The Alpha Consensus Meeting on the professional status of the clinical embryologist: proceedings of an expert meeting

This proceedings report presents the outcomes from an international Workshop designed to establish consensus on the professional status of the Clinical Embryologist, and then to work towards creating international standards that can be referenced by regulators and professional societies around the world. The participants represented a total of 20 countries (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, UK and USA) and 18 national and regional societies (as presented in the list of participants). This report includes general presentations about current practice, and factors for consideration in the development of a competency-based framework for certification of Clinical Embryologists.