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Chicago • May 17-19
This activity is supported by an educational grant from EMD Serono, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Merck and TEVA Women’s Health Research.
Welcome from the Executive Chairperson
A nge l ine N . B e l t sos , M D , facog
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n Behalf of My Colleagues at Fertility Centers of Illinois (FCI), I would like to welcome you to
the 2012 Midwest Reproductive Symposium (MRS) and Nurse Practicum. This is one of our biggest meetings ever – with a scientific program of excellence that will permit you ample opportunity to discuss the
most up-to-date information with your colleagues and the faculty.
While this year’s MRS reflects its reputation both nationally and internationally, the meeting actually evolved from
recognition of a need to further the education of health professionals and scientists involved in Reproductive Medicine
to be held in the Midwestern section of the United States. FCI facilitated the dialogue that led to the very first meeting
in 2005 and has served as the meeting host ever since. As we began to organize the initial program, the following were
the points that we felt were important:
• Health professionals and basic scientists in the field could use additional ‘closer-to-home’ opportunities to share
knowledge and experience.
• Reproductive Medicine encompasses a broad range of rapidly advancing fields appropriate for inclusion in
educational programs.
• One drawback of major medical meeting in the limited opportunity for attendee input on topics of current debate.
The MRS directly resulted from our discussions, and each of the above points remains critical to the meeting’s success.
We remain dedicated to ensuring an opportunity for ‘closer-to-home’ education as well a world-wide participation for
health professionals. Our programming and format of the meeting reflect the input of the MRS Chairpersons, prior
faculty and attendees, as well as my colleagues at FCI. We pride ourselves in gathering noted authorities to present the
most current aspects of their research and how they apply to everyday clinically relevant issues- the same issues that you
may encounter in your practice.
I hope that you will find the meeting topics this year to be timely and relevant, and the presentations, discussions, and
workshops to be stimulating. We look forward to your participation in the program and encourage your feedback for
the future.
Sincerely,
Angeline N. Beltsos
Angeline N. Beltsos, MD, FACOG
Executive Chairperson, Midwest Reproductive Symposium and Nurse Practicum
Fertility Centers of Illinois
Welcome from Fertility Centers of Illinois (FCI)
W
E ARE PROUD TO CONTINUE to host this program of excellence, and we are pleased that our
conversations led to not only the initial MRS meeting in 2005, but also to the Nurse Practicum, piloted
in 2008 and formally introduced as a tracked day of interactive discussion and hands-on learning in 2011.
FCI looks forward to continued educational outreach and the opportunity for additional collaborative programming as
the MRS grows in the coming years.
We hope that you will take full advantage of all the learning opportunities that this meeting affords- workshops,
presentations, panels, and informal conversations. We reiterate what Dr. Beltsos has said – give us your feedback, and we
will try to make it happen in future programming.
Thank-You to our Chairpersons and Organizing Committee
Angeline N. Beltsos, MD, FACOG, Executive Chairperson, Overall Meeting
Judith A. Greve, LPN, Chairperson, Nurse Practicum
Ann Scalia, RN, BSN, CNOR, Chairperson, Nurse Practicum
Barry Behr, PhD, HCLD, Chairperson, MRS Friday
William Kearns, PhD, Chairperson, MRS Saturday
Bill McLaughry, Co-Chair, Business Minds Program
Janet Fraser, Co-Chair, Business Minds Program
FCI Organizing Committee:
Laurence Jacobs, MD
Brian Kaplan, MD
Meike Uhler, MD
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A Brief History of the
Midwest Reproductive Symposium (MRS)
2004 Discussion initiated by Angeline Beltsos, MD and colleagues at Fertility Centers of Illinois regarding the need for
‘closer-to-home’ quality continuing education for health professionals and scientists in Reproductive Medicine
in the Midwestern section of the United States. All meetings would be held in Chicago, IL due to its central
location, availability of venues, and ease of access.
2005 The first meeting of the MRS is held at the Hotel Intercontinental. Sponsored by an unrestricted educational
grant from Ferring Pharmaceuticals, the 2.5 day program was attended by 80 registrants and deemed a success.
