ESHRE 2024 - Main programme


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Sunday 07 July 2024

09:00 - 17:00
PCC01: Bacterial or Viral Infection in males and reproductive health
Session 1: bacterial infections and the male genital tract
Chairs
Francesco Lotti, Italy
Nathalie Rives, France
09:00 - 09:30
Bacteriospermia: diagnosis and treatment, impact on semen parameters, spontaneous fertility outcome and male urogenital tract
Eugenio Ventimiglia, Italy
09:30 - 10:00
Focus on intracellular microorganisms in semen of infertile males: diagnosis and treatment, impact on semen parameters, spontaneous fertility outcome and male urogenital tract
Milos Stojanov, Switzerland
10:00 - 10:30
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Session 2: viral infections and the male genital tract
Nicolás Garrido Puchalt, Spain
Chair invited, but not yet confirmed
11:00 - 11:30
The odyssey of viruses in the male genital tract
Nathalie Dejucq-Rainsford, France
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
11:45 - 12:15
Human papilloma virus in semen: diagnosis, clinical and prognostic significance
Alberto Ferlin, Italy
12:15 - 12:30
Discussion
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
Session 3: testis damage and emerging viruses
Francesco Lotti, Italy
Aldona Mzyk, Denmark
13:30 - 14:00
Zika virus infection and the male reproductive system physiology
Christophe Pasquier, France
14:00 - 14:15
Discussion
14:15 - 14:45
An update on the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on male fertility and sexuality
Giovanni Corona, Italy
14:45 - 15:00
Discussion
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
Session 4: bacteria or viruses in males and medically assisted reproduction
Nicolás Garrido Puchalt, Spain
Nathalie Rives, France
15:30 - 15:50
MAR in Males with Bacteriospermia
Florence Boitrelle, France
15:50 - 16:00
Discussion
16:00 - 16:20
MAR in males with viral infection
Edgar Vasile Mocanu, Ireland
16:20 - 16:30
Discussion
16:30 - 17:00
Discussion of all content of day

17:00 - 18:00
SIG Andrology members' meeting

09:00 - 17:00
PCC02: IVF 2.0: a metamorphosis powered by AI
Chairs
Heidi Mertes, Belgium
Mónica Marques, Portugal
09:00 - 09:30
Is AI an add on?
Ioannis Sfontouris, Greece
09:30 - 09:45
Discussion
09:45 - 10:15
Sperm selection with AI
Jackson Kirkman-Brown, United Kingdom
10:15 - 10:30
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Gemma Arroyo Cardona, Spain
Amy Barrie, United Kingdom
11:00 - 11:30
AI for oocyte evaluation and its usefulness for automated ICSI
Nuno Costa-Borges, Spain
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
11:45 - 12:15
AI in routine IVF practice: cryopreservation and embryo selection
Mónica Marques, Portugal
12:15 - 12:30
Discussion
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
Chair invited, but not yet confirmed
Sofia Makieva, Switzerland
13:30 - 14:00
Is there a role for AI in scientific and clinical communication?
Amy Barrie, United Kingdom
14:00 - 14:15
Discussion
14:15 - 14:45
Could AI aid in the selection of genetically compatible gametes?
Antonio Capalbo, Italy
14:45 - 15:00
Discussion
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
Nicola Williams, United Kingdom
Seppe Segers, Belgium
15:30 - 16:00
Whose fault is it? Accountability and responsibility of AI algorithms
Theofano Bounartzi, Greece
16:00 - 16:15
Discussion
16:15 - 16:45
Ethical concerns related to AI in healthcare
Heidi Mertes, Belgium
16:45 - 17:00
Discussion and closing

