• 2017
  • 27-30 April

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

On the behalf of Organizing Committee and under the auspices of Turkish Society of Fertility Preservation (TSFP), we are delighted to welcome you to the second “Expert Meeting in Personalized Reproductive Medicine” that will be held in Kyrenia, Cyprus between April 27–30, 2017.

As we all know, world of reproductive medicine has been evolving very rapidly. Recent data implies that contemporary assisted reproduction practice is approaching its success limits and for this reason, there is an emerging need for personalized and innovative approaches involving standardized protocols that can converge multiple aspects of reproductive medicine.  

There is no doubt that recent advancements in both diagnosis and management of infertility are going to shape our way of solving the problems and leading the state of ART treatments in the near future. From this perspective, a global and contemporary understanding of our current state and abilities on diagnosis and personalized management are crucial to aspire innovative and better solutions for existing reproductive problems.

Inspired by these facts, in this congress, we primarily aim at creating a unique and interactive opportunity to discuss contemporary reproductive medicine & care as well as at predicting the future, not just by summarizing up-to-date results but also by understanding the recent scientific progress which can lead to a better clinical practice.

Knowing that multidisciplinary work is essential in all aspects of reproductive medicine, we also aim to create a multidimensional look involving technical, clinical and social aspects of reproductive surgery, genetics/genomics, endocrinology, laboratory technologies as well as cryopreservation. Each secton and topics will be covered by distinctive speakers, who are also international experts and opinion leaders in their area of research.

April is also the most beautiful and tempting season in Kyrenia for a short break. Cyprus, being a major tourist destination in the Mediterranean, provides ample opportunity to experience something new, interesting and exciting, including activities, events, customs and places that are unique and special to the island. Participants will therefore not only have a unique opportunity to acquire the most recent and contemporary knowledge on reproductive medicine &care, but also enjoy the best of the island and its generously embroidered natural beauty. Kyrenia has already become famous in Europe by its heavenly beaches and diverse amusement opportunities.

We believe that tailor-made scientific program as well as exciting social environment coupled with the relaxing atmosphere of the Kyrenia, Cyprus will be a unique opportunity for all of us and we sincerely look forward to welcoming you in Kyrenia, Cyprus in 2017.

Carlos Simon and Mustafa Bahceci
Chairmen of the Congress



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Mustafa Bahceci, MD.
Carlos Simon, MD., Ph.D.


 

Scientific Program & Workshop

MAIN PROGRAMME TOPICS

      Personalized Reproductive Treatment & Care: Where are we now and what does the future hold?
      Contemporary endocrinology vs. Genetics: Will the latter replace the former?
      Time-lapse reloaded: Full automation for embryo selection and improved designs
      State of the Art of PGS: how, when, and to whom?
      State of ART infertility treatment: Should it be disease vs. patient-specific?
      Personalized ART Cycle Management: Global Perspective
        Individualized Approach to Couple
        Individualized COS
        Individualized Laboratory technologies
        Individualized ET
      Translational Reproductive Science: From bench to bedside”
      Patient-specific controlled ovarian hyperstimulation: Safety while Maximizing the Results”
      Endometriosis and reproductive surgery in the 21st century
      Personalized clinical approaches in ART Failures
        Patient management aspects
        Clinical protocols aspects
        Surgical aspects
        Evidence-based/experimental aspects
      Future of ART babies: Developmental, genetic and epigenetic aspects
        Impact of clinical approaches
        Laboratory aspects
        Prenatal & neonatal outcome
        ART-related epigenetic disturbances
      Improving standards in the IVF Laboratory: How far can we reach?
      Freeze-all strategy: Should all embryos go into the fridge in the near future?
      Rejuvenation of Gametes
      Mitochondrial replacement by pronuclear transfer to prevent the transmission of severe mitochondrial disease
      Clinical significance of oxidative stress and sperm DNA damage: An update
      Effect of lifestyle and environment on sperm quality: Any scope for an improvement?
      Use of Genetics in Infertility Diagnosis & Treatment
      Genetics of Male Infertility: From Bench to Bedside
      Novel Use of Genetic testing in early diagnosis in Endometriosis: fact or fiction?
      Genome engineering in the human germline and pluripotent stem cells
      Reproductive Genetics: Diagnostics and beyond
      Impact of novel genomics technologies in the future of reproductive medicine
      Embryo Mosaicism: What to do?
      Endometrial receptivity assessment: Facts and artifacts”
      Fertility preservation
      Gamete and embryo cryopreservation: What is the best strategy?
      Ovarian tissue transplantation: How far will it stay experimental?
      State of ART Clinical management in fertility preservation
      Personalizing reproductive medicine throught big data and genomics
        Emergency fertility preservation for cancer patients
        Assisted Reproductive Outcomes of Male Cancer Survivors – The latest Results
        Fertility preservation in pre-pubertal girls
        Ovarian tissue preservation: Ready for worldwide use?
        Evidence-based approaches in elective Fertility preservation: When and Whom
        Extreme medical conditions requiring fertility preservation”
      In vitro activation: A novel approach to treat infertility

