Our Mission
At Kidwell Pediatrics, we believe that wellness starts with understanding and teamwork. That’s why we strive to bring you cutting edge, comprehensive, and timely healthcare with a focus on the impact of illness, not only on your child, but on your family.
Together, we will eliminate barriers to your child living their best life.
This includes:
A thorough medical and psychosocial assessment by your physician
Appropriate, evidence-based investigations selected by your physician and agreed to by you.
Comprehensive and understandable education about your child’s diagnosis.
Discussion about treatment options and how to ensure treatment adherence.
Ongoing follow up to monitor progress towards wellness.
Please note that Kidwell Pediatrics does not provide primary pediatric care (for example, regular sick visits, vaccinations, etc.) at this time.
Our Team
You, The Parent
You are your child’s guardian and role model. Everything you do has an impact on your child. You are teammate #1 in ensuring your child gets the best care. We’re here to help you.
Dr. Jason McConnery, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Jason McConnery (Dr. J to his patients), is a pediatric respirologist with special expertise in preschool and severe asthma, chronic cough, and chronic lung diseases.. He completed his medical training at the University of Toronto, Pediatric Medicine training at McMaster Children’s Hospital (Hamilton, ON), and a Pediatric Respirology fellowship at The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto, ON). He currently works at Grand River Hospital taking care of children with respiratory conditions like asthma and cystic fibrosis, as well as unwell children and newborns in hospital, emergency departments and NICU. He has a passion for patient education and preventive medicine.
Dr. Cara MacRae, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Cara MacRae is a pediatric medicine consultant with special expertise in attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), school and behaviour problems, teen mental health, and pediatric palliative care. She completed her medical training at the University of Toronto, Pediatric Medicine residency training at The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto, ON), and a Community Pediatrics fellowship at The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto, ON). She currently works at Grand River Hospital providing care in our regional pediatric oncology clinic as well as unwell children and newborns in hospital, emergency, and NICU.
Clinic Policies
Primary Care
The pediatricians at Kidwell Pediatrics are consultants. At this time, we do not provide primary care pediatrics including things like same-day sick visits, and vaccinations. We defer to our local network of family physicians, nurse practitioners, and walk in clinics for these services. For more information on finding a primary care provider in Waterloo Region, please see here.
Check-In
From time to time, an administrative assistant may not be present to check you in. Please seat yourself and the doctor will be with you shortly. Please have your child’s health card ready for check in with the doctor.
Late or Missed Appointments
The amount of time you wait for your child’s appointment at Kidwell Pediatrics is reflective of the high demand for services. Therefore, a 48 hours notice is required to cancel appointments (so that the clinic may have time to give the appointment slot to another patient).
If you cancel your child’s appointment without 48 hours notice, this is considered a missed appointment.
If you are late bringing your child to their appointment by more than 10 minutes for a follow up, or 15 minutes for a new consultation, this will be considered a missed appointment. If circumstances allow your child to be seen in an available slot later in the clinic on the same day, the doctor will try to see you then and this will not be considered a missed appointment.
Missed appointments are subject to a fee as recommended by the Ontario Medical Association in the amount of $100 for a new consultation, and $50 for a follow up visit. If you are unable to pay the missed appointment fee, you should discuss this issue with your doctor.
If more than 2 appointments are missed, you will require a re-referral from your primary care provider to be seen at Kidwell Pediatrics again.
Uninsured Services
Some services such as sick notes ($20) and disability forms ($50) are not covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). Kidwell Pediatrics may charge a service fee for these, or similar requests.
Respect and Safety
Our clinic is committed to providing a work environment in which all patients, family members, staff members, and physicians are treated with respect and dignity. Yelling, swearing, profanity, disrespectful language, threats, and hitting is not tolerated. Any property damage to medical equipment, computers, etc. caused by your child is the caregivers’ responsibility and we will charge you for the cost of replacing damaged equipment.
Violation of the code of conduct by patients and their family members is grounds for immediate dismissal from the clinic.
We ask that you turn off your cell phones when entering the exam room.
Our office is a scent free environment. Please abstain from wearing perfumes, colognes, and other strong smells.