LEARNING INTIATIVES FOR
Fertility Experts
2014
VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HO CHI MINH CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Chairman’s message
Dear colleagues, On behalf of the organizer, I am delighted to invite you to Asia Pacific's LIFE (Learning Initiatives for Fertility Experts) Course 2014, which will be held from May 31st to June 01st, 2014 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. LIFE Course is an annual educational meeting dedicated to bringing the latest updates and hot topics from around the world to IVF specialists in Asia. In this year, LIFE is hosted by the School of Medicine, Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The two-day course will update IVF clinicians and embryologists on the latest developments in ART from across the globe. The theme and focus for this year will be on advances in Quality Management to improve IVF outcomes. We have prepared a varied and interactive program to enable discussion, Q&A and experience sharing. We hope that this will provide the perfect opportunity for colleagues from Asia and the globe to interact, build network and learn. It is an immense pleasure to welcome you to Ho Chi Minh City and to offer you an exciting and unforgettable experience in science and culture.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Ho Manh Tuong Chairman, Local organizer
Sponsored by
IMPROVING QUALITY IN ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY
LEARNING INTIATIVES FOR
Fertility Experts
2014
LIFE Course 2014 IMPROVING QUALITY IN ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY
LIFE Course 2014 IMPROVING QUALITY IN ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Program
Program
Saturday, May 31st 2014 07:45 - 08:15
Registration
08:15 - 08:30
Opening speech Scientific session I
08:30 - 09:05
Individualisation of Ovarian Stimulation (ICOS)
09:05 - 09:40
The use of biomarkers for ovarian reserve in COH
09:40 - 10:15
IVF cycle optimisation
10:15 - 10:45
Sunday, June 01st 2014 08:00 - 08:15
Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Hoi Nghia - Vice president, VNU-HCMC, Vietnam
Opening speech
Scientific session V
Chair: Prof. Peng Cheang Wong - Singapore
Chair: Prof. Peter Samir Heskjaer Al Humaidan - Denmark
Prof. Peter Samir Heskjaer Al Humaidan - Denmark
08:30 - 09:05
The current place of tubal surgery in the management of subfertility
Dr. Geoffrey Howard Trew - United Kingdom
Dr. Vuong Thi Ngoc Lan - Vietnam
09:05 - 09:40
Luteal phase support: evidence-based medicine vs. clinical practice
Dr. Vuong Thi Ngoc Lan - Vietnam
Dr. Geoffrey Howard Trew - United Kingdom
Coffee break Scientific session II
08:15 - 08:30
Welcome
09:40 - 10:15
Update of LH supplementation in ART
10:15 - 10:45
Coffee break
Chair: Dr. Vuong Thi Ngoc Lan - Vietnam Dr. Wai Ki William So - Hong Kong
Scientific session VI
Dr. Ho Manh Tuong - Vietnam
Chair: Prof. Hong-Yuan Huang - Taiwan
10:45 - 11:20
Role of long down regulation protocol in ART
10:45 - 11:20
Why quality management in ART programs? The Australian experience
Dr. Adrianne Kristina Pope - Australia
11:20 - 11:55
Optimizing GnRH antagonist usage in ART
Prof. Peter Samir Heskjaer Al Humaidan - Denmark
11:20 - 11:55
Quality management in the IVF laboratory
Dr. Adrianne Kristina Pope - Australia
11:55 - 12:30
GnRHa trigger - towards an OHSS-free clinic
Prof. Peter Samir Heskjaer Al Humaidan - Denmark
11:55 - 12:30
Fertility preservation
12:30 - 13:45
Lunch Scientific session III
13:45 - 14:20
Oocyte and embryo viability assessment
14:20 - 14:55
The application of PGS/PGD in ART program
14:55 - 15:30
Time-lapse imaging and undisturbed embryo culture
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break Scientific session IV
16:00 - 16:35
How to improve ICSI results
16:35 - 17:10
Oocyte vitrification
17:10 - 17:45
Training embryologists for IVF
12:30 - 13:45 Chair: Prof. Teraporn Vutyavanich - Thailand Prof. Markus Herbert Maria Montag - Germany
Prof. Markus Herbert Maria Montag - Germany
Lunch Scientific session VII
13:45 - 14:20
Current IUI practice
Prof. Hong-Yuan Huang - Taiwan
14:20 - 14:55
The management of infertility and endometriosis
Prof. Markus Herbert Maria Montag - Germany
14:55 - 15:30
The diagnosis and management of congenital uterine abnormalities
15:30 - 16:00
Closing and coffee
Chair: Dr. Hrishikesh Dattatraya Pai - India Dr. Wai Ki William So - Hong Kong Prof. Hong-Yuan Huang - Taiwan Dr. Geoffrey Howard Trew - United Kingdom
Chair: Dr. Ho Manh Tuong - Vietnam Dr. Hrishikesh Dattatraya Pai - India Prof. Markus Herbert Maria Montag - Germany Dr. Adrianne Kristina Pope - Australia
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