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The ACC Adult
Congenital Heart Disease Passport was developed by the Congenital
Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology Committee to assist patients
with a successful transition from pediatric to adult health care.
It
is important for older children and teens to develop competancy
in understanding the nature of their heart problem and the plan
of managment.
As a first
step toward developing this competancy, the parents are encouraged
to keep a running history of important medical milestones and to
gradually transfer this responsibility to the child in developmentally
appropriate stages. This record or "Passport" can serve
as a tool for facilitating this passage and a document as the emerging
adult transfers care to an adult Cardiolgist. It is hoped that the
Passport will form the basis for a life-long habit of playing a
central, knowlegable role in the patients own healthcare.
Click below to download
and print the passport:
- in Microsoft
Excel format
- in Adobe
PDF format
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