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The VCFS Clinic at the Mater Hospital is supported by the
VCFS Foundation
(Qld) Inc.
The VCFS Clinic at the Mater was developed to support children and young people to the age of 18 and their families. It is Australia’s only multi-disciplinary clinic dedicated solely to VCFS. The clinic is co-ordinated through Kids In Mind and involves professionals from other parts of the Mater Children's Hospital as well as other private specialists.
The children and young people who attend the clinic may already be supported by other teams within the Mater Children's Hospital, other hospitals and/or other health professionals. The VCFS Clinic helps families to coordinate their child's care among a number of health practitioners, while also reducing gaps in services where they exist.
The clinic has two main aims:
1. to provide co-ordination, clinical and support services for children and their families
2. to have a significant research role in Australia and with international experts.
Research
Families will have opportunities to be involved in research. This is to help gain a better understanding of VCFS and its management. All information provided by participants will be confidential.
The Clinic
Members of the team include the following positions:
• clinic coordinator
• developmental paediatrician
• child and adolescent psychiatrist
• pychologist
• speech pathologist
• occupational therapist
• podiatrist
The team provides direct clinical services and coordinates services with other health providers as required, including physiotherapy, plastic surgeons, etc.
Referrals
Referrals can be made by your GP or physician to:
Dr Helen (Honey) Heussler — Developmental Paediatrician
or
Assoc. Professor Brett McDermott — Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Confidentiality
All information is kept confidential within the service. Permission is required for staff to obtain or pass information on to others.
How to contact the VCFS Clinic
The clinic is open one Monday a month from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm. It is closed on public holidays.
Call Denise Toogood, Clinical Nurse VCFS Clinic, on (07) 3163 6182 or email her at Denise.Toogood3@mater.org.au for more information about the clinic or to make an appointment.
The physical address of the clinic is:
VCFS Clinic
Kids in Mind
Mater Health Services
Potter Building Level 5 Link
Annerly Road
South Brisbane Qld 4101
How to find the VCFS Clinic
The VCFS Clinic at Kids In Mind is located on the fifth floor of The Potter Building on the Mater Private Campus.
Mater Children's provides useful information about parking, public transport, and maps of the area as well as the hospital's campus.
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