2006 The second meeting, held at the Swissotel, drew 130 registrants. The meeting was opened to exhibitors for the
first time.
2007 The third meeting was the first held at the Drake Hotel and also was the first
to include hands-on workshops based on suggestions offered by attendees
and faculty at prior programs. Also, based on feedback, the meeting was
shortened to a 2-day program. About 150 attendees were in session.
2008 The 2008 meeting was held at the Marriott Chicago Downtown Magnificent
Mile Hotel and attended by 160 attendees and included 18 exhibitors.
Fertility Centers of Illinois initiated the first MRS Nurse Practicum, which
was an extra half-day of interactive discussion and hands-on learning held
onsite at FCI’s River North facility on Sunday.
2009 In 2009, the Drake Hotel was designated as the official meeting hotel by FCI
and the Organizing Committee of the MRS. The 2-day program was attended
by 180 persons and included 22 exhibitors. For the first time, abstracts were
sought from REI Fellows, and eight were invited to the meeting to present
posters.
The MRS today
is recognized
as a relevant
and innovative
meeting of
excellence that
attracts attendees
from around the
world...
2010 The 2010 meeting exceeded expectations, drawing 240 persons from around the world including 26 exhibitors.
A total of 16 abstracts were included for presentation in the REI Fellows Posters. The 2010 meeting included the
first official Nurse Practicum Day, which was held on Thursday preceding the MRS. This session developed by
nurses for nurses was attended by 80 participants. In 2010, the MRS scientific session became a multi-sponsored
program.
2011 The 2011 meeting again exceeded expectations, drawing over 300 persons from around the world including
again 26 exhibitors. The 2011 meeting included the first Business Managers meeting which was geared toward
educating office managers. The MRS 2011 also was the third successful year for the Nurse Practicum.
The MRS Today The MRS today is recognized as a relevant and innovative meeting of excellence that attracts attendees
from around the world, but still keeps its focus on providing the needed ‘close-to-home’ continuing education for those
healthcare professionals practicing in the Midwestern US. The 2012 meeting will be the biggest ever, with over 300
persons attending and more than 30 exhibitors. The Business Minds Program, formerly known as the Business Minds
Meeting, will also take place again this year.. The scientific program is supported by unrestricted educational grants from
EMD Serono, Inc., Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc., Merck and TEVA Women’s Health.
© 2012 The Midwest Reproductive Symposium (MRS), Chicago, Illinois. All rights reserved.
Faculty 2012
MRS & Nurse Practicum
Barry Behr, PhD, HCLD *
IVF Laboratory
REI/IVF Program
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, CA
Daniel Dumesic, MD
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Karen Elkind-Hirsch, M Sc, PhD
Angeline Beltsos, MD, FACOG **
Fertility Centers of Illinois
Chicago, IL
Sarah Berga, MD
Robert Gilchrist, PhD
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Andrea Braverman, PhD
The Braverman Center for Health Journeys
Bala Cynwyd, PA
Yvonne Camus
The Lanvin Agency
Toronto, Canada
Fertility Centers of Illinois
Chicago, IL
Jeff MacInnis
The Business Race Program
Toronto, Canada
Judy Greve, LPN *
Randa Modad
Walgreens
Mishawaka, IN
StoneRidge Partners
New York, NY
Fakih IVF
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Craig Niederberger, MD, FACS
UIC College of Medicine
UIC College of Engineering
Chicago, IL
Mark Hughes, MD, PhD
The Genesis Genetics Institute
Applied Genomics Technology Centre
of Michigan
Detroit, MI
Ana Cobo, PhD
IVI-Valencia
Valencia, Spain
RESOLVE: The National Fertility Assoc.
