Programme

Please take the time zone differences into account. Times are shown in CE(S)T – Central European (Summer) Time.

Webinar 1: Challenges in Reproductive Surgery: Fertility and non-invasive approach to uterine fibroids

Date: Tuesday 22 April 2025 | 17:00 - 18:00

17:00 - 17:05  Introduction by George Pados
17:05 - 17:20  Physiology and pharmacology by Michał Ciebiera
17:20 - 17:35  MR-HIFU and uterine fibroids-derived infertility by Tomasz Łoziński
17:35 - 17:50  UAE and uterine fibroids-derived infertility by Krzysztof Pyra
17:50 - 18:00  Discussion by George Pados and Antonio Simone Lagana (SIG Endometriosis and Endometrial Disorders)

Webinar 2: Challenges in Nursing and Midwifery: Current and future challenges in fertility care: a nurse's perspective

Date: Tuesday 29 April 2025 | 17:00 - 18:00

17:00 - 17:05  Introduction by Ilse Delbaere
17:05 - 17:35  Presentation by Hilde Cotton
17:35 - 18:00  Discussion by Ilse Delbaere and Aleksej Stevanovic (SIG Safety and quality in ART)

Webinar 3: Challenges in Reproductive Endocrinology: How to overcome roadblocks & optimise outcomes in low responder patients?

Date: Tuesday, 6 May 2025 | 17:00 - 18:00

17:00 – 17:05  Introduction by Christos Venetis
17:05 – 17:20  How beneficial is hormonal monitoring of ovarian stimulation? by B. Popovic-Todorovic
17:20 – 17:35  Mild versus wild ovarian stimulation: what is the best strategy? by Antonio Lamarca
17:35 – 18:00  Q&A moderated by Christos Venetis and Pedro Brandao (SIG Global and socio-cultural aspects)

Webinar 4: Challenges in Safety and Quality in ART: Duostim: is two much too much?

Date: Tuesday 13 May 2025 | 17:00 - 18:00

17:00 - 17:05  Introduction by Samuel DS Ribeiro
17:05 - 17:35  Presentation by Annalisa Racca
17:35 - 18:00  Discussion by Samuel DS Ribeiro and Christos Venetis (SIG Reproductive Endocrinology)

Webinar 5: Challenges in Fertility Preservation: TESE in young males at risk of infertility-who, when, how?

Date: Tuesday 27 May 2025 | 17:00 - 18:00

17:00 - 17:05  Introduction by Rod Mitchell
17:05 - 17:35  Presentation by Herman Tournaye
17:35 - 18:00  Discussion by Rod Mitchell and Francesco Lotti (SIG Andrology)

Webinar 6: Challenges in Implantation and Early Pregnancy: Barriers to successful implantation and early pregnancy

Date: Tuesday 16 September 2025 | 17:00 - 18:00

17:00 - 17:05  Introduction by Nicola Tempest
17:05 - 17:35  Presentation by Rima Dhillon-Smith
17:35 - 18:00  Discussion by Nicola Tempest and Antonio La Marca (SIG Reproductive Endocrinology)

Webinar 7: Challenges in Embryology: Les Misérables in the Petri Dish: the fate of the "unfit" embryo - to discard or not?

Date: Tuesday 23 September 2025 | 17:00 - 18:00

17:00 - 17:05  Introduction by Mónica Marques
17:05 - 17:35  Presentation by Viviana Chiappetta
17:35 - 18:00  Discussion by Mónica Marques and Alessandra Alteri (SIG Safety and quality in ART)

Webinar 8: Challenges in Reproductive Genetics: From possibility to practicality: rethinking the limits of genetic testing in reproduction

Date: Tuesday 30 September 2025 | 17:00 - 18:00

17:00 - 17:05  Introduction by Josep Pla Victori
17:05 - 17:35  Presentation by Antonio Capalbo
17:35 - 18:00  Discussion by Josep Pla Victori and Cathy Herbrand (SIG Ethics and Law)

Webinar 9: Challenges in Global and Socio-cultural Aspects of infertility: Space travel and female reproductive system to the Moon and beyond

Date: Tuesday 7 October 2025 | 17:00 - 18:00

17:00 - 17:05  Introduction by Miray Nilufer Cimsit
17:05 - 17:25  Space travel and female reproductive system to the Moon and beyond by Begum Mathyk
17:25 - 17:45  Space flight impacts on male reproductive health by Joseph Tash
17:45 - 18:00  Discussion by Miray Nilufer Cimsit and Attila Vereczkey (SIG Reproductine Surgery)

Webinar 10: Challenges in Andrology

Date: Tuesday 14 October 2025 | 17:00 - 18:00

17:00 - 17:05  Introduction by TBC
17:05 - 17:35  Presentation by TBC
17:35 - 18:00  Discussion by TBC

Webinar 11: Challenges in Psychology and Counselling: Challenges in psychology and counselling: supporting informed decision-making for people living with endometriosis

Date: Tuesday 21 October 2025 | 17:00 - 18:00

17:00 - 17:05 Introduction by TBC
17:05 - 17:35 Presentation by TBC
17:35 - 18:00 Discussion by TBC

Webinar 12: Challenges in Stem Cells: Stem cells from bench to bedside

Date: Tuesday 4 November 2025 | 17:00 - 18:00

17:00 - 17:05  Introduction by Luciana Cacciottola and Sonia Herraiz
17:05 - 17:20  Modelling endometrium using organoids by Christina Stratopoulou
17:20 - 17:35  Stem cells for endometrial regeneration by Xavier Santamaria
17:35 - 18:00  Discussion by Luciana Cacciottola, Sonia Herraiz and Maria Casalechi (Endometriosis and Endometrial Disorders)

Webinar 13: Challenges in Endometriosis and Endometrial Disorders: Endometriosis surgery and infertility

Date: Tuesday 18 November 2025 | 17:00 - 18:00

17:00 – 17:05  Introduction by Umberto Leone Roberti Maggiore
17:05 – 17:30  Presentation by Carla Tommassetti
17:30 – 18:00  Q&A moderated by Umberto Leone Roberti Maggiore & Attila Vereczkey (SIG Reproductive Surgery)

Webinar 14: Challenges in Ethics and Law: Perspectives from ethics and law

Date: Tuesday 25 November 2025 | 17:00 - 18:00

17:00 - 17:05  Introduction by Seppe Segers
17:05 - 17:25  Ethical perspectives by Nicola Williams
17:25 - 17-45  Legal and regulatory perspectives by Laura O'Donovan
17:45 - 18:00  Discussion by Seppe Segers and Denise Protopopescu (SIG Global and Socio-cultural Aspects of infertility)