This film documents the PET event 'What Does the NICE Fertility Guideline Update Mean for You? ', supported by Merck.
If you can't see the film embedded above, you can watch it on YouTube.
| Introduction | |
| 0:00:00 | Sarah Norcross Director, Progress Educational Trust |
| Presentations | |
| 0:04:45 | Dr Raj Mathur Member, Guideline Committee responsible for developing the newly updated NICE Fertility Guideline |
| 0:15:48 | Professor Richard Anderson Professor of Clinical Reproductive Science, University of Edinburgh |
| 0:36:45 | Sarah Norcross Speaking on behalf of Sharon Martin, Interim Chief Executive of the charity Fertility Network UK |
| 0:43:21 | Anya Sizer Trustee, Fertility Alliance |
| 0:53:36 | Katie Rollings Founder and Chief Executive, Fertility Action |
| Discussion | |
| 1:01:12 | Responses to audience questions and comments |
This film was made by Video Production Edinburgh.
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