Abstract
AbstractBackgroundThe process of transitioning from a pediatric to adult health models of care is a significant challenge associated with heightened morbidity and mortality, particularly for patients with medical complexity.MethodsOur institution has no formal standardized transition services for patients transitioning from pediatric to adult models of care. The Transition Task Force was created as a community of practice to support interprofessional teams in creating a standard, yet individualized, approach to pediatric to adult transition across multiple departments of an academic center.ResultsThe Transition Task Force has been meeting for approximately 4 years, and almost three-quarters of participants report that participation resulted in changes to their clinical process, in spite of recognition of common barriers to effective transition.ConclusionsThe development of a transition-focused community of practice can effectively support implementation of quality improvement projects collaboratively in both a standardized and individualized fashion.
Highlights
The process of transitioning from a pediatric to adult health models of care is a significant challenge associated with heightened morbidity and mortality, for patients with medical complexity
The Transition Task Force was created as a community of practice to support interprofessional teams in creating a standard, yet individualized, approach to pediatric to adult transition across multiple departments of an academic center
The Transition Task Force has been meeting for approximately 4 years, and almost three-quarters of participants report that participation resulted in changes to their clinical process, in spite of recognition of common barriers to effective transition
Summary
The process of transitioning from a pediatric to adult health models of care is a significant challenge associated with heightened morbidity and mortality, for patients with medical complexity. Many institutions wish to develop comprehensive transition processes based on these standards, but find it difficult to cohesively engage multiple stakeholders within a quality improvement framework [3]. In this brief report, we describe the establishment of a community of practice (CoP) around delivering transition services in the form of a Transition Task Force (TTF). A CoP was formed around the area of pediatric to adult transition care. We describe our institution’s experience in standing up the TTF and its early impact
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