12.30 – 13.00

Registration and welcome, snacks provided

 13.00 - 13.30

Introduction to the course - Petra Thorn (Germany) and Chris Verhaak (The Netherlands)
 

 13.30 – 14.00

Psychology of infertility - central issues relevant in different phases of the infertility experience – Jacky Boivin (United Kingdom)

 14.00 – 14.30

Medical treatment from a patient-centered perspective: How to communicate the invasiveness and time frames for ART procedures? – Jepser Smeenk (The Netherlands)

 10:35 – 10:50

Discussion

 14.30 – 15.00

Infertility counselling from a cognitive-behavioural perspective – Chris Verhaak (The Netherlands)

 11:30 – 11:45

Discussion

 15.00 – 15.30

Coffee break

 15.30 – 16.00

Infertility counselling from a family therapy/system perspective – Uschi Van den Broeck (Belgium)

 16.00 – 16.30

Third Party reproduction – an overview on the psychosocial issues – Petra Thorn (Germany)

 16.30 – 17.00

From psychosocial care to infertility counselling to psychotherapy – when is what appropriate? – Tewes Wischmann (Germany)

 09.00 – 09.30

Introduction

 09.30 – 11.30

In-depth case discussions for medical and administrative staff
1. Breaking bad news on the telephone – Johannes Bitzer (Switzerland)
2. Preparing patients for the emotional implications of ART – Marysa Emery (Switzerland)

In-depth case discussions for psychosocial staff
3. Establishing the counsellor-client relationship in the first counselling session – Sheila Pike (United Kingdom)
4. Using typical gender differences as a resource in couple counselling – Brennan Peterson (USA)
 

 11.30 – 12.00

Plenary

 14:35 – 14:50

Discussion

 12.00 – 13.00

Lunch

 13.00 – 15.00

In-depth case discussions for medical and administrative staff
1. How can I refer patients to a counsellor? – Chris Verhaak (The Netherlands)
2. Communicative skills and self-care for nurses confronted with highly distressed patients – Sibil Tschudin (Switzerland)

In-depth case discussions for psychosocial staff
3. Addressing sexual difficulties – Jan Norré (Belgium)
4. Accompanying couples with bereavement issues – Uschi Van den Broeck (Belgium) 
 

 16.00 – 16.15

Summary and take-home message
Which patients need which form of support by which professional? – Petra Thorn (Germany) 

 16.15 – 17.00

Plenary, feedback with drinks and snacks