J Tung et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2026;82:1057–1061. Development and testing of a pediatric inflammatory bowel disease medical transfer summary
This article describes a “multidisciplinary development and testing of a standardized pediatric IBD medical transfer summary template (PIBD-MTS) as a tool to improve the handoff of patient care.”
The “succinct nature allows AGIs [adult GIs] to review information within 10 min, in contrast to typically sifting through copious disorganized notes that may be redundant, at times irrelevant or missing key information. Its comprehensive nature includes prompts for disease monitoring, health maintenance, nutrition as well as mental health and socioeconomic factors that may affect IBD care.”
My take: This is a good template for transitioning patients. Though the focus is on transfers to adult gastroenterologists as patients get older, this form would be applicable for many patients who see other pediatric gastroenterologists for location or second opinions. It would be a good idea for this form to be available on the ImproveCareNow website. (It may be there but I did not see it). In addition, many centers may want to incorporate this template into their EMRs (eg. EPIC letter).
Link: ImproveCareNow
Related blog posts:
- Suboptimal Transitions: Pediatric to Adult Care
- Challenging Assumptions: Self-Management Skills in Adolescents and Poor Outcomes
- Working on Transition Readiness
The transfer template is accessible as a word document (supplement 1) at the end of the report. Here is a screenshot:
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