Pre-Congress Workshops
The 13th Congress of the Pacific Society for Reproductive Medicine Program Committee is pleased to offer Pre-Congress Workshops.
These workshops will run concurrently on Sunday 12 March 2023 from 0830 – 1600.
Morning Workshops
IVM
Date | Sunday 12 March 2023 |
Time | 0830 – 1200 |
Lead Facilitator | Prof Robert Gilchrist |
Presenters | Prof Rog Hart |
Target Audience | IVF specialists, embryologists, scientists |
Description | This workshop is designed for ART clinicians, embryologists and scientists, with the intention of providing a mix of theory and practical aspects of oocyte in vitro maturation (IVM). The workshop will include an introduction to the fundamentals of IVM and an update on the latest scientific advances on the biology of maturing an oocyte in vitro. Patient indications for IVM will be examined, including outcomes from different patient types as well as safety outcomes for offspring. The application of IVM into fertility preservation for cancer patients will be presented. Lastly, practical aspects will be discussed of how to blend flexibility between OI/IVM/COS-IVF into a clinical ART program, how to perform an IVM oocyte pick-up, and how to perform IVM in the laboratory. |
Reproductive Surgery
Date | Sunday 12 March 2023 |
Time | 0830 – 1200 |
Lead Facilitator | Prof Jason Abbott |
Presenters | Dr Danny Chou Dr Michael Wynn-Williams Dr Rebecca Deans A/Prof Anusch Yazdani |
Target Audience | Clinicians interested in reproductive surgery and improving knowledge and skills in this area |
Description |
This workshop will focus on the effects of surgery on reproduction and focus in on tubes, ovaries and uterine anomalies. The workshop will give overviews of the evidence and examples of techniques for surgery in each of these areas. This will include literature reviews and video presentations with an opportunity to discuss surgical techniques and rationale for these procedures with our expert panel. Following a hydration break, a hands on hysteroscopic work shop will follow using simulators to focus on local pathology removal and troubleshooting hysteroscopic surgery. Learning outcomes: |
Biology of PCOS
Date | Sunday 12 March 2023 |
Time | 0830 – 1200 |
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Afternoon Workshops
Artificial Intelligence in ART: a new era
Date | Sunday 12 March 2023 |
Time | 1300 – 1600 |
Lead Facilitator | Prof Christos Venetis |
Presenters | A/Prof Blanca Gallego Luxan Dr Ashleigh Storr Dr Michele Perugini Dr Angus Tran Dr Dean Morbeck |
Target Audience | Clinicians, Embryologists/ Scientists, Nurses, Data Scientists, Researchers in the field of Reproductive Biology, Embryology and Reproductive Medicine |
Description |
We are witnessing the emergence of a new clinical paradigm in the field of embryology. After more than 40 years that we have been relying on the embryologist to grade and select embryos, artificial Intelligence has been recently introduced and aspires to more accurately and reliably identify the best embryos for transfer and therefore shorten the time to pregnancy for patients. This workshop brings together world experts in the field of artificial intelligence to present on the latest developments of AI in the ART lab and discuss the strengths, but also the limitations of this technology. The learning outcomes of this workshop are: 1) The participants will be able to describe what is artificial intelligence, what is machine learning and what are the scenarios that each can be used. |
Male Fertility
Date | Sunday 12 March 2023 |
Time | 1300 – 1600 |
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Safety and Efficacy in ART
Date | Sunday 12 March 2023 |
Time | 1300 – 1600 |
Lead Facilitator | Prof Georgina Chambers |
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Target Audience | Clinicians, allied health professionals and researchers interested in providing safe and effective ART treatment |
Description |
The aim of reproductive medicine is to help patients achieve the birth of a healthy child. This simple statement implies two dimensions of care: efficacy and safety. In this workshop participants will gain current knowledge and have a chance to debate the evidence of balancing these two dimensions. The course aims to provide participants with the following educational outcomes: |
Oncofertility
Date | Sunday 12 March 2023 |
Time | 1300 – 1600 |
Lead Facilitator | Dr Antoinette Anazodo |
Presenters | Dr Antoinette Anazodo Dr Rachael Rodgers Dr Giselle Kidson-Gerber Prof Kate Stern Dr Rebecca Deans Dr Yasmin Jayasinghe Dr Michelle Peate |
Target Audience | Clinicians with interest in fertility needs of cancer patients |
Description | This information will be available soon |