So your children can grow up healthy
Pediatrics
Babies and children come with their own set of health needs. At our Lacroix Private Medicine Clinics in Laval, Villeray and West Island, we strive to make the stays of our young patients and their families as pleasant as possible. Offered in Laval by Dr. Valérie Roy, pediatrician, our private pediatric service provides our clients with easy access to specialized care for patients under 18 years of age.
For common ailments such as sore throats, abdominal pain, ear infections, and headaches, as well as for more complex issues such as the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of ADHD, growth and/or developmental delays, obesity, etc.: don’t wait any longer, schedule an appointment.
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No medical referral is required to book an appointment with our specialists.
So your chidren grow up healthy
Pediatrics in Private Clinic
Dr. Caroline Ouellet is a board-certified pediatrician and pediatric emergency physician, trained by the Royal College of Physicians of Canada and the American Board of Pediatrics. After completing her residency at Sainte-Justine Hospital and BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, she has practiced in the emergency department at the Montreal Children’s Hospital since 2010.
She was instrumental in the early use of targeted ultrasound in pediatrics and is involved in teaching within the Department of Pediatrics at McGill University. After several years of emergency practice, she is seeking to diversify her practice by joining Lacroix Private Practice.
You can consult Dr. Ouellet for minor emergencies such as sore throats, earaches, fever, anxiety problems, skin rashes, growth delays, etc. She can also be seen via video consultation for anxiety, mental health, and sleep disorders.
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What is pediatrics?
Pediatrics is a medical specialty that deals with health and developmental disorders in children from birth to the end of puberty (adulthood). By convention, we are talking about 0 to 17 years old, inclusive. Since before the post-puberty period humans are in constant transformation, the rapid diagnosis and treatment of pathologies are factors that can have an impact on the rest of the child’s life.
The specialist in this field is called a pediatrician. The pediatrician is in a way a general practitioner for children: it is the specific nature of the population he treats and the multiplicity of conditions specific to each age that makes the pediatrician a specialist.
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Newborn health follow-up
After birth, a baby should be seen by a family doctor or pediatrician. However, accessing these health professionals is not always straightforward. If you are the parents of a newborn baby, know that it is possible for you to obtain pediatric follow-up at our private clinic in Boucherville with Dr. Lionel Alberti, pediatrician.
Health monitoring consists of regular contact with a doctor in order to assess the state of health and ensure the good physical and psychological development of the child. It is especially important in the early years of a child’s life.
Examples of common problems in children that can be evaluated in pediatrics at Lacroix Médecine Privée:
- Concerns about the child’s growth
- Behavior problems (opposition, attention, tics, eg.)
- Language delay, or delayed motor development
- Dermatological problems in babies, children and adolescents
- Enuresis (involuntary, unconscious passing of urine) and encopresis (fecal emission, usually involuntary, in inappropriate places)
- Persistent pain (e.g. abdominal, joint, muscle pain, headaches, eg.)
- Problems and concerns related to puberty (menstruation, contraception, acne)
- Concerns about weight gain or loss
- Asthma assessment and monitoring
- Learning difficulties
- Mood disturbance (anxiety, depression, eg.)
- Sleeping troubles
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