Transitioning From Pediatric to Adult Care in Endocrinology : A Clinical Handbook

This unique handbook provides pediatric and adult endocrinologists and multidisciplinary clinical care providers a guide to transition from pediatric to adult care and an understanding of developmental and psychosocial issues of young adulthood and how they relate to healthcare and disease self-management. The handbook is divided into two parts. Part one describes transition interventions and novel strategies that can be integrated into routine care and gives practical considerations for transition processes from both the pediatric and adult perspectives, with applications across multiple endocrine conditions. Part two focuses on transition issues specific to common endocrine conditions – type 1 and type 2 diabetes, Turner syndrome, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, endocrine sequelae of childhood cancer, and transgender care – with condition-specific developmental and psychosocial issues, treatment and screening recommendations, healthcare process considerations, transition care guidelines, and key resources for more information. By highlighting medical, psychosocial, and healthcare delivery concerns relevant to transition to adult care, this book provides a practical, patient-centered overview of the essential information to supporting optimal adult care transition across a number of endocrine conditions. Timely and practical, __Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Care in Endocrinology: A Clinical Handbook__ is an excellent resource for pediatric and adult endocrinologists, behavioral healthcare providers, allied health professionals, primary care providers, and all clinical staff working with young people with endocrine conditions as they transition from children to adults. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Developmental Issues Associated with Emerging Adulthood (Jodie M. Ambrosino)....Pages 3-23 Medical and Healthcare Issues During Transition for Patients with Endocrine Conditions (Surya Narayan Mulukutla, Kelly Fegan-Bohm)....Pages 25-49 Transition Interventions and Clinical Strategies (Jessica C. Kichler, Jessica Pierce)....Pages 51-75 Pediatrics: Practical Considerations for the Transition Process (Courtney N. Sandler, Katharine Garvey)....Pages 77-95 Adult Care: Practical Considerations for Patients with Endocrine Conditions Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Care (Shivani Agarwal)....Pages 97-113 Front Matter ....Pages 115-115 Transition Considerations for Youth-Onset Diabetes (Type 1 and Type 2) (Maureen Monaghan, Elizabeth A. Pyatak, Jennifer Raymond)....Pages 117-137 Transition Considerations for Turner Syndrome (Sarah D. Corathers, Melissa Gerstle, Lori A. Casnellie, Colleen Pater, Gylynthia Trotman)....Pages 139-160 Transition Considerations for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (Bonnie McCann-Crosby)....Pages 161-173 Transition Considerations for Cancer Survivors with Endocrine Sequela (Vincent Horne, Rona Sonabend)....Pages 175-194 Transition Considerations for Transgender Patients (Diane Ehrensaft, Colton L. Keo-Meier, Joanna Yuen)....Pages 195-219 Back Matter ....Pages 221-227