TRANSITION FROM PEDIATRIC TO ADULT CARE
Adolescence can be a challenging time for patients as they grow and have more independence and self-awareness. As you and your child go through this period, the transplant team will work to ensure that the family benefits from a smooth process for eventually transitioning (moving) your child and their care to an adult transplant team.
Transition is the gradual, planned preparation and movement of teenagers and young adults with chronic physical and medical conditions from a child-centered to an adult-centered health care system. While transitions varies between transplant programs, it often begins between age 10 and 14. It is completed by age 18 to 24
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