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Cairns Children's Clinic

Locality: Cairns North

Phone: +61 7 4222 1484

Address: Unit 2, 36 - 38 Rutherford Street 4870 Cairns North, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.cairnschildrensclinic.com.au

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25.01.2022 Hello everyone, this is Dr Alison Tigg. On Saturday morning I woke with a sore throat and dry cough. I contacted my GP and was advised that I should be tested for covid 19. The chance of my having it is very low but given my position as a front line health worker I fulfilled criteria for testing. I was tested on Saturday morning and am awaiting the results.I am required during this time to remain in quarantine.... My staff will be assisting me to provide services through telehealth from home until my results are available. I sincerely apologise for the inconvenience but strongly believe that we should all follow the advice of our public health physicians. Let us all take this seriously and protect the vulnerable in our community and try to minimise the pressure on our public health services See more

23.01.2022 Today we were priviliged to welcome our first subspecialist: Dr Alberto Pinzon-Charry. Dr Pinzon-Charry is a specialist in childrens allergy and immunity problems. He will be here monthly.So contact your GP if you feel your child would benefit from seeing him. Also, we will be able to organise allergy testing in our clinic between his visits supervised by Dr Alison Tigg, our paediatrician.

22.01.2022 Hi all , I have been looking at resources to help children understand what is going on at the moment. Our children are watching us for our reactions, they overhear conversations and news reports and they may see their school closed, be unable to visit their grandparents or be in isolation The raising children network is a great resource for parents and I think this link is very helpful:... https://raisingchildren.net.au//coronavirus-and-children-i This is a nice comic by Malaka Sherif:

22.01.2022 We have exciting news! Our website is finally live. www.cairnschildrensclinic.com.au .We have lots of development still to do and look forward to bringing you dates for our education evenings and interesting blog articles. If you have time, take a look and let us know if there is anything else you would like to see.

21.01.2022 Thank you so much to everyone who has commented on my last post. I am humbled by your kindness. I am feeling much better and hoping to have my results tomorrow or Wednesday. I have received a couple of questions that I thought I should answer here. In the unlikely event that I test positive to covid 19 tropical population health will be contacting anyone with whom I may have had contact whilst infectious.If I test positive for another virus such as influenza then I will co...ntact potential contacts myself. As soon as I have the results of my test I will let you all know on this page. Some people have asked whether they should send their children to school if they have underlying health issues.At this stage the best available information seems to be that children in general have few symptoms when infected with covid 19 and there are no current recommendations for children to not attend school provided they do not have symptoms of fever,cough,difficulty breathing or sore throat and have not been in contact with someone with diagnosed covid 19 or been overseas..If anyone fulfils these criteria they should remain at home and contact health service providers for advice. I hope this helps. I will try to keep you up to date as this situation develops.Stay safe and and look after each other , Alison Tigg See more

21.01.2022 We are so fortunate to welcome Anne-marie Boss to Cairns Children's Clinic.She has a wealth of experience in all areas of paediatric physiotherapy including hypermobility issues, developmental assessments and interventions to assist your child to develop their mobility.She can help your child with joint and foot problems and neurological difficulties including assisting children with cerebral palsy and genetic conditions.She will be partnering with our paediatricians and visiting specialists to help children with breathing issues and chronic lung problems as well as constipation, weight loss and much much more. Physio Boss is NDIS approved and appointments attract a rebate from most private healthcare funds and from Medicare with a referral from your GP. Contact Cairns Children's Clinic on 4222 1484 for further information

19.01.2022 Dear all.we are extremely sorry.our software system accidentally sent text messages to all of dr tigg's patients for monday and tuesday to say their appointments had been rescheduled.all appointments are still available as booked and we have sent a secind correct message.we apologise sincerely for the confusion

18.01.2022 We are delighted to announce that Dr Wai Ling Choi, Child and Adolescent psychiatrist has joined our team at Cairns Children's Clinic. He is offering appointments on Saturday mornings at this stage. Dr Choi has experience in all areas of child and adolescent mental health including mood and emotional disorders, relationship problems, drug and alcohol issues, eating disorders and somatic disorders.... He also works collaboratively with paediatricians to assist in managing children with developmental and learning problems, He takes a multidisciplinary family centred approach. If you would like to see Dr Choi please remember to discuss with your GP or paediatrician whether a referral may be appropriate.

