Access to care for youth with special health care needs in the transition to adulthood. Lotstein DS, Inkelas M, Hays RD, Halfon N, Brook R. Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA. dlotstein@mednet.ucla.edu J Adolesc Health. 2008 Jul;43(1):23-9. Epub 2008 Apr 25. Comment in: J… Read More »»
Healthcare Transition
Healthcare Transition Research: Providers (Nurses, Professionals)
Dimensions of the transition service coordinator role. Betz CL, Redcay G. University of Southern California Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, USA. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2005 Apr-Jun;10(2):49-59. ISSUES AND PURPOSE: This article describes the development and implementation of an innovative advanced practice role, as a transition service coordinator for nurses… Read More »»
Healthcare Transition Research: Families
Addressing transition to adult health care for adolescents with special health care needs. Scal P, Ireland M. Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA. scal0005@umn.edu Pediatrics. 2005 Jun;115(6):1607-12. OBJECTIVE: To determine the factors associated with addressing the transition from pediatric to adult-oriented health care among US… Read More »»
Providing a primary care medical home for children and youth with cerebral palsy.
Children and youth with cerebral palsy present pediatricians with complex diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. In most instances, care also requires communication and comanagement with pediatric subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists, therapists, and community developmental and educational teams. The importance of family resilience to the patient’s well-being broadens the ecologic scope of care, which highlights the… Read More »»

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