17:00 - 17:30
SIG Embryology members' meeting

17:00 - 17:30
SIG Ethics and Law members' meeting

09:00 - 17:00
PCC03: Management of endometriosis- and adenomyosis-associated infertility: lights and shadows
Chairs
Andrea Romano, The Netherlands
Juan A. Garcia-Velasco, Spain
09:00 - 09:30
The molecular data: causation and association of endometriosis- and adenomyosis-associated infertility
Andres Salumets, Estonia
09:30 - 09:45
Discussion
09:45 - 10:15
The epidemiological data: association of endometriosis, adenomyosis and infertility
Ying Cheong, United Kingdom
10:15 - 10:30
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Antonio Simone Laganà, Italy
Celine Bafort, Belgium
11:00 - 11:30
The impact of endometriosis- and adenomyosis on oocyte and embryo quality
Juan A. Garcia-Velasco, Spain
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
11:45 - 12:15
The impact of endometriosis and adenomyosis on implantation
Nicolas Vulliemoz, Switzerland
12:15 - 12:30
Discussion
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
Umberto Leone Roberti Maggiore, Italy
Chair invited, but not yet confirmed
13:30 - 14:00
Do we need hormonal treatment in infertile patients with endometriosis/adenomyosis?
Simone Ferrero, Italy
14:00 - 14:15
Discussion
14:15 - 14:45
Do we need surgery in infertile patients with endometriosis/adenomyosis?
Celine Bafort, Belgium
14:45 - 15:00
Discussion
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
Andrea Romano, The Netherlands
Celine Bafort, Belgium
15:30 - 16:00
Impact of ART on endometriosis and adenomyosis symptoms and quality of life
Nicola Pluchino, Switzerland
16:00 - 16:15
Discussion
16:15 - 16:45
Impact of endometriosis and adenomyosis on obstetric and neonatal outcomes
Umberto Leone Roberti Maggiore, Italy
16:45 - 17:00
Discussion

17:00 - 18:00
SIG Endometriosis and Endometrial Disorders members' meeting

09:00 - 17:00
PCC04: Preserving possibilities, restoring hope: Advancements in fertility preservation and restoration
Session 1: Fertility preservation for diverse indications
Chairs
Kirsten Louise Tryde Macklon, Denmark
Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes, The Netherlands
09:00 - 09:30
The risk of infertility associated with anticancer treatment
Jan-Bernd Stukenborg, Sweden
09:30 - 09:45
Discussion
09:45 - 10:15
Alternative etiologies requiring fertility preservation (e.g. benign hematological diseases, autoimmune diseases, gynecological or genetic disorders
Richard Anderson, United Kingdom
10:15 - 10:30
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Session 2: Treatments for male fertility preservation
Jan-Bernd Stukenborg, Sweden
Rod Mitchell, United Kingdom
11:00 - 11:30
Clinical approaches for fertility preservation in boys
Christine Wyns, Belgium
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
11:45 - 12:15
Clinical management of men referred for fertility preservation
Aleksander Giwercman, Sweden
12:15 - 12:30
Discussion
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
Session 3: Restoration of female fertility
Michaël Grynberg, France
Mina Popovic, Spain
13:30 - 14:00
Exploring follicular activation with platelet rich plasma therapy
Emre Seli, U.S.A.
14:00 - 14:15
Discussion
14:15 - 14:45
Stem cell and ovarian fragmentation treatments for restoring female fertility
Cesar Diaz-Garcia, United Kingdom
14:45 - 15:00
Discussion
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
Session 4: Beyond the immediate: navigating the risks and challenges of preserving and restoring fertility
Isabelle Demeestere, Belgium
Francesca Gioia Klinger, Italy
15:30 - 16:00
Understanding the potential risks of fertility preservation 
Rod Mitchell, United Kingdom
16:00 - 16:15
Discussion
16:15 - 16:45
The road to in vitro gametogenesis: are we getting there?
Anna Veiga, Spain
16:45 - 17:00
Discussion