DAY 1 - April, 27th

08:30 - 15:30 MAIN PROGRAM REGISTRATION
08:30 - 14:30 PRECONGRESS WORKSHOPS
  REPRODUCTIVE SURGERY WORKSHOP
  Moderators: C.Ünlü, T.Usta
08:30 - 14:30 Live Surgery *
  CRYOPRESERVATION WORKSHOP
  Moderators: E. Oral, K. Özgür
08:30 - 09:00 “Practical aspects of oocyte & embryo cryopreservation” M.Serdaroğulları
09:00 - 09:30 “Cryopreservation of ejaculated and testicular spermatozoa: State of ART” H.Ruso
09:30 - 10:00 “What are the prerequisites for successful preservation program?” A.P.Çil
10:00 - 10:30 “Current status and future perspectives of OI in emergency fertility preservation” Ö.Öktem
10:30 - 11:00   Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30 “Fertility preservation – What to freeze: eggs/embryo/ovarian tissue?" K.Özgür
11:30 - 12:00 “State of the ART of ovarian tissue freezing” M.Sönmezer
12:00 - 13:00   Lunch
13:00 - 13:30 “Luteal phase support for fresh and FER cycles: State of the ART” H.Yaralı
13:30 - 14:00 “Fertility preservation for medical reasons: Global view” Ö.Öktem
14:00 - 14:30 “Social freezing: Indications, expectations, ethical and legal aspects S.Kadanalı
  CRYOPRESERVATION WORKSHOP (HANDS ON SESSION)
10:00 - 14:30 Hands on oocyte and embryo vitrification training **
  * Live surgical teaching of 4-6 hours from experts. Each case will be moderated and discussed real time with the audience.
  ** Number of participants will be limited to 20 . Registration will be first come first serve basis.
  MAIN PROGRAMME
15:15 - 15:30 Welcome Speech
  Chairs: M.Bahçeci, C.Simon
  Faiz Sucuoglu - Health Minister of TRNC
  M.Bahçeci - Founding Member - TSFP
15:30 - 16:00 Keynote Lecture I
  “Personalized reproductive treatment & care: Where are we now and what does the future hold?“ C.Simon
16:00 - 17:00 SESSION I: Contemporary endocrinology vs. Genetics: Will the latter replace the former?
  Chairs: C.Demirel, S.Sakar
16:00 - 16:20 “A clinician’s point of view” H.Fatemi
16:20 - 16:40 “A geneticist’s point of view” D. Blesa
16:40 - 17:00 Q&A  
17:00 - 17:30   Coffee Break
17:30 - 18:00 Special Contribution
  Chair: Necati Fındıklı  
  “World - first three - parent babies born to infertile couples: Scientific and social aspects” V.Zukin
18:00 - 18:30 Keynote Lecture II
  Chair: N.Çıray  
  “Time-lapse reloaded: Full automation for embryo selection and improved designs” M.Meseguer
19:30 - 21:30 Welcome Cocktail

DAY 2 - April, 28th

07:30 - 08:30 Breakfast session: Case discussions with experts H.Fatemi/R.Cutting/Y.Cheong
08:30 - 09:00 Keynote Lecture III
  Chair: M.Bahçe
  “State of the Art of PGS: how, when, and to whom?” C.Rubio
09:00 - 10:00 SESSION II: State of ART intertility treatment: Should it be disease vs. patient-specific?
  Chairs: L.Şenturk, M.Işıkoğlu
09:00 - 09:20 “Management should be disease-specific” Y.Cheong
09:20 - 09:40 “Management should be patient-specific” K.Boynukalın
09:40 - 10:00 Q&A
10:00 - 10:30   Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:00 SESSION III (ROUNTABLE DISCUSSION): Personalized ART cycle management: Global perspective
  Chair: E.Oral
  Speakers: E.Baştu, Ü.İnceboz, R.Orvieto, K.Vicdan, M.Meseguer
12:00 - 13:00 SESSION IV: LUNCH / SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
  Chair: E.Oral, B.Erzik
  “Medical management of endometriosis” H.R.Tinneberg
13:00 - 13:30 Keynote Lecture IV
  Chair: A.Erdem
  “Patient-specific controlled ovarian hyper stimulation: Safety while Maximizing the Results” R.Orvieto
13:30 - 15:00 SESSION V: Endometriosis and Reproductive surgery in the 21st century
  Chairs: F.Şendağ, B. Kumbak Aygün
13:30 - 14:00 “Surgical approach in young patients affected by DIE” A.Wattiez
14:00 - 14:30 “Is there still a place for tubal surgery in the era of ART?” A.Watrelot
14:30 - 15:00 “Surgical environment to enhance fertility outcomes” P.Konninckx
15:00 - 15:30   Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00 SESSION VI (ROUNTABLE SESSION): Personalized clinical approaches in ART Failures
  Chair: H.Yaralı
  Speakers: K.Yakın, Y.Cheong, H.B.Zeyneloğlu, B.Gülekli
17:00 - 17:30 Keynote Lecture V
  Chair: A.Demirol
  “Impact of Pre-IVF carrier screening tests on contemporary ART practice” S.Levett
17:30 - 17:45   Coffee Break
17:45 - 19:00 SESSION VII (ROUNTABLE SESSION): Future of ART babies: Developmental, genetic and epigenetic aspects
  Chair: Ö.Deren
  Speakers: A. Sutcliffe, S.Ribeiro, B.Demir
21:00 - 24:00 After Party

