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Transition from paediatric to adult-focused care: unresolved issues

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Preparation for health-care transition from paediatric to adult-focused care must continue in young adulthood and requires coordination and an inter-disciplinary approach; however, the implementation of available tools and interventions remains challenging worldwide. Current practices fail to address issues related to patient safety, mental health, respect and equity, even in resource-rich societies.

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We thank our patients and their caregivers, funding agencies (especially the Renal Research Institute and UNC Chapel Hill) and our global collaborators who provided insightful comments on the manuscript before submission: Tim Bertram, Cecily Betz, Mary Ciccarelli, Roselaine Charlucien-Koech, Nancy Cheak-Zamora, Pierre Cochat, Marcelo de Sousa Tavares, Launa Elliott, Cynthia Fair, Laura Hart, Karina Javalkar, Anna Kenan, Peter Kotanko, Elena Kulakova, John Mahan, Sudha Mannemuddhu, Mara Medeiros, Meaghan Nazareth, Roberto Pecoits-Filho, Rupesh Raina, Carl Seashore, Sahar Siddiqui, Michael Steiner, Miranda van Tilburg and Christel Wekon-Kemeni.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Maria E. Diaz-Gonzalez de Ferris

  2. Silverado Hospice of Houston, Houston, TX, USA

    Michael Ted Ferris

  3. Departments of Paediatrics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

    Guido Filler

  4. Departments of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

    Guido Filler

  5. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

    Guido Filler

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Diaz-Gonzalez de Ferris, M.E., Ferris, M.T. & Filler, G. Transition from paediatric to adult-focused care: unresolved issues. Nat Rev Nephrol 17, 705–706 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-021-00476-6

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