1st NOW-fertility International Congress
‘Personalised IVF’
Online via Zoom
6 - 7 October 2023
Introduction
We are pleased to announce that the 1st NOW-fertility International Congress will be held virtually on 6th and 7th October 2023. The theme is ‘Personalised IVF’ and the scientific programme will cover the most relevant and controversial topics in the modern era of in-vitro fertilisation.
Our Chief Medical Officer Dr Antoine Abu Musa, Chair of the Scientific Committee, has put together a stimulating and interesting programme to include one suite of presentations from a representative of each of our worldwide partner centres, and three scientific sessions on individualised treatments in IVF, controversies in reproductive medicine and future of IVF. We count on the contribution of a panel of renowned international speakers and chairpersons. The Congress has been granted 6.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®).
The Congress is free to attend and we welcome registrations from all fertility professionals working within the specialty.
Scientific Programme
| Session I: Experience, case studies & research | |
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18.00 – 21.00 CET |
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Capsule |
The partnership between NOW-fertility and the very best fertility clinics around the world aims to provide patients with state-of-the-art treatment.
The teams from different centres will present their experience, case studies and research. |
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Moderators |
Antoine Abu Musa | Amr Mamoon | Nicolas Darazi |
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18.00 – 18:05 |
Welcome Luciano Nardo |
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18:05 – 18:20 |
Hygeia (Greece) Evangelos Makrakis |
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18:20 – 18:35 |
Polyclinique Les Jasmins (Tunisia) Riadh Ben Temime |
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18:35 – 18:50 |
Centrum IVF Center (Turkey) Emre Pabuccu |
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18:50 – 19:05 |
Artvimed (Poland) Bartosz Chrostowski |
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19:05 – 19:20 |
Eugin (Spain) Alexandra Izquierdo |
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19:20 – 19:35 |
HealthPlus (KSA) Fawaz Edris |
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19:35 – 19:50 |
Centro HERA (Italy) Sandrine Chamayou |
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19:50 – 20:05 |
Egyptian IVF Center (Egypt) Mona Abul Ghar |
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20:05 – 20:20 |
London Women’s Clinic (UK) Mimi Arian Schad |
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20:20 – 20:35 |
Pozitivf (USA) Francisco Arredondo |
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20:35 – 20:50 |
Bourn Hall Fertility (UAE) Diana Kayal |
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20:50 – 21:00 |
Q&A – Closing Remarks |
| Session I: Individualised treatments in IVF | ||
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09:00 – 10:40 CET |
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Capsule |
Individualised care in IVF has resulted in safer treatments and improved pregnancy rates. |
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Moderators |
Bartosz Chrostowski | Markus Nitzschke |
Mohamed Aboulghar |
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09:00 – 09:20 |
Individualised stimulation of unexpected poor
responders |
George Nikolopoulos Greece |
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09:20 – 09:40 |
Individualised luteal phase support in fresh and
frozen embryo transfers |
Gamal Serour Egypt |
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09:40 – 10:00 |
Dual trigger – why and when? |
Riadh Ben Temime Tunisia |
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10:00 – 10:20 |
Progesterone suppression vs GnRH-antagonist to
control stimulation |
Alexandra Izquierdo Spain |
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10:20 – 10:40 |
Discussion |
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| Session II: Controversies in reproductive medicine | ||
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11:30 – 13:10 CET |
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Capsule |
Some treatment options in IVF remain a matter of
much debate and lack of consensus. |
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Moderators |
Evangelos Makrakis | Antonino Guglielmino |
Francisco Arredondo |
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11:30 – 11:50 |
Ovarian rejuvenation: hype or hope? |
Fawaz Edris KSA |
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11:50 – 12:10 |
When and why PGT-A use in IVF? |
Sandrine Chamayou Italy |
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12:10 – 12:30 |
Fertility preservation and onco-fertility updates |
Diana Kayal UAE |
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12:30 – 12:50 |
Should we treat adenomyosis before IVF? |
Emre Pabuccu Turkey |
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12:50 – 13:10 |
Discussion |
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| Session III: Future of IVF | ||
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14.30 – 16.00 CET |
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Capsule |
A new era in IVF treatment is unfolding based on telehealth, self-monitoring and AI. |
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Moderators |
Antoine Abu Musa | Ioannis Gryparis | Diana Kayal |
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14:30 – 14:50 |
AI in the IVF lab |
Bartosz Chrostowski Poland |
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14:50 – 15:10 |
Is standard semen analysis enough to diagnose male
factor infertility? |
Francisco Arredondo USA |
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15:10 – 15.30 |
Telehealth and remote monitoring in IVF |
Luciano Nardo Switzerland |
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15:30 – 15.45 |
Discussion |
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15.45 – 16.00 |
Closing remarks |
Antoine Abu Musa Lebanon |
Scientific Committee
Antoine Abu Musa (Chair)
- Chief Medical Officer, NOW-fertility, Switzerland
Nicolas Darazi
- Medical Director Middle East Region, NOW-fertility, Switzerland
Ioannis Gryparis
- Medical Director South Europe, NOW-fertility, Switzerland
Riadh Ben Temime
- Medical Director North Africa, NOW-fertility, Switzerland
Faculty
Amr Mamoon – Egyptian IVF Center, Egypt
Luciano Nardo – NOW-fertility, Switzerland
Bartosz Chrostowski – Artvimed, Poland
Markus Nitzschke – NOW-fertility, Switzerland
Mohamed Aboulghar – Egyptian IVF Center, Egypt
George Nikolopoulos – Hygeia, Greece
Gamal Serour – Egyptian IVF Center, Egypt
Alexandra Izquierdo – Eugin, Spain
Evangelos Makrakis – Hygeia, Greece
Antonino Guglielmino – Centro Hera, Italy
Francisco Arredondo – Pozitivf, USA
Fawaz Edris – HealthPlus, KSA
Sandrine Chamayou – Centro Hera, Italy
Diana Kayal – Bourn Hall, UAE
Emre Pabuccu – Centrum IVF Center, Turkey
Please note: To register for our Congress, you will require a valid Zoom account. You can sign up to Zoom for free by clicking here.
General Information
- The Congress will take place on the Zoom platform.
- The official language of the Congress is English.
- All timings are in Central European Time (CET).
The Congress has been granted 6.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®).
Certificates of Attendance will be issued on submission of a completed evaluation form after the event. Participants must attend all sessions to be eligible for the Certificate of Attendance.Organising Secretariat
- Annette Eckersley
- annetteeckersley@now-fertility.com
- +44 (0) 7389 839236
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