Young Adults with Chronic Conditions: Optimizing Treatment and Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care

Anyone practicing in primary or subspecialty care recognizes that more adolescents and young adults with chronic conditions of childhood origin are surviving and transitioning into adulthood. The question we then face is: how can I optimize this transition and ensure the highest levels of care? Taught by many of the country’s most experienced experts from Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, this immersive program provides state-of-the-art strategies, best practices and take-home tools to help you effectively and efficiently transition patients and elevate their quality of life. If you provide care for or are preparing to accept pediatric patients who are transferring to adult care, this course will prove invaluable. It will inform, update, and inspire you, and you will return to your practice empowered to be a more effective clinician in the care of these patients.

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