Agenda – Scientific Program  
 
 
 

Program Chairpersons:  Angeline Beltsos, MD, Barry Behr, PhD, William Kearns, PhD

  
 
 
Midwest Reproductive Symposium 2008 Scientific Session 
 
   Friday, June 6, 2008 
 
8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
 Opening Remarks    Chairpersons
 

8:15 a.m. – 8:55 a.m.

 Update, stem cell issues   Eric Chiao, PhD
 
8:55 a.m. – 9:35 a.m.

PGD and Microarray Analysis: Its contribution to IVF

   Richard A. Leach, MD
 
9:35 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. 
Gene arrays: Strategies for IVF and implantation defects

 

 Richard E. Leach, MD
 
10:15 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.
 Break  
 
10:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
 Workshop Session I  
 
12:00 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. 
 Group Lunch  
  12:50 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Ethical/Legal Dilemmas – Cases in Panel   Susan Crockin, Esq
 

1:30 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.


2:10 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.

Use of metformin vs clomiphene for ovulation induction in PCOS

FDA Current Requirements for Reproductive Donors

 

 John Nestler, MD


Martha Wells, MPH
  2:55 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Break   
  3:20 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

How to manage truly and virtually azoospermic men for IVF-ICSI

  Paul Turek, MD
 

4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

 Assisted reproduction in 2038: Where are we headed   Henry Greely, JD
     
   Saturday, June 7, 2008 
 
8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
 Opening Remarks    Chairpersons
 

8:15 a.m. – 8:55 a.m.

 Proteomics: Update and issues   Mandy Katz-Jaffe, PhD
 
8:55 a.m. – 9:35 a.m.
 Is vitrification ready for prime time?   Juergen Liebermann, PhD
 

9:35 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

 Couples with Delayed Conception: How should we counsel our patients about the obstetric and pediatric risks?   Richard Scott, MD
 
10:15 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.
 Break  
 
10:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
 Workshop Session II  
 

12:00 p.m. – 12:50 p.m.

12:50 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Group Lunch

Thrombophilias and recurrent pregnacy loss

 

William Kutteh, MD, PhD
  1:30 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. Uterine factor in ART   Owen Davis, MD
 

2:10 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. 

Pretreatment of hyperandrogenism prior to infertility treatment in PCOS

 

 Richard Legro, MD
  2:50 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Down regulation protocols for poor responders   Daniel Williams, MD
 

3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

 Closing Comments   Chairpersons
     
 
  Workshops: Registrants attend 2 on a first-to-sign-up, first-served basis
     
  Topics to date:
 

Aneuploidy Screening (W. Kearns)
 

Egg Freezing (B. Behr)
 

Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (W. Kutteh)
 

Legal/Ethical issues (S. Crockin, N. Desai)
 

Down Regulation Protocols (D. Williams, A. Beltsos)
 

Use of Biomarkers to predict IVF outcome (R.E. Leach)
 

Male Infertility, the Nurse Perspective (J. Campisi)
 

Nursing Care of the IVF Patient Through Advanced Technologies (S. Jasulaitis)