"The Ovary Unraveled” from December 11 to 13, 2009 in Mumbai,India

Pre-congress Workshop
09.00 AM – 04.00 PM
Worksop-1:REPEATED IVF FAILURES

Moderators : Prof. Pratap Kumar, Dr. Narendra Malhotra & Dr. Manish Bankar

International Faculty : Dr. Jan Gerris, Dr. Paul Devroey, Denny Sakkas

09.00 AM – 09.15 AM : Inauguration

09.15 AM : Why Does IVF Fail? Paul Devroey?

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Session-1 Improving Endometrial Receptivity

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9:45am: Hysteroscopic correction of cavity pathology : Narendra Malhotra

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10am: Myomectomy :Shiela Balakrishnan
10:15am: Treating endometriosis: Pratap Kumar
10:30am: Salpingectomy of hydrosalpinges:Manish Bankar
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10:45am: Treatment of thin endometrium :R.G.Patel
11am onwards discussion
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11.00 AM – 11.30 AM : TEA BREAK

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Sesion-2 Enhancing the Embryo Endometrial dialogue

11:30am: Preimplantation genetic screening and PGD: Poornima Nadkarni

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11:45am: Assisted hatching : Sanjay Makwana

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12 pm: Co-culture: Deepak Goenka

12:15pm: Cytoplasmic transfer:Shebaz Daruwala
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12:30pm: Day-5 versus day-3 transfers in repeated IVF failures: Vyjayanthi

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12:45 pm onwards discussion

01.00 PM – 02.00 PM : LUNCH

The meeting is been jointly organized by ISAR - Indian Society of Assisted

Reproduction & MOGS - Mumbai Obstetric & Gynecological Society.
Session-3 New strategies in RIF
2pm: Improving ET technique – Jaideep Malhotra
2:15pm: Tailoring the stimulation protocols - Ghent university Protocol in RIF -- Jan Gerris
2:30pm: Is it time to look at the sperm – Denny Sakkas
2:45 pm onwards discussion for 15 minutes

03.00 PM – 04.00 PM : Panel Discussion “Repeated Failures How To Trouble Shoot”

MODERATORS: DR PRATAP KUMAR & DR JAIDEEP MALHOTRA
PANALISTS:
JAN GERRIS, DENNY SAKKAS
UMESH JINDAL, MRIDUBHASHINI GOVINDRAJAN, MONU PATNAYAK

04.00 PM – 05.00 PM : OPEN HOUSE

MODERATED BY DR NARENDRA MALHOTRA AND DR MANISH BANKAR

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 Endometriosis & Infertility ~ is there an ideal answer

Workshop Convenors:
Dr.Prakash Trivedi, Dr.Nandita Palshetkar, Dr.Kanthi Bansal
International Faculty
Lisolette Mettler, Hans Tinneberg, Martina ribic Pucelj

9.00 AM – 9.05 AM Brief Overview of Workshop & Inauguration

Session I Moderator – Dr. Kanthi Bansal

9.10 AM Magnitude of Endometriosis & probable cause
– Dr. Alka Kriplani
9.25 AM Laparoscopic visual treat - Types of Endometriosis
– Dr. Nozer Sheriar
9.40 AM Imaging Science in Endometriosis – Endometrioma
– Dr. P K shah
9:55am onwards discussion (15 min)

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Session II Moderator – Dr. Nandita Palshetkar

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10.10 AM Medical treatment of Endometriosis – Endometrioma
– Dr. Rishma Pai
10.25 AM
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10:40am onwards discussion (for 15 min)
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10.55 AM – 11.15 AM COFFEE BREAK

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Session III Moderator – Dr. Nozer Sheriar

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11.15 AM Impact of Endometriosis on Infertility

– Dr. Kanthi Bansal
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11.30 AM Optimizing Endoscopic Surgery & Infertility treatment in Endometriosis

– Endometrioma
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– Dr. Prakash Trivedi

11.45 AM ART & Endometriosis
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– Dr. Nandita Palshetkar

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12 PM Ovarian Preservation in endometriosis

– Dr. Martina Ribic Pucelj
12.30 PM Unusual cases of Endometriosis
– Dr. Kurian Joseph
12:45 pm onwards discussion (15 min)

12.55 PM – 1.45 PM LUNCH BREAK

Session IV Moderator – Dr. Prakash Trivedi

1.45 PM Rectovaginal Endometriosis treatment in Infertility
– Dr. Lisolette Mettler
2 PM Frozen Pelvis in Endometriosis – Management for Infertility
– Dr. K K Gopinath
2.15 PM Recurrent Endometrioma – A Challenge for Infertility
– Dr. Mamata Deendayal
 2:30pm onwards discussion (15 min)

