Most webinars presented by the Embryo Adoption Awareness Center are available here with a description of the content. For a more detailed explanation about the course levels visit the Levels of Adoption Agency Involvement section of the web site.
Visit the WEBINAR REGISTRATION section of the web site to see the most current schedule for webinars.
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Level 1 - Acquire Knowledge About Embryo Adoption
The Fundamentals of Embryo Donation and Adoption (Click the title to view a recording of this session.)
This webinar provides an overview of the origins of embryo donation and adoption. We will define terminology and cover the overall processes available to couples for both donation and adoption.
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Getting Personal: Families Share Their Embryo Journeys (Click the title to view a recording of this session.)
Hear firsthand about the excitement, joys and trials of the embryo donation and adoption journey from those who have been there! Join us as 3 separate families share directly from the heart about their experiences, including both the donor and recipient of an embryo adoption and that of a donor who donated to a clinic.
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Level 2 - Staff Training and Client/Patient Education
How Open is Open Adoption? (Click the title to view a recording of this session.)
This webinar presents the preconceptions and misperceptions that are often associated with the term open adoption It includes a brief history of adoption and Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) and covers current adoption best practices surrounding donor and adopter family communication
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Presenting Embryo Donation & Adoption: How to Educate Your Clients (Click the title to view a recording of this session.)
CHOICE! Your clients depend on you to know about and educate them regarding all of the choices available to them. This webinar is designed to help you explore this unique adoption choice with your clients, giving them the knowledge they need to make informed choices that are right for them..
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Donor Embryo Storage Solutions (Click the title to view a recording of this session.)
This webinar introduces a new embryo storage opportunity through Fairfax Cryobank for donors who choose to donate their embryos to the Snowflakes® Embryo Adoption Program.
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Professional Perspectives of Embryo Adoption (Click the title to view a recording of this session.)
Kris Probasco, Director, Adoption and Fertility Resources, Dr. Daniel Stewart, MD, Shawnee Mission Medical Center, and attorney Sandy Krigel, Krigel and Krigel, P.C., work together in a successful Embryo Adoption partnership program in Kansas City. All three professionals join us to discuss how their program works and why partnership may also be beneficial to your agency.
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Level 3 - Professionals Providing Home Studies
Psychological Consultations for Embryo Donors & Recipients (Click the title to view a recording of this session.)
Marie Davidson, Ph.D. resident Phychologist at the Fertility Centers of Illiniois, and Jana Rupnow, MA LPC-I of Fertiltity and Family, LPC, reveal their experiences in helping couples work through the emotional rollercoaster of infertility. What are the best methods for assisting patients regarding potential and actual remaining embryos? How can counseling personnel educate patients about the availablity of donated embryos as a cost-effective option.
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Embryo Donation and Adoption:
Minimizing Clinic Liability and Risk
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This webinar covers the legal history of embryo donation and adoption and discusses current best practice methods to minimize clinic liability and risk.
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Embryo Adoption: Counseling Donors and Adopters (Click the title to view a recording of this session.)
A clinic psychologist and an agency counselor will provide insight into the need for counseling of both the donor and the adopter of embryos. A great presentation for clinics, agencies, donors and adopters.
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Embryo Adoption: Home Study Process (Click the title to view a recording of this session.)
Embryo adoption, as completed by participating agencies, requires the adopting family to complete a home study. If your agency is interested in performing home studies for families pursuing embryo adoption, how should you modify your current home study program to meet the needs of these families? This webinar will address these issues.
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The Donor Sibling Registry (Click the title to view a recording of this session.)
Wendy Kramer, the founder of the Donor Sibling Registry (DSR) shares how the Registry came to be and how it is now helping thousands of children created via donor egg/sperm/embryo discover their origins and connect with genetic family members.
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What Do We Tell the Kids??? (Click the title to view a recording of this session.)
Kris Probasco, Director, Adoption and Fertility Resources, and Megan Fabian, Snowflakes Embryo Adoption Program Manager discuss the intricacies of educating children regarding their genetic origins and how they became a member of the family.
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Level 4 - Establishing a Partnership with Fertility Clinics
Establishing an Embryo Adoption Program (Click the title to view a recording of this session.)
Interested in starting your own embryo adoption program but not quite sure where to begin? Rather than try to establish a nationwide program why not explore the possibilities of partnering with a local fertility clinic. This webinar is intended to help you begin building your embryo adoption program with a local focus.
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