McLean, VA
Center for Assisted Reproduction
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Juergen Liebermann, PhD, HCLD
Bill McLaughry
Pulling Down the Moon
Chicago, IL
IVF Australia Southern Sydney
St. George Private Hospital
Sydney, Australia
Kevin Doody, MD
Stanford IFV
Palo Alto, CA
Robinson Institute, Research Centre for
Reproductive Health
University of Adelaide Medical School
Adelaide, Australia
Beth Heller
Michael Chapman,
FRANZCOG, MD, CREI
Barbara Collura
Woman’s Metabolic Health Clinic and
Woman’s Health Research Department
of Woman’s Hospital
Baton Rouge, LA
Ruth Lathi, MD
Nicole Noyes, MD
New York University School of Medicine
New York, NY
Laurence Jacobs, MD*
Alan Penzias, MD
Fertility Centers of Illinois
Chicago, IL
Boston IVF
Boston, MA
Brian Kaplan, MD*
Tami Quinn
Fertility Centers of Illinois
Chicago, IL
Pulling Down the Moon
Chicago, IL
William Kearns, PhD*
Robert Rebar, MD
The Center for Preimplantation
Genetics, LabCorp
Rockville, MD
American Society for Reproductive
Medicine
Birmingham, AL
* Chairperson ** Executive Chairperson
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Faculty 2012
MRS, Nurse Practicum & Business Minds
Ann Scalia, RN, BSN, CNOR *
Bülent Urman, MD
Walgreens
Milton, MA
American Hospital of Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey
Glenn Schattman, MD
Colleen Wagner Coughlin
Cornell University Medical College
New York, NY
Highland Park IVF Center
Highland Park, IL
Richard Scott, MD, HCLD
Elizabeth B. West, RNC, BSN
UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson
Medical School
Morristown, NJ
Institute for Reproductive Health
Cincinnati, OH
Jeff Segal, MD, JD, FACS
Medical Justice Services, Inc.
Greensboro, NC
Fady Sharara, MD, FACOG
Virginia Center for Reproductive
Medicine (VCRM)
Reston, VA
Julie Wiese, RN, BSN
Fertility Centers of Illinois
Chicago, IL
Al Yuzpe, M Sc, MD, FRC S(C)
Genesis Fertility Center
Vancouver, Canada
Kaylen Silverberg, MD
Texas Fertility Center
Austin, TX
Johan Smitz, MD, PhD
UZ Brussels
Vrije Universiteit Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Sean Tipton
American Society for Reproductive
Medicine
Washington D.C.
Meike Uhler, MD*
Fertility Centers of Illinois
Chicago, IL
* Chairperson ** Executive Chairperson
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Disclosure
of Conflicts of Interest
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activities. In accordance with this policy, MER identifies conflicts of interest with its instructors, content managers, and
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experimental design, data collection, and analysis. MER is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME
activities that promote improvements or quality in health care and not the business interest of a commercial interest.
The Faculty reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be
mentioned in this CME activity:
Name of Faculty
Reported Financial Relationship
Barry Behr, PhD, HCLD *
Consulting Fees: Midatlantic Devices, Cooper Surgical
Ownership: Auxogyn
Angeline Beltsos, MD, FACOG **
Grants/Research Support: Midwest Reproductive Symposium
Consulting Fees: Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Merck, EMD Serono
Speakers’ Bureau: Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Merck, EMD Serono
Sarah Berga, MD
Consulting Fees: Agile Therapeutics, Noven Phamaceutical, TEVA
Pharmaceutical Industries, Pfizer, Shionogi, Inc
Andrea Braverman, PhD
Nothing to disclose
Yvonne Camus
Speakers’ Bureau: The Lanvin Agency
Michael Chapman, FRANZCOG, MD, CREI
Ownership Interest/Shareholder: Shareholder IVF Australia
Ana Cobo, PhD
Nothing to disclose
Barbara Collura
Nothing to disclose
Kevin Doody, MD
Grants/Research Support: EMD Serono, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Merck,
IBSA, Quest
Consulting Fees: Ferring Pharmaceuticals and Good Start Genetics
Speakers’ Bureau: Watson Pharmaceuticals
Daniel Dumesic, MD
Nothing to disclose
Karen Elkind-Hirsch, M Sc, PhD
Grants/Research Support: Novo Nordisk Inc., Bayer Healthcare
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly, USA