2.45 PM COFFEE BREAK

Session V Moderator – Dr. Kurian Joseph

3.05 PM Complications of Endoscopic Surgery in Endometriosis
– Dr. H.R. Tinneberg
3.20 PM Pain Management in Endometriosis
– Dr. P Das Mahapatra
3.35 PM Endometrioma in Unmarried Adolescent Conserving Fertility
– Dr. P. C Mahapatra
3:50PM onwards discussion (15min)

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Ovarian Stimulation Protocols: Review & New Strategies (9am-4pm)

Session I - Back to basics

9:15am: Understanding basics in stimulating ovaries (15 min)Padma Rekha Jirge
9:35am: AMH, AFC and other parameters to predict COS outcome (15min):Mandakini
Parihar

9:55am:Which hormonal investigation and when to do?(20 min)-Rajeev Agarwal

10:15 onwards: Discussion (15 min)

Session II - Practical guidelines in Ovulation Induction

(When to start & when to stop)
10.15am Oral Ovalogense- CC + Letrozole (15 min) Asha Baxi
10.30am Gonadotropins Regimes:In IUI cycles (15 min) Sunita Tandulwadkar

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10.45am Metformin Update (15 min) Shyam Kulkarni

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11.00am Role of Hcg in Follicular Stimulation - Marco Filicori

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11.15am Discussion

Coffee Break:11:15am-11:40 am
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Session III GnRH Analogues:How to use and when to use?
11.40 am - Agonist Shefali Jain
11.55 am - Antagonist Nalini Mahajan
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12.10 pm Discussion
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Session IV - Improving success and preventing Complications

12.20 OHSS Prevention – Meenakshi Bharath
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12.35 Luteal Support- Duru Shah

12.50 Discussion
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Lunch:1pm-2pm
Session V - Newer strategies in COS (20 min each)
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2.00pm Minimal IVF – Bruno Lunenfeld

2.20pm Androgen priming before FSH ovarian stimulation – Roy Homburg
2.40pm Growth hormone in Stimulation protocols-Marco Filicori
3.00pm Long acting and Orally acting FSH & LH preparation – Paul Devroey
3.20 Discussion

Tea Break: 3:30pm-4pm

Panel Discussion-4pm-5pm

Special situations in COS – how to troubleshoot

Expert Panelist:
Bruno Lunenfeld, Roy Homburg, Marco Filicori
Workshop -4
Gametes and Embryo’s - What we need to Know
Conveners- Dr Dhiraj Gada Dr Shreyas Padgaonkar Dr Vijay Mangoli
International Faculty – Robert Casper, Robert Norman, Denny Sakkas
Organized by ISAR Special Interest Group-Embryology

9.00 am – inauguration and workshop overview

Session I - OOCYTES AND MORE

9.10am Oocyte Quality Assessment - Dr N. Chimote
9.30am Oocyte quality in Anovulation and PCOS - Dr Casper
9.50am Compromised ovarian reserve and POF - Dr Ajanta Narvekar
10.10am Anti Mullerian Hormone-Its implications - Dr Kedar Ganla
10.25 am Discussion

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Session II - EMBRYO”S AND BEYOND
10.45am Quality Assessment: Morphological - Dr Shreyas Padgaonkar

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11.05am Quality Assessment : Metabolic and biochemical - Dr Denny Sakkas
11.25 Discussion
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11.35- coffee break
Session III - IMPROVING RESULTS 12:20-1:00 PM
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12pm: Assisted Hatching - Dr Vijay Mangoli

12.20pm: Cumulus cell co-culture & transfer -Dr Firuza Parikh
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12.40 pm: Role of cryopreservation - Col R. K. Sharma

1.00pm: Discussion
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LUNCH 1:15PM-2:15 PM
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FUTURE 2:00-3:10PM
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2.20pm :Future of ovulation Inducing drugs - Dr Robert Norman

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2.40pm :IMSI - Mr. Sudesh Kamat

3.00 pm :PGS and PGD - Dr Shailaja Saxena
3.20 pm : Stem cells, germ cells and oogenesis - Dr Satish Patki
3.40pm :Spindle View - Dr.Dinesh Jain

4.00pm Discussion

4.00pm end of workshop with closing remarks and Q and A if any from the delegates
Workshop-5Hands on Laparoscopic Suturing
8:45am- Assemble at Ethicon Institute of Surgical Education
9:00am: Equipment &instrumentation for Laparoscopic knot tying and suturing
9:30am: Laparoscopic Knot Tying-Didactic Session
10:00am: Coffee Break
10:15am: Endotrainer Session-1(Endoloop)
11:00am: Endotrainer Session-2(Extracorporeal Knot Tying)
12:00pm: Laparoscopic Suturing
12:30pm: Endotrainer Session-3(Intracorporeal Knot Tying)
1:30pm: Lunch
2:30pm: Endotrainer Session-4(Intracorporeal Suturing- interrupted)
3:30pm: Coffee Break
3:45pm: Endotrainer Session-5 (Intracorporeal Suturing)