18.01.2022 We would like to thank two amazing ladies who dropped everything to help us out today. Erica Schamberg and Stacey Ward you are wonderful.

18.01.2022 Negative result. Dear all thank you for all your support over the last few days.I have tested negative for all respiratory viruses including influenza and covid 19. I will be reorganizing the week with my staff throughout the rest of today and tomorrow and look forward to seeing you all again in person. I will continue to update you as I receive information about the current situation and am happy to do my best to answer your questions both in clinic appointments personally a...nd more generally provide advice here. It has been a useful exercise for me to develop our telehealth protocols as I am sure this will not be the last time we have to use this option.Further post to follow on the telehealth measures for specialist outpatient appointments Alison xx See more

17.01.2022 Dear all, a number of you have let us know that you have left messages but not been contacted.We appear to have a problem with the phone system as we have not received your messages.Our IT support are working to address the issue. Please could we ask that if you do not receive a call back that you send an email with the time you called and the number that you called from.We will contact you the same day to assist you with your enquiry and the information will allow us to track where the issue(s) are occurring.We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for drawing it to our attention.

17.01.2022 Today I have made the difficult decision to stop seeing patients face to face. My colleagues at Cairns Children's Clinic have agreed to do the same. We are moving to support all of our clients via telehealth. Our phones remain active and our reception staff are available to help you navigate this difficult time. If your child has an upcoming appointment our staff will be contacting you prior to your appointment to confirm your email address.We will then send you an email ...with a link to zoom.If you do not receive a link.please check your spam folder and then call the clinic. If you are able to use a computer please just click the url at the time of your appointment.If you would like to use your phone, click the url link and it will take you to a link to download the zoom app.If you have any problems please call the clinic. For my patients, if you are eligible for a bulk billed appointment then there will be no out of pocket charge.If not then you will only be billed the difference between a normal consult fee and the rebate you would have received from medicare ( the gap fee). Tomorrow I will update patients of our other practitioners in regards to their fee structure. As you can imagine the situation is changing every day and we will keep you informed as we have further information . Please circulate this information throughout your networks. As always stay safe and look after each other, Alison See more

17.01.2022 Sad day today as our lovely Sally Webb finishes up with us to continue to support the children of Cairns from the hospital.Good luck Sally and thanks for all your hard work over the last few months

15.01.2022 More exciting news from Cairns Children's Clinic! We are thrilled to introduce Dr Sarah Fairhall who will be joining Cairns Children's Clinic from the 14th February 2019. Sarah is a GP with special interest in child and family health. She and her husband have just welcomed their first child and so Sarah will be available initially just on Thursdays but we hope later in the year she will join us more frequently.... Initially, Sarah will be undertaking standard and long GP consultations but later she hopes to develop her passion for assisting mothers and babies with pregnancy and early infancy issues including feeding support. Along with a speech therapist, occupational therapist and dietitian she plans to lead a multidisciplinary feeding clinic for children of all ages. To make an appointment to see Sarah, please contact Cairns Children's Clinic reception on 4222 1484 and they will assist you with all the details. (you do not need to be an existing patient with any other service provider at Cairns Children's Clinic to see Sarah) See more

