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 – 10:30 | Session 1: The UK fertility sector and developing your service | |
| 09:01 – 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 – 12:30 | Session 2: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act – and the HFEA | |
| 10:46 – 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 | Session 3: The state of the sector | |
| 13:31 – 14:30 | HFEA overview of inspection and compliance in UK fertility clinics | Sharon Fensome Rimmer |
| 14:30 – 16:30 | Session 4: Leadership in the Fertility sector | |
| 14:31 – 15:00 | Leadership styles and workplace culture: leading a multidisciplinary Fertility team, challenges and solutions | Ray Shannon |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | (continued) 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 – 10:30 | Session 1: Improving quality- The Quality Management System | |
| 09:01 – 09:30 | Quality Management and You: | Nilendran Prathalingam |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Top tips for inspection | Andrew Leonard, Andy Glew |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Panel discussion | |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Session 2: The patient | |
| 11:01 – 11:30 | Patients and the HFEA | Clare Ettinghausen, Ruth wilde |
| 11:30 – 12:15 | What do patients think and want? | Anna Coundley, Kate Brian |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Panel discussion | |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Session 3: Risk management | |
| 13:31 – 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 | Session 4: Q&A Panel discussion | |
| 15:31 – 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: •Re-cap of the programme •Were my learning objectives met? •Maintaining connections made •Evaluation – what shall we do differently next time? | Clare Ettinghausen, Mostafa Metwally |
| 16:30 – | Close of day 2 | Mostafa Metwally |