DAY 3 - April, 29th

07:30 - 08:30 Breakfast session: Case discussions with experts C.Rubio/F.Fiorentino/Y.Khalaf
08:30 - 09:00 Keynote Lecture VI
  Chair: Ç. Çelik Özenci
  “Microfludics in ART: From bench to bedside” U.Demirci
09:00 - 09:40 SESSION VIII: Freeze-all strategy: Should all embryos go into the fridge in the near future?
  Chairs: C.Fıçıcıoğlu, U.Göktolga
09:00 - 09:20 “Yes, They will” S.Ribeiro
09:20 - 09:40 “No, and I will explain why” Y.Khalaf
09:40 - 10:00   Coffee Break
10:00 - 11:00 SESSION IX: Rejuvenation of Gametes
  Chairs: L.Karakoç Sökmensüer, E.Ergin
10:00 - 10:20 “Mitochondrial replacement by pronuclear transfer to prevent the transmission of severe mitochondrial disease” A.Murdoch
10:20 - 10:40 “Clinical significance of oxidative stress and sperm DNA damage: An update” A.Agarwal
10:40 - 11:00 “Effect of lifestyle and environment on sperm quality: Any scope for an improvement?” A.Pacey
11:00 - 12:00 SESSION X: Use of Genetics in Infertility Diagnosis & Treatment
  Chairs: F.Buyru, K.Elter
11:00 - 11:20 “Genetics of Male Infertility: From bench to bedside” S.Viville
11:20 - 11:40 “Novel Use of Genetic testing in early diagnosis in Endometriosis: fact or fiction?” N.Rahmioğlu
11:40 - 12:00 “Genome engineering in the human germline and pluripotent stem cells” A.Veiga
12:00 - 13:00 SESSION XI: Lunch / SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
  Chairs: E.Yağmur, Ö.Okutman
  “Impact of genomics-based technologies in the future of reproductive medicine” J.Harper
13:00 - 13:30 Keynote Lecture VII
  Chair: S.Özkavukçu
  “Improving standards in the IVF Laboratory: How far can we reach?” R.Cutting
13:30 - 14:30 SESSION XII: Reproductive Genetics: Diagnostics and Beyond
  Chairs: G.Karlıkaya, B.Balaban
13:30 - 13:50 “Epigenetics, environment, gametogenesis and embryo development” S.Viville 
13:50 - 14:10 “Embryo Mosaicism: What to do?” F.Fiorentino
14:10 - 14:30 “Endometrial receptivity assessment: Facts and artifacts” D.Blesa
14:30 - 15:30 SESSION XIII: Fertility preservation
  Chairs: T.Erel, M.Erdem
14:30 - 14:50 “Gamete and embryo cryopreservation: What is the best strategy?” A.Coello
14:50 - 15:10 “Ovarian tissue transplantation: How far will it stay experimental?” C. Y. Andersen
15:10 - 15:30 “State of ART Clinical management in fertility preservation” D.Meirow
15:30 - 16:00   Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:30 Keynote Lecture IX
  Chairs: E.Unsal
  “Personalizing Reproductive Medicine Through Big Data and Genomics” S.Karipcin
16:30 - 18:00 SESSION XV (ROUNTABLE SESSION):Contemporary Fertility preservation approaches for elective and emergency cases
  Chair: M.Sönmezer
  Speakers: A.Z.Işık, A.Agarwal, C.Y.Andersen, Ö.Öktem
18:00 - 18:15   Coffee Break
18:15 - 18:45 Keynote Lecture X
  Chairs: K.Boynukalın
  “In vitro activation: A novel approach to treat infertility” K.Kawamura
18:45 - 19:15 “Rational Drug Use” M.Girginer
19:15 - 19:45 Closing Remarks

