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Program Agenda

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Registration

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Wine and Cheese Reception

Thursday, September 16, 2010

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM
Continental Breakfast (provided)

8:00 AM – 8:15 AM
Opening Remarks

8:15 AM – 9:00 AM
Implications for Genetic Counseling
Kimberly A. Amoroso, MS, CGC

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM
PGD: Embryology Perspective
Nikica Zaninovic, MS, PhD

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM
A Contemporary Look at Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: What Every Nurse Should Know
Owen K. Davis, MD, FACOG

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Break

10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
Monitoring High-Risk Pregnancies: Preconception to Delivery
Jeffrey H. Korotkin, MD, MBA

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
ESHRE Exchange Lecture: Preconceptional Care in ART
H.D.L. Ockhuijsen, MsC

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch (provided)

1:15 PM – 2:00 PM
Embryo Donation: Navigating the Legal Minefield
Melissa B. Brisman, Esq

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
Patient Perspectives in Embryo Donation
Barb Collura

2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
Psychosocial Issues in Embryo Donation
M. Coleman Allen, PhD, LPC

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM Holistic Nursing for Patients Undergoing Infertility Treatment
Alice D. Domar, PhD

Friday, September 17, 2010

7:00 AM – 7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast (Provided)

7:30 AM – 7:45 AM
Announcements

7:45 AM – 8:30 AM
Ovarian Stimulation Strategies for Patients With Estrogen-Sensitive Cancers
Glenn Schattman, MD, FACOG

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM
Educating Cancer Patients About Fertility Preservation
Joanne Frankel Kelvin, RN, CNS, MSN, AOCN

9:15 AM – 10:00 AM
Fertility Preservation: Why, When, and How?
G. David Ball, PhD, HCLD

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Break

10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Impact of Cancer and Chemotherapy on Male Reproductive Health
Peter T. K. Chan, MD, CM, MSc, FRCS(C), FACS

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Fertility Preservation Counseling for Young Men and Boys
With Cancer
Lorraine Lavigne, RN

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Light Lunch (provided)

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM
Handling of Sperm Samples in Cancer Patients
Belén Herrero, PhD

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
Nursing Cultivation: Fertilizing Your Career
Deborah Moynihan, WHNP-BC, MSN

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Closing Remarks

2:00 PM
Adjournment