DEB THUL –  SOCIAL WORKER, ALBERTA CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

Deb Thul is a social worker who coordinates the Well on Your Way Adolescent Transition program at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary. She has been working in the area of adolescent transition for the past 14 years, assisting outpatient clinics at the Alberta Children’s Hospital with the development of adolescent transition programs that focus on patient readiness using a family centered care approach. As part of her work, she oversees the Teens & Parents Talk Transition workshops.

Her role also involves developing community partnerships, addressing system barriers & gaps and assisting medically complex patients and their families with the transfer to adult care.