15.01.2022 Social distancing and Cairns Children's Clinic Dear All, I have been thinking about how best to protect you all here at the clinic and have decided to trial the following measures.I am very interested in your feedback.... Some children will be eligible for bulk billed telehealth services and if your child is eligible then we can undertake these using Zoom. The criteria are -people isolating themselves at home on the advice of a medical practitioner or in accordance with home isolation guidance issued by the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee(AHPPC) -People who meet the testing guidelines for COVID-19 -people aged over 70 ( this is the patient not the carer) -Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged over 50 ( this is the patient not the carer) -People with chronic health conditions or who are immunocompromised -parents with new babies and people who are pregnant 9 this is the patient and not the carer) We are happy to offer other children telehealth via zoom but the government has determined that this will be billed privately and that no medicare rebate will be available. Please let us know if you would like a zoom consult If you are happy to come to the clinic for your appointment please do not come if you, your child or anyone in your household has fever, cough, sore throat or difficulty breathing.These are the current indications for testing for COVID-19 and you should contact your GP for advice in regards to testing and isolation. Please only bring the child to be seen and not siblings/other children. Please do not arrive more than 10 minutes early for your appointment. Please call us from your car when you arrive and we will either call you when your clinician is ready for you or the waiting room is clear or we may come out to the car to greet you. We have reduced the number of toys in the waiting room and these will be washed between clients. Please feel free to bring a toy/game to entertain your child. I will keep you up to date as the situation changes. Stay safe and look after each other, Alison xx

15.01.2022 Dear all, we are sorry but we are having massive phone issues, probably due to high demand.Erin our receptionist is doing everything she can to keep communications open.please be patient.we will keep you up to date as the situation progresses.

14.01.2022 Hi everyone, We have an exciting position available at Cairns Children's Clinic. We are looking for a practice manager to help us to continue to develop our clinic. The position is advertised on SEEK so if you know anyone who might be interested , please ask them to take a look.

13.01.2022 Emails: Hi everyone.We are sorry but due to a computer upgrade our emails are not currently working. Please call our lovely reception staff with any queries.

13.01.2022 Hello everyone. Cairns children's clinic would like to invite you to our closed group: cairns children's clinic parents where you can ask questions,get information on our up coming events and help us develop our service. We really value your thoughts, ideas and feedback so come on in and let us know what you think. Today's topic is future specialist services so please tell us what service you would like to see us develop

11.01.2022 Hi all, 2020 proving a bit of a challenge.last evening I fell( while trying to get the cat in on a wet balcony) and fractured my left wrist.thanks to amazing care from Queensland ambulance (thank you Glenn and jessie) and cairns hospital ED ( thankyou to nurses jeremy, Jane,rebecca,Cathy and Mel and Drs Alice, Manu, Ellie and Greta) and radiography Mel, I am home and no longer in pain.i am.trying to organise someone to sit with me and type for the next 6 weeks to keep my patient flow( bit slow with just one hand). Will keep you updated and thanks again for your patience, Alison

10.01.2022 Dear All, Alison here. As you know my foremost priority is my ability to provide a service to you and your family. Recent events including the COVID-19 situation, have made it clear to me that Cairns Childrens Clinic requires some restructuring. In order to lead this and to therefore provide a Gold Standard of care for our patients moving forward, I am stepping away from clinical practice for 3 weeks.... During this time, I will not be undertaking consultations but will be available to provide scripts, paperwork and emergency support as require at no cost to you. I anticipate and hope that this will not result in any disruption to the care of my patients. The reception staff will contact all patients currently booked in the next 3 weeks to facilitate an acceptable change to their appointment or provision of service as required during this time. Stay Safe and I will see you in three weeks, Alison See more

10.01.2022 Cairns Children's clinic is setting up a "bra bin" bring your donations and we will package them up together and pay the post cost HELP Needed! A Midwife on Thursday Island and has put out a plea for specific clothing and baby goods. Pregnant Women from PNG are flown down to Thursday Island with nothing. They can be village girls - or just emergencies, but arrive with absolutely nothing. Thursday Island Hospital is the Air Evac. Hospital for them and the women come to the...m with nothing. they arrive with NOTHING, No change of clothes, no bras, no baby clothesSometimes the women are with us for a few weeks before being able to go home to their families. All donations of baby clothes, bras gratefully accepted. Please were desperate for bras. ***Mainly baby clothes 00000 through to size 1 for maternity and sick babies that get retrieved, baby wraps*** we are really short on. Baby socks and ANY other baby clothing. So although this sounds crazy - if you have bras with the elastic gone - send them (they dont normally wear bras so no elastic is good!), if they are even stained - but otherwise fine - send them! Mind you - it would be nice if they are neat , clean and frilly too! As long as they could fit someone - send it. All sizes, colours, styles are great - but maternity ones are even better! We really do appreciate your generosity. so also check your local Op Shops for Babies clothing and sent them too! Please post items c/Therese Kefford Thursday Island Hospital. Qld 4875. To share, copy and paste. I am aware that postage is often prohibitive but there may be the opportunity for travellers to drop something off, or to a drop point for the ferry. Something so simple can make such a difference.

