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PRECONGRESS COURSE 05
Sunday, 3 July 2016 I Room 208
Epigenetics: Connecting health to lifestyle and the laboratory Organised by the Paramedical Group
COURSE COORDINATORS
Helen Kendrew (United Kingdom) and Cecilia Westin (Sweden)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course has been designed to provide basic information on the effect that lifestyle, nutrition and laboratory interventions might have on genes and discusses the resulting epigenetic impact.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Nurses, midwives, counsellors, clinical embryologists and laboratory technicians
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES
At the end of this course the participant should be able to understand the effects of lifestyle, nutrition and other exogenous factors on genes and the impact on embryos, pregnancy and family
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 - 17:00
Epigenetics for dummies – Stéphane Viville (France) Discussion
Well begun is half done: health from one generation to the next – Tessa Roseboom (The Netherlands)
Discussion
Coffee break
Epigenetic status of children conceived spontaneously or by assisted conception
– Siladitya Bhattacharya (United Kingdom) Discussion
Stress – Ard Peeters (The Netherlands) Discussion
Lunch break
Nutrition and other lifestyle behavior – Nicholas Macklon (United Kingdom) Discussion
Encouraging patients to change their life style – Gillian Homan (Australia) Discussion
Coffee break
The in uence of culture – Arne Sunde (Norway)
Discussion
Cryopreservation – Anja Pinborg (Denmark)
Discussion
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