Resources

Are you a health care provider working with adolescents?

These videos may be useful for your work. They were developed for use in research studies that implemented nurse-led transition teaching. They are specific to young adults with congenital heart disease.

These videos are available for your personal use. If using for academic purposes, please contact Dr. Mackie at andrew.mackie@ahs.ca

Campus Health Centre: These videos describes two visits to a campus health centre. In one video, the patient is unprepared. In the other, the patient demonstrates some knowledge of his health condition, and uses tools to support his use of the medical system.

Cardiologist's Office: The two videos below describe two visits to a cardiologist's office.

Pharmacy: The two videos below describe two different visits to a pharmacy.

Are you or someone you know transitioning from pediatric to adult health care? This booklet may be a useful resource for you!

"When You're 18 - A Health Care Transition Guide for Young Adults" is a product of the Health Care Transition Initiative of the Institute for Child Health Policy (ICHP) at the University of Florida and was developed under a contract (COQMQ) from Florida's Children's Medical Services Program (Florida Department of Health) to ICHP. The Canadian edition of the "When You're 18" publication was created by a team at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The Canadian Edition is Copyright to the University of Alberta, Department of Pediatrics. All rights reserved. Unlimited reproduction is allowed for educational and personal use. Not for resale. You have permission to reprint any of the materials in this guide if you are using it for non-commercial purposes, provided full credit is given to the authors and the University of Alberta.

Click below to open the full booklet.