Adolescent Clinic 

Contact Information

(905) 521-5095 or (905) 521-2100, ext. 75095
Fax your referral to (905) 521-5056
Location: 2Q Clinic at McMaster University Medical Centre

What services do we provide?

The adolescent clinic sees 11 to 17 year old girls and boys for a variety of teen issues including family planning, menstrual problems, emotional and behavioural problems and eating disorders. In addition, the adolescent clinic works closely with other pediatric subspecialty clinics to provide adolescent services to youth with chronic illness and disability. 

Depending on the age of the teen and the reason for referral, teens are often seen alone at the beginning of the assessment. Parents or guardians are always invited in at the end of the consultation.

For more information on the Eating Disorders Clinic at McMaster Children's Hospital, click here.

Referral process 

• The referral process is made through a direct referral from a pediatrician or family doctor to a specialist.
• Referrals can be faxed directly to clinic. 
• All referrals are screened for suitability by one of the clinic doctors.
  
  Referral Forms can be accessed here:  PDF |  MS Word  (Right-Click and select 'Save Target As')

Urgent referrals 

The adolescent clinic is not able to respond to emergencies. If your teen needs to be seen urgently, please contact your family doctor or go to your local emergency department.  

Clinic hours

The clinic hours are Monday to Friday (closed on holidays)
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.  

Changing your appointment 

Please contact us as soon as possible, if you need to change your child's appointment or cancel the appointment. 

Important

If your child has a communicable disease such as Chicken Pox or has been in contact with someone with Chicken Pox, please call the clinic before you come to the hospital. 

What should you bring to the clinic? 

• Health Card for your child - the Ministry of Health requires us to validate your health card
• Any x-rays or letters from your doctor
• Any notes or questions that you may have 

Interdisciplinary team 

• Dr. Sheri Findlay, Adolescent Pediatrician
• Dr. Christina Grant, Adolescent Pediatrician

Our philosophy 

McMaster Children's Hospital strives to provide family-centred care. In the adolescent clinic we recognize that some of the problems that teens experience may be best addressed without a parent or guardian present at all times. In our clinic teens are encouraged to discuss their health care openly with their parents. Parents are always invited into the consultation at the end of the visit and at all times will be informed about safety issues affecting their child.

Resources 

The Family Resource Library is located in the 3F clinic.  Volunteer staff are available to help families find information about their child's health or illness.  Pamphlets, books, and resources on the internet are available.

Quality Control

Every six months we survey families to ask your perceptions of care.

If you have ay concerns please contact Paul Agar, Clinical Manager.