Navigating the challenges of PANS/PANDAS in your child can be an overwhelming and emotional journey. Whether you're managing sudden behavioural changes, emotional outbursts, OCD, tics, or anxiety during a flare, even routine daily tasks can feel like an insurmountable hurdle.
Adding to the complexity is the uncertainty and frustration of distinguishing between symptoms of PANS/PANDAS and those caused by other factors, such as infections or stress. For many families the most stressful of all is that they cannot find a doctor who knows about PANS/PANDAS and is willing to treat their child.
This course includes evidence-based information about PANS/PANDAS and treatment guidelines designed for your GP or paediatrician to equip them with the information they need to understand PANS and treat it effectively.
Some treatments can be done at home, such as an anti-inflammatory diet and supplements to reduce brain inflammation, but for other treatments like antibiotics or steroids you will need the support of a doctor.
In this four-week online course, I will guide you through evidence-based strategies to help you better understand and manage your child’s PANS/PANDAS. We’ll cover everything from identifying triggers and preventing flares, to treatment protocols, nutritional support, and how to collaborate with your GP and school. By the end of the course, you’ll have a personalized action plan to help your child thrive, despite the challenges of PANS/PANDAS.
Next course starts: Monday, October 28th, 2024
You'll learn:
- What is PANS/PANDAS
- The outlook for children with this illness
- The diagnostic criteria and an easy way to see if your child fits these
- How to track your child’s symptoms and progress
- How to identify your child’s specific triggers and avoid them
- Lifestyle interventions to reduce inflammation
- How to use nutritional supplements to reduce brain inflammation
- Which antibiotics to choose if needed
- Important information about psychiatric medications
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Who to include in your child’s treatment team
A Message from Dr Leila Masson
Next course starts: Monday October 28th, 2024
This course will provide you with information you need to help your child overcome their PANS/PANDAS. It includes evidence-based, concise information for your GP or paediatrician to help them understand what PANS/PANDAS is and how to treat it.
In addition it will give you plenty of tips on supplements and lifestyle changes you can implement at home to help your child recover.
You'll receive:
- Videos, audios, and downloadable resources
- A weekly email from Dr Leila Masson
- Delicious recipes to help boost your child’s nutrition
- An opportunity to ask Dr Leila Masson questions
- A checklist to see whether your child meets the criteria for a diagnosis of PANS/PANDAS
- Symptom checklists to track your child’s response to treatment
- An information booklet about PANS diagnosis and treatment for your doctor
- Access to a supportive community of likeminded parents and caregivers via the course forum.
- Access to the video lectures and resources for 3 months
Next course starts: Monday October 28th, 2024
This course is for any parent or caregiver who wants to understand more about PANS/PANDAS and provides a clear—and personalised—roadmap for navigating the frequently frustrating and isolating experience of supporting a child with PANS/PANDAS, along with essential information to get your GP or paediatrician on board to help treat your child.
Next course starts: Monday October 28th, 2024
Course Curriculum
- Additional Supplements for Immune Modulation (12:45)
- Treatment for Tics (14:06)
- Treatment for OCD, food refusal, rages (14:55)
- Non-Responders Referral & Further Treatment Options (5:06)
- IVIG & Psychiatric Medications for Children with Severe PANS (10:25)
- Case Report (6:13)
- Downloadable Resources
- Course Forum/Community
Next course starts: Monday October 28th, 2024
It is possible for your child to thrive despite their diagnosis, come and learn how.
About Dr Leila Masson
Consultant Paediatrician
Dr Leila Masson specialises in nutritional and environmental medicine for children. She is the mother of two wonderful, grown-up boys. She received her medical doctorate from the Free University of Berlin and did her paediatric specialist training at the University of California in San Francisco. She received her Master in Public Health from Harvard University and her Diploma in Tropical Medicine from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Dr Masson lectures internationally on the subject of children’s nutrition and an integrative medicine approach to paediatric issues, including autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, behaviour issues, allergies, recurrent infections, and autoimmune diseases.