Publications - Transition @RCH
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Young people with chronic Illness: the approach to transition by Andrew Kennedy, Felicity Sloman, Jo Douglass and Susan Sawyer. An article from The Internal Medicine Journal, August 2007.
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Young adults in children's hospitals: why are they there?
An article from The Medical Journal of Australia, by Pei-Yoong Lam, Bronwyn Fitzgerald and Susan M Sawyer, based on a ten-year audit (1992-2001) of admissions of young adults aged 18 years and over to The Royal Children's Hospital. - Smoothing the transition to adult care
From The Medical Journal of Australia, by David L Bennett, Susan J Towns and Kate S Steinbeck, this article outlines transition plan for young people and their families. - Transition from paediatric to adult care. Bridging the gaps or passing the buck?
An article by Russell Viner of University College London Hospitals and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK, from the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Outlines 'The key elements for an effective transition programme' and 'Models for transition programmes'. - A Consensus Statement on Health Care Transitions for Young Adults With Special Health Care Needs From Pediatrics, Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, this 'consensus document has now been approved as policy by the boards of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine'.
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Creation of Young Adult Complex Disabilities Clinics in Victoria
June 2005 report written with Department of Human Services, Victoria, Australia and The Royal Children's Hospital Transition Project Coordinator.