Helping young patients ‘graduate’ from children’s hospitals to adult care

Making that fresh start is not always easy. Children with chronic illnesses often “crash and burn” when they move to the adult system, says Dr. Denis Daneman, pediatrician-in-chief at SickKids, with missed appointments, forgotten medications and dietary lapses sometimes causing their diseases to flare up or grow worse.

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