Pediatric Access, Community & Belonging Committee

The University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics Access, Community & Belonging (ABC) Committee formed in June 2020 to guide the department’s efforts in increasing equity among faculty, trainees and staff, and providing a more inclusive environment to educate, discover and heal. The committee seeks to foster advocacy and allyship within the program, institution and region by committing itself to promoting health and wellness through innovation in education, research and patient care.

We express our commitment by:

• Recruiting and training a diverse Pediatric Housestaff and Pediatric Subspecialty Fellows
• Recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff
• Fostering an environment of inclusion and respect while promoting open dialogue and communication
• Providing an educational curriculum that focuses on access, community and belonging as well as health promotion, health equity and social determinants of health
• Encouraging and supporting culturally relevant scholarly activities that acknowledge and respect systems of healing that emerge from different traditions, and providing a culturally humble, inclusive and respectful environment
• Delivering culturally relevant and respectful care to all patients

Statement on Access, Community & Belonging

The Department of Pediatrics is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of access, community and belonging throughout our educational, research, and clinical missions. We value our staff, faculty and trainees, and are committed to maintaining a respectful and inclusive environment in which all feel accepted, safe, empowered and supported to reach their full potential. We believe that all children must grow and develop in a world that prizes their individual dignity and does not create systemic barriers that impede their success. Our goal is to provide high-quality health care to our patients, their families and the community across all intersections of identity from race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status and many other dimensions, reflecting the richness of culture of Tucson and Southern Arizona. We will strive to be leaders in our equity and inclusion efforts and to create a learning and work environment where everyone can use their distinct skills and talents to make a difference in our community and beyond. 

Reporting Discrimination

Anyone who experiences or is aware of discriminatory conduct is urged to report the concern without delay. The Nondiscrimination and Anti-harassment Policy strictly prohibits retaliation of any kind against an individual based on reporting a discrimination concern or participating in a resulting investigation.

Panopto Education Series Videos

• CPAE Intro
• Navigating CPAE – How to Make an Appointment
• Pre-visit Testing Evaluation
• Alterations in Expected Development
• Assessment of Family Accommodations and Secondary Gains in CPAE/PANS/Pandas
• Challenges faced by families of children with CPAE/PANS/PANDAS
• Childhood Post-infectious Autoimmune Encephalitis_PANDA Problems
• Diagnosis and Treatment of PANS/PANDAS
• From Controversy to a Clinically Useful Classification Approach to PANS/PANDAS
• Introduction to the Immune System
• Typical Development
• Psychiatric Medical Treatment of OCD and Anxiety in PANS PANDAS
• Understanding PANS PANDAS
• Dr. Daines PANS/PANDA presentation from SAAHEC

Primary Care Physician Overview

Below are three videos that offer a brief summary of PANS/PANDAS and a brief description of what a primary care provider should look for in diagnosing PANS/PANDAS, as well as how they could potentially manage it. 

Understanding PANS/PANDAS

Diagnosing PANS/PANDAS

Treating PANS/PANDAS

Clinic Visits

Below is a video that follows the journey of one family as their child is diagnosed with PANS/PANDAS at our CPAE Clinic.

Resources for Physicians

• Dr. Sydney Rice Grand Rounds Presentation 3.3.2021
• Dr. Sydney Rice Grand Rounds Slides 3.3.2021
• Physician Brief - Understanding PANS PANDAS
• Physician Brief – Diagnosis & Treatment of PANS PANDA
• Seeing Your First Child with PANDAS/PANS
• Clinical Management of Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome: Part I - Psychiatric and Behavioral Interventions
• Clinical Management of Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome: Part II - Use of Immunomodulatory Therapies
• Clinical Management of Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome: Part III—Treatment and Prevention of Infections
• Clinical Evaluation of Youth with Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS): Recommendations from the 2013 PANS Consensus Conference