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The Clinical Embryology Hall of Fame: Looking back, thinking forward

Precongress Course 2

SIG Embryology     Special Interest Groups Embryology


Course coordinators
Amy Barrie (United Kingdom), Monica Marques (Portugal), Sofia Makieva (Switzerland), Enrica Bianchi (United Kingdom), Slobodan Vaskovic (Serbia)

Course type
Basic

Course description
This Course presents a focused overview of clinical embryology, connecting established good practice with current and emerging challenges in IVF laboratories. The programme covers the Istanbul Consensus, sperm selection, micromanipulation, embryo selection, embryo transfer, laboratory quality and ART add-ons. Combining expert lectures with discussion after each session. By linking the historical development of embryology with contemporary evidence and clinical practice, it encourages participants to reflect on what has shaped the field, what remains uncertain and what should come next.

Educational needs and expected outcomes 
The educational needs were derived from the programme’s coverage of core clinical embryology activities, current consensus recommendations and areas of continuing debate in laboratory and clinical practice.

At the end of the course, participants should have knowledge on:

  • Describing key principles of good practice in IVF laboratories.
  • Identifying relevant updates from the Istanbul Consensus.
  • Discussing the opportunities and limitations of current sperm-selection methods.
  • Explaining the main scientific and practical considerations in embryology micromanipulation.
  • Critically discussing the evolution and limitations of embryo-selection approaches.
  • Assessing common claims about embryo transfer against current evidence.
  • Explaining how laboratory quality contributes to outcomes in ART. 
  • Critically appraising the evidence for commonly used ART add-ons.


Innovative aspects of the course
The course brings together all previous Embryology SIG Coordinators to combine a historical perspective with contemporary practice and future challenges of the complete laboratory pathway.

Target audience
Embryologists

 

Programme



Sunday 04 July 2027