NVQ Assessors QualificationsTamsin has worked with Elderly, Psychiatric patients and children in the community and hospital settings and has also worked as an Auxiliary Nurse within the NHS, completing her Phlebotomy training during this time. She has worked full time as a lecturer teaching Childcare, Education and Care, Counselling, Psychology and Sociology based courses and has also worked within the local Youth Service, where she was responsible for development and running of a young persons mentoring project (REACH) and the development and progression of a young carers workshop (CHIL).
Mr Joseph Onwude - London/Essex Based
Mr Onwude is a leading Gynaecologist working out of many London and Essex based hospitals and Medical Centres such as Portland Hospital, Springfield Hospital, Harley House and the Chelmsford Medical Centre.
For and in-depth view of his work and qualifications please see his personal website at www.onwude.info
Dr Urban Waldenström - Falun Hospital
Dr Waldenstrom has worked and been an expert in the field of IVF for more than 20 years, working at the IVF-unit in Falun since the start. Since entering the world of IVF he has also worked in Gothenburg and Australia.
Now, often hired as a public speaker and at medical congresses to doctors, he is also a medical adviser for the board of IRIS (National Infertility Organisation of Sweden). Dr Waldenstrom has written many published papers on the topic of Infertility and its treatment and have developed many new technics, which he now teaches to other consultants around the world. Dr Waldenstrom is currently working on research around hormone stimulation before IVF and long term cultivation and fertilitsation of eggs.
For more information please see the Falun Hospital website, you can find this download on the Sweden Programme page.
Professor Staffan Nilsson - Falun Hospital
Professor Nilsson has been expert in the subject infertility for more than 20 years and has worked at the IVF-unit in Falun since its start. He is renowned for his work surrounding the contraceptive pill and breast-feeding and is formerly director of “Women´s medical service” in Falun with a solid experience in all gynaecology and obstetric work.
Dr Nilsson is a Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Uppsala University, Sweden, but is situated in Falun and carries out all of his clinical work from there. Dr Waldenstrom and Professor Nilsson started the IVF Clinic in Falun together in 1989.
Dr Karsten Peterson - Ciconia Clinic
Dr Peterson has now been carrying out fertility treatments for 23 years and was one of the first doctors to do IVF in Denmark. Since setting up the Ciconia Clinic in 1985 Dr Peterson has helped couples to have around 6000 children. Dr Peterson is Vice President in both the Nordic Fertility Society and in the Danish Fertility Society.
For more information about Dr Peterson and the Ciconia Clinic please see their website
www.ciconia.dk
Dr Olga Zaytseff - Ava Peter Clinic St Petersburg
Member of the European Society for Human Reproduction & Embryology (ESHRE).
Member of the Russian Association of Human Reproduction (RAHR).
Member of the German Society of Reproductive Medicine (DGRM).
Dr. Zaytseff has degrees in medicine and philology at Saint-Petersburg State University.
Clinical residency at the department of obstetrics and gynecology of Saint-Petersburg State University. Specialization in ultrasound diagnostics at the St.Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Studies (MAPS).
For more information about Dr Zaytseff and her work please visit www.avapeter.com
Dr Fernando Hernandez - Irema Clinic Spain
Dr. Fernando Hernandez has been working in the field of Assisted reproduction as laboratory director for over 10 years. He is Member of the Spanish Fertility Society, ESHRE and other associations such as ASEBIR (Spanish Association for the study of biology and Human reproduction) and ASESA (Spanish Association of Andrology).
Dr Hernandez has published several works for various conferences of these associations and is also Professor of business practices in partnership with the University of Valencia.
Dr Lorenzo Serra - Irema Clinic Spain
Dr. Lorenzo Serra has been working in the field of assisted reproduction for over 10 years and for the past 6 years he has been the Managing Director of IREMA. He is also Member of the Spanish Fertility Society, ESHRE and ASEBIR (Spanish Association for the study of biology and Human reproduction) and ASESA (Spanish Association of Andrology).
Dr Serra is also professor of business practices in agreement with the Polytechnic University of Valencia.
For more information please visit the Irema website www.irema.es
