Overview & Introduction
Mostafa Metwally (BFS), Chair
This NEW joint BFS/HFEA two-day course will cover all aspects of developing and running an effective fertility service as well as help you gain a firm understanding of the legislation and quality management issues essential for running a high-quality fertility service. The new course provides the basis for recognition and registration as a PR by the HFEA
04 June 2019
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:50 – 09:00 | Welcome | |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | The UK fertility market and commissioning | James Kingsland |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Developing a service an business planning | Jonathan Koslover |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Panel discussion | |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | The fundamentals: It’s the law – the essential components of the Act | Deirdre Fottrell |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | The fundamentals of ‘consent’ | Jemma Dally |
| 11:45 – 12:15 | Being PR: The PR Job Description | Rachel Cutting |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Panel discussion | |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Presentation of an analysis of performance of clinics over the last four years. / What clinics do well, and not so well. Opportunity for learning / Early feedback on findings from inspection on clinics’ approach to providing emotional support to patients, and the HFEA assessment of leadership in clinics | And Speaker tbc, Sharon Fensome Rimmer |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Providing emotional support to patients | Anna Coundley |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Leadership styles and workplace culture: leading a multidisciplinary Fertility team, challenges and solutions | Ray Shannon |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Session 5: Reflection on the day, preparing for day 2 | Rachel Cutting |
| 17:00 – | Close of day 1 |
05 June 2019
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:50 – 09:00 | Welcome | |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Quality Management and You: | Nilendran Prathalingam |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | The HFEA Inspection •How inspection can be a key component of your way of delivering a quality service •Preparing for HFEA Inspection •Top tips from Inspection – get a 5-star rating every time | Andrew Leonard, Andy Glew |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Panel discussion | |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | What do patients think and want? | Kate Brian |
| 11:30 – 12:15 | Patients and the HFEA | Clare Ettinghausen |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Panel discussion | |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Dealing with incidents •Dealing with incidents-Legal requirements: the duty of the PR on what, when and how to report incidents | Paula Nolan |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Dealing with incidents: Case reports from a clinical practice | Raj Mathur |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Panel discussion | |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Interactive panel with Q&A from audience: HFEA representative; Clinician; Quality manager, Patient Representative | Kate Brian, Nilendran Prathalingam, Paula Nolan, Raj Mathur |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Wrap up | Clare Ettinghausen, Mostafa Metwally |
| 16:30 – | Close of day 2 | Mostafa Metwally |