Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine Brings Summer of Learning to Egg Donor Programs Around the Country
Noted, successful fertility clinic is letting nurses from around the country in on their secrets for a nearly 75% success rate using donor eggs. Staff who know will be leading participants in two days of sessions focused on maintaining a strong practice and complying with government regulations.
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Woodstock, Ga. (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) August 11, 2005 – Atlanta
Center for Reproductive Medicine has partnered with Ferring Pharmaceuticals USA
to offer several 2-day workshops intended to assist Infertility nurses from
practices around the country in coordinating and expanding their Egg Donor
programs. ACRM is at the forefront of developing cutting-edge reproductive
technologies and hopes the workshops will allow other clinics to benefit from
their experience and success. Speakers will address issues surrounding donor
stimulation protocols, the psychological impact of egg donation in donors and
recipients and marketing tools and aspects of a successful egg donor
program.
As the patient demand for donor eggs increases, many egg donor
programs struggle to locate and maintain the supply of quality donors to better
serve the needs of their recipient patients. ACRM is able to maintain a nearly
75% success rate for patients choosing to use donor egg in order to achieve
pregnancy. Understanding and complying with newly released FDA regulations also
poses a challenge.
The 2-day workshops are led by ACRM’s Director of
Nursing, Mirrin Reagan, who feels, “We’ve been so successful in helping couples
achieve pregnancies through our Egg Donor program; we feel it’s worthwhile to
share what we’ve learned with other practices and colleagues.” Additional
speakers include ACRM physician, Jim Toner, MD, PhD, Nancy Sowder, RNC, BSN and
Coleman Gfroerer, PhD, LPC. Dr. Toner is the director of ACRM’s egg donor
program and has published numerous works concerning assisted reproduction using
donor eggs and issues surrounding donor stimulation protocols. Nancy Sowder has
an experienced clinical background in infertility and has parlayed her knowledge
into the Director of Clinical Referral Services at ACRM. In regards to egg
donation, Nancy’s efforts include developing impactful marketing tools to
attract egg donors to the program and monitor the success of those tools. As the
director of Psychological Services at ACRM, Dr. Coleman Gfroerer is experienced
with working with both donors and recipients on the psychological outcomes of
using donor technology. The most recent workshop was
August 9 – 10 at ACRM’s Perimeter office location near Northside Hospital.
About Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine
Atlanta Center for
Reproductive Medicine is a pioneer and educator in the evolving field of
reproductive endocrinology and infertility, leading the Southeast in the
research and treatment of infertility. Maintaining a high level of commitment to
continued individualized care and advanced treatment is a paramount practice
value. ACRM has four locations: Atlanta-Buckhead, Atlanta-Perimeter,
Lawrenceville and Towne Lake-Woodstock. Please visit www.atlantainfertility.com for further
information.
Contact:
Amy Koehlinger
Atlanta Center for
Reproductive Medicine
678-841-1084
www.atlantainfertility.com
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