Scientific Program

Friday, March 31, 2023 – starting at 13:00 CEST
(Paris – 13:00, Hong Kong – 19:00, San Diego – 04:00, New York – 07:00, Buenos Aires – 08:00)

13:00-13:05 Welcome
Milton Leong, Hong Kong and Zeev Shoham, Israel
13:05-13:55 Session 1: Giants in Reproductive Medicine
Christos Coutifaris, USA, introducing Alan DeCherney, USA
Fertility Preservation in patients with genetic diseases Alan DeCherney, USA
Introducing Georgeanna Jones James Toner, USA
Introducing Wang He Fung Milton Leong, Hong Kong
13:55-15:00 Session 2: Maximizing ART program success
Machine learning for individualizing the starting dose of FSH and predicting the optimal day of trigger during ovarian stimulation Kevin Loewke, USA
Supporting first FSH dosage for ovarian stimulation with machine learning Nuria Correa, Spain
AI and Computer Vision: Building a brain to automate the IVF lab. It’s all about efficient decision making Gerardo Mendizabal, Mexico
15:00-15:10 Break
15:10-15:40 Session 3:  Luteal support (Abbott Industrial symposium session)
What luteal phase support works best? Georg Griesinger, Germany
15:40-17:00 Session 4: The uterus and tubes
Uterine malformation and reproduction Jan Bosteels, Belgium
Tubal patency, as seen by the ultrasound Michal Grynberg, France
Uterine contractions Belen Moliner Renau, Spain
Closing remarks
Milton Leong, Hong Kong and Zeev Shoham, Israel

Saturday, April 1, 2023 – starting at 10:00 CEST
(Paris – 10:00, Hong Kong – 16:00, San Diego – 01:00, New York – 04:00, Buenos Aires – 05:00)

10:00-11:00 Session 5: The sperm
Beyond Morphology…Artificial Intelligence dialogues with the spermatozoa epigenetics Guy Cassuto, France
TESE and MESA: which techniques are best?
Sherman Silber, USA
11:00-12:30 Session 6: Increase patient compliance with treatment 
Switching gears: from in-cycle selection to true improvement in infertility treatments Rita Vassena, Spain
Telemedicine and self-monitoring in the field of reproduction Roger Hart, Australia
Maximize efficiency and patients comfort Ernesto Bosh, Spain
12:30-12:40 Break
12:40-13:40 Session 7: Solutions for optimized embryo implantation
How to improve the chances of embryo implantation: assessing the receptivity and health of the endometrium Nasser Al Asmar Piñar, Spain
Clinical efficacy of Embryoglue® transfer medium: practical insights and treatment outcomes Tope Adeniyi, UK
13:40-14:45 Session 8: Improve embryo implantation
The progesterone and the luteal phase Jose Horcajadas, Spain
Endometrial Scratching, the final verdict?
Ben Mol, Australia
14:45-16:30 Session 9: Ovarian environment and endometriosis
The importance of the ovarian environment for oocyte development Evelyn Telfer, UK
Is ovarian reserve reduction following endometriotic cystectomy predicted? The implication for fertility preservation counseling Johnny Younis, Israel
Novel therapeutic targets to improve IVF in patients with endometriosis Nuria Pellicer, Spain
Endometriosis and infertility: Insights into the causal link and management strategies Engin Oral, Turkey
Closing remarks
Milton Leong, Hong Kong and Zeev Shoham, Israel