MAIN TOPICS

I- INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND ART

1. Screening for infectious disease in ART clinics
2. Treating the  serodiscordant couple
3. The effects of  HIV and other infections on fertility
4. Safe storage of gametes and embryos 

II- GAMETES FROM STEM CELLS

1. Production of oocytes
2. Production of sperm cells
3. The theory of stem cells in the ovary

III- OBTAINING COMPETENT OOCYTES

1. Role of the stimulation treatment
2. How to define mature oocytes?
3. Predicting development using non-invasive markers
4. The role of mitochondria and activation in a competent oocyte

IV- ORIGINS OF GENETIC AND EPIGENETIC DEFECTS IN GERM CELLS

1. Mechanisms leading to aneuploidy
2. Imprinting disorders  in ART
3. X-Linked infertility
4. Y-Chromosome and sperm defects

V- PCOS

1. Are PCO oocytes less competent?
2. Safe treatment of the infertile PCO patient requiring ART

VI- CONCURRENT DISEASE, NUTRITION AND GAMETE QUALITY

1. Diabetes and infertility
2. Nutrition and gamete quality
3. Barker hypothesis

VII- REGULATORY MATTERS

1. Accreditation of embryology labs
2. Embryologist training and education
3. Unraveling the EU regulations: Implications for lab organization

VIII- EMERGING TECHNIQUES

1. IVM progress
2. Non-invasive oocyte and embryo quality monitoring
3. Molecular techniques in the embryo laboratory : the “omics”
4. Cryopreservation of oocytes : results update
5. Vitrification versus slow freezing

IX- EMBRYO TRANSFER: A CRUCIAL ACT

1. The do's and don'ts
2. Implantation markers in endometrium
3. Endometrium conditioning?

X- DEBATES

1- What is needed to safely treat infectious couples?
2- When is a gamete artificial? Should they be used therapeutically?
3- Are we contributing to aneuploidy and imprinting errors by in vitro?
4- What can we do to make ART safer?
5- Is the increase of obesity really affecting infertility outcome?
6- Is blastocyst transfer the best: Can non-blastocyst transfer be as successful?
7- How much does lifestyle impact fertility?