Emotions in Assisted Reproduction Techniques: Counselling and Communicating with Patients
AREA: Reproduction, Psychology
LANGUAGE: English
SEATS: 30
STUDENTS: 0/30 (0%)
DATES: 19/10/2021 – 30/11/2021
MODALITY: Online
CENTER: IVI Global Education
19/10/2021 – 30/11/2021
20 theoretical
IVIRMA Campus
450 €
This course is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME)
Once course is completed you will be awarded with 20 ECMEC´s credits
Intended for
Specialists in Reproductive Medicine and Nurses
Description
Infertility affects the emotional balance in a couple’s relationship. Treatments usually take a long time so emotional support is essential as part of the organization of multidisciplinary circuits of care that make possible comprehensive patient care.
Objectives:
-To know the theoretical and practical aspects regarding the communication with patients.
-To acquire communication strategies and skills that improve interpersonal relationships.
-To understand patients at an emotional level at the critical moments of infertility treatments.
-To provide psychological support in order to reduce the physical and emotional cost.
Did you know that this course is responsive? You can access it from a Windows (7, 8 or 10), Mac or any mobile device, using Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari (last three versions).
Program
Module 1. Emotional processes in infertile patients submitted to Assisted Reproduction Treatments (ART)
• Emotional processes and possible complications
• Sexuality
• Different kinds of patients
• An analysis of the phases within an assisted reproduction treatment
• Is stress a cause of infertility?
Module 2. Detection of patients at risk: Oocyte donation, recurrent miscarriage, mono parental families
• Functions of the nursing collective
Physical care, Psychological support
• Different kinds of disorders
Adjustment disorder, Others
• Patients at risk
Psychological stress, Relationship problems,
Recurrent miscarriage, Failed treatments,
Psychopathological background, Embryonic reduction,
Genetic counseling, Oncological treatments
Module 3. Basic psychological assessment
• Psychological assessment protocol
Gamete and Embryo donors and recipients,
Different kinds of couples
• Psychological intervention
Advice and other functions, Intervention needs,
Risk Factors: personal, social and treatment-related,
Objectives, Basic elements of the therapeutic relationship
• Assessment
• Cognitive therapy
Objectives, How are they accomplished?
Module 4. Multidisciplinary counseling: Therapeutic alliance, therapeutic skills of the team
• Communication with patients
What do patients expect? How to give them what they expect?
Necessary skills
• Effective comunication and the use of silence
• Basic elements of the therapeutic relationship
Acceptance, Empathy, Authenticity, Assertiveness
• Verbal and non-verbal language
Module 5. Psychological intervention: Positive psychology
• Anxiety
• Psychological intervention
Emotional intelligence, Positive psychology
• Resilience
• Optimism
• Personal strengths questionnaire
• Psychologist