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Your Child’s Healthcare Team

Working With Your Child’s Healthcare Team

Caring for a child with kidney disease often means working closely with a team of health professionals. It can feel overwhelming at first, there are new people, new words, and lots of decisions to make. This course is here to support you as you learn to navigate the healthcare system, speak up for your child, and build strong relationships with the people involved in their care.

Whether you’re new to this journey or have been managing appointments for a while, this course offers tools, tips and guidance to help you feel more confident and supported.

What You’ll Learn

In this course, you’ll explore:

  • Who’s on your child’s healthcare team and what their roles are
  • How to communicate clearly and ask the right questions
  • How to understand medical tests, appointments and treatment plans
  • Ways to find support for you and your family within and beyond the health system
  • How to build confidence over time and feel empowered in your role as a carer

Course Content

Welcome – Working with Your Child’s Healthcare Team
Lesson 1: Your Child’s Healthcare Team 3 Topics
Lesson 3: Tests, Assessments & What They Mean 2 Topics
Lesson 4: Building Confidence and Speaking up 2 Topics
Lesson 5: Put it into Practice
Wrap Up – Working with Your Child’s Healthcare Team