This Virtual Patient case is designed to make you think about the problems that all young people face during adolescence and how they might impact upon a young person with a chronic illness.
You will be introduced to a patient and encouraged to work through a series a questions that might arise during a consultation.
By the end of the case we hope that you well be able to:
- List 5 developmental milestones reached during adolescence
- Provide a definition of health care transition
- Describe the 6 broad areas covered in the HEADSS adolescent history taking guidelines
- Describe 5 risks to health from adolescent experimentation and risk taking behaviours
- Define ‘Gillick competence’
The case should take approximately 20-25 minutes to complete.