First Board Meeting of the Society of Cross-border Reproductive Care
06-07-2010
First Board Meeting of the Society of Cross-border Reproductive Care (SCRC). 26-27 March 2010,Vienna,Austria.
All participants agreed that this was a very successful and interesting meeting. A great beginning, for a focal society, that will be centered on an important and exciting new field.
It was agreed that the first Annual meeting will be held in Paris during March 2011. A future meeting will also be considered in Asia to allow more colleagues from that important area of the world to attend.
The following Society goals were defined:
- Promote collaboration between caregivers from countries in need of reproductive care and those interested in providing such treatments.
- Improve access to venues offering high quality reproductive services
- Draft a professional & ethical charter to advance quality of care safeguards
- Define ethical and professional guidelines
- Offer accreditation to units committing to adhere to these guidelines
- Collect data from Society members and accredited units.
- Advocate for patient and caregivers rights
- Provide the public educational material.
