Referrals
Means of Referral
Ocean
Our preferred means, through Ocean online, and via your EMR.
Search Kidwell Pediatrics on Ocean.
Fax
Acceptable for those not on Ocean. Please indicate preferred provider, level of urgency, reason for referral, and a brief explanation of the history. Please include relevant medications and CPP/patient demographics.
Please fax to (519) 741-0286.
The Team
Dr. Jason McConnery
Pediatric Respirologist
Accepting referrals for Pediatric Respirology (asthma, chronic cough, exercise limitation, recurrent chest infections, sleep problems, etc.) and any other respiratory conditions.
Also available for eConsult.
Dr. Cara MacRae
Pediatric Consultant
Accepting referrals for General Pediatrics, including pediatric medical problems, development, and behaviour. Additional fellowship training in ADHD.
Closed to referrals Dec 2024-Dec 2025.
Important Notes
Urgent Referrals: Kidwell Pediatrics is NOT able to accept urgent referrals at this time. Please call the pediatrician on call at Grand River Hospital for urgent matters for patients in KW, or your local hospital-based pediatric service if the patient is not in KW.
Shared Care Model: The pediatricians at Kidwell cannot generally offer urgent appointments due to competing responsibilities at the hospital. They are usually in clinic ~1-2 days per week. We rely on our excellent primary care colleagues to offer sick visits and assessment to our shared patients. We appreciate PCPs who copy us on updates when seeing our shared patients for these reasons.
Primary Care: The pediatricians at Kidwell do not currently provide primary care, or vaccines. We offer consultation for specific medical, psychological, behavioral, or developmental problems.