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South Western Maternal Newborn Child & Youth Network

Dr. Charlotte Moore, Provincial Lead, Maternal Child and Youth Health Strategy, has commented on the importance of strong regional networks.  The recently redeveloped Provincial Council for Children’s Health (PCCH) into the Provincial Council for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Youth Health Care, reporting to Dr. Moore, will be most influential in reshaping maternal, newborn, child and youth care in the province of Ontario.

As noted in a recent release, PCCH “commits to working horizontally and in collaborative partnerships with stakeholders in order to provide expert advice and support to the provincial system of maternal, newborn, child and youth health care services.

Over the past two years, ISAN has been involved in developing the relationships with and commitment from hospitals in Southwestern Ontario that provide perinatal and paediatric services.  Additionally, the South West CCAC and the Middlesex London Health Unit were also engaged to support a stable infrastructure for the Maternal Newborn Child and Youth Network.  This Network brings together the former Southwestern Ontario Perinatal Partnership (SWOPP), the Perinatal Outreach Program and the Southwestern Regional Paediatric Network (RPN). 

Mr. Felix Harmos began in the role of Regional Leader for the Network on August 4, 2009.  Under his leadership the Network will:

• oversee a 3-year project that will ensure best practices across the region for a number of common perinatal and paediatric conditions
• direct the Perinatal Outreach Program
• foster collaboration  across the region to develop a paediatric outreach program
• manage provincial Fetal Fibronectin funding for the region
• collaborate with members in setting and fulfilling Network priorities

For more information please contact:

Felix Harmos, Regional Leader

Tel:  519-685-8500 x52895

Email:  felix.harmos@lhsc.on.ca

 

Updated September 2009

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