ASRM 2017 Sessions

Are you attending the 2017 ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo in San Antonio? Here are some sessions and events that may be of interest:

 

Date Time Type Congress Events Applicable to Lab Professionals
10/28/2017 8:15 am -
5:00 pm
Pre-Congress Course Preimplantation Genetic Testing: Towards Next‐generation In Vitro Fertilization Svetlana Rechitsky, Ph.D.
10/28/2017 8:15 am -
5:00 pm
Pre-Congress Course Interprofessional Approach to Comprehensively Manage Your Male Clients’ Needs: From Sexual Dysfunction and Poor Semen Quality to Genetic, Psychological, and Aging Issues Peter T. K. Chan, M.D., C.M., M.Sc., F.R.C.S.(C.)
10/29/2017 8:15 am -
5:00 pm
Pre-Congress Course Emerging Therapeutic Tools in the Assisted Reproductive Technology T. Arthur Chang, Ph.D., H.C.L.D.; Rebecca Krisher, Ph.D.
10/30/2017 9:30 pm -
10:15 pm

Plenary

Herbert H. Thomas Lecture: Birth of In Vitro Fertilization in America Richard J. Paulson, M.D.
10/30/2017 12:30 pm -
1:30 pm

Expert Encounter

Embryonic and Uterine Checkpoints Needed for a Successful Pregnancy Carlos Simón, M.D., Ph.D.; Catherine Racowsky, Ph.D.
10/30/2017 12:30 pm -
1:30 pm

Roundtables

RTM34: Quality Control/Quality Assurance in the Era of Freeze All Cycles Alison Coates, B.Sc.

RTM35: Streamlining Workflow in the In Vitro Fertilization Lab Dawn Kelk, Ph.D., H.C.L.D.

RTM33: Noninvasive Embryo Selection Charles Bormann, Ph.D.

10/30/2017 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm

Lecture

David and Rosemary Adamson Lecture on Excellence in Reproductive Medicine: Comparative Aspects of Reproductive Technologies in Exotic Species and Human Pierre Comizzoli, D.V.M., Ph.D.

10/30/2017 4:00 pm -
5:30 pm

Symposia

KY Cha Symposium in Stem Cell Technology and Reproductive Medicine:  Changing and Exchanging Genomes Dieter Egli, Ph.D.; Mary Herbert, Ph.D.; Jianhong Zhu, M.D., Ph.D.

Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI): Past, Present, and Future Gianpiero D. Palermo, M.D., Ph.D.; Zev Rosenwaks, M.D., Nigel Pereira, M.D.

ASPIRE Symposium: Advances in Understanding Oocyte Function and Structure Chii-Ruey Tzeng, M.D., M.P.H.

10/31/2017 12:30 pm -
1:30 pm

Expert Encounter

Expert Encounter: Difficult Management Cases in Male Infertility: From the Laboratory to the Bedside Dolores J. Lamb, Ph.D.

10/31/2017 12:30 pm -
1:30 pm

Roundtables

RTT03: Laboratory Quality Assurance: Using Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) Outcomes to Troubleshoot Your Own Outcomes Marybeth Gerrity, Ph.D., M.B.A.

RTT05: Fertility Preservation Amber Cooper, M.D., M.S.C.I.

RTT32: Stem Cell Therapy in Asherman Syndrome Carlos Simón, M.D., Ph.D.

RTT33: On Which Patients Is Preimplantation Genetic Screening Best Used? G. David Ball, Ph.D., H.C.L.D.

RTT34: Embryo Culture Medium Rebecca Krisher, Ph.D.

RTT35: Frozen‐Thawed Eggs: How Do They Compare to Fresh Donor and Non‐donor Egg Cycles? Michael Lee, M.S.

10/31/2017 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Interactive Session

Debate on the Increasing Utilization of Micromanipulation: Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection and Assisted Hatching Jennifer Knudston, M.D.

10/31/2017 2:30 - 3:15 pm

Plenary

From Egg to Embryo: A Peripatetic Journey Richard Schultz, Ph.D.

10/31/2017 4:00 pm -
5:00 pm

Symposia

Howard and Georgeanna Jones Symposium on Advanced Reproductive Technology: Composition of Culture Media and Potential Effects on Offspring David K. Gardner, Ph.D.

JSAR Symposium: The Clinical Importance of Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) procedures in Japan versus Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) approaches in the United States Tetsunorit Mukaida, M.D.

The "Trials" of an ART Case: Anatomy of a Lawsuit Nidhi Desai, J.D.

11/1/2017 12:30 pm -
1:30 pm

Roundtables

RTW03: In Vitro Fertilization Strategies for Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Angeline Beltsos, M.D.

RTW05: Implementation of Intravaginal Embryo Culture Systems Martin Langley, B.S.

RTW22: Clinical Utility of Sperm DNA Fragmentation Testing Ashok Agarwal, Ph.D., H.C.L.D.

RTW23: Patient Safety in the In Vitro Fertilization Lab Anthony Anderson, D.Sc.

RTW24: Oocyte Vitrification: Techniques and Quality Control/Quality Assurance Wayne Caswell, B.S.

RTW19: Preimplantation Genetic Testing Workflow and Communication among the In Vitro Fertilization Lab, Preimplantation Genetic Testing Lab, and Clinicians T. Arthur Chang, Ph.D., H.C.L.D.

11/1/2017 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Interactive Sessions

DNA Law: What Is It and Where Is It Going in Assisted Reproductive Technology? Lisa A. Rinehart, J.D., R.N., B.S.N.

Preimplantation Genetic Testing Platforms: Everything You Have Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask Amy E.T. Sparks, Ph.D., H.C.L.D.

11/1/2017 2:30 pm -
3:15 pm

Keynote

SSR Exchange Keynote Lecture: Defining the Mechanisms Regulating Mammalian Spermatogonial Development Christopher Geyer, Ph.D.
11/1/2017 3:30 pm -
5:00 pm
Symposium Symposium: Laboratory Management: Risk, Reporting, and Relations Colin Thomas, M.H.A.