Find out the options once your child with Down syndrome turns 18 and moves into the adult healthcare system.
Date
Tuesday 29 July 2025
1pm to 2pm (VIC)
Location
This is an online event (Zoom).
About the event
Is your child nearing the end of paediatric care? Join us to find out more about what the options are once they turn 18 and move into the adult healthcare system.
This information session is for parents, carers and people supporting teenagers with Down syndrome.
Participants will gain knowledge about:
- navigating the transition from paediatric care to adult healthcare
- what to consider and how to prepare
- the services available
- how the Transition Support Service at Royal Children’s Hospital can assist with the transition.
Note: this event was originally scheduled in June. This is the same workshop with a new date and time.
To register
To register simply click on the button below:
Presenter
Evelyn Culnane, Royal Children’s Hospital
Evelyn Culnane leads the Transition Support Service at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. She and her team care for young people with complex medical conditions and disabilities, transitioning from paediatric to adult health services across all medical and surgical units. For over 15 years, Evelyn and her team have helped prepare patients and their families for this change and championed new and innovative pathways to adult services.
Evelyn is passionate about ensuring a strong consumer voice, has authored and co-authored several research publications and provides consultation to other health services nationally and internationally.
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