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Senator Stirling Griff and Health Minister Greg Hunt at the launch of the Your IVF Success website
The FSANZ supports greater transparency in the reporting of outcomes from IVF units. Nevertheless, it is important to point out that comparisons between units should be considered with a degree of caution because in many circumstances they will be treating different patient populations.
The Your IVF Success website and its patient predictor tool is a world-leading initiative supported by trusted, cumulative clinical data reported by IVF units.
The FSANZ welcomes the Federal Government’s further funding commitment to assess the performance of the website. It is possible that consumer feedback on the website will determine further measures that may be implemented with the assessment of vital information such as adverse outcomes and measures of patient-centred care.
This edition also features a response to the launch of the
Your IVF Success website from the Society’s IVF Directors’ Group. This also emphasises that there is no substitute for having an in-depth conversation with a trained fertility specialist regarding treatment options and likely pregnancy outcomes.
The Australian patient support group, AccessAustralia also provides a useful fact sheet on its website – access.org.au – to help people ask their specialist the right questions to help ensure they receive the best possible care.
FSANZ Annual Scientific Meeting 2021
With the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine we are pressing on with planning for the Society’s annual scientific meeting at the International Conference Centre in Sydney from 11 to 15 September 2021.
The meeting was put into pandemic hibernation last year and the organising committee under the FSANZ 2021 Convenor Michael Chapman is preparing a stimulating program with exciting new formats to promote collegiality across our membership.
Look inside this edition for more details on the meeting and its theme of The View From The Bridge. I look forward to a great turnout of members at the meeting and the associated workshops of our professional groups.
For more information, call the FSANZ Secretariat on (03) 9645 6211 or email fsaconference@wsm.com.au
Luk Rombauts President
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