Speakers Bureau: EMD Serono
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Disclosure
of Conflicts of Interest
Name of Faculty
Reported Financial Relationship
Robert Gilchrist, PhD
Grants/Research Support: Cook Medical
Consulting Fees: Cook Medical
Judy Greve, LPN *
Salary: Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy
Beth Heller
Ownership Interest/Shareholder: Pulling Down the Moon Integrative
Care Center
Salary: Pulling Down the Moon Integrative Care Center
Mark Hughes, MD, PhD
Grants/Research Support: National Institutes of Health
Ownership Interests/Shareholder: Shareholder, Genesis Genetics
Laurence Jacobs, MD*
Speakers’ Bureau: Ferring Pharmaceuticals, EMD Serono
William Kearns, PhD*
Speakers’ Bureau: EMD Serono
Ruth Lathi, MD
Nothing to disclose
Juergen Liebermann, PhD, HCLD
Consulting Fees: Scientific Advisory Board ORIGIO
Jeff MacInnis
Consulting Fees: Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Bill McLaughry *
Nothing to disclose
Randa Modad
Nothing to disclose
Craig Niederberger, MD, FACS
Ownership Interest/Shareholder: NexHand, Global Advanced
Medical Care
Nicole Noyes, MD
Nothing to disclose
Alan Penzias, MD
Grants/Research Support: ReproSource, OvaScience
Consulting Fees: Nora Therapeutics; OvaScience
Speakers’ Bureau: Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Tami Quinn
Ownership Interest/Shareholder: Pulling Down the Moon Integrative
Care Center
Salary: Pulling Down the Moon Integrative Care Center
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Disclosure
of Conflicts of Interest
Name of Faculty
Reported Financial Relationship
Robert Rebar, MD
Nothing to disclose
Ann Scalia, RN, BSN, CNOR *
Salary: Walgreens
Glenn Schattman, MD
Consulting Fees: Theralogix
Speakers’ Bureau: Ferring Pharmaceuticals, EMD Serono, MSP-Organon
Richard Scott, MD, HCLD
Grants/Research Support: Ferring Pharmaceuticals, EMD Serono,
Merck/Organon
Consulting Fees: Ferring Pharmaceuticals, EMD Serono
Jeff Segal, MD, JD, FACS
Ownership Interest/Shareholder: Medical Justice
Salary: Medical Justice
Royalty/Patent Holder: Medical Justice
Fady Sharara, MD, FACOG
Speakers’ Bureau: Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Kaylen Silverberg, MD
Grants/ Research Support: EMD Serono, Watson Pharmaceuticals
Consulting Fees: Good Start Genetics, EMD Serono, Watson Pharmaceuticals,
Noro Therapeutics
Speakers’ Bureau: EMD Serono, Watson Pharmaceuticals
Johan Smitz, MD, PhD
Nothing to disclose
Sean Tipton Nothing to disclose
Bülent Urman, MD
Nothing to disclose
Colleen Wagner Coughlin
Nothing to disclose
Elizabeth B. West, RNC, BSN
Consulting Fees: EMD Serono, Merck
Speakers’ Bureau: Watson Pharmaceuticals, EMD Serono, Merck
Julie Wiese, RN, BSN
Nothing to disclose
Al Yuzpe, M Sc, MD, FRCS(C) Nothing to disclose
* Chairperson ** Executive Chairperson
© 2012 The Midwest Reproductive Symposium (MRS), Chicago, Illinois. All rights reserved.
Disclosure
of Conflicts of Interest
The Content Managers reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products
or services may be mentioned in this CME activity:
Name of Content Manager
Reported Financial Relationship
Victoria Smith, MD
Nothing to disclose
Julie Johnson, PharmD
Nothing to disclose
Veronda Smith, FNP-BC
Nothing to disclose
Barry Behr, PhD, HCLD *
Consulting Fees: Midatlantic Devices, Cooper Surgical
Ownership: Auxogyn
Angeline Beltsos, MD, FACOG **
Grants/Research Support: Midwest Reproductive Symposium
Consulting Fees: Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Merck, EMD Serono
Speakers’ Bureau: Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Merck, EMD Serono
Laurence Jacobs, MD *
Speakers’ Bureau: Ferring Pharmaceuticals and EMD Serono
Brian Kaplan, MD *
Nothing to disclose
William Kearns, PhD *
Speakers’ Bureau: EMD Serono
Meike Uhler, MD *
Grants/Research Support: Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Speakers’ Bureau: Merck
* Chairperson ** Executive Chairperson
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Physician Accreditation
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continuing medical education for Physicians.