17:00 - 18:00
SIG Fertility Preservation members' meeting

17:00 - 18:00
SIG Stem Cells members' meeting

09:00 - 17:00
PCC05: Reprotravel
Session 1: Reprotravel: what are we talking about?
Chairs
Virginie Rozée, France
Denisa Marina Protopopescu, Romania
09:00 - 09:30
Reproductive Silk Route
Rosana Machin, Brazil
09:30 - 09:45
Duscussion
09:45 - 10:15
Reprowebs: Global Networks of Reproduction
Anika König, Germany
10:15 - 10:30
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Session 2: Mobility of reproductive service providers
Rosana Machin, Brazil
Pedro Brandão, Portugal
11:00 - 11:30
French women and couples travelling to Barcelona
Alexandra Desy, Spain
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
11:45 - 12:15
Travelling surrogates in Eastern Europe
Christina Weis, United Kingdom
12:15 - 12:30
Discussion
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
Session 3: Not just about humans mobility
Lika Chkonia, Georgia
Miray Nilufer Cimsit Kemahli, Turkey
13:30 - 14:00
Courier Logistics
Andrea Whittaker, Australia
14:00 - 14:15
Discussion
14:15 - 14:45
Gestational carrier treatment for same-sex male intended parents outside their home countries
Brent Monseur, U.S.A.
14:45 - 15:00
Discussion
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
Session 4: Is it legal? Is it ethical?
Andrea Whittaker, Australia
Trudie Gerrits, The Netherlands
15:30 - 16:00
Coming back home after surrogacy abroad-legal issues
James Lawford Davies, United Kingdom
16:00 - 16:15
Discussion
16:15 - 16:45
From an ethical perspective
Guido Pennings, Belgium
16:45 - 17:00
Discussion

17:00 - 18:00
SIG Global and Socio-Cultural Aspects of (In)fertility members' meeting

09:00 - 17:00
PCC06: Failures in reproduction: How to handle – and to prevent
Session 1 - The sperm and the egg. is reproductive failure predetermined?
Chairs
Henriette Svarre Nielsen, Denmark
Bettina Toth, Austria
09:00 - 09:30
Beyond "fertilization failure": DNA-fragmentation, seminal plasma, and other factors of influence in male fertility disorders
Marc Yeste, Spain
09:30 - 09:45
Discussion
09:45 - 10:15
Maternal genomic hallmarks of oocyte incompetence
Antonio Capalbo, Italy
10:15 - 10:30
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Session 2 – Definition of the odds of (in)success and treatment personalization
Kilian Vomstein, Denmark
Danilo Cimadomo, Italy
11:00 - 11:30
What are the odds and how to define when it is too late: Data-driven estimates in IVF
David McLernon, United Kingdom
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
11:45 - 12:15
An individualized approach on the treatment of recurrent IVF failure
Rekha Pillai, United Kingdom
12:15 - 12:30
Discussion
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
Session 3 – Errors in IVF: causes, consequences, and management
Chair to be announced
Danilo Cimadomo, Italy
13:30 - 14:00
Mishaps and their prevention during oocyte pickup and embryo transfer
Bettina Toth, Austria
14:00 - 14:15
Discussion
14:15 - 14:45
Errors and their prevention in the IVF lab
Alessandra Alteri, Italy
14:45 - 15:00
Discussion
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
Session 4 – ART failure: causes, consequences, and management
Chair invited, but not yet confirmed
Kilian Vomstein, Denmark
15:30 - 16:00
Confronting IVF treatment failure & managing patient’s expectations– how to communicate with empathy and clarity
Emily Koert, Denmark
16:00 - 16:15
Discussion
16:15 - 16:45
Dealing with second trimester loss, stillbirth, and neonatal death following IVF treatment
Holger Maul, Germany
16:45 - 17:00
Discussion

17:00 - 18:00
SIG Implantation and Early Pregnancy members' meeting

09:00 - 17:00
PCC07: Virtual Healthcare in the fertility setting: the new standard of care?
Chairs
Chair invited, but not yet confirmed
Chair invited, but not yet confirmed
09:00 - 09:30
Virtual healthcare in a public IVF clinic
Francisco Jose Amor Valera, Spain
09:30 - 09:45
Discussion
09:45 - 10:15
The virtual private IVF clinic
Caroline Cook, United Kingdom
10:15 - 10:30
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Chair invited, but not yet confirmed
Chair invited, but not yet confirmed
11:00 - 11:30
Telenursing and nurse-patient communication within fertility
Valerie Peddie, United Kingdom
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
11:45 - 12:15
Novel at-home sperm analysis kits: can we expect a new standard of care soon?
Jackson Kirkman-Brown, United Kingdom
12:15 - 12:30
Discussion
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
Louise Dias, Belgium
Chair to be announced
13:30 - 14:00
Exploring self-operated telemonitoring of ovarian stimulation
Julie Neyskens, Belgium
14:00 - 14:15
Discussion
14:15 - 14:45
Rethinking IVF cycle monitoring
Wenjing Zheng, Germany
14:45 - 15:00
Discussion
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
Chair to be announced
Louise Dias, Belgium
15:30 - 16:00
eHealth literacy and implication
Helle Terkildsen Maindal, Denmark
16:00 - 16:15
Discussion
16:15 - 16:45
Digital patient tools in fertility treatment
Isla Robertson, United Kingdom
16:45 - 17:00
Discussion

