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.