- Provides a unique dedicated quick guidance in adolescent and young adult (AYA) management
- Brings together the evidence stemming from the increasing awareness of AYA health reflected in recent national and international initiatives, research and health policy
- Written by key experts in the field, ensuring scientific rigor and clinical validity
This concise guide takes a practical approach to adolescent and young adult (AYA) rheumatology, aiming to cover the needs of any healthcare professional dealing with young people aged 10-24 years. Each chapter contains key management points for readers to readily access disease-specific management as well as highlighting specific AYA issues which differ from pediatric and adult practice.
The coverage is comprehensive but concise and designed to act as a primary reference tool for subjects across the field of rheumatology.
The book is designed for pediatric/adult rheumatologists, primary care physicians, nurses, allied health professionals and other professionals to understand each topic covered and to take a practical approach to delivering developmentally appropriate rheumatology health care.
Table of Contents- Impact of Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Disease on Biological and Neurocognitive Development in Adolescents and Young Adults
- Impact of Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Disease on Psychological Development in Adolescents and Young Adults
- Impact of Rheumatic Disease on Social Development in Adolescents and Young Adults
- Engaging Young People: Consultation Skills
- Adolescents, Young Adults and Their Parents
- Principles of Assessment in Adolescent and Young Adult Rheumatology Practice
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Juvenile Dermatomyositis in Adolescents and Young Adults
- Systemic Vasculitis in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Hypermobility in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Autoinflammatory Conditions in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Back Pain in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Sports Medicine in the Adolescent and Young Adult Athlete
- Adolescent and Young Adult Bone Health
- Chronic Non-Bacterial Osteitis in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
- Supporting Self-Management Skill Development Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Disease
- Can’t Do or Won’t Do? Adherence in Adolescent and Young Adult Rheumatology
- Youth-Friendly Rheumatology Services
- Transitional Care
