IVI2019 - Scientific Program

08:30 - 10:40	Controversies in Male Reproductive Medicine Chairs: S. Luján, Spain / C. Niederberger, USA
08:30 - 08:40	Introduction C. Niederberger, USA
08:40 - 09:00	Evaluate the male: need or useless? J. Hotaling, USA
09:00 - 09:10	Questions and answers
09:10 - 09:30	Pre-TESE: natural or stimulated spermatogenesis? C. Niederberger, USA
09:30 - 09:40	Questions and answers
09:40 - 10:00	To choose and process sperm for ART (What to do and not do) M. Meseguer, Spain
10:00 - 10:10	Questions and answers
10:10 - 10:30	Reconstructive surgery of the male: when and how to cut S. Luján, Spain
10:30 - 10:40	Questions and answers
10:40 - 11:10	COFFEE BREAK
11:10 - 13:10	Controversies in Male Reproductive Medicine Chairs: N. Garrido, Spain / M. Meseguer, Spain
11:10 - 11:30	Extraction of sperm: what is the best way? C. Niederberger, USA
11:30 - 11:40	Questions and answers
11:40 - 12:00	To evaluate sperm in the laboratory: what is real and what is science fiction? N. Garrido, Spain
12:00 - 12:10	Questions and answers
12:10 - 12:30	Functional sperm from stem cells J. Medrano, Spain
12:30 - 12:40	Questions and answers
12:40 - 13:00	The future: what can we imagine? J. Hotaling, USA
13:00 - 13:10	Questions and answers

13:45 - 14:00	Opening Ceremony
14:00 - 16:00	Ovarian Stimulation Chairs: J.A. García Velasco, Spain / A. Ruiz, Spain
14:00 - 14:30	New concepts of ovarian stimulation: where are we today? B. Fauser, Netherlands
14:30 - 15:00	Avoiding the LH surge: analogues vs progesterone D. Kaser, USA
15:00 - 15:30	Duo Stim: a critical appraisal F. Ubaldi, Italy
15:30 - 16:00	How intense should we stimulate the ovaries? N. Polyzos, Spain
16:00 - 16:30	COFFEE BREAK
16:30 - 18:00	Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Chairs: E. Labarta, Spain / G. Castillón, Spain
16:30 - 17:00	Genetics of premature ovarian insufficiency A. Rajkovic, USA
17:00 - 17:30	Ovarian fragmentation for follicular activation (OFFA) C. Díaz, Spain
17:30 - 18:00	Autologous stem cells for ovarian insufficiency S. Herraiz, Spain
18:00 - 19:00	CONTROVERSY: individualized ovarian stimulation: feasible or not? Chairs: F. Olivennes, France / S. Soares, Portugal Feasible position: E. Bosch, Spain vs. Not feasible position: C. van Tilborg, Netherlands

19:00 -19:45	Industry Supported Symposia: MERCK CONTROLLING DETAILS IN ART: THE PATH TO OPTIMISE CLINICAL OUTCOMES
19:00-19:05	Introduction & closing. J. Serna, Spain
19:05-19:25	Optimising clinical and management efficiencies in art. R. Aurell, Spain
19:25-19:45	Technological solutions to maximise compliance in the embryology lab. R. Holmes, USA
19:45-20:30	Welcome reception Exhibition Area

08:00 - 10:00	Implantation Chairs: A. Salazar, Spain / B. Fauser, Netherlands
08:00 - 08:30	Implantation failure: the embryo vs the endometrium N. Macklon, UK
08:30 - 09:00	Role of immune system in improving implantation D. Alecsandru, Spain
09:00 - 09:30	Microbiome and human reproduction: current status C. Simón, Spain
09:30 - 10:00	How parental weight excess affects reproduction J. Bellver, Spain
10:00 - 10:30	COFFEE BREAK
10:30 - 12:00	Surgery Chairs: E. Bosch, Spain / K. Nouri, Austria
10:30 - 11:00	Diagnosis of uterine malformations with an impact on ART S. Vannuccini, Italy
11:00 - 11:30	New approaches to thin endometrium M. Ferrando, Spain
11:30 - 12:00	Routine hysteroscopy before IVF: does it help? Y. Khalaf, UK
12:00 - 13:00	CONTROVERSY: Deep endometriosis – surgery vs ART Chairs: D. de Ziegler, France / M. Fernández, Spain Surgery position: H. Roman, France vs Art position: J. Serna, Spain

