Past public events

HFEA Annual Review Meeting 2007

The HFEA held its Annual Review meeting on Thursday 6 December 2007 in central London.

This was an opportunity for anyone interested in assisted reproduction, embryo research and its associated issues to meet the new Interim Chief Executive Alan Doran and learn more about our future plans.

The themes of the meeting were:

  • A look ahead to the issues and challenges facing the assisted reproduction and embryo research sectors in the coming year and how the HFEA, practitioners and patients can work together to address these
  • Discussing how we as a regulator measure performance and success and how we can best represent this

Download the presentations

Interim Chair of the HFEA, Walter Merricks

Interim Chief Executive, Alan Doran

Director of the Assisted Conception Unit, Yacoub Khalaf
How to measure performance and success in Assisted Conception - a call for change

HFEA Annual Conference 2007

The HFEA Annual Conference was held at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Download conference presentations Find out more.

 

HFEA Annual Review Meeting 2006

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) held its Annual Review meeting on Thursday 7 December 2006 in central London.

It was an opportunity for those with an interest in issues surrounding assisted reproduction, whether patient, practitioner or academic, to meet informally over drinks. There was a short presentation looking at some of the feedback the HFEA has received over the year from patients and a look ahead to the issues and challenges of the coming year.

Annual review meeting presentation (46 Kb)

 Driving Improvement-Lessons from the UK's fertility sector 2005-06 (83 Kb)

National Infertility Day 2006

10 June 2006

The third National Infertility Day will take place in London on Saturday 10th June 2006. It is a full day conference aimed at empowering patients and it is suitable for those at all stages of their infertility journey, health professionals and anyone who comes into contact with those experiencing infertility or anyone who wishes to learn more about the treatments and therapies on offer.
 
Suzi Leather, Chair of the HFEA will be giving a Keynote Lecture Titled "Putting patients first."
 
For information see http://www.nationalinfertilityday.com/

The Full Text of Suzi's Speech (57.2 Kb)

 

Patients, Politics and Practice: Towards the Future - HFEA Annual Conference 2006

29 March 2006

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) held its annual Conference on 29 March 2006 in central London.

The UK's fertility sector is entering a period of change and challenge. The Government is considering options for the future regulation of the sector and patients are increasingly adopting a consumer mentality when selecting their choice of clinic and treatment. Clinics are focusing on improving areas of professional practice, such as tackling the issue of multiple births.

The HFEA Annual Conference brings together experts from across these areas to allow delegates to stay ahead of the latest thinking on these changes.

 

Presentations from the conference
(Click on the speakers name to download their presentation)

 

Review of the Act

Caroline Flint MP

  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health, Department of Health.

Patients as consumers

New scientific developments

What should regulation look like in the future?

Managing multiple births

Last updated: 18 February 2008