This 90-minute workshop provides an authentic perspective on ways health care teams can more effectively communicate and build relationships with teens while planning for and managing a successful health care transition. It is led by a group of trained PATCH Teen Educators under the supervision and support of their PATCH Site Coordinator, ensuring content and learning objectives are delivered with fidelity.

This innovative, one-time session will be offered numerous times throughout the year, but groups can also make a workshop request by reaching out to patch@wiawh.org or 608.251.0139 ext 4

Practice Gap and Needs

Health care transition for youth and young adults is a priority for many U.S. health care and public health entities. There is a significant impact on individuals, as well as systems at large, when a structured and intentional transition process from pediatric to adult health care is not integrated into routine care. Youth and young adults are more likely to disengage, delay, or inappropriately use health services into adulthood resulting in poorer health outcomes and higher costs.

Persistent interpersonal barriers hinder open and engaging conversations between adolescents and health care providers. Some young people even choose to forgo services to avoid the potential realities of stigma, confidentiality breaches, and judgement from their health care providers – particularly in discussing more personal health behaviors and topics.

Elements of Competence

This educational activity is designed to change learner competence and focuses on the following competency areas:

• The American Board of Medical Specialties’: Interpersonal and communication skills
• Institute of Medicine: Patient-centered care
• Pharmacist (CAPE): Communication and patient-centered care
• Pharmacy Technician Competencies (PTCB): Verbal Communication Skills, and
• Nursing and Interprofessional: Interprofessional communication