Daphne Knicely
Dr. Daphne Harrington Knicely is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Daphne is committed to medical education with involvement in multiple teaching programs at Johns Hopkins. Daphne has a special interest in patient education and outcomes and is the co-director of patient education within the Division of Nephrology at Johns Hopkins. She helped establish the Johns Hopkins Nephrology Patient Education Program and is dedicated to improving kidney disease awareness. Daphne is a member of several committees for the National Kidney Foundation serving Maryland and Delaware and has special expertise in diabetic kidney disease, solitary kidney, and renal replacement therapy.
Challenges and Strategies for Making a Smooth Transition from Pediatric to Adult Nephrology
This week in BMC Nephrology, an article by Joslin et al. evaluated young adult patient perceptions of the transition from pediatric to adult nephrology services. In our second BMC Nephrology blog, Blog Editor Dr. Daphne Harrington Knicely explores the challenges pediatric patients can face when transitioning to adult nephrology services and the strategies clinicians can use to overcome these challenges.
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When it’s time for young adults to make that jump from pediatric to adult nephrologists, it can be daunting and nerve-racking. Will it be the same? Who is this new person? Will they know my medical history? Will we have to go through the same treatment strategies again? What is everyone’s role? Am I ready to take on my health care responsibility? All of these questions are running through the mind of the patient and the parent. As an adult nephrologist, my clinical workflow can be quite different from a pediatric nephrologist. It can often be a daunting task for me when it comes to taking over the care of a pediatric patient who is making the adult service leap.
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