P3DEO

Partners for Paediatric Professional Development in Eastern Ontario (P3DEO) builds on the collaboration base established through the past working group Rural Outreach among allied health professionals at Community Care Access Centres, the Ottawa Children's Treament Centre, and CHEO.

P3DEO strives to foster and promote opportunities for professional development through continuing education and coordination. Since 2002, the group has sponsored annual education events for allied health care providers, including:

Regional Planning Forum (2002)
Technology, Best Practice and Knowledge Transfer: Strengthening Community Paediatric Capacity (2003)
Integration of Regional Paediatric Services (2004)
Best Practice in Community Care (2006)
Managing Behaviour during Treatment (2007)
Supporting Youth and Families in Transition: Services in the Region (2008)
Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder:Systems Integration and How Organizations and Services Work Together (2009)

The working group strives towards building relationships and networking opportunities throughout the region. Core activities to promote this are through the Directory of Allied Health Professionals in Eastern Ontario - a professional "phonebook" of discipline specific key contacts for service providers, and the P3DEO Bulletin (a one-page update on local activities and suggested links for allied health professionals).