Basics and Beyond: A Deeper Look into the (In)Fertility Journey

April 27, 2023

There is a lot of trauma surrounding infertility. Our goal is to help patients, families, medical professionals and anyone who has been affected by infertility learn tools to help them navigate and cope with it.

This course will help professionals and patients learn to navigate the obstacles that surround infertility.

Target Audience

Nurse

Social Worker

Learning Objectives

1. Define the term reproductive trauma and how it relates to the infertility experience

2. Learn statistics on the prevalence of infertility in the population

3. Discuss the connection between infertility and mental health diagnosis

4. Develop an understanding of Disenfranchised Grief

5. Explore the 5 Stages of Grief and how they are experienced during infertility

6. Discuss common responses to infertility related stress and the common differences expressed from males vs females

7. Identifying healthy and supportive ways to respond to those going through infertility

8. Discuss therapeutic inventions for those experiencing infertility

9. Hear from those directly impacted by infertility as to their experiences

10. Understand resources available to those experiencing infertility and their loved ones

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.50 ASWB
  • 1.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
04/27/2023
Course expires: 
06/30/2023
Event starts: 
04/27/2023 - 5:30pm EDT
Event ends: 
04/27/2023 - 7:00pm EDT
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There is a lot of trauma surrounding infertility. Our goal is to help patients, families, medical professionals and anyone who has been affected by infertility learn tools to help them navigate and cope with it.

This course will help professionals and patients learn to navigate the obstacles that surround infertility.

The Children's Home & Lemieux Family Center
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Alicia Leggett, LPC, NCC, CFTP, CD(DONA)- Program Founder and Group Facilitator of Pittsburgh (In)Fertility Support Program

Erika G. Schmitt, MSW, LSW, Director of Adoption and Permanency Services

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 continuing education credits.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.5 contact hours.

Social Work (ASWB)

This program is offered for 1.5 hours of social work continuing education.

Other Health Care Professionals

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.50 ASWB
  • 1.50 Attendance
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