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From KPIs to action: Troubleshooting performance in the ART

Precongress Course 10

SIG Safety and Quality in ART Special Interest Group Safety Quality in ART


Course coordinator
Aleksej Stevanovic (Norway)

 

Course type
Advanced

 

Course description
Understanding when ART performance requires attention, identifying possible causes and deciding how to respond are central to effective quality management. Drawing on the Vienna and Maribor consensus frameworks, this course combines clinical and laboratory performance assessment with systematic troubleshooting. It addresses variation in low-volume centres, poor embryo development and deteriorating clinical outcomes, with emphasis on implementing proportionate improvements and evaluating their effectiveness.

 

Educational needs and Expected outcomes 
The course was developed around the questions ART teams need to answer when evaluating their results: what should be measured, whether an observed change is meaningful, what might explain it and what action should follow.IT brings together clinical and laboratory performance assessment with practical troubleshooting and quality management.

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Select and interpret relevant clinical and laboratory performance indicators
  • Distinguish random variation from changes requiring investigation
  • Investigate poor embryo development and deteriorating outcomes across patient, treatment and laboratory factors
  • Implement proportionate corrective actions and evaluate their effectiveness

 

Innovative aspects of the course
The course follows the full path from measurement to action, giving ART teams a structured approach to investigating problems and responding to them. It pays particular attention to patient characteristics, treatment practices and centre volume, which are factors that shape how performance indicators should be interpreted in practice.

 

Target audience
Clinical embryologists, reproductive medicine specialists, laboratory and clinical directors, quality managers and other ART professionals involved in performance assessment, troubleshooting and quality improvement.


Programme



Sunday 04 July 2027