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Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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MRS Nurse Practicum Day
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Table of Contents
MRS Program Overview
Welcome and the MRS History
Faculty List and Disclosures
Accreditation Statements
Silverberg
Doody
Elkind-Hirsch
Wagner Coughlin
Lathi
Niederberger
Sharara
Schattman
Camus
Hughes
* Section provided for Nurse Practicum
registrants only
Rebar
Cobo
Noyes
Berga
Penzias
Schattman
Camus
Doody
Smitz & Urman
Saturday MRS
Tipton
Dumesic
Braverman
Elkind-Hirsch
Scott
Gilchrist
Chapman
Segal
Workshops
Schedule and Room Assignments
Fellows’ Abstracts
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
Thursday
Nurse Practicum *
Friday MRS
Program Overview 2012
Wednesday, May 16
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Registration Desk is Open
Palm Court Foyer
7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Desk is Open
Palm Court Foyer
7:00 am – 8:30 am
Breakfast
Palm Court
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
MRS Nurse Practicum
Gold Coast Room
Thursday, May 17
12:00 pm – 1:00 pmLunch
Palm Court
1:00 pm – 5:15 pm
MRS Nurse Practicum
Gold Coast Room
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
MRS and Nurse Practicum Cocktail Reception
CITE at the Top of Lake Point Tower
6:15 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Desk is Open
Palm Court Foyer
6:15 am – 7:45 am
Breakfast with Fellows & Exhibitors
Palm Court and Club International
7:45 am – 12:15 pm
Morning Scientific Session Gold Coast Room
Friday, May 18
12:15 pm – 1:15 pmLunch with Fellows & Exhibitors
Palm Court and Club International
1:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Afternoon Scientific Session
Gold Coast Room
3:30pm – 5:00 pm
Workshops – Various
Please See Workshop Schedule
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Emerald City Cocktail Reception
Gold Coast Room
6:15 am – 4:00 pm
Registration Desk is Open
Palm Court Foyer
6:15 am – 7:45 am
Breakfast with Fellows & Exhibitors
Palm Court and Club International
7:45 am – 11:00 am
Morning Scientific Session
Gold Coast Room
11:00 am – 12:30 pm Workshops
Various – Please See Workshop Schedule
Saturday. May 19
12:30 pm – 1:30 pmLunch with Fellows & Exhibitors
Palm Court and Club International
1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Gold Coast Room
Afternoon Scientific Session
Program Overview 2012
Statement of Program Overview
The Midwest Reproductive Symposium strives to promote the timely discussion of issues
relevant to reproductive medicine in an intimate and interactive setting. The primary
objective is the provision of high quality, appropriate, continuing medical education
for physicians, nurses, allied health professionals and basic scientists engaged in the
practice of and research in reproductive medicine. This meeting is hosted by the Midwest
Reproductive Symposium and the Fertility Centers of Illinois.
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, nurses,
allied health professionals and basic scientists engaged in the practice of research in
reproductive medicine.
Learning Goal / Purpose
To increase medical knowledge to benefit patient care in the area of reproductive
endocrinology and infertility.
Educational Objectives
After attending the 2012 meeting, the participant should be able to:
1. Discuss several new concepts, techniques, and treatment modalities
relevant to the practice of reproductive medicine.
2. Identify current clinical challenges to the effective and timely
delivery of reproductive medicine and in vitro fertilization.
3. Evaluate methods to individualize treatment that incorporate
learning objectives 1 and 2.
4. Identify patient concerns and describe appropriate methods to
address those concerns.
