Training activity information
Details
Take a patient through the post-sample for sperm banking provision of feedback and support:
- Providing relevant information to the patient
- Communicating results of cryopreservation and implications for future use
- Cases of successful storage and samples unsuitable for banking
Type
Developmental training activity (DTA)
Evidence requirements
Evidence the activity has been undertaken by the trainee.
Reflection on the activity at one or more time points after the event including learning from the activity and/or areas of the trainees practice for development.
An action plan to implement learning and/or to address skills or knowledge gaps identified.
Considerations
- Introductions and confirming patient identity
- Patient centred care and support, including the involvement of relatives and/or partners
- Breaking bad news and difficult conversations
- Access to counselling services and support groups
- Acting in the best interest of the patient, including consideration of the psychological impact
- Informed consent process
- Communication of complex information to non-experts
- Two-way communication to ensure patient awareness of procedures
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. |