Course purpose:

To further expand course participants’ competence and enjoyment in interacting with scientific ART registry data by building on skills and knowledge gained in the Level 1 course .

Who should attend?

Embryologists, biologists, nurses, data managers and clinicians who participate in ANARA or wish to join. Completion of the Level 1 data course is recommended but not a requirement.

Registration and course capacity

Registration is ZAR650 (+/- 40USD) per course. Participant numbers are unlimited. Participants will register via the UCT LearningStore (The eLearning platform of the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town)

Course Structure

Duration: Six weeks.

Course activities: Self-paced.

Level: Advanced level.

Course activities are asynchronous (learners can do them in their own time) with one compulsory synchronous meeting.

Daily activities are structured into
i. short, didactic learning material,
ii. practical tasks,
iii. links for further exploration.

Certification

Learners who wish to obtain the Level 2 Certificate of ANARA Data Manager are required to complete the course, complete all practical activities, submit the final quiz and participate in the zoom meeting.

Course programme

Pre-course Introduction

Introduction: outline and purpose, tutors, welcome message

Module 1: Building on strong foundations

i. Learning material:
   a. Key learnings from Level 1
   b. Is access to ART a Human Right? Interview with Prof Fernando Zegers-Hochschild

ii. Practical task: Registry test-site login, download the ANARA Excel master file

iii. For further exploration: "Human Rights to in Vitro Fertilization" (publication); African Charter on People’s and Human Rights (website)

Module 2: Let's get started in Excel

i. Learning material: Learning material
   a. From the other angle: One Registry on two feet
   b. Data validation in Excel

ii. Practical task: Entering fresh cycles in the ANARA Excel spreadsheet

iii. For further exploration: Always by your side - International Glossary and ANARA manual

Module 3: Good data housekeeping

i. Learning material:
   a. Let's talk about deliveries
   b. Good data housekeeping

ii. Practical task: Entering FET cycles in Excel

Module 4: Registry partnerships: cooperation and solidarity

i. Learning material:
a. Registries around the world
b. The Latin American Registry and Network - a story of regional development and cooperation. Interview with Prof Fernando Zegers-Hochschild
c. Global ART Monitoring - why it matters and what we can learn. Interview with Dr David Adamson

ii. Practical activity: Additional cycles uploaded via Direct Entry Mode

For further exploration: Websites of ICMART, RedLARA, UN Office for South-South cooperation

Module 5: What can we learn from our data?

i. Learning material:
a. Data lesson 1: Embryo transfer practices
b. Into the cloud: Uploading Excel-based data to your homepage

ii. Practical task: Dealing with error messages

iii. For further exploration: The WHO Community of Practice

Module 6: ART success: safety first

i. Learning material: Data lesson 2: ART multiples and SDG 3.2

ii. Practical task: Editing cycles in Excel

iii. For further exploration: Scientific papers on multiples

Module 7: Cryopreservation

i. Learning material: Data lesson 3: Embryo cryopreservation

ii. Practical tasks: 'See my data'

iii. For further exploration: ANARA publication of 2021 and 2022 data

Module 8: Patient education

i. Learning material:
a. ANARA call for data revisited
b. Health education

ii. Practical tasks:
a. Review the patient Fact Sheets
b. Explore REDLARA Educational Guidelines