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Practitioners in reproductive medicine are challenged by the rapid pace of development of new medical and surgical therapies for reproductive disorders in men and women. “Best of ASRM and ESHRE” is a three-day meeting intended to assess the evidence for both established and emerging approaches to the science and art of reproductive health care. Faculty from the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine will compare and contrast global procedures and technologies for diagnosis and treatment of reproductive disorders. Learners will discuss advances in a broad array of areas in reproductive medicine, biology and surgery with the ultimate goal of enhancing the quality of patient care and improving outcomes in reproductive health. The workshop is specifically designed to meet the educational needs of both practitioners and scientists. Educational objectives and learning events in the meeting are intentionally broadly designed to include both male and female reproductive health and science including infertility, reproductive endocrinology, reproductive organ surgery, menopause, contraception, paediatric and adolescent gynaecology, mental health, embryology and andrology.
In order to ensure the greatest educational opportunities for introspection and discussion, substantial time for interaction among participants and presenters is scheduled. The program will stimulate open discussion and vigorous exchange of ideas in a vibrant multicultural atmosphere.
The programme is composed of:
Lectures
Back-to-back sessions, during which different topics and practices will be analyzed from the “American” point of view and from the “European” point of view
Debates, during which two experts will discuss controversial issues, illustrating different point of views and supporting different theories and approaches
Cutting-edge lectures, aiming to illustrate innovations and new findings in reproductive medicine and embryology
At the conclusion of the meeting, participants should be able to:
· Describe how the modern assessment and treatment of clinical male and female reproductive dysfunction includes genetic, proteomic, metabolomic, and evidence-based approaches in addition to traditional medical and surgical concepts.
· Discuss how all members of the health care team interact for the optimal care of the patient with reproductive illness.
· Identify new strategies for enhancement and preservation of fertility.
· Summarize the evidence comparing ovarian stimulation with natural cycle IVF
Time
Thursday, 1 March
14.30 – 15.00
The information brought by the sperm into the oocyte
C. Barratt(United Kingdom)
15.00 – 15.30
Fertilization and unexplained failure
C. Combelles (USA)
15.30 – 16.20
Should a single embryo be transferred to all women undergoing IVF?
K. Lundin (Sweden)
G.D. Adamson (USA)
16.20 – 16.50
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Diagnosis and approaches to therapy
B. Tarlatzis (Greece)
16.50 – 17.10
Coffee Break
17.10 – 18.00
Oocyte Cryopreservation: standard or experimental practice?
E. Van den Abbeel (Belgium)
M. Cedars (USA)
18.00 – 19.00
Intrauterine Insemination versus “Fast-track” IVF: Best Practices for Unexplained Infertility
F. van der Veen (the Netherlands)
R. Reindollar (USA)
19.00 – 19.30
Perinatal outcome and ART techniques
K. Barnhart (USA)
Friday, 2 March
The impact of oocyte quality on embryo development
M. C. Magli (Italy)
Environmental toxins and their impact on fertility
R.Z. Sokol (USA)
POR: stimulation and oocyte quality
A.P. Ferraretti (Italy
G.L. Schatman (USA)
PCO with hyperandrogenism is really PCOS?
R. Legro (USA)
Menopause
Carcinogenesis of ovarian cancer: the incessant menstruation hypothesis
P.G. Crosignani (Italy)
The “timing” hypothesis revisited.
R. Lobo (USA)
Who is the most important for a successful outcome in ART? The clinician or the embryologist?
L. Rienzi (Italy)
Repeated implantation failure
A. Makrigiannakis (Greece)
Saturday, 3 March
Culture media supplementation and culture conditions
A. Sunde (Norway)
Epidemiology of Reproduction
Kurt Barnhart (USA)
Preimplantation Genetic Testing: Current Technology and Global Experience - When should it be done and by what technique(s)
J. Geraedts (the Netherlands)
N.Treff (USA)
Efficacy of New Surgical Techniques
S. Gordts (Belgium)
Natural cycle, mild stimulation and conventional stimulation
B. Fauser (the Netherlands)
Day-3 Vs Day-5 Embryo transfer
A. Veiga (Spain)
C. Racowsky (USA)
Innovation in the medical treatment of Endometriosis.