Our netcoached tube weaning program

An alternative to our on location tube weaning program at the University Children’s Hospital Graz, Austria, is our netcoached tube weaning program. It offers foreign parents the possibility of weaning their child off the tube right at home and relieves them financially of the costs of coming to Austria.

Unlike the in- or outpatient program, which is run by our interdisciplinary team at the University Children's Hospital Graz, the netcoaching program is run by Univ.Prof.Dr.med. Marguerite Dunitz-Scheer, deputy head of the psychosomatic division at the University Children's Hospital Graz and the tube weaning program, and her team on a private basis.

How it works
It is really simple! All you need to do is to register, pay the necessary treatment fees, fill out a medical questionnaire and start contacting us via our support ticket system you can find in your personal area. As soon as possible we will answer all your questions and guide you through the whole therapy period. Once a week you need to answer a medical check up questionnaire in order to give us an update on your child's status.
Altogether the whole tube weaning process will take up to 3-4 weeks.

Please note that netcoaching is done on a private basis by physicians working at the University Children's Hospital Graz. Due to this it possibly takes some time until your support ticket is answered. However, our physicians try to come online as often as possible, at least once a day, to help you and your child through this difficult phase.

Requirements
Please inform the attending physician of your child about the planned participation in our tube weaning program. In order to receive an impression of our tube weaning program please tell your attending physician to take a look at the information provided in our professionals area she or he can find in the "Our Services" section.

If she or he strongly advises you not to participate and is NOT willing to see your child in case of any health concerns during the 2-4 weeks of the weaning process, then we do not recommend this method of netcoached tube weaning but strongly advise you to pass on the reasons of non-approval to us and ask her or him to directly contact us via tubeweaning@notube.at.

Costs
For further information on the costs of this program please go to our overview of costs.