Optimising the lifestyle of women and men: a hands-on approach

Precongress Course 7
icon_nurses ESHRE Special Interest Group Nursing and Midwifery

Course type
Advanced


Course co-ordinators

SIG Nursing and Midwifery



Course description

This couse will provide high-level information on optimising the lifestyle of women and men. Sessions will adress the importance of lifestyle and how lifestyle can be modified by developing programs for specific patientgroups, including spontaneous conception , IVF couples and women with PCOS. This course consist of a combination of didactic lectures and hands-on practical session.



Target audience

Nurses and midwifes, psychologists, physiothrapist, nutrionist, clinicians and patient associations.


Educational needs and expected outcomes

The influence and importance of the lifestyle is know to have a big influence on natural conception and on the results of ART. This course will provide high-level information to help practitioners develop their own skills, knowledge and best practics in this field. The topics have been chosen to cover many key areas of optimising the lifestyle of women and men.
  

Programme


Sunday 23 June 2019

Chairs
Annick Geril, Belgium
Valerie Blanchet De Mouzon, France
09:00 - 09:30
The importance of the lifestyle of women and men trying to conceive spontaneously or with the aid of fertility treatment
Nicholas Macklon, United Kingdom
09:30 - 09:45
Discussion
09:45 - 10:15
The web-based SLIMMER-ZWANGER lifestyle modification program for couples trying to conceive: development of the program and randomised controlled trial
Régine P.M. Steegers-Theunissen, The Netherlands
10:15 - 10:30
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30
The application based PRE-LIFE lifestyle modification program for IVF-couples: development of the program and randomised controlled trial
Tessy Boedt, Belgium
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
11:45 - 12:15
A face-to-face lifestyle modification program for women with PCOS: development of the program and randomised controlled trial
Diane Mahoney, U.S.A.
12:15 - 12:30
Discussion
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
13:30 - 14:15
Introduction to motivational interviewing: Experiences from a Belgian psychologist
Wout Van der Borght, Belgium
14:15 - 15:00
Round-table A: Motivational interviewing: Experiences from a psychologist
Wout Van der Borght, Belgium
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 - 16:15
Round-table B: Motivational interviewing: Experiences from a physiotherapist
Tessy Boedt, Belgium
16:15 - 17:00
Round-table C: Motivational interviewing: Experiences from a nurse
Diane Mahoney, U.S.A.