5. Utilize new evidence based studies pertaining to reproductive
medicine to improve clinical outcomes.
Program Overview 2012
Target Audience
Thursday, May 17, 2012
M R S N u rs e P r a c t i c u m
Executive Chairperson: Angeline Beltsos, MD, FACOG
Chairperson: Judy Greve, LPN and Ann Scalia, RN, BSN, CNOR
8:30am
Opening Comments and Welcome
Gold Coast Room - Angeline Beltsos, MD, FACOG
Morning Session
Track One is for nurses with < 5 years experience and Track Two is for nurses with 5 or more years experience
8:50am
Where Do Babies Come From: Sex Ed for Grown Ups
Kaylen Silverberg, MD
10:10amBreak
10:40am
Now That We Understand Normal, Let’s Take It to the Next Level:
IVF Protocols from Basic to Advanced Options
Kevin Doody, MD
Track 2 – Experienced in the Field – Gold Coast Room
8:50am
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: What Tests Am I Ordering & What Do They Mean?
Karen Elkind-Hirsch, M Sc, PhD
9:30am
Maximizing Every Chance of IVF With PGD – A Nurse Perspective
Colleen Wagner Coughlin
10:10amBreak
10:40am
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Where to Start? How to Treat?
11:20am
Who You Going to Call? Myth Busters!
Ruth Lathi, MD
Laurence Jacobs, MD and Faculty
12:00pmLunch
Palm Court
Afternoon Session
“En Groupe” – Issues in Practice – Gold Coast Room
1:00pm
Male Physiology for the Nurse: Understanding the Making of Sperm
1:45pm
What Are the New Options for Luteal Phase Support?
2:30pm
Fertility Preservation: What a Nurse Should Know
Craig Niederberger, MD, FACS
Fady Sharara, MD, FACOG
Glenn Schattman, MD
3:15pmBreak
3:45pm
Creating High Performance Teams
Yvonne Camus
4:30pm
All You Ever Wanted to Know About Genetics But Were Afraid to Ask
5:30-7:30pm
MRS & Nurse Practicum Cocktail Reception
Mark Hughes, MD, PhD
CITE at the Top of Lake Point Tower
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Track 1 – New to the Field – Drake Room
Where Do Babies Come From:
K a y l e n S i l v e rb e rg , M D
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
• Understand the physiology of the menstrual cycle
• Identify why the concept of ovarian reserve is so important to female fertility
• Understand how the intricate interplay of gonadotropins and steroid hormones leads to
mono-ovulation
• Appreciate the factors involved in sperm production and acquisition of characteristics
integral to sperm function
Silverberg
Sex Ed for Grown Ups
Friday, May 18, 2012
S c i e n t i f i c Ag e nd a
Executive Chairperson: Angeline Beltsos, MD, FACOG
Chairperson: Barry Behr, PhD, HCLD
7:45 am
Opening Comments and Welcome - Gold Coast Room
Angeline Beltsos, MD, FACOG
Morning Session
8:00 am
Plenary Session: ASRM 2012: Past, Present, Future
Robert Rebar, MD
8:30 am
Progress Made in Egg Vitrification
9:15 am
How to Incorporate Oncofertility Into Your REI Practice and Why?
10:00 am
Break with Exhibitors
10:30 am
Stress and Reproductive Function: Mind Over Matter
11:15 am
When and Why Does the Dream Die? Patient Dropout and What We Can Do About It
Alan Penzias, MD
12:00 pm
SART President – The Latest in SART 2012
12:15 pm
Lunch with Fellows and Exhibitors
Ana Cobo, PhD
Grand Ballroom
Sarah Berga, MD
Glenn Schattman, MD
Palm Court and Club International
Afternoon Session
1:15 pm Live a High Performance Life
1:35 pm
Day 5 Transfer, Blast, Blast, and Only Blast Transfers
(Chicago Area Reproductive Endocrinologist Sponsored Speaker)
2:05 pm
To LH or Not to LH: That is the Question
3:00 pm
Break with Exhibitors
3:30-5:00 pm
Workshops*
5:30-7:30 pm
Emerald City Cocktail Reception
*Please see workshop divider for listing of sessions and locations
Yvonne Camus
Kevin Doody, MD
Johan Smitz, MD, PhD and Bülent Urman, MD
Grand Ballroom
Gold Coast Room
Friday, May 18, 2012
Nicole Noyes, MD
Plenary Session: ASRM 2012:
Past, Present, Future
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
• Discuss the mission and goals of the ASRM
• Outline the organization of the Society
• Summarize some of the benefits and services of the Society
Rebar
R ob e r t R e b a r , M D
5/1/2012
ASRM MISSION STATEMENT
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine 2012: Past, Present, Future
The primary mission of the Society is education
Robert W. Rebar, M.D.
