First adult appointment
Facilitation of first adult appointment
We know that actually making it to the first appointment in the adult system can be difficult for teens who have graduated from SickKids. SickKids’ clinicians can make contact with the adult health-care system and schedule the teens’ first adult appointment for them, or the clinician can assist the youth in calling the adult care provider to schedule the first adult appointment. This can take place during one of their paediatric visits. It may be possible to arrange a tour of the facility for the teen before this appointment. An arrangement can be made for the teen to call and let a paediatric provider know how the appointment went.
Processing of first adult appointment
SickKids’ providers can meet again with the youth after the first adult appointment to review and process the adult system event and to further process termination with the adolescent healthcare clinic/provider.