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Epilepsy: Transition to adult health care

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.

Epilepsy and college or university

Education is an important part of any child's life. Read about options for a child attending college or university while coping with epilepsy.

Transitioning to adult health care

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.

Health care transition

Learn about some of the things you can expect when the time comes for your teen to transition to an adult health-care centre.

Hemophilia: The impact of transition

When teens take more responsibility over their hemophilia care, they start the process of transition. Learn how transition impacts their lives.

Transitioning to adult care: Resources

A list of resources for transitioning to adult care.

Transitioning to adult care for teenagers with heart conditions

Learn about the transition to adult health care for teenagers with heart conditions.

What is an adult care centre like?

Find out what to expect at an adult health-care centre including similarities and differences and how you can prepare for the transition.

Transitioning to adult care: Resources

A list of resources for when your child is transitioning to adult care.

Transitioning to adult care with a feeding tube

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.

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.

How to manage feelings of uncertainty

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.

Transitioning from pediatric to adult diabetes health care

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.

Transitioning into adulthood after leukemia

Learn about challenges a child who has had leukemia will face as they transition into adulthood.

Transitioning to adult health care

Hemophilia: Switching from paediatric care to adult care

Teens living with hemophilia can learn what to expect when making the inevitable transition from paediatric care to adult care.

Moving from paediatric to adult care

Read about the transition that must be made from paediatric to adult care.

Blood and marrow transplant (BMT): Transitioning into adulthood

Learn how to help your child transition into adult care, after surviving a transplant.

Intestinal failure: Transitions during adolescence

Find information to help support your teen (12 to 18 years of age) with intestinal failure transition through developmental ages and stages.

Epilepsy: Sex and reproduction

Most people with epilepsy can have full social, sexual, and family lives. Read about issues surrounding sex and reproduction for those with epilepsy.

Helping your child transition through health care: Children

Recommendations for helping your child navigate through the health-care system and gain independence in managing their own health care.

Helping your child transition through health care: Teens

Recommendations for helping your child navigate through the health-care system as a teenager and gain independence in managing their own health care.