Celebrate with us the 40th anniversary of our Annual Meeting. Register here for ESHRE 2024.

Programme

Please take the time zone differences into account. Times are shown in Central European Time (CET)
>> Friday >> Saturday


Friday 08 March 2024

12:15 - 13:15
Registration and Welcome Lunch

13:15 - 13:30
Introduction

13:30 - 14:00
Keynote lecture
Chairs
Alessandra Alteri, Italy
Borut Kovacic, Slovenia
The impact of the laboratory environment on art: how to setup the lab to obtain a high-quality laboratory environment
Jacques Cohen, U.S.A.

14:00 - 15:00
Session 1: Air quality in the lab
Chairs
Alessandra Alteri, Italy
Giles Palmer, United Kingdom
14:00 - 14:20
Monitoring air quality in the lab: particles count and VOC
Alpesh Doshi, United Kingdom
14:20 - 14:30
Discussion
14:30 - 14:50
Strategies for improving air quality in the lab
Steven Mansell, Norway
14:50 - 15:00
Discussion

15:00 - 15:30
Coffee Break

15:30 - 16:30
Session 2: Microorganisms in the lab
Chairs
Aleksej Stevanovic, Norway
Samuel Dos Santos-Ribeiro, Portugal
15:30 - 15:50
Air monitoring standards and improvements of outcomes: is there evidence
Jacques Cohen, U.S.A.
15:50 - 16:00
Discussion
16:00 - 16:20
Strategies for reducing the microbiological burden
Johan Guns, Belgium
16:20 - 16:30
Discussion

16:30 - 17:00
Coffee Break

17:00 - 18:00
Session 3: Temperature and light in the lab
Chairs
Kelly Tilleman, Belgium
Zdravka Veleva, Finland
17:00 - 17:20
Maintaining optimal conditions: the importance of monitoring temperature in the lab
Aleksej Stevanovic, Norway
17:20 - 17:30
Discussion
17:30 - 17:50
The impact of light on gametes, embryos and clinical outcomes
Valerio Pisaturo, Italy
17:50 - 18:00
Discussion

18:00 - 18:10
Wrap-up of Day 1
Kelly Tilleman, Belgium