OVERVIEW

Inflammatory Brain Disorders Conference is organized by The Foundation For Children With Neuroimmune Disorders and will be held from May 20 - 21, 2021.

Target Audience:
The intended audience is pediatric and adult physicians. Both generalists as well as specialists will find the conference valuable to their practices. The conference is designed for pediatricians, family physicians, psychiatrists, rheumatologists, immunologists, neurologists, and infectious disease physicians. Though the conference is designed for physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners will find the series valuable to their practices as well.

Accreditation:
11 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Description:
The Inflammatory Brain Disorders Conference features nationally and internationally renowned experts skilled in diagnostic and therapeutic approaches who will present a diverse range of emerging clinical and research challenges, insights, and advances in the field of inflammatory brain disorders.

The live event May 14 will be open only to MDs, DOs, NPs, and PAs and will feature an intensive designed to give medical providers the tools they need to feel confident diagnosing and treating inflammatory brain conditions including PANS. Additional follow up support will be provider through monthly Case-Based Q&A webinars for providers featuring experts in the field. While families and patients without the aforementioned credentials are not welcome to join the live event on the second day a link to watch the recording will be sent to all registrants.

Session Details:
May 20, 2021:
• Neuropsychiatric Presentation in Pediatric COVID-19 Patients Associated with Anti-neural Autoantibodies
• Metabolic and Mitochondrial Considerations in Neuropsychiatric Deteriorations
• Rheumatology and Psychiatry: What We Can Learn From Overlapping Conditions
• The Role of the Adaptive Immunity and Genetic Risk Factors in Vascular and Neuronal Dysfunction in Post-Infectious Autoimmune Encephalitis
• Autoantibody Discovery in Psychotic Spectrum Disorders
• A Neurologist’s Perspective on PANS: Case Studies
• Plasmapheresis in Treatment of PANS
• Microbiota Transplant for Autism
• The Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges Inherent to the Diagnosis of Neuropsychiatric Syndrome of Suspected Immune Origin
• Disordered Eating in PANS
• Immunophenotypes of Monocytes in PANS
• Preliminary Findings from the International PANS Registry Epidemiology Study
• Vision for an International Research Collaboration to Study Neuroimmune Disorders

May 21, 2021:
• Rheumatology and Psychiatry: What We Can Learn From Overlapping Conditions
• Psychiatric Medication Management in Inflammatory Psychiatric Disease With a Focus on PANS
• Clues From The Clinical Exam
• Clinical Work up and Treatment of Rheumatological Diseases That Have Psychiatric Co-Morbidities
• A Pediatrician’s Perspective on Treating Mild to Moderate PANS
• Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis

Note:

Registration is free for all physicians in the United States as well as NPs and PAs the following states only: Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Wisconsin, Virginia, California, Washington, Vermont, Texas, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, New York, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Hampshire, and Maryland. Completing this form does not guarantee registration. You must provide a practice email and a practice address along with your NPI number in order for your registration to be approved. You must be currently practicing in order to be approved free of charge. All others are welcome to join the first day of the conference with payment.