Name
The Hidden Handoff: Tips and Tools for Supporting Successful Transitions from Pediatric to Adult Healthcare
Description

Every member of the integrated care team can contribute to improving the experience of youth who are transitioning from pediatric to adult healthcare. We will present considerations for healthcare transitions (HCT) applicable to behavioral health and medical providers across both pediatric and adult primary care contexts, and highlight examples of diverse youths’ lived HCT experience as documented in literature and media. This presentation has three primary aims: 1) To elucidate the outcomes associated with supported versus unsupported HCT; 2) Propose shoe-string solutions for incorporating formal HCT efforts into routine practice; and 3) Offer a menu of tools and resources individual providers and interprofessional teams can draw from to inform/devise their own efforts and workflows to facilitate HCT.

Co-Authors
Alice Sattler, CNM, Community Health of Central Washington, Yakima, WA, alice.sattler@chcw.org
Content Level
All Audience
Tags
Patient-centered care or Patient perspectives, Pediatrics, Primary Care Behavioral Health Model
Session Type
Poster
Objective 1
Describe the importance of planning for the healthcare transition in patients transitioning from pediatric to adult primary care
Objective 2
Identify solutions for incorporating formal healthcare transition efforts into routine practice
Objective 3
Assess what tools and resources providers can incorporate into practice to support healthcare transition
Content Reference 1

Weir, K. (2025). New guidelines for psychology's role in pediatric-to-adult health care transitions. Monitor on Psychology, 56(7).https://www.apa.org/monitor/2025/10/pediatric-adult-health-care-transition.html.

Content Reference 2

Cassidy, M., Doucet, S., Luke, A., Goudreau, A., MacNeill, L. (2022). Improving the transition from paediatric to adult healthcare: a scoping review on the recommendations of young adults with lived experience. BMJ Open. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/12/e051314

Content Reference 3

Eaton CK, Davis MF, Gutierrez-Colina AM, LaMotte J, Blount RL, Suveg C. Different Demands, Same Goal: Promoting Transition Readiness in Adolescents and Young Adults With and Without Medical Conditions. J Adolesc Health. 2017 Jun;60(6):727-733. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.01.002. Epub 2017 Mar 6. PMID: 28274737.