Presentations: Learning Objectives
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
At the conclusion of this CE program, participants will:
Legal Disrupters in and out of the time of Covid-19: Implications for Psychosocial Counseling in Reproductive Endocrinology
Susan Crockin, JD
- Recognize recurrent and emerging legal vulnerabilities in cross-border surrogacy.
- Summarize recent state legislative developments in 3rd party ART.
- Describe medical and legal considerations involved in gamete v. embryo freezing.
Disruptors in the Lab and Beyond: Psychosocial Impact on Women and Couples Undergoing Fertility Treatment
Kathryn J. Go, PhD, HCLD
- Identify and evaluate examples of negative disruptors in the IVF process and their impact on fertility options.
- Describe two positive disruptors that have been designed and introduced to the embryology laboratories for patient safety and laboratory efficiency and security.
- Summarize current and potential future disruptive technologies in assisted reproduction.
Recurrent Implementation Failure and Pregnancy Loss: Clinical Strategies for Psychosocial Consequences
Jacqueline Gutmann, MD and Helen L. Coons, Ph.D.
- Summarize biomedical factors contributing to implementation failure and pregnancy loss.
- Describe at least four psychosocial consequences of implementation failure and pregnancy loss.
- Utilize two evidenced-based clinical strategies to support coping in women and couples with implementation failure and pregnancy loss
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Dealing with the “Challenging”: The Patient, the Situation or the Conversation
Andrea Braverman, PhD and William Petok, PhD
- Identify psychosocial issues likely to be associated with challenging patient or situation in RE.
- Explain the unique psychological issues faced by patients during fertility treatment and created as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Describe strategies for helping challenging patients navigate their RE treatment.
- Describe strategies to enhance interprofessional communication with challenging patients in the RE setting.
The Many Disruptors from Tank Failures: Implications for Psychosocial Counseling in Reproductive Endocrinology
Jeffery Wahl, JD
- Describe the range of fertility clinic disasters impacting patient care.
- Summarize the psychosocial consequences of reproductive losses due to RE clinic or system failures.
- Utilize psychoeducational and communication strategies with patients who have lost trust in the healthcare system due to RE clinic or system failures.
Ripped from Your Offices: Case Analysis for Psychosocial Treatment Skills and Strategies
Andrea M Braverman, PhD, Susan Crockin, JD, William Petok, PhD
- Recognize ethical issues raised by infertility related cases from participants.
- Identify the unique psychosocial issues faced by individuals and couples during fertility treatment.
- Describe strategies for behavioral change with patients navigating their reproductive medical treatment.
- Summarize strategies to help enhance communication with patients and their RE medical providers.