Expert review urges national fertility plan to secure Australia's IVF future
Authored by Prof. the Hon. Greg Hunt and Dr. Rachel Swift, this landmark report commissioned by FSANZ charts a bold national plan for fertility care.
Key recommendations include:
"Shaped by extensive consultation across the fertility sector and community, this roadmap sets the direction for equitable, evidence-based reproductive care."
Are you considering fertility treatment?
One in six couples in Australia and New Zealand suffer infertility. Many couples suffering infertility problems can be successfully treated with medical or surgical techniques, or lifestyle changes. This section informs you about the options, costs involved, government policies and more.
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Our members
The Fertility Society of Australia and New Zealand is a membership organisation. Our members are fertility specialists, gynaecologists with a special interest in fertility, embryologists, fertility nurses, geneticists, fertility counsellors and endocrinologists. Become a member today!
Scientists in Reproductive Technologies (SIRT) is a professional group representing the scientific membership of The Fertility Society of Australia. As such it is bound by the constitution of The Fertility Society of Australia.
In addition to the objectives of The Fertility Society of Australia, SIRT’s role is to promote the education and training of scientists working in reproductive technologies and to promote high standards within the profession, in particular through the promotion of research and dissemination of scientific information within the membership.
Membership is only open to persons who qualify and who are current financial member of FSA. The SIRT Committee has the right to refuse membership to persons to do not uphold the aims of SIRT. Membership is ratified by the SIRT Committee at the next SIRT Committee meeting following receipt of the application. Membership is based on a calendar year with membership expiring 31st December each year.
In 1990, the “Nurses Special Interest Group” (NSIG) was created and had their inaugural meeting at the FSA conference in Perth. This committee, comprised of a representative from each state with Heather Denholm as Chairperson, offered support to assist ART nurses to attend conferences and other educational activities, and to engage in research.
In 1997, a vote was taken at the NSIG nurses workshop to formalize the name to ‘Fertility Nurses of Australasia” (FNA).
Promoting and developing the status of ART nurses in Australia and New Zealand.
Full Membership is open to any person who is currently working as ART nurse.
The Australian and New Zealand Infertility Counsellors Association (ANZICA) was formed in Canberra in 1989 by a group of 10 infertility counsellors, social workers and psychologists attending the Fertility Society of Australia (FSA) annual meeting.
ANZICA fulfils an important role in representing the views of infertility counselors both to the Reproductive Technology Accreditation Committee (RTAC), The Fertility Society of Australia and the New Zealand Infertility Society. It is important that counsellors have a voice in the field of Reproductive Technology both as advocates for the clients and for the potential unborn child.
Full Membership is open to any person who is currently working as an infertility counsellor.
The IVF Medical Directors professional group assists directors of IVF units in ensuring sustainable provision of assisted reproductive services in Australia and New Zealand.
Maintenance and improvement of high quality Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) service provision by maximising success rates and ensuring appropriate consumer support.
Representing ART units and their patients to appropriate authorities on issues related to reproductive technologies.
Contributing to the Reproductive Technologies Accreditation Committee (RTAC) Code of Practice.
DART helps educate and support specialist doctors who work in the field of reproductive medicine. Membership is open to all specialist providing IVF services and includes doctors both with and without CREI training and/or other subspecialties.
The purpose of DART is to contribute to the education needs of our members and thus ultimately enhance the quality of care we can provide our patients. DART also hopes to improve networking, communication and cohesiveness between doctors working in reproductive health. Thus far two seminars, with a range of speakers, have been held on the Saturday before the commencement of FSA Conferences. Currently we are planning webinars on a range of topics.
Membership can be obtained through FSA when joining the Society.
Meet the Fertility Society of Australia and New Zealand’s board members.
