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PRECONGRESS COURSE 01
Sunday, 3 July 2016 I Hall 3 A
The multiple choices (sides) of IVF
Organised by Special Interest Group Embryology
COURSE COORDINATORS
Maria J. de los Santos (Spain), Kersti Lundin (Denmark), Giovanni Coticchio (Italy), Susanna Apter (Sweden), Sophie Debrock (Belgium), Carlos Plancha (Portugal)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
ART is always looking for new tactics to improve the overall clinical success rates.
Among these strategies personalized medicine is receiving more and more importance. The versatility of the IVF laboratory is, without doubt, helping in this mission, but at the same time, it is fundamental to identify the best laboratory approaches to pursue the desired outcome as well as making sure that the patients bene t from the implementation of such strategies.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Embryologist, clinicians, laboratory technicians, and professionals working in reproductive medicine.
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES
At the conclusion of this course participants should understand the rationale behind choosing a speci c IVF lab strategy versus another; the scienti c and medical evidences supporting each medical decision, and the expected outcomes.
09:00 - 09:30 09:30 - 09:45 09:45 - 10:15 10:15 - 10:30 10:30 - 11:00 11:00 - 11:30 11:30 - 11:45 11:45 - 12:15
12:15 - 12:30 12:30 - 13:30 13:30 - 14:00 14:00 - 14:15 14:15 - 14:45 14:45 - 15:00 15:00 - 15:30 15:30 - 16:00 16:00 - 16:15 16:15 - 16:45 16:45 - 17:15
Sequential embryo culture versus single step embryo culture – Arne Sunde (Norway) Discussion
Cleavage stage embryo transfer versus blastocyst transfer – Susanna Jamina Apter (Sweden) Discussion
Coffee break
Is there a place for assisted hatching in human IVF? – Mina Alikani (U.S.A.) Discussion
Culture under low oxygen versus atmospheric oxygen concentrations – Borut Kovacic (Slovenia)
Discussion
Lunch break
Oocyte cryopreservation versus embryo cryopreservation – David H. Edgar (Australia) Discussion
Double embryo transfer versus SET – David McLernon (United Kingdom)
Discussion
Coffee break
D3 biopsy versus blastocyst biopsy for genetic testing – Francesco Fiorentino (Italy) Discussion
Embryo morphology selection versus genetic testing – Aisling Ahlstrom (Sweden) Discussion
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