{"id":3153,"date":"2022-12-28T16:03:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T21:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/pulmonary\/?page_id=3153"},"modified":"2023-02-06T11:28:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T16:28:05","slug":"transitioning-from-peds-to-adults","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/pulmonary\/patient-care\/pulmonary-subspecialty-care\/cystic-fibrosis\/transitioning-from-peds-to-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Transitioning from Peds to Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"

Transition is a change from one state to another. In CF, the goal of transition is to help young people build knowledge, gain skills, and move from the pediatric clinic to an adult clinic when the time comes. The 黑料网 CF Center has created a comprehensive CF transition program to make sure young people with CF are prepared for their lives as adults with CF and to make moving to the adult clinic more seamless. Pediatric and adult care providers are important members in this program, though patients and family members play the most crucial role.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Preparing for transition involved practicing self-care skills, learning how CF might affect your life as an adult (college, work, children, etc.), taking responsibility for daily CF therapies and clinic visits, building self-reliance, gaining knowledge, and becoming more independent. By focusing on wellness and the social, emotional, and developmental effects of CF we hope to guide young people as they build a solid foundation for their life as a successful adult with CF.<\/p>\n

The core components of our transition process include:<\/p>\n