Your transition clinic

Welcome to our adolescent and young adult transition clinic. Transition simply means changeover. For some of you having attended paediatric (child) services for years, moving into the adult “system” can be challenging.

Some of you are very familiar with the idea of transition having attended our “Teen Clinic” at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin, but for many of you it is your first experience of this type of care. This dedicated transition clinic will allow you to become independent, helping and supporting you to fully understand your condition, your health needs and your treatment. How does it work? What is self-advocacy?

Rather than moving straight Self-advocacy is about learning from a paediatric clinic to an how to speak up for yourself, adult clinic, you will attend the making informed decisions transition clinic for a number about your treatment, finding of years where you are looked out who will support you in your after by both paediatric and journey, knowing your rights and adult doctors and their teams. responsibilities, problem solving

So, by the time you move into and communicating with your the regular adult service, the health professionals, family, clinic and all its staff will be very friends and teachers. familiar to you.

You will become confident in making your own decisions, in asking questions and deciding what is best for you.

The model of care we follow in the clinic is one that supports the development of your independence and self-advocacy skills.

Meet the team

We are a multidisciplinary team (a team made up of health professionals from different specialities).

Our team is made up of doctors, a specialist nurse, a social worker, an occupational therapist, a physiotherapist, support workers and administration staff. We will work together with you and your parent(s) or guardian(s), and aim to provide a comprehensive service that not only considers your disease but also the impact this may have on your life.

Our team is made up of...

Doctors Specialist nurse Social worker Occupational therapist Physiotherapist Support workers Administration staff