13:00 - 13:30	INTERNATIONAL IVI FOUNDATION RESEARCH AWARDS PRESENTATION
13:30 - 14:30	LUNCH

14:30 - 16:30	Hot topics I Chairs: J. Krüssel, Germany / A. Requena, Spain Session sponsored by
14:30 - 15:00	Is freeze-all really better? A. Pinborg, Denmark
15:00 - 15:30	Prepubertal fertility preservation: state of the art R. Anderson, UK
15:30 - 16:00	Should we freeze ovarian tissue or oocytes for fertility preservation? A. Pellicer, Spain
16:00 - 16:30	Optimal cycle regimen for frozen embryo replacement H. Fatemi, UAE
16:30 - 17:00	COFFEE BREAK
17:00 - 18:30	Hot topics II Chairs: C. Colomé, Spain / H. Fatemi, UAE
17:00 - 17:30	Pragmatic approach to the infertile PCO patient N. Macklon, UK
17:30 - 18:00	Mitochondrial DNA quantity as a biomarker E. Fragouli, UK
18:00 - 18:30	Nuclear transfer: new data and new indications G. Calderón, Spain
18:30 - 19:30	CONTROVERSY: Should we transfer mosaic embryos in 2019? Chairs: R. Fanchin, France / F. Bronet, Spain Yes position: F. Fiorentino, Italy vs No position: R. Scott, USA

08:00 - 10:00	Parallel Session - Embryology Chairs: F. Bronet, Spain / M. Florensa, Spain
08:00 - 08:30	Embryo metabolism: past, present and future D. Sakkas, USA
08:30 - 09:00	Artificial intelligence to enhance time lapse C. Hickman, UK
09:00 - 09:30	Extracellular vesicles and their clinical application R. Scott, USA
09:30 - 10:00	Non invasive PGS: reality or dream? E. Fragouli, UK
10:00 - 10:30	COFFEE BREAK
10:30 - 12:00	Parallel session - Epigenetics and Aging Chairs: N. Garrido, Spain / M. Torres, Spain
10:30 - 11:00	Epigenetics – parental impact on the embryo S. Laurentino, Germany
11:00 - 11:30	Impact of telomeres damage in ovarian aging E. Varela, Spain
11:30 - 12:00	Epigenetics, telomeres and other genetic factors impacting assisted reproduction D. Wells, UK

08:30 - 10:00	Male factor Chairs: C. González, Spain / A. Pacheco, Spain
08:30 - 09:00	What to test in the male beyond classical sperm analysis S. Luján, Spain
09:00 - 09:30	Association of male factor infertility with somatic health C. Niederberger, USA
09:30 - 10:00	Microfluidic sperm sorting J. Hotaling, USA
10:00 -10:45	Industry Supported Symposia: FERRING Ovarian stimulation: Treating the extremes
10:00–10:02	Welcome and introduction S. Lavery, UK
10:02–10:22	Improving outcomes in poor responders: Quality vs quantity N. Polyzos, Spain
10:22–10:42	Balancing safety with efficacy: A measured approach to ovarian stimulation in high responders F. Cruz, Spain
10:42–10:45	Closing remarks S. Lavery, UK
10:45 - 11:15	COFFEE BREAK
11:15 - 13:45	Future directions Chairs: C. Niederberger, USA / A. Pellicer, Spain
11:15 - 11:45	Gene editing using CRISPR/Cas G. Marfany, Spain
11:45 - 12:15	Premise, pitfalls and regulation of human genome editing K. Orwig, USA
12:15 - 12:45	Correction of disease causing mutations in preimplantation embryos D. Wells, UK
12:45 - 13:15	Contribution of corpus luteum number to maternal vascular health and preeclampsia risk F. von Versen-Höynck, Germany
13:15 - 13:45	Breakthrough lecture: Investigating cellular and molecular interactions at the maternal/fetal interface that mediate placentation A. Moffett, UK

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