Training activity: 2

Details

Take a patient through the sperm banking information pathway from referral to provision of sample including:

• Review of patient history and information
• Providing relevant information to the patient
• Obtaining informed consent for storage and potential future use

Type

Entrustable training activity (ETA)

Evidence requirements

Evidence the activity has been undertaken by the trainee repeatedly, consistently, and effectively over time, in a range of situations. This may include occasions where the trainee has not successfully achieved the outcome of the activity themselves. For example, because it was not appropriate to undertake the task in the circumstances or the trainees recognised their own limitations and sought help or advice to ensure the activity reached an appropriate conclusion. ​

Reflection at multiple timepoints on the trainee learning journey for this activity.

Considerations

• Introductions and confirming patient identity
• Patient centred care and support, including the involvement of relatives and/or partners
• Impact of different diagnoses and treatment regimens on future fertility
• HFEA consent process
• HFEA Code of Practice
• Informed consent, including competence to provide consent in paediatric cases
• Communication of complex information to non-experts
• Two-way communication to ensure patient awareness of procedures
• Appropriate application of options where patients fail to produce samples, including other methods to achieve family building
• Resources to support decision making where patients are undergoing other treatments
• Access to counselling services and support groups
• Acting in the best interest of the patient, including consideration of the psychological impact
• Appropriate storage durations

Relevant learning outcomes

#	Outcome
# 3	Outcome Explain licensed procedures to patients and donors, facilitating understanding to enable informed consent to be provided.
# 4	Outcome Perform cryopreservation, thawing and warming of gametes within the regulatory HFEA framework.
# 5	Outcome Appraise the impact of cryopreservation on viability of gametes and embryos.
# 6	Outcome Apply and adapt skills to communicate effectively with patients and the multidisciplinary team.
# 7	Outcome Practice in accordance with quality management and regulatory standards.