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Programs & Services

Pediatric Asthma Clinic

Provide appointment for children aged 6 months of age to 18 years old, with moderate to severe asthma. Provides in person and virtual appointments for diagnosis, management, and asthma education which includes a customized Asthma Action Plan for every patient.

Services include:

  • pulmonary function test (breathing test) for children 6+ years
  • assessment and diagnosis
  • asthma education / teaching
  • self-management / asthma action plan

Contact Details

Alberta Children's Hospital

Location Info
Level 3, Respiratory Clinics Reception
Address
28 Oki Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta
T3B 6A8
Telephone
403-955-7328
Fax
403-776-3807
Accessibility

Main entrance

Lifts accessible onsite


Elevators

Getting There

Parking map

Hours of Operation
Days of the Week

Monday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Tuesday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Wednesday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Thursday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Friday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Note

After hours call 955-7211 and ask for the Respirologist on-call or the Emergency Department.
Access
Service Providers May Include
nurse practitioners (NPs), pediatricians, registered nurses (RNs), registered respiratory therapists, respirologists
Eligibility

Service targeted to:

  • patients who must be 6 months -18 years of age
  • moderate to severe asthma
  • prematurity
  • co-morbidities, including medical and psychosocial concerns affecting child's asthma
  • recent ICU admission for asthma exacerbation
  • critical PFT values
  • >2 hospital admissions with primary or secondary diagnosis of asthma exacerbation requiring systemic steroids within the past 12 months
  • > 3 exacerbations leading to ED visits for asthma in the past 12 months, despite regular use of controller
  • incompletely controlled asthma despite adherence to regular controller
Service Access

Healthcare providers should consult the Alberta Referral Directory for service referral information.


Wait Times

This will be determined based on established triage criteria for the asthma clinic. The family will be called with an appointment once the referral is processed.

Service Languages
Interpreter/Translation services
Partners

Partners/affiliations

Community Pediatric Asthma Service (CPAS)

Also Known As
Acronym
Alberta children's hospital asthma clinic, Asthma Clinic, childhood asthma, children with asthma
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