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Workshop-6 Hands on Operative Hysteroscopy
Batch-I 9:00am-1:30pm
Workshop Conveners: Neeta Warty, Pragnesh Shah, Vivek Marwah
9:00am: Registrations
9:15am: Lecture on
• Basic Instrumentation
• Energy sources and principles
10:00am: Hands on training for Polypectomy, TCRE, Myomectomy etc.
1:00 pm: Lunch
Batch-II
Workshop Conveners: Parul Kotdawala,Pranay Shah, Pritesh Shah
1:30pm: Registrations
2:00pm: Lecture on
• Basic Instrumentation
• Energy sources and principles

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2:45pm: Hands on training for Polypectomy, TCRE, Myomectomy etc.

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Workshop-7 IVM
Coordinators- Gautam Allhabadia, Sujata Kar
International Faculty: S.L.Tan .Jose Remohi

Seesion-1: Basic Biology& technique of IVM

2:30pm Basics of Oocyte Maturation & ultra-structure of the immature oocyte-Virendra

Shah
2:45pm IVM-An overview-S.L.Tan
3:15pm-Video presentation of IVM-S.L.Tan

Discussion: 3:30pm onwards

3:45pm -4:15pm-Coffee Break

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1.4:15pm-Comparison between minimum stimulation IVF and IVM –Sujata kar

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2. 4:30pm-IVM in PCOS- Sachin Kulkarni
3. 4:45 pm-Troubles shooting in IVM- Kedar Padte

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3. 5pm- Advantage & disadvantage of IVM vs IVF-Jose Remohi
4. 5:15pm-Practical aspects of adopting IVM in the Indian scenario-Sulochana
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5:30pm onwards Discussion

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Cryobiology & Vitrification Workshop

Convenors: Dr Hrishikesh Pai, Dr Rama Raju

2.30 – 3.00pm Overview of Cryo preservation-Dr.G.A. Ramaraju

Session-IVideo on Freezing Techniques

3.00 pm Slow Freezing-Current Perspectives: Kersi Avari

3.15pm Vitrification- Top: Goral Gandhi

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3:30pm Vitrification-Cryo leaf –Dr. Shubhangi Gangal

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3:45pm Vitrification-IVM Kit- FibuPlug- Ranjana Mangoli

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Session-II Preserving Fertility by Gonadel Freezing
4.30 – 5.30 Freezing of Extracted Sperm: Dr Vijay Mangoli
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Ovarian tissue freezing: Dr Saranya Mithra Prabhu
Oocyte freezing: Martina Ribic Pucelj
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5.30 – 6.30 Panel Discussion: Place of Cryopreservation in present day ART

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Moderator – Dr HD Pai
Panelist: Rama Raju, Vijay Mangoli, Rajat Ray, Martina Ribic Pucelj,
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Workshop-9 Andrology for the Gynecologist

Convenor: Rupin Shah

Faculty: Denny Sakkas, Sadhana Desai, Vijay Kulkarni

Beyond Semen Analysis: what other tests are useful in assessing male fertility potential-
Denny Sakkas
Clinical approach to management of OATS- Rupin Shah
Azoospremia:evaluation&management- Rupin Shah
A critical appraisal of IUI/IVF/ICSI for male factor infertility- Sadhana Desai

Male sexual dysfunction &infertility; hat the gynecologist can offer? - Vijay Kulkarni
Ask the experts: Q&A session on problem areas of male infertility
Moderator: Rupin Shah
Panelists: Jan Gerris, Denny Sakkas, Sadhana Desai, Vijay Kulkarni

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 Workshop on IVM
Post Congress – Half day
2pm to 600pm

Coordinators – Dr. Gautam Allahabadia, Dr. Sujata Kar, Dr. Rajat Ray

International Faculty: Dr. S L Tan, Dr. Denny Sakkas

Topics for Lectures:

2.00 to 3.30pm
Session 1 : Basic biology and Safety of IVM

1. Basics of Oocyte maturation and Ultastructure of the immature Oocyte

2. History & Role of IVM in ART

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Session 2: IVM – A safer fertility treatment?
1. “IVM” an alternative approach to IVF
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2. IVM : does it increased success rates in PCO?
3. Optimizing clinical management of IVM.
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4.30-4.55pm Coffee Break

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5.00-6.00pm Debates or a Panel

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IVM the loser V/s IVM the future!

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