Inflamed Brain Alliance

Inflamed Brain Alliance is a Canadian charitable organization on a mission to bring together those within and beyond the PANS PANDAS community to improve health outcomes, deliver education, and accelerate research to find a cure. Our Vision: Eliminate barriers for everyone affected by PANS/PANDAS to end suffering and rebuild hope. Our Core Values: We honor the well-being of everyone affected by PANS/PANDAS. We courageously create opportunities out of challenges. Out-of-the-box thinking. We draw upon the wisdom of the community we serve. We embrace multi-disciplinary and integrative medicine. IBA's 3 Healing Programs: Promoting Health & Advancing Education Healing Stories (therapy) Provides a safe place for healing trauma wounds by releasing emotional pain and confusion through learning how to process difficult stories. Healing Insights (education) Helps learners (patients & families, educators, and providers) understand PANS and PANDAS and various treatments. Healing Discoveries (research) Strives to unravel the medical and scientific complexities of PANS PANDAS to illuminate a clearer clinical care pathway. Peer Support Groups: Hope Companions Peer Support - Support for young adults, caregivers, families and friends - Judgement-free community of like-minded peers - Share resources and make change in the community - Currently 4 groups across Canada: West, Central, East & young adults Clinicians’ Network - Professional group of PANS PANDAS clinicians - Networking & professional growth - Valuable resources to help providers excel