[History and challenges of the transition from pediatrics to adult care]

Abstract

Transition from pediatrics to adult care involves a growing number of young people living with chronic health conditions. Now a field of study and practice, transition has been built up in successive stages, the nature of which informs us about its evolution and current issues.

Keywords: adolescence; chronic disease; maladie chronique; pediatrics; pédiatrie; therapeutic patient education; transition; éducation thérapeutique du patient.