Abstract
There are few patient care processes for which a team approach is more important than
for assisted reproduction. Close, continuous communication is required at many levels
among physicians, nursing staff, therapists, the various laboratories, and patients.
Quality of care is associated with the reduction of medical errors through processes
of risk management, mechanisms to allow the safe evolution of assisted reproductive
technology care within the clinic, and how clinics ethically communicate with team
members and with patients through informed consent and direct and honest interaction.
Keywords
assisted reproduction - IVF - medical errors - risk management - informed consent
