registration is free. Hope to see you there!
Conference Website
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Goffstown, NH - Pumpkin Regatta
NEPANS  hosted a table to provide information to attendees of the annual Goffstown, NH Giant Pumpkin Regatta, a large community event!
Sunday, October 16
Goffstown, NH


PANS PANDAS Awarenss Outreach Education
Bedford, NH Farmer's Market
Community Outreach Table
September 13, 2016
Bedford, New Hampshire


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Northeast District Department of Health
April 26th, 2016
Brooklyn, CT

Presentations
  • Dr. Nancy O’Hara, M.D., MPH - PANDAS/PANS – Transforming a Devastating Chronic Illness into a Treatable Disorder
  • Gabriella True, NEPANS President - PANS in the School Setting: Symptoms & Supports

PANS Outreach Bay State Comunity Services
Bay State Community Services

April 6, 2016
Plymouth, MA

NEPANS Board Member, Lisa Grisolia, gave a presentation on PANS/PANDAS followed by a Q&A Session. Bay State provides several services of benefit to the community including, social, mental health, addiction and correctional services to the South Shore and MetroWest communities.

Southwest Region Professional Development Day for School Nurses
November 2015
Trumbull, CT

Presentations:
  • Dr. Nancy O’Hara, M.D., MPH - PANDAS/PANS – Transforming a Devastating Chronic Illness into a Treatable Disorder
  • Joanne Sloan, RN - CT PANDAS Advisory Council Update and results of the Council's study on PANDAS Awareness on CT
NEPANS School Nurse Connecticut
NEPANS School Nurse Outreach
NEPANS PANS OHara School Nurse

PANS PANDAS OHara Connecticut School Nurse Awareness
SECT School Nurse Coordinators' Group
May 2015
Waterford, CT

Presentations
  • Dr. Nancy O’Hara, M.D., MPH - PANDAS/PANS – Transforming a Devastating Chronic Illness into a Treatable Disorder
  • Gabriella True, NEPANS President - PANS in the School Setting: Symptoms & Supports

Wrightslaw SPED Conference
Table Sponsor
October 2015
Wilton, CT
Rhode Island School Nurse Conference
Table Sponsor
November 2014
Warwick, RI
IEP Wrightslaw Special Education Conference

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    • Mission & History
    • Our Board
    • NEPANS Newsletter
    • Contact Us
  • PANS/PANDAS Info
    • Before/After PANS - Examples
    • PANS/PANDAS Symptom Severity
    • OCD
    • PANS/PANDAS Rating Scales/Tracking Tools
  • Resources
    • PANS Information pdfs
    • Awareness Posters
    • PANS Family Stories
    • Websites/Studies/News >
      • JCAP-Treatment Guidelines & Consensus Paper
      • Research, Studies, Journals
      • Web Articles & Fact Sheets
      • In the News
    • School Resources >
      • Symptoms & Supports
      • Before/After PANS Examples
      • Nurses & Health Care Plans
      • Absences & Homebound
    • Video Library
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events >
      • Outreach Events - Presentation, Tables, Information
    • Past Events >
      • Reaching Recovery Evening
      • NEPANS Integrative Medicine Conference
      • CEC Convention
      • My Kid Is Not Crazy
      • Lecture Series
      • Family Events
      • Family Picnic w PANS Life
      • CT Conf-2014
      • NH Conf-2014
      • Dr's Breakfast-14
      • Parent's Q&A-14
      • RI Conference-2013
      • NEPANS Supported Events
    • Speaker Bios
    • Support Groups
  • Get Involved
    • PANS PANDAS Awareness Day >
      • 2019 Awareness Day
      • 2017 Awareness Day
      • 2016 Awareness Day
      • 2015 Awareness Day
      • 2014 Awareness Day
      • 2013 Awareness Day
    • Spread Awareness
    • Legislative News >
      • CT Legislative News
      • MA Legislative News
      • NH Legislative News
  • NEPANS Blog