Position paperTransition to adult health care for adolescents and young adults with chronic conditions: Position paper of the society for adolescent medicine
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Principles of successful transition
Despite the paucity of meaningful data, there are several fundamental principles of transition that have achieved nearly universal endorsement:
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In whatever health care setting it is delivered, services need to be appropriate for both chronological age and developmental attainment.
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Adolescents and young adults with chronic conditions share many of the same health issues and concerns as their peers. Thus, transitional health programs should be prepared to address common concerns of young people,
National consensus conference
In 2001, a consensus conference on improving transition was jointly convened by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Health Resources and Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services. The aim of the conference was to craft a consensus policy statement on health care transition for adolescents and young adults with chronic health conditions that would enjoy widespread support. The resulting policy statement has been endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics,
Recommendations
The Society for Adolescent Medicine joins the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine in endorsing the national Consensus Statement on Health Care Transitions for Young Adults with Special Health Care Needs. In addition, the Society for Adolescent Medicine recommends:
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For young people with special health needs, the primary care provider or principle caregiver, in partnership with the
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