General Surgery Clinic - Pediatric

Provides assessment, treatment, interventions, education, and follow-up for children who have disorders or have had surgery affecting the digestive and endocrine systems including the following:

• abdomen and contents
• pelvis
• breasts
• skin and soft tissues

Subspecialty clinic: trauma follow up clinic independently managed by the Pediatric Trauma and General Surgery Nurse Practitioner

Neurosurgery Clinic - Pediatric

The Neurosurgery clinic provides consultation and assessment for suspected or known diseases of the nervous system. The program also has a neurosurgery clinic that provides treatment, follow-up, and education for children with may need surgery for disorders of the brain, spinal cord, or nervous system.

The conditions include:

• congenital malformations (e.g., spina bifida or hydrocephalus)
• seizure disorder (e.g., epilepsy)
• spasticity (e.g., cerebral palsy)
• deformities and abnormal growth of the skull (e.g., cranial synostosis)
• trauma to the head and spinal cord
• tumours of the brain, spinal cord or nerves (cancer and non-cancer)
• stroke or bleeding into the brain, and other brain injuries

Subspecialty clinic: Pediatric Head Shape Clinic which provides assessment and treatment for infants with head shape anomalies that may potentially require surgical interventions. A full assessment of your child's head shape is conducted and a personalized treatment plan is developed. Assessment and treatments in this clinic is independently performed by a Registered Nurse in collaboration with the Nurse Practitioner for Neurosurgery.

Orthopedics Clinics - Pediatric

Reasons for referral include:

• general orthopedic care (fractures and acute infections or injuries)
• leg-length discrepancies (either congenital or acquired)
• hip instability (congenital dislocated hip (CHD)
• Legge-Perthes disease); tumors of the bones or muscles
• scoliosis and other spinal disorders
• foot deformities (club feet, flat feet)
• musculoskeletal problems associated with Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy or other neuromuscular diseases.

Urology Clinic - Pediatric

Assessment, treatments and/or interventions, education, and follow-up for children with urinary tract or urogenital tract disorders or abnormalities that may require surgical interventions.

Clinical services offered include conditions such as:

• Congenital Malformations (e.g. Spina Bifida, Bladder Exstrophy, Hypospadias, Undescended Testicles, Hydronephrosis, Vesicoureteral Reflux)
• Renal Trauma
• Tumors of the Urogenital System

Subspecialty clinics include: referrals must come from urology surgeon.

Assessment and treatments in the subspecialty clinics are independently conducted by a Registered Nurse or Urology Nurse Practitioner

• Voiding Dysfunction Clinic for children with urinary urgency and frequency, daytime wetting, bedwetting and/or recurrent urinary tract infections
• Urinary Biofeedback Program- this is the only clinic of its kind in Northern Alberta. Through the placement of EMG path electrodes and child friendly graphical interfaces, children are taught methods of relaxing and contracting their urinary sphincters. This is a very effective resource for treating children with severe incontinence and urinary retention.
• Urodynamics- offered to children with neurogenic bladders or those who have problems with urination. Children are assessed to determine how well the bladder, sphincters, and urethra are able to store and release urine