At today's Virtual Grand Rounds, Oncofertility Patient Navigator, Kristin Smith, delivered an excellent talk about fertility preservation program development. Kristin discussed the role of the patient navaigator and explained how she guides patients through the fertility preservation process. She discussed how she handles referrals, how she processes intake forms, how she bills insurance, and most importantly, how she effectively communicates with patients. She also discussed strategies for implementing a fertility preservation program at other institutions, including what partnerships are needed to ensure a thriving practice. To view this outstanding talk in its entirety, click here.

The final talk at the 2015 Oncofertility Conference was delivered by Dr. Brandon Hayes-Lattin, MD, who is the Medical Director of the Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program at the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Hayes-Lattin gave an informative talk on insurance coverage and fertility preservation. Covering the costs of fertility preservation procedures is an extremely important topic and Dr. Hayes-Lattin's talk addresses these issues in his talk.

To watch this outstanding keynote lecture, click here.

This is the final lecture in the 2015 Oncofertility Consortium Conference Series. We hope you enjoyed all of these fantastic talks.

Dr. Lillian Meacham, MD, Medical Director, Cancer Survivor Program, The Kathelen V. Amos Children's Chair for Cancer Survivorship, and Pediatric Endocrinologist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, followed up the female sexuality talk with a talk on male sexuality in childhood cancer survivors. Dr. Meacham shared with the audience what she's learned about sexual health in male pediatric cancer survivors.

Click here to watch her talk at the 2015 Oncofertility Consortium Conference.

In anticipation of next year's conference, we will be featuring one of the 2015 lectures each week. You can receive our blog and other oncofertility updates directly to your inbox by signing up!

The Oncofertility Consortium Global Partners Network recently expanded to include BIOMER in Lima, Perú. Drs. Sergio Romero, PhD and Flor Sánchez, PhD, both of BIOMER, recently organized a conference in Lima to showcase oncofertility work in the region. The conference was a great success and below are more details from Dr. Flor Sánchez about the conference. Congratulations to all organizers and participants on a job well-done!!