Transitions to Adult Care for Rhode Island Youth with Special Healthcare Needs

Transitions to Adult Care for Rhode Island Youth with Special Healthcare Needs

The transitioning of youth from pediatric to adult care systems is often fraught with discontinuity, miscommunication and gaps in care. This is most significant for youth with special health care needs. A panel discussion on transitioning youth to adult care systems that was part of a learning colla...

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Veröffentlicht in:Rhode Island medical journal (2013) 2016-08, Vol.99 (8), p.22-24
Hauptverfasser: McLaughlin, Suzanne, Terry, Christopher, Neukirch, Jodie, Garneau, Deborah, Golding, Deb, Brown, Joanna
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Rhode Island
Transition to Adult Care - standards
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:The transitioning of youth from pediatric to adult care systems is often fraught with discontinuity, miscommunication and gaps in care. This is most significant for youth with special health care needs. A panel discussion on transitioning youth to adult care systems that was part of a learning collaborative held by The RI Care Transformation Collaborative (CTC) is presented here, illustrated by a pertinent case of a youth with type 1 diabetes. [Full article available at http://rimed.org/rimedicaljournal-2016-08.asp, free with no login].
ISSN:2327-2228