PHONE NUMBERS EMERGENCY CARE POGO PEDIATRIC OPEN HOURS: If your child requires urgent care To reach the POGO Satellite Clinic outside of the POGO Satellite Clinic during open hours, phone 905-813-1100, SATELLITE CLINIC hours, please call 905-813-4420. extension 5017. Ask to speak to the charge nurse. AFTER HOURS: Trillium Health The charge nurse will gather a For urgent needs after hours and on brief history of your child and will Partners, then provide you with instructions weekends and holidays, phone the Credit Valley and directions to bring your child charge nurse at 905-813-4420. directly to the POGO Satellite Clinic. Hospital Site You will not need to go to the Emergency Department. Caring for your child closer to home Women’s and Children’s Entrance

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CLINIC HOURS LOCATION, DIRECTIONS The POGO Satellite Clinic at & PARKING , Credit Valley Trillium Health Partners, Hospital Site, is open: Credit Valley Hospital Site 2200 Eglinton Avenue West Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. , ON L5M 2N1 The POGO Satellite Clinic is POGO gratefully acknowledges funding support located in Pediatrics Unit 2A. from the Ministry of Health. Parking is available in the parking garage located at the front of the hospital.

YOUR POGO SATELLITE CLINIC NURSE IS: SATELLITE SERVICES WHAT IS A POGO TRILLIUM HEALTH PARTNERS, SATELLITE CLINIC? CREDIT VALLEY SITE

The Pediatric Oncology Group of We provide a wide range (POGO) Satellite Program of services, including: is a networked, shared-care system based on a partnership • Chemotherapy between Ontario’s five tertiary • Blood/blood product transfusions hospitals and eight POGO • Follow-up care Satellite Clinics. POGO Satellite • Consultations Clinics are located in community • Education hospitals and allow families to receive care closer to home. • Central line care • Blood specimen collection YOUR CHILD’S FIRST IF YOUR CHILD HAS POGO and The Hospital for Sick • X-ray, ultrasound tests and CT scans SATELLITE VISIT A FEVER Children (SickKids) collaborated • Medication administration to create the POGO Pediatric • Insuflon care The Hospital for Sick Children will Oncology Satellite Clinic at coordinate a meeting with the • Supportive care Trillium Health Partners, Credit Outreach Program Coordinator prior to (e.g., management of fever/ Valley Hospital Site. This POGO neutropenia and dehydration) your child’s discharge. The Outreach Satellite Clinic helps families by Program Coordinator will arrange for Fevers in children being treated reducing travel time, loss of the sharing of your child’s health for cancer need prompt assessment. income and separation from your information with the POGO Satellite Call the POGO Satellite Clinic home and community, while ADDITIONAL SERVICES Clinic. You will be contacted by the immediately if: maintaining confidence that your CARING FOR THE WHOLE CHILD POGO Satellite Clinic to receive further child is receiving the best quality In addition to pediatricians and nurses, information and schedule your first • Your child has a single temperature care, under the direction of our satellite team includes the services of 38.3 degrees Celsius or higher The Hospital for Sick Children. appointment. of a social worker, psychologist, (taken by mouth) or a temperature psychiatrist, dietitian and a child life Please bring your child’s health card of 38 degrees Celsius or higher specialist. and a list of all medications and doses. (taken by mouth) for 1 hour or more. ABOUT POGO Child life specialists are certified It is a good idea to bring any special • Your child has a single temperature POGO champions childhood cancer professionals who aim to reduce stress objects to comfort your child and help of 37.8 degrees Celsius or higher care by providing programs and and anxiety associated with hospital with any wait times. This will help make (under the arm) or a temperature of services for children with cancer and visits. Referrals to other health care your child’s visit as comfortable as 37.5 degrees Celsius or higher their families, from diagnosis through specialists are available for patients possible. (under the arm) for 1 hour or more. treatment and into survivorship. who live in the Trillium Health Partners catchment area. During your initial meeting you will • You are not sure what to do. To find out more about the POGO have an opportunity to meet with your Provincial Pediatric Oncology • You have questions. Satellite Program, please visit: POGO team and tour the inpatient unit. www.pogo.ca/satelliteprogram or contact the POGO office: If you have any questions or concerns PLEASE NOTE: prior to your initial appointment, Temperatures taken by mouth 480 University Avenue, Suite 1014 please call the POGO Satellite Clinic are more reliable and the Toronto, ON M5G 1V2 at 905-813-1100, extension 5017, preferred practice. 416-592-1232, toll free 1-855-367-7646 and ask to speak to your nurse. www.pogo.ca