DAY 4 - April, 30th

08:30 - 12:30 Poster abstract presentations

WORKSHOPS

REPRODUCTIVE SURGERY WORKSHOP: 500 EURO
REPRODUCTIVE SURGERY WORKSHOP: 200 EURO


 

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Speaker / Chair
  Cihat Ünlü
  Taner Usta
  Münevver Serdaroğulları
  Halil Ruso
  Aylin Pelin Çil
  Özgür Öktem
  Kemal Özgür
  Murat Sönmezer
  Hakan Yaralı
  Sedat Kadanalı
  Cem Demirel
  Selen Sakar
  Muhterem Bahçe
  Levent Şentürk
  Mete Işıkoğlu
  Ercan Baştu
  Kubilay Vicdan
  Burçak Erzik
  Ahmet Erdem
  Faith Şendağ
  Banu Kumbak Aygün
  Kayhan Yakın
  Hulusi Bülent Zeyneloğlu
  Bülent Gülekli
  Aygül Demirol
  Özgür Deren
  Berfu Demir
  Sinan Özkavukçu
  Cem Fıçıcıoğlu
  Ümit Göktolga
  Lale Karakoç Sökmensüer
  Elif Ergin
  Faruk Buyru
  Koray Elter
  Erbil Yağmur
  Özlem Okutman
  Bülent Alıcı
  Güvenç Karlıkaya
  Başak Balaban
  Tamer Erel
  Mehmet Erdem
  Ahmet Zeki Işık
  Kübra Boynukalın
  Ümit İnceboz
  Çiler Çelik Özenci

REGISTRATION & ACCOMMODATION

CONGRESS REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Registration Type Early Registration Before
February 24, 2017		 Late Registration After
February 24, 2017
Physician 300 Euro 350 Euro
Asistan & Nurse 200 Euro 250 Euro
Company Representative 300 Euro 350 Euro

The registration fees include;

  •   Admission to all scientific sessions and activities.
  •   Entry to all scientific and commercial exhibition areas.
  •   Lunches and coffee breaks indicated in the program
  •   Documents; Bag, program and abstract book, name badge,participation certificate

ELEXUS HOTEL – CYPRUS

Accommodation Type Early Registration Before
February 24, 2017		 Late Registration After
February 24, 2017
Single Room 625 Euro 675 Euro
Double Room (Per Person) 475 Euro 525 Euro

The accommodation fees include;

  •   Accomodation fees including all inclusive for 3 nights.

  VAT is included in the above rates.

 

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Rules for Online Academic Poster Abstracts

  1. 1. You may take part in the “ Expermed Congress of International Customized Reproductive Medicine: Current Situation and a Future Outlook” by submitting your academic posters. Please kindly forward your posters and your contact details to [email protected].

  2. 2. In writing the poster abstracts, authors and the presenter should be underlined.

  3. 3. Posters should contain the following sections: purpose, method, findings and results.

  4. 4. The title should explain the content of the research. All words in the title, except those that must be written in minuscule and have special meaning such as pH and NaCl, should be in capital letters. Other than chemical symbols and international measuring units, abbreviations used in the text should be explained where they are first used between brackets.

  5. 5. Poster abstracts should contain maximum 3000 characters.

  6. 6. Academic poster abstracts should be written in Times New Roman font and with the font size of 10.

  9. 7. Font type used in the poster should be consistent throughout the abstract.

  12. 8. The author who will present the poster should be registered as attendee in order to have your poster presented in the congress.

  13. 9. Before sending the poster, it is recommended to make a final check. Please note that no changes or modifications can be made on the posters once they are submitted.

  14. 10. Poster abstracts will be evaluated by the Poster Evaluation Committee. Acceptance or rejection letters will be sent to the head author via electronic courier.

  15. 11. Deadline for submitting your poster abstracts is 15 April 2017. Posters submitted after this date will not be considered.

    Conditions of Poster Preparation

    AAll accepted posters need to be prepared as 70x90 cm power point files so that participants can view them digitally during the congress. Please send the prepared e-posters to [email protected] by 24 April 2017 at the latest.



Congress Secretaries


Necati Fındıklı, Ph.D.,
[email protected]

Engin Oral, M.D
[email protected]






Organization Secretariat


Yenişehir Mah. Rumi Sok. Giray Plaza No:26 Kat: 4 Ataşehir-İstanbul/Turkey 34779
+90 216 456 10 62
+90 0216 456 42 82
[email protected]


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