We are building our capacity to expand services.

In 2020, Grandview Kids launched a new Psychology Program.

An innovative partnership was formed with Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation in Toronto, expanding our access to experienced child psychologists. A clinical psychologist is the only health professional that can provide a definitive diagnosis of Intellectual Disability or Learning Disability. So many Grandview Kids are affected by intellectual disabilities; we are thrilled to add this diagnostic service to our group; it is key to helping families understand their child’s needs and strengths. 

We also partnered with CAREA and the Durham Children’s Aid Society to help realize their vision of bringing a paediatric clinic focused on social vulnerability to the Durham Region. The medical team is looking forward to working with CAREA and the Children’s Aid Society on this work in the year to come. 

New partnerships were established as the medical team broadened our reach to our primary care colleagues. We completed outreach “rounds” with several large family medicine teams across the region. This complements our existing network of over 20 pediatricians – Durham’s GPAAN – Grandview-sponsored Pediatric Advocacy and Associate Network. These newly formed relationships will further help Grandview Kids grow its reach and mission to ensure every child and youth live life at their full potential. 

#TeamGrandview Medical Services hosted more than 3,000 visits last year. The team worked diligently to adapt to virtual assessments for children with Autism. We completed more than 150 virtual Autism assessments and introduced an innovative virtual assessment tool called the “GAVA.” This new tool helped us to provide an early assessment to children and to continue working at full capacity during the pandemic. 

We were also tasked with a new challenge: increase the number of children receiving an assessment through the Ontario Autism Hub from 150 children to 400 children! We achieved our goal with the help of a coordinated effort of #TeamGrandview and community paediatric associates. We are incredibly grateful to have had the support of our Grandview Kids maintenance, cleaning, and driving teams, without whom we would not have been able to complete these assessments during this difficult time. 

Our team continues to grow.

We welcomed Dr. Nicole Fischer, our fourth Developmental Paediatrician, who will join Dr. Mason to work in our tone management clinic. Dr. Fischer’s addition helps to sustain the tone management clinic, meaning more children can access services. She will also join our other physicians and run a paediatric developmental clinic. 

As part of our Psychology Program, we’ve welcomed two psychologists, Dr. Mandy Fulton and Dr. Brianne Drouillard on-site to provide a hybrid of in-person and virtual telepractice. Despite border delays related to the pandemic, we have managed to acquire tools, equipment, and materials to ensure our new Psychologists and Doctors have everything they need in-house.