Each webinar offered for adoption agencies by the EAAC is listed here with a description of the content.
Visit the SEMINAR section of the web site to see a current schedule for webinars. Webinars that have already been offered will be archived on this page.
Each of these webinars will be recorded and archived on this web site after they have been presented live via the Internet. Click on the title to watch an archived recording of the webinar.
"The Fundamentals of Embryo Donation and Adoption" (Click here to view a recording of this session.)
This webinar provides an overview of the origins of embryo donation and adoption. We will define terminology and cover the overall processes available to couples for both donation and adoption.
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"Embryo Adoption:Educating Clients and Staff" (Click here to view a recording of this session.)
On a regular basis your agency is educating potential adopting couples regarding their options. Why not add embryo adoption to the mix? This webinar will enable you to gain the knowledge and tools necessary to incorporate embryo adoption into your client education program.
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"Embryo Adoption: Home Study Process" (Click here to view a recording of this session.)
Embryo adoption, as completed by participating agencies, requires the adopting family to complete a home study. If your agency is interested in performing home studies for families pursuing embryo adoption, how should you modify your current home study program to meet the needs of these families? This webinar will address these issues.
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"Establishing an Embryo Adoption Program" (Click here to view a recording of this session.)
Interested in starting your own embryo adoption program but not quite sure where to begin? Rather than try to establish a nationwide program why not explore the possibilities of partnering with a local fertility clinic. This webinar is intended to help you begin building your embryo adoption program with a local focus.
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"Professional Perspectives of Embryo Adoption" (Click here to view a recording of this session.)
Kris Probasco, Director, Adoption and Fertility Resources, Dr. Daniel Stewart, MD, Shawnee Mission Medical Center, and attorney Sandy Krigel, Krigel and Krigel, P.C., work together in a successful Embryo Adoption partnership program in Kansas City. All three professionals join us to discuss how their program works and why partnership may also be beneficial to your agency.
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"Embryo Adoption: Counseling Donors and Adopters" (Click here to view a recording of this session.)
A clinic psychologist and an agency counselor will provide insight into the need for counseling of both the donor and the adopter of embryos. A great presentation for clinics, agencies, donors and adopters.
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"What Do We Tell the Kids???" (Click here to view a recording of this session.)
Kris Probasco, Director, Adoption and Fertility Resources, and Megan Fabian, Snowflakes Embryo Adoption Program Manager discuss the intricacies of educating children regarding their genetic origins and how they became a member of the family.
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"The Donor Sibling Registry" (Click here to view a recording of this session.)
Wendy Kramer, the founder of the Donor Sibling Registry (DSR) shares how the Registry came to be and how it is now helping thousands of children created via donor egg/sperm/embryo discover their origins and connect with genetic family members.
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