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PIH Multi

PIH Multi is an intensive, group-based training and treatment programme for preschool children with cerebral palsy who have a gross motor function classification level (GMFCS level) IV or V, or who have similar complex disabilities.

Cerebral palsy is a developmental disorder caused by permanent brain damage that occurs during pregnancy, in connection with birth, or before the age of 2.

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Groups start once a year, and the programme runs for approximately one year. The programme alternates between treatment stays at the hospital (up to six weeks divided into three stays) and follow-up training in the child’s home and kindergarten. The aim of the programme is to help optimise the child’s development of skills in communication, motor skills and self-management—cognitive and social skills.

Before

We encourage parents/guardians to send a short video showing the child engaged in everyday activities, play and interaction. Before the first treatment stay, we speak with parents/guardians by phone, or possibly by video meeting, and hold an introductory meeting. We would like both parents/guardians and professionals to attend this meeting. We will provide more information about what participation in the PIH programme involves, the programme’s content and treatment principles, and the establishment of targeted teamwork between parents/guardians and local professionals.

At least one parent/guardian must take part in the training throughout the entire programme period at the hospital. In addition, we would like both parents/guardians to participate together at some point during the treatment stays and at collaboration meetings held between stays. We want both parents/guardians to receive the same information from us, share a common foundation of experience and knowledge, and participate together in setting goals for their child.

During

During the year that children and their parents/guardians participate in PIH Multi, three treatment stays are held at the hospital. Each stay lasts approximately two weeks.

As parents/guardians, you have unique knowledge of your child. Your knowledge and priorities, together with those of local professionals and therapists, provide the basis for setting goals for your child’s training and stimulation activities.

Activities that stimulate the skills each child needs to achieve their goals are carried out every day together with you, the parents/guardians. We aim to find activities that are motivating in themselves for the children, with a focus on music, play and enjoyable activities. Teaching, guidance and discussions about the child’s condition and challenges, and what can best promote the child’s development, are also central.

Based on the knowledge that all children develop best in a family where the parents feel confident, provide clear guidance and are coping well, we also place emphasis on helping you as parents/guardians find a good balance and manage family life.
There are also occasional themed evenings for parents/guardians, where various relevant topics are discussed.

We also arrange structured collaboration with the child’s professionals from their home community and HABU. We invite local professionals to participate during treatment stays, in teaching sessions and at collaboration meetings. The latter may also take place by videoconference.

Parents/guardians and children can stay at the hospital’s family house or patient hotel during treatment stays. Between stays, you as parents/guardians continue the training and stimulation at home and in kindergarten together with the child’s local professionals. A training and stimulation team discusses the activities regularly and adjusts goals and measures to the child’s needs.

Our professionals are available for advice and guidance by phone/email.

After

We prepare a summary report after each treatment stay. As agreed, this report is sent to the parents, referring party, GP and, if applicable, the coordinator of the individual care plan team.

We recommend that local professionals and parents/guardians hold regular collaboration meetings between treatment stays and continue working closely together after participation in PIH Multi has ended.

After participation in PIH Multi ends, rehabilitation follow-up will continue as before participation. This means it will be provided by the child’s HABU/referring party in consultation with professionals in the municipality and the parents/guardians.

Last professionally updated 01.03.2022

Contact

Egsveien 100, building 41 Regional Centre for Intensive Paediatric Rehabilitation (RIB)

Contact the Regional Centre for Intensive Paediatric Rehabilitation (RIB)

Location

HABU premises, building 41 at Eg. Please check in at our reception when you arrive. If you need confirmation that you attended a consultation at HABU, please contact reception.

Egsveien 100, building 41

Egsveien 100, building 41

Egsveien 100, 4615 Kristiansand

Find your way

Transport

You can reach our locations by public transport. Visit Agder public transport to find your route:akt.no

You may be entitled to reimbursement of necessary expenses when travelling to and from your treatment centre.

As a general rule, you should use public transport, and you will have to pay a co-payment. To be reimbursed for travel expenses you have paid, you must complete a travel expense claim form and send it toPatient Travel.

Practical information

Doesn’t the appointment suit you? If you receive your appointment letter digitally on helsenorge.no, you can now send a message directly to the department you are due to visit if you need a new appointment time. You must be a registered user on Helsenorge to access the service.
You can also contact the department where you have been given an appointment or call the switchboard at: 38 07 30 00
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Children and young people are affected when someone in the family is ill and need to understand what is happening. You may be a patient or a relative, or you may be a parent of a sick child who has siblings. We at the hospital will help ensure that the children and young people in your family are well cared for.

Children as next of kin

RIB offers accommodation in our family house. The family house is located next to HABU/RIB and has two apartments and four family rooms that can be used free of charge during your stay.

All rooms in the family house have a private bathroom with a shower and cooking facilities. Internet access, a telephone, TV/radio and a refrigerator are also available. During the day, you can use the washing machine, tumble dryer and iron. Bed linen and towels are provided.

There is an accessible outdoor area with playground equipment next to the family house.

If you need accommodation during your stay, contact the HABU reception (see contact information).

If you have a serious illness that requires treatment or follow-up over a period of time, you may be entitled to be assigned a contact doctor in the specialist health service.

The contact doctor scheme in the specialist health service is intended to ensure that your follow-up as a patient is better, safer and more effective. Having a contact doctor is a right for you as a patient and an obligation for the specialist health service.

The contact doctor’s duties

The contact doctor has a particular responsibility for following up with you during treatment or follow-up in the specialist health service. The contact doctor’s duties are to:

  • be your regular medical contact throughout your course of care
  • be involved in your treatment or follow-up
  • stay informed about the status of your treatment
  • help ensure that your course of care goes as planned
  • contact the relevant staff/treatment unit if there are challenges with your course of care
  • provide information to you and your next of kin
  • be available to you and healthcare professionals for medical questions
  • A contact doctor does not replace your GP

Guide to contact doctors in the specialist health service

 

Parking spaces at Sørlandet Hospital are subject to a fee Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 20:00. Anyone wishing to park on hospital grounds must follow the signs and instructions on the payment machines.

At the hospital in Kristiansand, you can pay for parking with EasyPark (mobile app), by card or with coins at other locations. See the signs for payment options and time limits.

At the hospital in Kristiansand, you can register your parking via the EasyPark app, at a machine where you park, or via the website.

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A valid disabled parking permit entitles you to free parking. 
There are three disabled parking spaces and several regular parking spaces at the entrance to the HABU building. Vehicles displaying a disabled parking permit are exempt from time limits unless otherwise indicated on signs.

Care benefits replace lost income when you care for a child who needs continuous supervision and care due to illness or injury. Read more about, among other things,care benefits, supplementary and basic benefitsandNational Insurance benefitsat NAV.

If you need an interpreter, please notify the hospital well in advance of your appointment. The cost of the interpreter is covered by the health service.Helsenorge.no

Patients not fluent in Norwegian are entitled to an interpreter.Helsenorge.no/interpreter

All visitors can use free wireless internet at the hospital.

Look for HSO-Gjest in your network settings and follow the login instructions.

If you cannot find the network, you are in an area that has not yet been covered.

If your child has been exposed to chickenpox or has chickenpox, please contact us. The scheduled appointment/admission must then be postponed. This also applies if you are visiting the paediatric and adolescent department. Chickenpox can be dangerous for some of our patients.

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