09:00 - 17:00
PCC08: What happens when everything "fails"?: Psychosocial counselling on unsuccessful trajectories
Chairs
Juliana Pedro, Portugal
Mariana Martins, Portugal
09:00 - 09:30
Sharing unexpected results with patients: challenges for healthcare professionals – the embryologist perspective
Gemma Arroyo Cardona, Spain
09:30 - 09:45
Discussion
09:45 - 10:15
Sharing unexpected results with patients: how to overcome the challenges for healthcare professionals – the psychologist perspective
Sofia Gameiro, United Kingdom
10:15 - 10:30
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Mariana Moura-Ramos, Portugal
Giuliana Baccino, Spain
11:00 - 11:30
Routine psychosocial care for unsuccessful fertility treatment
Mariana Sousa Leite, United Kingdom
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
11:45 - 12:15
Psychosocial interventions in Pregnancy loss and miscarriage
Emily Koert, Denmark
12:15 - 12:30
Discussion
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch Break
Mariana Sousa Leite, United Kingdom
Chair to be announced
13:30 - 14:00
When to end? Ethical point of view
Heidi Mertes, Belgium
14:00 - 14:15
Discussion
14:15 - 14:45
Should we talk about a plan B or C? Psychosocial counselling introducing third party reproduction or alternative pathways to parenthood
Mariana Martins, Portugal
14:45 - 15:00
Discussion
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
Sofia Gameiro, United Kingdom
Chair to be announced
15:30 - 16:00
Counselling challenges regarding surrogacy
Marilyn Crawshaw, United Kingdom
16:00 - 16:15
Discussion
16:15 - 16:45
"What happens when it’s over?" How to promote healthy adjustment to unsuccessful treatments
Jacky Boivin, United Kingdom
16:45 - 17:00
Discussion

17:00 - 18:00
SIG Psychology and Counselling members' meeting

09:00 - 17:00
PCC09: Individualisation of ovarian stimulation & beyond
Session 1: The art of planning for the perfect pre-treatment work up
Chairs
Ying Cheong, United Kingdom
George Lainas, Greece
09:00 - 09:15
Investigating the microbiome
Shari Mackens, Belgium
09:15 - 09:30
Investigating the endometrium
Nicholas Macklon, United Kingdom
09:30 - 09:45
Discussion
DEBATE: Fat but fit? Is weight loss a necessity before ART
09:45 - 10:00
NO
Georg Griesinger, Germany
10:00 - 10:15
YES
Richard Legro, U.S.A.
10:15 - 10:30
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Session 2: The art of ovarian stimulation (part 1)
Georg Griesinger, Germany
Richard Legro, U.S.A.
11:00 - 11:30
The ideal protocol and dosing regime
Christophe Blockeel, Belgium
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
11:45 - 12:15
AI and its role in individualisation of ovarian stimulation
Sotirios Saravelos, United Kingdom
12:15 - 12:30
Discussion
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
Session 3: The art of ovarian stimulation (part 2)
Dinka Pavicic Baldani, Croatia
Christophe Blockeel, Belgium
DEBATE: LH revisited - Is LH really necessary? (Include physiology)
13:30 - 13:45
YES
George Lainas, Greece
13:45 - 14:00
NO
Ying Cheong, United Kingdom
14:00 - 14:15
Discussion
14:15 - 14:45
The art of precise ovulation trigger
George Lainas, Greece
14:45 - 15:00
Discussion
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
Session 4: The art of supporting the luteal phase
15:30 - 16:00
In a fresh ovarian stimulation cycle
Ying Cheong, United Kingdom
16:00 - 16:15
Discussion
DEBATE: Frozen embryo transfer cycle – natural is the best!
16:15 - 16:30
YES
Michael Feichtinger, Austria
16:30 - 16:45
NO
Nicholas Macklon, United Kingdom
16:45 - 17:00
Discussion

