Throughout the online video CME program Optimizing Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care, recognized experts share strategies and best practices that can be readily implemented by pediatric, family medicine, internal medicine, or subspecialty providers as they tailor patient transfer plans based on age, disease type, and physical/intellectual capabilities.

This in-depth continuing medical education course includes case-based lectures on chronic conditions like diabetes, cystic fibrosis, congenital heart disease, epilepsy, cancer survivorship, organ transplantation, substance use disorder, etc. Along with assessing patient readiness and timing transitions for the best outcome, you’ll learn to optimize how you:

Ensure adherence, teach self-care, and help patients maximize independence
Promote medical and educational self-advocacy
Address sexual health and fertility with young adults
Strengthen family engagement
Provide care for college students
Screen for high-risk behaviors
Topics / Speakers

Defining Successful Transition of Young Adults in 2024 and Current Assessment from Got Transition® – Niraj Sharma, MD, MPH and Susan Shanske, LICSW

Teaching Self-Management Skills – Strategies and Best Practices Gleaned from Diabetes Care – Katharine Garvey, MD, MPH

Maximizing Independence – Valuable Lessons from Care of Patients with Epilepsy – Tracey Milligan, MD, MS, FAAN, FAES, FANA

Ensuring Adherence – Strategies and Best Practices Gleaned from Cystic Fibrosis – Gregory S. Sawicki, MD, MPH

Faculty Q&A – Drs. Garvey, Milligan, and Sawicki

The Use of Quality Improvement (QI) in Transition Care – Overview – Kitty O’Hare, MD

Workshop – Transition Care Policy Writing – Niraj Sharma, MD, MPH and Ahmet Uluer, DO, MPH

Workshop – Transition Quality Improvement (QI) – Creating a Current State Process Map – Madeline Chiujdea, BA, CPHQ, CLSSGB and Natalie Mann, BSE

Workshop – Gap Analysis – Current State vs. Ideal State – Staci R. Eisenberg, MD, Colleen A. Monaghan, MD, and Kitty O’Hare, MD

Workshop – Inpatient QI Project Cycle Development – Ahmet Uluer, DO, MPH and Susan Shanske, LICSW

Workshop – Getting Your Transition Project Started – Outpatient QI Project Cycle Development – Colleen A. Monaghan, MD and Staci R. Eisenberg, MD

Workshop – Quality Improvement for Transition – Outpatient QI Project Cycle Development (Advanced) – Kitty O’Hare, MD

Preparing Women with Chronic Conditions for Pregnancy – Strategies and Best Practices Gleaned from Congenital Heart Disease Care – Anne Marie Valente, MD

Parent Guidance for Transitional Age Youth – Yoshio Kaneko, MD

Substance Use Disorder in Transition-Age Youth – Scott Hadland, MD, MPH, MS

Faculty Q&A – Drs. Hadland, Kaneko, and Valente

Systems-Based Approach to Preparing Youth for Transition – A Care Management Model – Katherine H. Schiavoni, MD, MPP

Embedding Health Equity into Transition of Care – Alexy D. Arauz Boudreau, MD, MPH

Lessons of Twenty Years on Your Own Feet – Transitional Care in the Netherlands – Jane N.T. Sattoe, PhD

Faculty Q&A – Drs. Boudreau, Schiavoni, and Sattoe

Building a Road Map for Change – Improving Transitions to Adulthood – Elaine M. Gabovitch, MPA

Inpatient Consult Service Models – Real World Lessons- Ahmet Uluer, DO, MPH

Preparation Basics – How to Create a Medical Summary – Emergency Plan – Kristina Taylor, BS, BSN, RN

Faculty Q&A – Ms. Gabovitch, Dr. Uluer and Ms. Taylor

Establishing and Maintaining a Comprehensive Transition Program – Ahmet Uluer, DO, MPH

Roundtable – Connecting Patients Using Social Media and Technology – Jonathan S. Hausmann, MD

Roundtable – Finding Adult Providers – Creating the Warm Handoff into the Soft Landing – Margaret E. Threadgill, MD, MBA

Roundtable – Approach to Transition Care in a Community Health Center – Meaghan Hamilton, PNP, C. Alexis Hopkins, NP and Caitlin M. Erwin, BSN, RN

Navigating College with Chronic Conditions – Patient and Provider Perspective – Janis H. Arnold, MSW, LICSW and Sneha Dave

Perspectives – Patients, Parents, and Providers – Navigating the Complexities of Communication – Laurie N. Fishman, MD

Health Care for Individuals with Down Syndrome – Diagnosis to Adulthood – Stephanie L. Santoro, MD

Faculty Q&A – Drs. Fishman and Santoro

Autism in Transition – Sarah J. Spence, MD, PhD

The KIND Clinic – Gynecologic Care for Women with Intellectual Disabilities – Kathleen Nolan, NP

Faculty Q&A – Dr. Spence and Ms. Nolan

Educational Advocacy for Youth with Intellectual-Developmental Disability – Alison D. Schonwald, MD

Assessing for Independence and Support Needs – Jennifer Turek Queally, PhD

Faculty Q&A – Drs. Queally and Schonwald

Breakouts – Outpatient Billing for Transition Care – Colleen A. Monaghan, MD

Breakouts – Comorbid Mental Health Conditions – Lessons from Transplant – Kristine McKenna, PhD

Breakouts – Developing an Outpatient Transition Clinic for Patients with Medical Complexity – Kristin M. Farias, MD

Transition Medicine and National Health Policy – Niraj Sharma, MD, MPH

Promoting Self-Management and Self-Advocacy – Sneha Dave and Colleen Huysman, MSW, LICSW

Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Coping with a Chronic Condition – Sarah N. Flier, MD

Lessons from Care of Patients with Sickle Cell Disease – Maureen Okam Achebe, MD, MPH

Creating a Transition Program for Solid Organ Transplant – Dawn Freiberger, RN, MSN, CCTC, Lynne Helfand, MSW, LICSW, MPH, and Brendan Kimball, MBA

Solid Organ Transplant and Navigating Chronic Care Transitions – Scott A. Elisofon, MD

Cancer Survivorship and Adult Screening Guidelines – Ann H. Partridge, MD, MPH

Measuring Care Coordination and Care Integration – Richard C. Antonelli, MD, MS

Building Your Team – Lessons from Care of Patients with Spina Bifida – Erin McNamara, MD, MPH and Arda Hotz, MD, MPH

Pregnancy and Women with Mobility Disabilities – Lisa I. Iezzoni, MD, MSc

Young Adults with Chronic Pain – Rachael B. Coakley, PhD

Palliative Care – Approaching Conversations in Youth with Life-Limiting Conditions – Elisabeth Dellon, MD, MPH and Ashley Allen, MD, MSPH

Obesity in Adolescents and Young Adults with Shared Patient Perspectives – Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FAMWA, FTOS, DABOM

HIV in Teens – Anne M. Neilan, MD, MPH

Sexual Health in Chronic Illness – Including Fertility – Julia C. Roboff, MSN, FNP-BC

Date Of Original Release: October 15, 2024
Termination Date: October 14, 2027