TY - JOUR T1 - Why bother talking to teenagers? JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 94 LP - 94 DO - 10.3399/bjgp12X625229 VL - 62 IS - 595 AU - Samir Dawlatly Y1 - 2012/02/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/62/595/94.abstract N2 - There are two types of doctor; those who realise that they have very little in common with teenagers and those who think they are cool enough to connect with them. Only one of these groups is deluded.One of the benefits of becoming a GP is that I could potentially look after a young person from when they are born to a point around 30 years in the future. It follows that I will need to learn how to stop treating them as children and start treating them as young people and then, at a later date, as adults.Transitional care is the term given to the management of young people with chronic conditions, such as arthritis, cystic fibrosis, and diabetes, as they leave specialist paediatric care to attend adult clinics. The question I would ask is ‘What is the role of the GP in transitional care?’ This question encompasses learning to address the generic health issues such as sexual health … ER -