Executive Director
Conflicts of Interest and Disclaimers
ASRM Mission Statement
• I receive no monies from any pharmaceutical or instrument or laboratory supply company, but the ASRM accepts funds from many.
• I currently serve on the editorial boards of Journal Watch and Journal Watch Women’s Health and two Data Safety Monitoring Committees for NIH trials.
• The opinions I express do not necessarily represent the views of the members or leadership of ASRM.
• Although I have not been involved clinically with ART for several years, I am in the position to review both clinical and research data in reproductive medicine almost daily.
ASRM is a multidisciplinary organization dedicated to the advancement of the art, science and practice of reproductive medicine. Our Statement of Purpose
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
• Discuss the mission and goals of the ASRM.
• Outline the organization of the Society.
• Summarize some of the benefits and services of the Society.
• Discuss how a society like ASRM can impact practice.
• Advancing reproductive medicine through education, [support of] research and advocacy
rebar
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Workshops
Workshop Title
Faculty
Room
Location
1. Triumph To Freezing: Egg and Embryo VitrificationA Hands-On Experience (Friday Only)
B. Behr
Parkside
West Mezzanine
2. Secrets To Trophectoderm Biopsy- A Hands-On Experience
J. Liebermann
Huron
West Mezzanine
3. Oocyte Cryopreservation: An Update
N. Noyes Georgian
East Mezzanine
4. Maximize the Marketing of Your Practice: Branding and Web
Presences (Saturday Only)
B. McLaughry
R. Modad
Drake
5. The Race To Success: Empower Yourself and Your Team –
A Business Mastery
J. MacInnis
Ontario
West Mezzanine
6. So Many Choices, So Little Understanding.
How To Pick Your PGD Lab
M. Hughes
Astor
East Mezzanine
7. Luteal Support in 2012: Progesterone, Estradiol, and More?
F. Sharara
Venetian
East Mezzanine
8. How To Handle The Patient Who Is Failing.
Top 5 Techniques to Keep Them Going
A. Braverman
Walton South
Lobby Level
(Enter through Grand Ballroom)
9. Elective Single Embryo TransferHow to Get The Team Behind It: Doctor, Nurse, Lab, Patient
K. Doody
A. Yuzpe
Erie
West Mezzanine
10. Tricks of The Trade For The Hyper-Responder:
Lupron Trigger, Albumin, Plus Other Considerations
A. Penzias
Michigan
West Mezzanine
11. Fascinating Cases of Juggling FDA and Third Party
J. Wiese
E. West
Tudor
East Mezzanine
12. Managing the Low Responder:
The Latest in Poor Responder Protocols- GH, Testosterone or
Estrogen Priming and Other Options
K. Silverberg
Walton North
13. Press 1 for Compassion, 2 for Understanding:
Maintaining High Touch in a High Tech World
A. Scalia
J. Greve
Ben Marshall
Boardroom
14. Personhood and Anti-Family Legislation:
How It Affects You and Your Patients
S. Tipton
B. Collura
Lakeshore
Boardroom
15. On Pins and Needles About Integrative Health Care:
Demystifying the Business of Integrating Holistic Therapies
(Saturday only)
B. Heller T. Quinn
Parkside
Lobby Level
1st Floor
10th Floor
West Mezzanine
Workshops
Lobby Level
Fellows’ Abstracts
Fellows’ Abstracts
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements