Pediatric to Adult Transition Task Force

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The Pediatric to Adult Transition Task Force is tasked with addressing the need for a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to patients transition from pediatric to adult healthcare systems.

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Melissa Cousino, PhD

Co-Chair
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI USA
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Miranda Paraskeva, MBBS, MPH

Co-Chair
Alfred Hospital
Melbourne, Australia
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Christian Benden, MD, MBA, FCCP

President
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA USA
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Simon Urschel, MD

Board of Directors Liaison
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
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Erin Albers, MD, MSCI

Member
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, WA USA
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Naomi Anderson, BN

Member
Sydney Children's Hospital Network
Westmead, NSW Australia
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Kativa Dave, MBBS

Member
Harefield Hospital
Buckinghmashire, United Kingdom
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Elena García, MD

Member
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
Barcelona, Spain
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Kathleen Grady, PhD, RN, MS, FAAN

Member
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL USA
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Erin Lowery, MD, MS

Member
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI USA
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Erika Mejia, MD, MSCE

Member
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital
Philadelphia, PA USA
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Angela Velleca, MHDS, BSN, RN, CCTC

Member
Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute and Comprehensive Transplant Center
Los Angeles, CA USA
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Brigitte Willemse, MD, PhD

Member
University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
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Greg Schultz,

ISHLT Chief Executive Officer
ISHLT

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Juliet Osazemwinde,

ISHLT Staff Liaison
ISHLT

The goals of the Pediatric to Adult Transition Task Force are to define the specific challenges of patients before and after cardiothoracic transplantation, requiring mechanical circulatory support and being affected by chronic heart or lung failure and pulmonary hypertension associated with transition into adulthood and independent self-care and provide specific guidance and materials for their optimized management and support to minimize the associated detriment to health and well-being.

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