Medical advances now enable children with chronic illnesses to live better and longer. As a result, the transition from adolescence to adulthood is increasingly being addressed in pediatric wards, with the aim of optimizing continuity of care. This was achieved at the pediatric day hospital at the Centre hospitalier intercommunal de Poissy-Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris.
Keywords: adolescent; continuity of care; continuité des soins; drépanocytose; sickle cell disease; therapeutic patient education; transition; éducation thérapeutique du patient.
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