Closing the Gap: Youth Transitioning to Adult Care in BC
Doctors of BC Position: Successful transition from pediatric to adult care is the provision of uninterrupted, coordinated, developmentally appropriate, and psychologically sound health care. Doctors of BC supports providing complex pediatric patients with access to a family physician from birth, developing individualized transition plans for pediatric patients graduating to adult care, and creating a method for ongoing tracking and evaluation of successful care transitions for youth.