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COURSE 2
Sunday, 14 June I Room: Rodin +Wright (Myriad Crystal Center) Keep the sperm in mind when perfecting ART:
news and perspectives in spermatology
Organised by the Special Interest Group Andrology
COURSE COORDINATORS: Stefan Schlatt (Germany) and Victoria Sanchez (Spain)
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This basic course will provide clinical and translational aspects of spermatology in the light of assisted fertilization techniques. General aspects of sperm biology will be matched with modern strategies for sperm analysis and in vitro sperm production. A critical evaluation of tools and endpoints used for evaluation of sperm quality will also be provided.
TARGET AUDIENCE: Clinicians and scientists in the field of andrology and assisted fertilization. The course will be also valuable for embryologists and ART technicians.
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: Medical doctors, ART specialists and scientists should be aware of sperm biology and function and also know about new strategies and options in spermatology. We have contacted specialists (scientists and clinicians) to propose topics and we incorporated these suggestions to compile this program. It is expected that this educational course provides impact in knowledge, skills, attitudes or behaviour to improve
a doctor’s practice.
COURSE PROGRAMME
Chairmen: Victoria Sanchez Chirinos (Germany) and Stefan Schlatt (Germany) SESSION 1: SPERM COMPETITION AND ITS EFFECT ON SPERM FEATURES
09:00 - 09:30 09:30 - 09:45 09:45 - 10:15
10:15 - 10:30 10:30 - 11:00
Sperm competition: its influence on sperm in different species – Gerhard van der Horst (South Africa) Discussion
How to define and collect the perfect human spermatozoon at the light microscopy level? –
Lars Björndahl (Sweden)
Discussion Coffee break
SESSION 2: SPERM NUCLEARDNA AND ITS RELEVANCE FOR ART PROCEDURES
11:00 - 11:30 11:30 - 11:45 11:45 - 12:15 12:15 - 12:30 12:30 - 13:30
Origin of DNA damage in sperm – Victoria Sanchez Chirinos (Germany)
Discussion
The impact of sperm DNA damage in assisted conception – Sheena E. M. Lewis (United Kingdom) Discussion
Lunch break
SESSION 3: SPERM MOTILITY
13:30 - 14:00 14:00 - 14:15 14:15 - 14:45
14:45 - 15:00 15:00 - 15:30
CatSper Ca2+ channels: polymodal sensors in sperm – Timo Strünker (Germany) Discussion
Current and future relevance of sperm motility assessment in ART – Jackson Kirkman-Brown (United Kingdom)
Discussion
Coffee break
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