Organised by the ESHRE Special Interest Groups “Endometriosis” and “Safety and Quality in ART” and the ESHRE Paramedical Group

Important insights for nurses / midwives and allied health professionals, working in reproductive health: psychological aspects of care, endometriosis, quality of care and nursing aspects

ESHRE Campus 2009 , 29-30 May 2009 ESHRE Campus workshop Important insights for nurses / midwives and allied health professionals, working in reproductive health: psychological aspects of care, endometriosis, quality of care and nursing aspects

ESHRE Campus 2009 Leuven Belgium, 29-30 May 2009 FACULTY & ORGANISATION

Organising Committee University Fertility Centers of Nijmegen and Leuven Els Bakelants (Belgium) Thomas D’Hooghe (Belgium) Eline Dancet (Belgium) Course description Jan Kremer (The Netherlands) Organizing secretariat ESHRE Central Office Jolieneke Schoonenberg-Pomper (The Netherlands) Meerstraat 60 1852 Teaching aims and To provide nurses, midwives and allied health professionals, working in reproductive health with a Scientific Committee Thomas D’Hooghe (Belgium) Belgium course description fundamental insight in specific aspects of reproductive medicine and care. Jan Kremer (The Netherlands) Tel: +32 (0)2 269 09 69 Fax: +32 (0)2 269 56 00 Course description including Psychological aspects of infertility and treatment: Understanding and helping Faculty Patricia Baetens (Belgium) E-mail: [email protected] main topics Endometriosis: The basic principles for nurses/midwives Els Bakelants (Belgium) Website: www.eshre.com Quality of care: How can nurses contribute? Debbie Barber (United Kingdom) Nursery / Midwifery in the reproductive field: Achievements and challenges Heidi Birch (United Kingdom) Scientific secretariat Professor Thomas D’Hooghe Annie Bolster (The Netherlands) U.Z. Leuven Course objectives A multidisciplinary approach is essential to provide high quality care. For a good collaboration Eline Dancet (Belgium) Campus Gasthuisberg between the different professionals, it is important to have a basic knowledge of their specific insight Ann-Louise Gejervall (Sweden) Fertility Center, Obstetrics-Gynecology in subfertility. Thomas D’Hooghe (Belgium) Herestraat 49 This course aims to provide nurses, midwives and allied health professionals, working in fertility Jan Kremer (The Netherlands) 3000 Leuven centres with an insight in: psychology, endometriosis, quality of care, and Nursery/Midwifery in the Christel Meuleman (Belgium) Belgium reproductive field. All sessions will be focused on factors important for daily practice. Anna Rijkers (Belgium) Tel: +32 16 343624 Carl Spiessens (Belgium) Fax: +32 16 343607 Target audience Nurses, midwives and allied health professionals working in reproductive health, professionals Uschi Van Den Broeck (Belgium) E-mail: [email protected] (of all disciplines) embarking the field of human reproduction. Christianne Verhaak (The Netherlands) Contact: [email protected] How to get there

By Air national airport see http://www.brusselsairport.be/ From 05:30 till nearly midnight, the Airport City Express links the airport twice an hour with Leuven/ Louvain. A one-way ticket from the airport to Leuven costs 3.00 € second class and 4.60 € first class. The train station at the airport is located in the basement (level -1) of the terminal building itself. Timetable information for the Airport City Express is available on the Belgian Railways website GENERAL INFORMATION (see http://www.b-rail.be/main/E/); enter Airport as the departure or destination station.

By Train Leuven railway station (a 20 minutes drive from the airport). From the railway station you can take the Venue Room ON2 04.223 bus to “Gasthuisberg”. This will take about 15 minutes and costs 1.60 Euro. Onderwijs en Navorsing 2 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg By Car The address is “Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven”. Take exit 18 (Leuven) from the highway E314 and turn Herestraat 49 to the right. Pass 2 traffic lights. Before the third traffic light get in the right-hand lane and turn right on 3000 Leuven to the ringway around Leuven. Take the second exit from the ringway (University Hospital Gasthuisberg). Belgium Please use the visitors parking lot.

Language The official language of the course is English. Hotel accommodation You can find more information about hotels in Leuven and on-line hotel room bookings on the following website: http://www.book-a-hotel-in-leuven.com/ (this website is available in different languages). About Leuven More information about Leuven see http://www.leuven.be/showpage.asp?iPageID=2721 Availability of rooms in Leuven is limited and early booking is strongly recommended. SOCIAL EVENT

Registration All registered participants are invited to join the Welcome Reception on 29 May at 16:30. This reception will be held just outside Room ON2 04.223. Attendance is complimentary, but participation has to be indicated on the registration form. Registrations are limited to 252 participants. For availability of places, please check first with the ESHRE Central Office. The following fees apply:

1. Members of ESHRE = 150 Euro PROGRAMME – 29 May 2009 2. Non-members of ESHRE = 200 Euro 3. Student / Paramedical members of ESHRE = 50 Euro 4. Student / Paramedical non-members of ESHRE* = 70 Euro 08:15 – 09:00 Registrations and coffee

* “Student / Paramedical” applies to undergraduate medical students, residents, nurses, midwives, Session 1 Psychological aspects of infertility and treatment: Understanding and helping fellows and post-doctoral research trainees. A letter from the head of the department proving the Chairperson: E. Dancet (Belgium) participant’s student status must accompany each student registration. 09:00 – 09:20 Psychological aspects of Child Wish: A brief introduction Speaker TBA PLEASE NOTE! The preferred methods of payment are either by bank transfer or credit card. 09:20 – 10:00 Emotional adjustment to IVF and online support programme Cheques and bank drafts will not be accepted. C. Verhaak (The Netherlands)

Registration fees • Attendance to all sessions 10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break 1, 2, 3, and 4 include: • Symposium syllabus • Lunch 10:30 – 11:15 Third party reproduction: An update on current psychological insights • Coffee breaks P. Baetens (Belgium) • Certificate of attendance 11:15 – 12:00 When treatment fails: Psychological aspects of unsuccessful treatment U. Van Den Broeck (Belgium) Cancellation All cancellations should be made in writing. An administrative fee of 25 Euro will be charged for all policy cancellations. Cancellations received after 8 May 2009 will not be refunded. 12:00 – 13:15 Lunch PROGRAMME – 30 May 2009

Session 3 Endometriosis: The basic principles for nurses / midwifes Chairperson: E. Dancet (Belgium) 09:00 – 09:45 Pathological physiology and prevalence of endometriosis: How can nurses and midwifes recognize endometriosis during anamnesis T. D’Hooghe (Belgium) Session 2 Quality of care: How can nurses contribute? 09:45 – 10:00 Recognizing endometriosis during anamnesis, alarm signals for nurses / midwifes Chairperson: E. Bakelants (Belgium) T. D’Hooghe (Belgium) 13:15 – 14:15 Building the bridge between daily practice and evidence based medicine J. Kremer (Belgium) 10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break 14:15 – 15:00 Quality labels: the contribution of nurses and midwifes C. Spiessens (Belgium) 10:30 – 11:15 Surgical treatment: eye catchers for nurses and midwifes in theatre C. Meuleman (Belgium) 15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break 11:15 – 12:00 Patient education on endometriosis A. Rijkers (Belgium) 15:30 – 16:30 The patients’ perspective on quality of fertility care E. Dancet (Belgium) 12:00 – 13:15 Lunch

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14:45 – 15:15 15:15 – 16:00 13:15 – 14:00 14:00 – 14:45 16:00 – 16:45 Session 4

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