Paediatrics - Outpatients

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• Who we are
• What we do
• How to get help
• What happens at the appointment
• Locations
   

Who we are

Paediatric outpatient services are part of Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District. We provide medical review for children up to the age of 16 years. 

Paediatric outpatient services include:

• Paediatric EEG Outpatient Clinic at Wollongong Hospital
• Paediatric Medical Staff Specialist Outpatients Clinic at Wollongong Hospital, Shellharbour Hospital and Shoalhaven Hospital

Your child may be seen by one of our senior trainees (Fellows), who will be supervised by one of our paediatricians:

• Dr Simone Trist - Wollongong
• Dr Ansar Kunjunju - Wollongong
• Dr Hong Du - Wollongong and Shellharbour
• Dr Joanne Morris - Wollongong and Shellharbour

• Dr Stuart Haggie - Shoalhaven
• Dr Brendan Jubb - Shoalhaven
• Dr Daniel Tait - Shoalhaven
   

What we do

Paediatric EEG Outpatient Clinic

Paediatric EEG Outpatient Clinic provides electro-encephalograph (EEG) testing for children in Wollongong Hospital.

An EEG test can help diagnose conditions such as epilepsy, seizures, sleep disorders, and brain tumours. It does this by measuring the electrical activity in the brain.

Paediatric Medical Staff Specialist Outpatient Clinic

Paediatric Medical Staff Specialists Outpatients Clinic helps children who need their health managed by a paediatrician. 

A paediatrician is a medical doctor who can diagnose, treat and provide medical care for babies, children and teenagers.

The clinic staff work out of three locations:

• Shellharbour Hospital
• Shoalhaven Hospital
• Wollongong Hospital

How to get help

Paediatric EEG Outpatient Clinic

• To get help, you need a referral from a paediatrician
• Your GP or paediatrician will send the referral to the paediatric EEG outpatient clinic
• Your referral will be triaged by the clinic
• The clinic will call you to confirm an appointment time

Please call the clinic if you need to change or cancel your appointment. 

Paediatric Medical Staff Specialist Outpatient Clinic

• To get help, you need a referral letter from your GP (general practitioner). The letter needs to be addressed to one of our peadiatricians.
• For referrals to the Wollongong or Shellharbour clinics please email the letter to: ISLHD-PaedsOPDClinics@health.nsw.gov.au
• For referrals to he Shoalhaven clinics please email the letter to: ISLHD-SHG-Outpatients-Paediatrics@health.nsw.gov.au
• Please include any reports, assessments or growth charts.
• Your referral will be triaged and once we have an available appointment time you will be contacted. 

Please call the clinic if you need to change or cancel your appointment. 

What to bring to your appointment

Please bring the following to your appointment:

• the referral letter
• Medicare card
• Health Care Card (if you have one)
• private health fund membership card (if you have one)
• your child’s Blue Book
• list of medications (including doses)
• any recent X-rays, medical images, growth charts, reports, assessments

Because you may have to wait some time before being seen by a paediatrician, we suggest you bring:

• any medication you or your child may need 
• a book or magazine to read
• a phone and headphones to listen to music.

There is a television in the waiting area.

Arriving at your appointment

Please arrive at 10 minutes before your appointment time. Please call if you’re going to be late.
The paediatric outpatient department is busy and there may be delays in being seen. We apologise in advance.
If you need to leave the waiting area of the clinic for any reason, please tell staff at the reception desk.
 

Paediatric Outpatient locations