Transition Planning for the Neonatal Population

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Transition Planning for the Neonatal Population

• Using Technology to Support the Continuum of Care
• Sybil Young, Outreach Services Manager
• Southern Alberta Child Youth Health Network

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Population

• Neonates under 1250 grams at point of transition
• Ongoing consultation service for
• 8 weeks post discharge

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Project Overview

• Using hospital based videoconference
• Using videophones
• in the home

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Results

• Relevance and need
• Key learnings
• reaching vulnerable populations and understanding
  their social issues in order to best meet their
  needs

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Results (cont)

• Design and delivery
• Key learnings
• Observe first hand the workings of the context
• Key person at each site
• Relationships

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Results (cont)

• The technology
• Key learnings
• Families have high tolerance

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Results (cont)

• Extending the reach
• Benefits for families
• Experience for community based staff

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Future Directions
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Acknowledgments

• Parents and families
• Telehealth Team within each Region
• Joyce Grabo, Patient Care Manager,
  Paediatrics/NICU, Red Deer Regional Hospital
• Kathy Collier Val Adams - Moser, Patient Care
  Managers, Paediatrics and NICU, Medicine Hat
  Regional Hospital
• Sharon Dueck, Acting Director, Paediatrics,
  Lethbridge Regional Hospital
• Staff in the NICU, Foothills Hospital, Peter
  Lougheed Hospital and Rockyview Hospital
• Neonatal Transition Team, Calgary Health Region
• Bonnie Roberge, Outreach Services Coordinator,
  SACYHN

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Thank you and Questions

• sybil.young_at_calgaryhealthregion.ca