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Simmons Buntin Andy DuMont Misha Harrison Evi Loveres Tony Proudfoot Darci Slaten Liz Warren-Pederson Jim Burch Barry Edwards Jana Hayhurst Pila Martinez Stephanie Reid Katy Smith Jennifer Yamnitz Table of Contents | 3 Hope for Children Soldiers to Students: with Autoimmune Diseases ope now exists for parents and children desper- “This center became a reality Building Hope and Resilience ate for cures to complex autoimmune diseases. The nation’s first from the shared vision of Banner hen Michael Hartley, an associ- storytelling project and a scavenger hunt. The UA hosted “The five-day sports camp also included an introduction The Children’s Postinfectious Autoimmune center to bring Health, the UA, the National ate professor in the UA College the camp in collaboration with UA Adaptive Athletics, to college life,” Hartley says. “Perhaps the most significant Encephalopathy (CPAE) Center of Excellence together basic Institutes of Health, the Arizona of Education, launched a sports one of the nation’s most comprehensive collegiate wheel- result was seeing the benefits of combining adaptive athlet- in Tucson is creating a new integrated model science and Legislature and the PACE and wellness camp for military chair sports programs, and the UA Veterans Education ics with college-learning activities. Most of the participants Hof patient care, research and teaching, as well as a better clinical research Foundation in Phoenix,” said veterans with spinal-cord injury and Transition Services Center. The camp and travel- in the six-month, post-camp correspondence described understanding of and treatments for a range of diffi- Dr. Fayez K. Ghishan, director is saving the lives or disease, little did he know related costs for veterans were covered by a Paralyzed being creative and proactive in cult-to-diagnose autoimmune disorders. of the UA Steele Center and Read more about of children with Wthat participants would come from as far away as Virginia. Veterans of America Education Foundation grant. setting goals for the future.” “We were ecstatic to find this center in Tucson,” said physician-in-chief of Banner preparing the CPAE, an autoim- The camp integrated wheelchair basketball, rugby, Hartley is applying for additional funding so that the Best of all: Some of the veterans Scottsdale resident Karen Blandini, whose daughter, Children’s at Diamond Chil- next-gen work- mune disorder that cycling and scuba diving with reflection activities, a digital camp can keep going strong. plan to pursue degrees at the UA. Holland, was diagnosed with the CPAE disorder PANS dren’s Medical Center. force: pages 6–9 targets the brain. (Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome). “This unique center is making Developed by the University of Arizona Steele Children’s a huge impact in Arizona and beyond as we treat children Research Center and Banner Health, the CPAE Center with CPAE, search for new answers through basic and combines patient care, research and education as an inte- clinical research and train pediatricians throughout Arizona Our veterans deserve grated team works to understand and provide treatment to better identify and understand CPAE,” he said. for these devastating disorders. Now, plans are underway to open a Banner-UA CPAE the best care in the CPAE occurs when a child’s immune system—while clinic in Phoenix. world. This UA sports and fighting off a virus or infection—mistakenly targets the “The Banner-UA team saved Hol- Read more The Children’s Postinfectious Autoimmune about the brain, causing inflammation. This creates a range of land’s life,” Blandini said. “We are Encephalopathy (CPAE) Center of Excellence bright future of wellness camp is helping neuropsychiatric symptoms that can include obsessive- so grateful for this lifesaving center. recently opened in Tucson with plans underway Arizona's health compulsive disorder (OCD), tics, severe anxiety, ADHD, After three years, Holland can now to open a Center in Phoenix. pages 28–43 vets with spinal-cord restrictive eating, depression and migraines.