Resuming Treatment: What Can European Countries Learn from One Another?
Appeared in BioNews 1077
As we move towards the end (fingers crossed!) of a staggered and fractured response to a global pandemic, the final session of PET s annual conference asked what European countries can learn from one other in the resumption of fertility treatment.
The session, sponsored by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), was chaired by that organisation s former chair Dr Anna Veiga, who is also coordinator of ESHRE s COVID-19 Working Group. Covering Belgium, Italy and Ireland, three speakers from the working group built a picture of what is happening across Europe, and detailed the work that ESHRE has done to guide fertility services during the pandemic. Dr Veiga explained that their work has included guidance for clinics, practical support for professionals and patients by providing information, and improving knowledge by gathering data on the impact of COVID-19 on a