17:00 - 18:00
SIG Reproductive Endocrinology members' meeting

09:00 - 17:00
PCC10: An update on Genetics in Reproduction
Session 1: current advancements on the genetics of infertility
Chairs
Georgia Kakourou, Greece
Alberto Sola-Leyva, Sweden
09:00 - 09:30
Genetics of male infertility
Csilla Gabriella Krausz, Italy
09:30 - 09:45
Discussion
09:45 - 10:15
Genetics of female infertility
Stéphane Viville, France
10:15 - 10:30
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Session 2: trends in preconception testing for infertility assessment
Efthymia Constantinou, Cyprus
Francesco Fiorentino, Italy
11:00 - 11:30
Add ons on female infertility: promise vs reality in endometrial receptivity and microbiome testing
Signe Altmäe, Spain
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
11:45 - 12:15
Add ons for male infertility: promise vs reality in sperm dna fragmentation and oxidative stress assays
Nicolás Garrido Puchalt, Spain
12:15 - 12:30
Discussion
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
Session 3: Preimplantation genetic testing: from conventional to innovative applications
Alberto Sola-Leyva, Sweden
Efthymia Constantinou, Cyprus
13:30 - 14:00
Conventional: Updates on PGT technologies
Georgia Kakourou, Greece
14:00 - 14:15
Discussion
14:15 - 14:45
Innovative: whole genome/exome preimplantation genetic testing for transmitted and de novo mutations
Francesco Fiorentino, Italy
15:45 - 16:00
Discussion
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
Session 4: genetic testing of aborted fetuses and high-risk pregnancies
Antonio Capalbo, Italy
Francesco Fiorentino, Italy
15:30 - 16:00
Genome-wide sequencing of cffDNA in early pregnancy loss
Henriette Svarre Nielsen, Denmark
16:00 - 16:15
Discussion
16:15 - 16:45
High throughput sequencing for prenatal testing
Brigitte H.W. Faas, The Netherlands
16:45 - 17:00
Discussion

17:00 - 18:00
SIG Reproductive Genetics members' meeting

09:00 - 17:00
PCC11: Endometriosis-associated infertility: to operate or not?
Chairs
Georgios Pados, Greece
María Isabel Acien, Spain
09:00 - 09:30
Pathophysiology of endometriosis-associated infertility
María Isabel Acien, Spain
09:30 - 09:45
Discussion
09:45 - 10:15
Medical therapy for endometriosis- associated infertility: myth or reality?
Alessandro Arena, Italy
10:15 - 10:30
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
María Isabel Acien, Spain
Georgios Pados, Greece
11:00 - 11:30
Surgical management of peritoneal endometriosis
Attila Vereczkey, Hungary
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
11:45 - 12:15
Should endometriotic cyst be treated before IVF?
Angelos Daniilidis, Greece
12:15 - 12:30
Discussion
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
Michelle Nisolle, Belgium
Stephan Gordts, Belgium
Debate: Excisional or ablative techniques for endometriotic cysts: which is the gold standard?
13:30 - 14:00
Excisional techniques
Georgios Pados, Greece
14:00 - 14:30
Ablative techniques
Michelle Nisolle, Belgium
14:30 - 15:00
Discussion
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 - 16:00
Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) and infertility
Horace Roman, France
16:00 - 16:15
Discussion
16:15 - 16:45
What is the surgical method of choice for bowel endometriosis associated infertility?
Jorg Keckstein, Austria
16:45 - 17:00
Discussion

17:00 - 18:00
SIG Reproductive Surgery members' meeting

09:00 - 17:00
PCC12: Improving ART: Mastering clinical efficiency and patient-centred care
09:00 - 09:30
Optimising clinical work – practical aspects
Arianna D'Angelo, United Kingdom
09:30 - 10:00
Optimising clinical work – help from software
Samuel Dos Santos-Ribeiro, Portugal
10:00 - 10:30
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30
Optimising lab work
Alessandra Alteri, Italy
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
11:45 - 12:15
Art in ART: how to optimise the team?
Neelke De Munck, Belgium
12:15 - 12:30
Discussion
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
13:30 - 14:00
What do patients expect from ART?
Zdravka Veleva, Finland
14:00 - 14:15
Discussion
14:15 - 14:45
Optimising sharing bad news with patients
Sofia Gameiro, United Kingdom
14:45 - 15:00
Discussion
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 - 16:00
Using national ART surveillance to improve clinical care
Dmitry Kissin, U.S.A.
16:00 - 16:15
Discussion
16:15 - 16:45
Panel discussion with a patient (all speakers)
Klaudija Kordic, Croatia
16:45 - 17:00
Discussion

