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A New Oncofertility Textbook is Coming Soon!


Categories: Communication, News, Publication, Training Material
Tags: eBook, Textbook
Over the past 15 years, the Oncofertility Consortium has published several textbooks discussing all aspects of oncofertility research and medical practice. A new oncofertility textbook is coming soon. Stay tuned for updates!! Oncofertility Consortium Books & eBooks Oncofertility: Fertility Preservation for Cancer Survivors Oncofertility: Ethical,…
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SaveMyFertility.org is new and improved!

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Communication, Education, science
SaveMyFertility.org has been updated to reflect our most recent patient and provider pocket guides.  Check out the new website and download available pocket guides now!   SaveMyFertility.org is an authoritative resource for adult cancer patients and the parents of children with cancer who want to learn more about preserving their fertility before…
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A New You, That’s Who

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, children, Communication, Research
Tags: a new you, animations, childhood reproductive education, fertiloons, that's who, videos
The Oncofertility Consortium is excited to announce the release of ‘A New You, That’s Who’, part of the Childhood Reproductive Education Project.  In collaboration with faculty from Northwestern’s School of Communication, including Ellen Wartella, PhD, Alexis Lauricella, PhD, Lisa Hurwitz, and Eric Patrick, MFA, the team worked…
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Two New Features in the ASCO Post

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Communication, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Meetings, Oncofertility
Tags: asco post, charlotte bath, conference coverage, news coverage
Each year the Oncofertility Conference brings together a diverse community of oncofertility stakeholders to review the yearly progress made in the field. Because the annual conference is so unique, it is no surprise that we receive news coverage each year. The 2016 Conference was featured in…
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Stay Connected!

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Communication, Fertility Preservation, General, Global Partner, In the news, Meetings, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility, Publication, Research, science
Are you getting the latest information from the Oncofertility Consortium?  Click here to have blogs delivered directly to your inbox. Sign up or connect with us on social media for all the latest oncofertility news and updates.  Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Find us…
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Patient Navigator, Kristin Smith, Delivers Excellent VGR Talk

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Communication, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
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…
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The Return of Virtual Grand Rounds!

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Communication, Global Partner, Meetings, Oncofertility, Virtual Grand Rounds
Tags: VGRs, virtual grand rounds
The Oncofertility Consortium is pleased to announce the revival of the Virtual Grand Rounds!! These monthly virtual meetings will embody the theme of the year: oncofertility in no-low resource settings. This series of talks will focus on the multifaceted approach to setting up an oncofertility…
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Dr. Woodruff featured in JAMA Oncology

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Communication, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility, Publication
Dr. Woodruff was featured in an invited viewpoint in JAMA Oncology along with National Physicians Cooperative Leaders William Gradishar, MD and Kristin Smith, Fertility Preservation Patient Navigator. Oncologists’ Role in Patient Fertility Care: A Call to Action Published Online: January 28, 2016 Oncofertility is a term…
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Oncofertility Patient Education

By: Allison Goetsch -
Categories: Blog, Communication, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, education, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
A variety of patient education materials have been created for providers to use in the oncofertility care setting- materials that describe fertility preservation options in easy-to-understand language and have been designed in multiple platforms ranging from informational fact sheets to internet videos. The Oncofertility Consortium…
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Oncofertility Clinical Guidelines, Recommendations, & Opinions

By: Allison Goetsch -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Communication, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, science
Tags: cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, publication, Techniques
Need to stay up to date on the latest clinical guidelines, recommendations, and opinions? Our Oncofertility Decision Tool Web Portal has an entire section devoted to bringing you ALL of the clinical guidelines affecting fertility preservation and oncology care.  We designed it this way so…
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Oncofertility Decision-Making Publications

By: Allison Goetsch -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, children, Communication, Education, ethics, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: BRCA, cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Oncofertility, publication, religion, social science
Yesterday we announced our NEW Oncofertility Decision Tool Web Portal. This online portal serves as a one-stop-shop for health care providers in need of tools to facilitate fertility preservation conversations with their patients whose disease, or its treatment, threatens fertility. In addition to decision tools…
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Oncofertility Decision Tools

By: Allison Goetsch -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Communication, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: decision tool, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, publication, web portal
The Oncofertility Consortium has created a Decision Tool Web Portal for health care providers who care for patients diagnosed with malignant and non-malignant conditions which may impair fertility (or treatment may impair fertility). Decision Tools are designed to enable oncofertility stakeholders to take action. They provide information…
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We need your votes!

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Communication, Education, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility Saturday Academy, Patient Stories, science
Tags: cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, Northwestern University, Oncofertility, Oncofertility Saturday Academy
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is hosting  a contest for songs and videos demonstrating the cutting edge science funded by the office of the director.  The Oncofertility Consortium has two videos in the running and we’d love your support!   To vote for our…
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Insurance Coverage for Fertility Preservation

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, Communication, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, cancer, Fertility Preservation, insurance, Oncofertility, publication
Chapter 14 of Oncofertility Communication: Sharing Information and Building Relationships across Disciplines addresses an extremely important issue in healthcare, insurance coverage.  The authors, Dr. Laxmi Kondapalli and Alice Crisci, wrote Incorporating Insurance Education into the Fertility Preservation Process to outline strategies that may facilitate access…
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Evidence-Based Medicine in Oncofertility

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Communication, Education, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility, Research, Virtual Grand Rounds
Tags: clinical research, education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Research
Educating Providers on Evidence-Based Medical Guidelines is a chapter of Oncofertility Communication: Sharing Information and Building Relationships across Disciplines where the authors, Lauren N.C. Johnson and Dr. Clarisa R. Gracia, outline previous medical paradigms and how they have changed to incorporate new evidence-based medical guidelines in…
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Perspectives on Fertility

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, children, Communication, Education, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, publication
Oncofertility Communication: Sharing Information and Building Relationships across Disciplines devoted an entire chapter to the communication strategies and issues faced by oncology providers.  Chapter 10 is entitled Fertility Communication to Cancer Patients: A Hematologist-Oncologist’s Perspective and is authored by Sara Barnato Giordano.  As cancer treatments…
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