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 SATELLITE CLINIC hours, please call 705-523-7100 or 705-522-6237 or toll-free at toll-free 1-866-469-0822. 1-877-228-1822, extension 2900. Northeast If your matter is urgent, dial 0 and Ask to speak to the pediatrician on Cancer Centre, ask that the nurse be paged. call. The pediatrician will gather a Health Sciences brief history of your child and will AFTER HOURS: North then provide you with instructions For urgent needs after hours and on and directions to bring your child weekends and holidays, please phone directly to the Inpatient Unit on the Health Sciences North switchboard Caring for your child the 3rd floor of the centre tower at 705-523-7100 or toll-free at closer to home of HSN. You will not need to go to 1-866-469-0822, and ask to speak the . to the pediatrician on call.

CLINIC HOURS LOCATION, DIRECTIONS & PARKING The POGO Satellite Clinic at Northeast Cancer Centre, Northeast Cancer Centre, Health Sciences North Health Sciences North, is open: 41 Ramsey Lake Road Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sudbury, ON P3E 5J1 The POGO Satellite Clinic is located POGO gratefully acknowledges funding support in the Children’s Treatment Area. from the Ministry of Health. Parking is available at the front and side of the building at the pay and display lot (P6) or in one of the gated parking lots.

YOUR POGO SATELLITE CLINIC NURSES ARE: SATELLITE SERVICES WHAT IS A POGO NORTHEAST CANCER CENTRE, SATELLITE CLINIC? HEALTH SCIENCES NORTH

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 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, The for Sick • X-ray, ultrasound tests and CT scans SATELLITE VISIT A FEVER Children and CHEO collaborated • Medication administration to create the POGO Pediatric • Insuflon care The Hospital for Sick Children or CHEO Oncology Satellite Clinic at will coordinate a meeting with the • Supportive care Northeast Cancer Centre, Health Outreach Program Coordinator prior to (e.g., management of fever/ Sciences North. 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 pediatric • Your child has a single temperature care, under the direction of your information and schedule your first oncology nurses, our satellite team also of 38.3 degrees Celsius or higher child's primary treatment team. appointment. includes the services of an oncology (taken by mouth) or a temperature dentist, registered dietitians, social Please bring your child’s health card of 38 degrees Celsius or higher workers, an Aboriginal Patient Navigator and a list of all medications and doses. (taken by mouth) for 1 hour or more. ABOUT POGO and a POGO Interlink Nurse. It is a good idea to bring any special • Your child has a single temperature of 37.8 degrees Celsius or higher POGO champions childhood cancer Referrals to other health care specialists objects to comfort your child and help care by providing programs and (under the arm) or a temperature of are available for patients who live in the with any wait times. This will help services for children with cancer and make your child’s visit as comfortable 37.5 degrees Celsius or higher their families, from diagnosis through Northeast Cancer Centre, Health as possible. (under the arm) for 1 hour or more. treatment and into survivorship. Sciences North catchment area, as well as throughout Northeastern Ontario. 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 705-522-6237, or toll-free at preferred practice. 416-592-1232, toll free 1-855-367-7646 1-877-228-1822, extension 2900, and www.pogo.ca ask to speak to your nurse.