Read about when you will need to transition to adult care, why this is necessary, and advice from other teens who have made the transition.
Read about the transition that must be made from paediatric to adult care.
Learn about the transition to adult health care for teenagers with heart conditions.
A teenager with epilepsy will need to transfer management of their epilepsy to an adult care setting. Find out about transitioning smoothly from paediatric to adult care.
Find out how to prepare your child for taking charge of their own health-care, as they transition from the paediatric to adult health-care system.
An overview of helping your child make the transition from pediatric to adult diabetes care. Find out when they should start transitioning and what to expect in the future.
Read about sudden cardiac death. It occurs both in people who have a diagnosed heart condition, and in those that never show symptoms and are undiagnosed.
Teens living with hemophilia can learn what to expect when making the inevitable transition from paediatric care to adult care.
Learn about ongoing care for children with congenital heart disease. Frequency of evaluation, adult care, and non-cardiac surgery are discussed.
Find information to help support your teen (12 to 18 years of age) with intestinal failure transition through developmental ages and stages.
A list of resources for transitioning to adult care.
Learn what to expect when your child makes the switch to adult care, and how to prepare them for taking charge of their own care.
A list of resources for when your child is transitioning to adult care.
Watch this video for tools to cope with uncertainty and unknowns about the future. This video can help you focus on what you can control right now.
Books and websites with information about heart conditions in children.
Find out what needs to be done to prepare for the transition to the adult health-care system and what to expect from the new health-care team.
Find out what to expect at an adult health-care centre including similarities and differences and how you can prepare for the transition.
Learn about the social and emotional effects that congenital heart disease might have on a child.
Learn what late effects are and why your teen should continue to self-monitor and attend follow-up appointments, even after treatment is completed.
In this section of the site, you will learn about the issues children born with congenital heart condition may face at different ages.
Information on HIV for teens including how people get HIV, managing HIV, disclosure and transitioning to adult health care.
Learn about some of the things you can expect when the time comes for your teen to transition to an adult health-care centre.
Learn about the arterial switch procedure, a surgery that is done to correct transposition of the great arteries.
