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The next START (Start-up Training in Assisted Reproductive Technology) Course will be held in Sydney on 26 and 27 March 2011.

The FSA strongly encourages anyone who is new to IVF, (be they clinician, nurse, counselor, embryologist, - or even unit manager), to attend the next START course.

Details of the course are noted below:

Dates: Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 March 2011

Times: Saturday 10.00am to 5.30pm

           Sunday 9.00am to 3.00pm

Venue: Novotel Sydney Brighton Beach

Address: Corner The Grand Parade & Princess Street
             Brighton le Sands NSW 2216

Cost: $360.00 per person (incl GST), course fee includes daily catering and course materials.

Accommodation: A competitive room rate of $219.000 per night has been negotiated for those that require accommodation for the Friday and / or Saturday night.

Registration: Online registration is available HERE

If you would like to register more than one attendee in the same session, please click HERE

Topics to be covered in Sydney include:

  • The basics of female reproductive physiology
  • The basics of male reproductive physiology
  • The principles of Ovarian Stimulation
  • Implantation and Early Pregnancy
  • Infertility Treatment
  • Laboratory Issues:
    • Eggs
    • Sperm
    • Embryo / Blastocyst
    • Freezing
  • What Your Patients Are Thinking (ART from a consumer perspective)
  • Emotional Impact of Infertility and IVF
  • When it Takes 3. Donor Issues and Surrogacy
  • Overview of Specific ART Disciplines - Q&A Session with Representatives of each Discipline
  • Funding of ART. What the Medicare item numbers mean and how they are administered.
  • Regulation of ART
  • Complications
  • Quality Management Principles

Feedback and comments from attendees at previous START courses include:

“A great overview of what ART services are all about and I think that the course is such a valuable teaching tool for new members coming into the industry. There is really no other place to go for information apart from websites and on the job learning. I think that a course of this nature is crucial for the ongoing learning and education of new staff.”

“The START program was very insightful and helpful in terms of overall background knowledge and the implications/applications of IVF treatment.”

“The program was absolutely fantastic and very informative, I would love to attend another one! All topics were relevant and gave me a better understanding to IVF in general. I also thought the panel discussion worked really well and many people I spoke to afterwards also commented on this. It gave us the opportunity to ask whatever questions we liked which can often be hard to do whilst at work as our doctors are understandably very busy. I did however really appreciate the opportunity to attend this session and ask questions and have them answered in a way that everybody from all levels could understand. A great day and also great to meet new people!”

“It was fantastic, very useful for the beginner in the IVF field.”

“Exceptionally useful program and organisation- thank you!”

“…Thanks for a fab weekend - I’ve been in IVF for six months and the conference was perfect for my learning needs.

“Excellent work I loved it and would be interested in knowing of any more courses that become available.”