Subfertility and Reproductive Endocrinology and the Assisted Conception Theoretical Course Joint RCOG/BFS Meeting 11 – 14 April 2016 24 credits 4 days RCOG, London Subfertility and Reproductive Why Attend? Endocrinology Course Gain a comprehensive overview of subfertility and reproductive endocrinology Monday 11 − Tuesday 12 April Hear about the latest developments in this Overview rapidly developing area This meeting is suitable for the theoretical This is a clinical update meeting aimed at component of the ‘subfertility and all clinicians involved in the management reproductive endocrinology’ ATSM of the subfertile couple and reproductive endocrinology. As well as providing a comprehensive overview of the subject, the speakers have been chosen to provide the latest information in this rapidly developing area. This course is recognised for the theoretical component of the ‘subfertility and reproductive endocrinology’ ATSM. It’s valid for three years, and must be completed prior to completion of the practical component of the ATSMs. Subfertility and Reproductive Endocrinology Course 11 – 12 April 2016 Who should attend? Sponsorship and Exhibition All trainees and consultants in obstetrics From sponsorship of the meeting, to exhibition stands and gynaecology and delegate pack inserts, there are plenty of ways to promote your product or service at this event. Those who are registered, or who plan to register for the ‘subfertility and reproductive endocrinology’ For more information and to discuss the packages ATSM available please contact: Ursula Samson Fertility counsellors Tel: +44 (0) 20 7772 6460 Fertility nurses Email: [email protected] General practitioners Staff Grades, Staff Doctors, Trust Doctors and Associate Specialists Course Organiser Dr Yacoub Khalaf MD FRCOG, London Honorary Director of Conferences Mr Nick Panay MRCOG, London Honorary Deputy Director of Conferences Mr Stergios K Doumouchtsis MRCOG, London Full conference 24 credits Part conference 12 credits 4 days RCOG, London 2 days RCOG, London STD £740 RCOG £690 STD £535 RCOG £480 TRN £635 AHP £520 TRN £430 AHP £365 BOOK ONLINE and Save £10.00 – rcog.org.uk/events Page 2 Programme Monday 11 April 2016 8.30am REGISTRATION and REFRESHMENTS Session III: Ovulatory Disorders Chair: Professor Adam Balen 8.50am Welcome and introduction Professor Adam Balen, Professor of Reproductive 1.30pm Diagnosis anovulatory infertility and OI Medicine and Surgery, Leeds Centre for Professor Adam Balen Reproductive Medicine 2.15pm PCOs and reproductive implications Session I: Epidemiology Dr Gerry Conway, Consultant Endocrinologist, Chair: Dr Rajneesh Mathur, Consultant Gynaecologist, Honorary University College London Hospitals Senior Lecturer, Saint Mary’s Hospital, Manchester 3.00pm REFRESHMENTS 9.00am Overview – Practical perspective of subfertility Dr Rajneesh Mathur Session IV: Tubal Disorders Chair: Mr Mostafa Metwally, Consultant Gynaecologist 9.30am Unexplained subfertility and Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine and Ms Melanie Davies, Consultant, The Centre for Surgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Reproductive and Genetic Health University, London 3.30pm Assessment of tubal patency Dr YC Cheong, Associate Professor in Obstetrics 10.00am REFRESHMENTS and Gynaecology, University of Southampton; Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton Session II: Male Factor Infertility Chair: Professor Allan Pacey, Professor of Andrology, University 4.00pm Management of tubal disorders of Sheffield Professor Tin Chun Li, Professor, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong 10.30am Clinical assessment of male fertility Dr Sarah Martins Da Silva, Consultant 4.30pm Case discussion Gynaecologist, Assisted Conception Unit, Mr Mostafa Metwally Ninewells Hospital, Dundee 5.00pm CLOSE 11.00am Semen analysis and sperm function tests Professor Allan Pacey 11.30am The role of male reproductive surgery in subfertility management Mr Maj Shabbir, Consultant Urologist; Specialist in Andrology and Genito-urethral reconstruction, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, London 12.00pm Case discussion related to unexplained male infertility Dr Sarah Martins Da Silva 12.30pm LUNCH (2 course standing fork lunch) BOOK ONLINE and Save £10.00 – rcog.org.uk/events Page 3 Programme Tuesday 12 April 2016 8.30am REFRESHMENTS Session VII: Pregnancy Problems Chair: Dr Judith Hamilton, Gynaecologist, Lead Clinician – Early 8.55am Welcome Pregnancy and Acute Gynaecology Unit, St Thomas’ Hospital, Dr Yacoub Khalaf, Consultant Gynaecologist; London Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine and Director of the Assisted Conception Unit, Guy’s 1.30pm Recurrent miscarriage and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London Miss Siobhan Quenby, Professor of Obstetrics, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Session V: Surgery