For more than thirty years, the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) has been the gold standard measure for evaluation of symptom severity in schizophrenia and related disorders. While it has helped to advance research, facilitating the development of new treatments and breakthroughs in psychopharmacology, psychosocial interventions, epidemiology and more, it has been challenging for many to utilize the PANSS effectively. Access, utility, availability of training and other barriers persisted, particularly for community mental health providers, practitioners of measure-based care and other stakeholders.
In 2025, a new partnership was formed between Mapi Research Trust and the authors and developers of the PANSS to help address these challenges. In this webinar, presenters will discuss how this new partnership will help to make the PANSS more accessible and useful on a global scale.
Speakers
Mark G. A. Opler, PhD, MPH, Executive Director, PANSS Institute
Dr. Mark Opler is the Executive Director at the New York City-based PANSS Institute and Chief Research Officer, eCOA Neuroscience at Clario. He has served as a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine and in the Department of Neuroscience at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons.
He has received research support from the US NIMH, the Brain & Behavior Foundation (formerly NARSAD), the Stanley Medical Research Institute and the Qatar National Research Fund.
The PANSS Institute (TPI) was established by the developers of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, clinicians, scientists and psychometricians to aid researchers, caregivers and community groups working with populations suffering from mental illness worldwide. TPI trains and educates clinicians and community care providers in patient assessment and treatment efficacy to improve mental health outcomes.
Message Presenter
Frédérique Boucher, Account Executive, Author Collaboration Unit, Mapi Research Trust
Frédérique Boucher has 19 years of experience in the Clinical Outcome Assessments (COAs) world. She joined the Author Collaboration Unit at Mapi Research Trust in April 2021, where she establishes new collaborations with developers and copyright holders of COAs and assists them with the daily management of their questionnaires. She manages accounts worldwide, including the management of the scales developed by the PANSS Author Group. Before this, she had worked for the past 15 years in the linguistic validation of COAs at Mapi/ICON Language Services.
Message PresenterWho Should Attend?
This webinar will appeal to:
- Psychiatrists and Psychologists (both practicing clinicians and students)
- Mental health professionals
- Pharmaceutical, medical device and biotech companies
- Academic and Research Institutions
- Medical Doctors/General Practitioners
- Nursing, Social Work and other Allied Health professionals
What You Will Learn
Attendees will gain insight into:
- How and where to access PANSS and its components for commercial, non-commercial, funded and unfunded use
- What free multi-language training and upcoming improvements are available for PANSS
- When to use PANSS variants such as PANSS-6 and caregiver tools
- Practical steps for permissions distribution and responsible implementation in clinical and research settings
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Mapi Research Trust
Mapi Research Trust is a non-profit organization that facilitates access to Clinical Outcome Assessments (COAs) for the entire scientific community. With more than 30 years of experience in the field of COAs and with the online platform ePROVIDE™, which includes databases on COAs (PROQOLID™), claims (PROLABELS™) and guidance (PROINSIGHT™), Mapi Research Trust is the pre-eminent source of information on COAs.
Exclusive distributor of over 700 COAs, Mapi Research Trust is the most trusted name in the distribution of COA instruments.
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