17:00 - 18:00
SIG Safety and Quality in ART members' meeting

09:00 - 17:00
PCC13: Academic Authorship: Navigating Scientific Integrity in the Digital Age: The Role of AI and Recent Notions in Scientific Publishing and artificial intelligence. (Honesty and dishonesty? Trustworthiness of scientific output at stake)
Chairs
Cornelis Lambalk, The Netherlands
09:00 - 09:30
Scientific integrity concerns – implications for clinical guidelines and practice
Ben W. Mol, Australia
09:30 - 09:45
Discussion
09:45 - 10:15
Scientific integrity concerns – methods to detect them
Jack Wilkinson, United Kingdom
10:15 - 10:30
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Edgardo Somigliana, Italy
11:00 - 11:30
How can universities empower researchers to engage in responsible research practices?
Lex Bouter, The Netherlands
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
11:45 - 12:15
The position and living involvement of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
Nancy Chescheir, U.S.A.
12:15 - 12:30
Discussion
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
Michele Boiani, Germany
13:30 - 13:50
The actions and implications for fertility sterility, a specialty journal viewpoint
Kurt Barnhart, U.S.A.
13:50 - 14:00
Discussion
14:00 - 14:20
The actions and implications for the Lancet, a major league journal
Sabine Kleinert, United Kingdom
14:20 - 14:30
Discussion
14:30 - 14:50
The actions and implications for Cochrane reviews, a major review entity
Madelon Van Wely, The Netherlands
14:50 - 15:00
Discussion
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
Arne Sunde, Norway
15:30 - 15:50
ChatGPT friend of foe for journals and patients?
Nicholas Macklon, United Kingdom
15:50 - 16:00
Discussion
16:00 - 16:20
The application of artificial intelligence for reproductive medicine consultation and the laboratory; a critical appraisal
Marcos Meseguer Escriva, Spain
16:20 - 16:30
Discussion
16:30 - 16:50
Science fraud: Parasitic publisher with fake articles from real scientists produces "verbal vomit".
Noah van Dongen, The Netherlands
16:50 - 17:00
Discussion and closing

09:00 - 12:30
PCC14: ASRM Exchange course: Embryo transfer (half day: morning)
GROUP A
09:00 - 09:05
Welcome – course overview
Jared Robins, U.S.A.
09:05 - 10:05
Current embryo transfer practice: Standardizing the embryo transfer protocol
Jared Robins, U.S.A.
Paula Amato, U.S.A.
10:05 - 10:30
Discussion / Q&A
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30
Hands-on session: embryo transfer simulator
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
GROUP B
09:00 - 09:05
Welcome – course overview
Jared Robins, U.S.A.
09:05 - 10:30
Hands-on simulator training
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 12:00
Current embryo transfer practice: Standardizing the embryo transfer protocol
Paula Amato, U.S.A.
Jared Robins, U.S.A.
12:00 - 12:30
Discussion /Q&A
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break

13:30 - 17:00
PCC14b: ASRM Exchange course: Embryo transfer (half day: afternoon)
13:30 - 13:35
Welcome – course overview
Jared Robins, U.S.A.
13:35 - 14:35
Current embryo transfer practice: Standardizing the embryo transfer protocol
Jared Robins, U.S.A.
Elizabeth Ginsburg, U.S.A.
14:35 - 15:00
Discussion/ Q&A
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 - 17:00
Hands-on session: Embryo transfer simulator
GROUP B
13:30 - 13:35
Welcome - course overview
Jared Robins, U.S.A.
13:35 - 15:00
Hands-on session: Embryo transfer simulator
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 - 16:35
Current embryo transfer practice: Standardizing the embryo transfer protocol
Jared Robins, U.S.A.
Elizabeth Ginsburg, U.S.A.
16:35 - 17:00
Discussion/ Q&A