for Infertility NHS Trust Chair: Dr Ertan Saridogan, Consultant in Reproductive Medicine and Minimal Access Surgery, University College London 2.00pm Early pregnancy problems Hospitals, London Miss Janine Elson, Consultant Gynaecological and Reproductive and Surgery Subspecialist, 9.00am Endometriosis associated subfertility Care Fertility, Nottingham Dr Ertan Saridogan 2.30pm Pre-pregnancy problems 9.30am Fibroids and fertility Professor Catherine Nelson-Piercy, Professor Dr Yacoub Khalaf of Obstetric Medicine, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust, London 10.00am Congenital uterine abnormalities Dr K Jayaprakasan, Subspecialist and Honorary 3.00pm REFRESHMENTS Associate Professor in Reproductive Medicine; Consultant Gynaecologist, Royal Derby Hospital Session VIII: Endocrinology in Infertility Chair: Dr Paul Carroll, Consultant Endocrinologist, Guy’s and St 10.30am Case discussion Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London Dr Ertan Saridogan 3.30pm Hypogonadal man Dr Yacoub Khalaf Mr Richard Quinton, Consultant Endocrinologist, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Dr K Jayaprakasan Trust 11.00am REFRESHMENTS 4.00pm Thyroid disorders in subfertility / early pregnancy Dr Paul Carroll Session VI: Fertility Preservation Chair: Professor Allan Pacey 4.30pm Case discussion Dr Julia Kopeika, Subspecialist in 11.30am Male fertility preservation Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Guys Professor Allan Pacey and St Thomas Hospital, London 12.00pm Female fertility preservation 5.00pm CLOSE Professor Erik Ernst, Professor; Consultant, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark 12.30pm LUNCH (2 course standing fork lunch) BOOK ONLINE and Save £10.00 – rcog.org.uk/events Page 4 Assisted Conception Theoretical Course 13 – 14 April 2016 Overview Who should attend? Assisted conception continues to face rapid All trainees and consultants in obstetrics and developments clinically and scientifically. The gynaecology topics and the speakers have been carefully Fertility counsellors chosen in order to offer the most relevant and evidence-based information. This specialist course Fertility nurses complements the joint RCOG/BFS training course General practitioners on “Subfertility and Reproductive Endocrinology”. Staff Grades, Staff Doctors, Trust Doctors and Associate Specialists Why Attend? This course will closely follow the guide to Course Organiser learning of the BFS training module on assisted Dr Yacoub Khalaf MD FRCOG, London conception and will cover the followings areas: Overview of the workup of female and male partners Honorary Director of Conferences Management in an assisted conception unit, Mr Nick Panay MRCOG, London including the role of the regulator(s) IUI and IVF techniques, laboratory aspects and Honorary Deputy Director clinical protocols of Conferences Limitations and complications of assisted Mr Stergios K Doumouchtsis MRCOG, London reproductive technology Controversial issues in ART – Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) and Screening (PGS) and gametes donation Full conference 24 credits Part conference 12 credits 4 days RCOG, London 2 days RCOG, London STD £740 RCOG £690 STD £535 RCOG £480 TRN £635 AHP £520 TRN £430 AHP £365 BOOK ONLINE and Save £10.00 – rcog.org.uk/events Page 5 Programme Wednesday 13 April 2016 8.30am REGISTRATION and REFRESHMENTS Session XI: Planning for Treatment Chair: Mr Valentine Akande, Consultant Obstetrician and 8.55am Welcome Gynaecologist, Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine and Dr Yacoub Khalaf Division of Women’s Health, Southmead Hospital, Bristol Session IX: ART 1.30pm Female workup Chair: Mrs Jan Grace, Consultant Gynaecologist; Subspecialist Dr Alka Prakash, Consultant Reproductive in Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Medicine and Surgery, Addenbrookes Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London Cambridge 9.00am Regulation of ART 2.00pm Gamete and Embryos – Preparation, culture, Mr James Lawford Davies, Partner, Hempsons cryopreservation Solicitors London Ms Rachel Cutting, Principal Embryologist, Jessop Fertility, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS 9.30am Factors affecting success rates Foundation Trust To be confirmed 2.30pm Intrauterine insemination 10.00am Risks of ART Mr Valentine Akande Professor Neil McClure, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen’s University Belfast; 3.00pm REFRESHMENTS Belfast Trust Session XII: IVF Clinical Perspective 10.30am REFRESHMENTS Chair: Miss Abha Maheshwari, Consultant Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital 11.00am Case discussion Mrs Jan Grace 3.30pm Ovarian stimulation protocols Dr Sesh Sunkara, Kings College London Session X: Plenary Talk Queen Elizabeth Hospital, London Chair: Dr Yacoub Khalaf 4.00pm Single embryo transfer 11.30am What is absolute and what is relative