Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Care
A major milestone in a young adult living with hydrocephalus is the transition from pediatric to adult medical care. Planning for transition is vital, but this process can be complex and overwhelming.
As adolescents become young adults, they typically must leave the pediatric health care system for the adult health care system, a process called health care transition. They will have new physicians and practitioners in a setting that is very different from the pediatric system. Planning for transition is vital, but this process can be complex and overwhelming.
HA’s Transition Initiative: Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Care
A major milestone in a young adult living with hydrocephalus is the transition from pediatric to adult medical care. Learn about the HA Transition Initiative.
Aging Out of Pediatric Care: A Cautionary Tale
Four. That is how many different hospitals I visited trying to transition from a pediatric to an adult neurosurgery program in the midst of a shunt malfunction.