09:00 - 17:00
PCC15: MEFS Exchange course:Eight innovative interventions to improve ART outcomes: Promising or sobering facts?
Chairs
Johnny Awwad, Qatar
09:00 - 09:30
Growth hormone for the poor responder: lessons learned from animal models and clinical trials?
Alexander Quaas, U.S.A.
09:30 - 09:45
Discussion
09:45 - 10:15
Platelet-rich plasma PRP and Stem cells novelties in ART: Facts or Fads?
Johnny Awwad, Qatar
10:15 - 10:30
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Chair invited, but not yet confirmed
11:00 - 11:30
Embryo glue: a riddle still unresolved?
Daniel Brison, United Kingdom
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
11:45 - 12:15
Endometrial scratching: to do or not to do?
Mohamed Aboulghar, Egypt
12:15 - 12:30
Discussion
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
Mohamed Aboulghar, Egypt
13:30 - 14:00
The expanding indications of PGT A: Between hope and hype?
Elias Dahdouh, Canada
14:00 - 14:15
Discussion
14:15 - 14:45
Freeze-all for all: one size fits all?
Yacoub Khalaf, United Kingdom
14:45 - 15:00
Discussion
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
Michel Abou Abdallah, Lebanon
15:30 - 16:00
Oocyte in vitro maturation IVM: Has the time come?
Carlos Plancha, Portugal
16:00 - 16:15
Discussion
16:15 - 16:45
Oocyte mitochondrial transfer to improve ART outcomes: safety versus efficacy?
Kutluk H. Oktay, U.S.A.
16:45 - 17:00
Discussion

09:00 - 17:00
PCC16: MSRM Exchange course: All about PRP treatment in infertility and IVF (theoretical and hands on training for preparation and use)
Session 1: What is the rationale behind PRP?
Chairs
Omar Sefrioui, Morocco
Erol Tavmergen, Turkey
09:00 - 09:20
Physiology of PRP action and use
Aikaterini Berdiaki, Greece
09:20 - 09:30
Discussion
09:30 - 09:50
Endometrial receptivity and dysbiosis effects
Antonis Makrigiannakis, Greece
09:50 - 10:00
Discussion
10:00 - 10:20
Is chronical endometritis really invisible shadow – how to diagnose and treat
Tatjana Motrenko Simic, Montenegro
10:20 - 10:30
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Session 2: Place for PRP in infertility treatment and IVF
Chair invited, but not yet confirmed
Tatjana Motrenko Simic, Montenegro
11:00 - 11:30
Application of PRP for endometrial disorders
Antonis Makrigiannakis, Greece
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
11:45 - 12:15
Application of PRP for poor responders and POI
Omar Sefrioui, Morocco
12:15 - 12:30
Discussion
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
Session 3: New kids on the block
Dinka Pavicic Baldani, Croatia
Antonis Makrigiannakis, Greece
13:30 - 13:50
Application of PRP for PCOS patients
Timur Gürgan, Turkey
13:50 - 14:00
Discussion
Session 4: PRP preparation and Hands on training
14:00 - 14:20
Technical aspect of PRP preparation
Aikaterini Berdiaki, Greece
14:20 - 15:00
Hand on training according to groups
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
Maria Asmarianaki, Greece
Aikaterini Berdiaki, Greece
Halil Ruso, Turkey
Saša Lozo, Montenegro
15:30 - 16:45
Hands on training
16:45 - 17:00
Closing remarks

08:00 - 18:00
IFFS Committee meeting

13:00 - 15:00
Certification Committee meeting

14:00 - 17:00
ICMART Board meeting

17:30 - 18:00
SIG Ethics and Law Steering Committee meeting

18:00 - 18:30
SIG Implantation and Early Pregnancy Steering Committee meeting

18:00 - 18:30
SIG Stem Cells Steering Committee meeting

18:00 - 18:30
SIG Safety and Quality in ART Steering Committee meeting

18:00 - 19:00
SIG Reproductive Surgery Steering Committee meeting

18:00 - 19:00
SIG Psychology and Counselling Steering Committee meeting

18:00 - 19:00
SIG Reproductive Endocrinology Steering Committee meeting