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07.01.2022 Our Cairns Children's Clinic family is growing! Please welcome our 2 latest additions: Anne Leyden (paediatric occupational therapist) and Lorinda Stutterd ( dietitian with a special interest in paediatrics and food allergy) have appointments available!... You can organise an appointment by calling 07 4222 1484. Rebates are available from some private health providers or discuss with your GP whether they feel a management plan would be appropriate. And watch this space for some upcoming exciting news about Cairns Children's Clinic becoming an NDIA approved provider!

07.01.2022 We are soooo excited today to let you know that dr wai ling choi, child and adolescent psychiatrist, will be joining us from the 2nd july.

07.01.2022 Oh my goodness . Thankyou all so much.Overwhelmed by all the support. I had hoped to reply to everyone individually but I am so sorry, just couldn't keep up. I am humbled by all your beautiful comments. This clinic is for the children of Cairns.... So please stay in touch and tell us how you think we should develop this service. Thanks again Alison See more

04.01.2022 Hello everyone, alison here. I am so sorry but my wrist is not healing and I need to have surgery. I will do my utmost to proivide care to my patients over the next few weeks but I understand if you need to see other paediatricians. My administrative staff will do everything they can to support you. I will be away from today until Monday the 6th July on the recommendation of my treating team but can organise urgent scripts during this time and discuss appropriate supports with my team. My sincere apologies, Alison

03.01.2022 Hello. Here at Cairns Children's Clinic we opened our doors on the 12th June. We love our new space and hope that you will too.... The clinic is built for children and we aim to provide exceptional quality, coordinated paediatric care to the children of Cairns. At the moment we have Dr Alison Tigg ( general and developmental paediatrician) and Stephanie Whiteside (paediatric occupational therapist: Klever Kiddies) consulting every day. Very soon we hope to expand our clinicians to include a speech therapist and a visiting paediatric allergist. Our lovely reception staff currently are Marina( senior receptionist) and Meaghan ( trainee receptionist) and our awesome practice manager is Glen In the medium term we will be talking to other paediatric specialists from Brisbane and elsewhere who will be providing specialist outreach clinics here, supported by our staff. We also plan to find the right psychologist to join our team and to develop physiotherapy , dietician, social work and child health services. The longterm hope is to provide education to parents, other medical and allied health professionals and education professionals. We would love to hear your suggestions as we move forward with developing our clinic for the children of Cairns. thanks Alison

03.01.2022 We have finally found the perfect new paediatrician! Cairns Children's Clinic today welcomes Dr Sally Webb to the team. Sally is a general paediatrician with expertise in all areas of paediatric medicine.... She and her husband have recently welcomed their first child and both professionally and personally Sally is a passionate advocate of high quality neonatal and early childhood paediatric care. Sally is currently undertaking a graduate diploma in Allergy and will be collaborating with Dr Alison Tigg and Dr Sarah Fairhall to develop the new Allergy service at Cairns Children's Clinic. If you would like to see Sally, please discuss with your GP whether a referral would be appropriate . She and all the team at Cairns Children's Clinic look forward to seeing you soon.

03.01.2022 Welcome to Gail Baildon, paediatric speech pathologist, who joined our team today!

02.01.2022 Well, the good news continues to come thick and fast! Dr Sadasivam Suresh is a specialist in children's breathing and sleep issues. https://qclass.com.au/our-doctors/dr-sadasivam-suresh/... He is visiting every 3 months to provide services at Cairns Children's Clinic and has added a half day to his schedule this coming Saturday 16th March. So he has appointments available! If your child has sleep difficulties and you think that Dr Suresh may be able to help, discuss with your GP whether a referral would be appropriate and contact our helpful reception staff to book an appointment. After this clinic, he will be back in June and again in September and December.

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