This film documents the PET event 'Welfare of the Fertility Patient: Spotting Signs and Treatment after Trauma', produced in partnership with the Scottish Government.
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 | |
| 0:04:23 | Professor Abha Maheshwari Lead Clinician, Fertility Scotland |
| 0:16:11 | Ruth Phillips Fertility Counsellor, Edinburgh Fertility Centre |
| 0:28:02 | Dr Susheel Vani Lead Clinician, Glasgow Royal Infirmary |
| 0:44:31 | Nicole McKeith Fertility Nurse and Nurse Sedationist, Ninewells Hospital |
| Discussion | |
| 1:05:14 | Responses to audience questions and comments |
This film was made by Video Production Edinburgh.
The next free-to-attend PET events will be:
- IVF and Miscarriage: Reducing Risks, Providing Support, taking place online on Wednesday 21 May 2025 – register here.
- Lifestyle, Obesity, Diabetes: Optimising IVF Outcomes for Patients, taking place in person in Edinburgh on Wednesday 28 May 2025 – register here.
- Diversity in Health Data: Achieving Benefit for All, taking place online on Wednesday 4 June 2025 – register here.
- Rare Disease Genomic Testing: How Do We Make Access Equitable and Timely?, taking place online on Wednesday 18 June 2025 – register here.
- 40 Years of the Surrogacy Arrangements Act: What Next for Surrogacy?, taking place online on Wednesday 16 July 2025 – register here.
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