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Demystifying POTS: Cleaning the POTS and Dysautonomia

Children with chronic illness often develop POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) or Dysautonomia, basically a dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system. Dr. O’Hara will discuss the research-based evidence in the assessment and treatment of children with autoimmune disorders leading to and coexisting with Dysautonomia. She will also outline the symptoms of dysregulated control of heart rate, blood pressure, digestive processes, smooth muscle contractions, body temperature, pupil responsiveness, stress response, sweat and control of blood flow throughout body in these children as well as the appropriate and successful assessment and treatment of these debilitating disorders

Presenter: Dr. Nancy H. O’Hara, MD, MPH, FAAP

Dr. Nancy O’Hara is a board-certified Pediatrician. Prior to her medical career, Dr. O’Hara taught children with autism. She graduated with highest honors from Bryn Mawr College and as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She earned a Master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Pittsburgh. After residency, chief residency and general pediatric fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. O’ Hara entered general private practice in 1993, and in 1998 began her consultative, integrative practice solely for children with special needs. Since 1999 she has dedicated her functional medicine practice to the integrative and holistic care of children with chronic illness and neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD, PANDAS/PANS, OCD, Lyme and ASD. She is also a leader in the training of clinicians, both in the United States and abroad. Dr. O’Hara has written a comprehensive guidebook, “Demystifying PANS / PANDAS: A Functional Medicine Desktop Reference on Basal Ganglia Encephalitis”, which is available on Amazon in e-book or soft-cover formats. For more information on her membership and mentoring program, please visit https://www.drohara.com./ Additionally, Dr. O’Hara’s research on Folate Receptor Auto Antibodies and PANS/PANDAS was published this year https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm140...