Course Overview
The only UK IVF course offering a fully immersive hybrid experience — live access to the clinical, laboratory, and patient-care expertise of Guy's Hospital Assisted Conception Unit, with interactive case-based teaching and evidence-led practical insights you can apply immediately.
Why This Course Matters
Unlike other programmes, this course delivers real-world IVF education from the frontline of one of the UK's leading fertility centres.
Hybrid – in-person or live online.
Clinically immersive – live MDTs, embryology lab tours, and patient simulations.
Evidence-driven – every topic linked to Cochrane/NICE guidance & key studies.
Multidisciplinary – taught by consultants, embryologists, nurses, and counsellors.
Flexible & interactive – small-group Q&A, polls, and case-based discussions peppered throughout.
Key Features
Interactive Sessions
Small-group Q&A, polls, and live case discussions
Live Demonstrations
Embryology lab tours and procedure walkthroughs
Case-Based Learning
Real patient scenarios with expert-led analysis
CPD Aligned
Certificate of attendance
Fulfills Portfolio Requirements
Curriculum
Nine core modules
01
Indications for IVF & referral pathways.
04
Fertility preservation: oncology & urgent pathways
07
Legal & ethical frameworks in UK fertility care
02
Controlled ovarian stimulation protocols, pitfalls & pearls
05
Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT-A, PGT-M, PGT-SR)
08
Psychological support & communication skills
03
Egg collection & Embryo Transfer
Evidence & Technique
06
Lab culture, grading, cryostorage & add-on evidence
09
Emerging tech: AI embryo selection, advanced genetics, cell culturing
Who Should Attend?
Obstetricians & gynaecologists.
Obs and Gynae Residents doing ATSM, planning to provide care for fertility patients.
International clinicians seeking UK-standard IVF insight.
Fertility & Reproductive Medicine trainees.
Embryologists & fertility nurses – General practitioners with a women's health interest.
Scientific Program
09:00 Welcome and course overview Professor Khalaf / Miss Kopeika
09:15 (30 min) To IVF or not to IVF: timing, judgement and clinical decision-making — Mr El-Toukhy
09:45 (30 min) Essentials of IVF and how to improve oocyte quality — Miss Kopeika
10:15 (45 min) Safe and effective ovarian stimulation: getting it right — Professor Khalaf
11:00 Break
11:15 (30 min) Challenges in oocyte retrieval and how to overcome safely, incl, Transabdominal - Ms Nora Sahly
11:45 (30 min) Embryo transfer: simple to tricky cases — Mr El-Toukhy
12:15 (30 min) What clinicians need to know about embryology — Sana Abbas
12:45 Lunch
13:30 (60 min) Group breakout session: intricacies of ovarian stimulation and how one size doesn't fit all
- All Faculty -
14:30 (30 min) Progesterone support in fresh and frozen cycles — Professor Khalaf
15:00 Break
15:20 (30 min) Male Fertility: work up and management — Mr Majid Shabbir
15:50 (45 min) IVF 'Add Ons': what works for patients and what is good for the bank — Professor Khalaf
16:35 (30 min) Fertility sparing management of fibroids, adenomyosis and endometriosis — Professor Khalaf
17:05 (10 min) Summary and closure of the day — Miss Kopeika