{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,7]],"date-time":"2026-07-07T02:15:19Z","timestamp":1783390519858,"version":"3.54.6"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"The Korean Society for Reproductive Medicine","content-domain":{"domain":["ecerm.org"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Clin Exp Reprod Med"],"abstract":"<jats:p>Objective: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a standardized Simultaneous, Aloud, inFormation, Electronic witnessing, Monitoring, One by one, and DocumEnt (SAFE MODE)-based training program in improving embryologists\u2019 patient safety awareness and procedural performance, aiming to reduce the risk of gamete and embryo misidentification.Methods: This multicenter, cross-sectional pre\u2013post survey study was conducted across six in vitro fertilization (IVF) centers within the CHA University Global IVF Group in South Korea. Ninety-nine embryologists provided valid responses, and 53.5% had less than 1 year of experience. Participants completed a 14-session online training program (40 min\/session) based on the SAFE MODE framework: simultaneous checking, calling aloud together, information double-checking, electronic witnessing, visual monitoring together, one-by-one handling, and document cross-checking. A 17-item, 5-point Likert scale questionnaire was used to assess safety awareness and procedural performance. Analyses included paired and independent t-tests, Pearson correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis (SPSS ver. 25.0).Results: Safety awareness scores increased significantly from 3.65 to 3.97 (p&lt;0.05); procedural performance scores increased from 3.82 to 4.17 (p&lt;0.01). Embryologists with less than 1 year of experience showed the greatest improvement, with scores increasing from 3.43 to 4.00 (p&lt;0.05). Completion of all 14 sessions was associated with higher performance scores than mid-term training completion (4.17 vs. 3.85, p&lt;0.01). Post-training safety awareness was positively correlated with post-training performance (r=0.215, p&lt;0.05).Conclusion: SAFE MODE-based training was associated with significant improvements in safety awareness and procedural performance, particularly among embryologists with less than 1 year of experience. This approach may offer a practical strategy for reducing laboratory error risk and strengthening patient safety in IVF.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5653\/cerm.2026.09642","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,7]],"date-time":"2026-07-07T02:05:32Z","timestamp":1783389932000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5653\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Assessment of an educational intervention for embryologists to reduce gamete and embryo misidentification in\n                    <i>in vitro<\/i>\n                    fertilization laboratories"],"prefix":"10.5653","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-7316-7813","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Eun Ha","family":"Kim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"CHA Fertility Program Management Office, Seongnam, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-5330-3504","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Eun Kyung","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CHA Fertility Program Management Office, Seongnam, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hye Won","family":"Youm","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CHA Fertility Program Management Office, Seongnam, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jung Jae","family":"Ko","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CHA Fertility Program Management Office, Seongnam, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6166-5012","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Kyung-Ah","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Advanced Research Division of Reproductive Medicine, CHA University Global IVF Group, Seongnam, Republic of Korea"},{"name":"Department of Biomedical Science, College of Life Sciences, CHA University, Pocheon, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"3624","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,7]]},"container-title":["Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/ecerm.org\/upload\/pdf\/cerm-2026-09642.pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,7]],"date-time":"2026-07-07T02:05:33Z","timestamp":1783389933000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/ecerm.org\/journal\/view.php?doi=10.5653\/cerm.2026.09642"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,7]]},"references-count":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5653\/cerm.2026.09642","relation":{},"ISSN":["2233-8233","2233-8241"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2233-8233","type":"print"},{"value":"2233-8241","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,7]]},"assertion":[{"value":"2026-05-07","order":0,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2026-05-23","order":1,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2026-07-07","order":2,"name":"published","label":"Published online","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}}]}}