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PCRS 2024 Annual Meeting Schedule

The PCRS Annual Meeting provides an outstanding forum for the exchange of information and the advancement of the ideologies of reproductive medicine in a relaxed and collegial setting. 

Session topics will be carefully selected to bring you the highest quality, innovative CME, designed and presented by thought leaders in reproductive medicine. 

Check out the NEW meeting format for 2024

REGISTRATION HOURS
The registration desk is located in the lobby of the Esmeralda Foyer.
Wednesday, March 20 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Thursday, March 21 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday, March 22 6:45 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday, March 23 7:00 AM - 12:30 PM

 

WEDNESDAY SESSIONS | MARCH 20
Time (PT) Session Title Room
6:30 AM – 11:30 AM ASRM ET Workshop Rhodes

A & B

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM Fellows Lunch

Sponsored by TBA

Crystal

B–C (Buffet in Ballroom)

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM The REI Job Search: Paths, Timing, and Strategies
Dr. Eduardo Hariton

Esmeralda 1–4

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM SERI Grant Presentations
TBD - 6 speakers

Esmeralda 1–4

2:15 PM – 2:45 PM Break  
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM

Fellows Talk/IVF Lab Influences on Outcomes

Dr. Mike Abeyta

Esmeralda 1–4

2:45 PM – 3:30 PM

Genetics Breakout/Weathering Turbulence in the Genetics Industry: Management of Expanded Carrier Screening Panels

Lauren Isley, MS, CGC

Crystal B-C

2:45 PM – 3:30 PM

Lab Breakout/Does Air Quality Matter

Sangita Jindal, HCLD

Crystal I-H

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM

Fellows Talk/ Male Factor

Dr. Jason Fransiak

Esmeralda 1–4

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM

Lab Breakout/Transfer of Mosiac Embryos

Dr. Andrea Victor

Crystal B-C

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Genetics Breakout/Mastering Embryo Selection in the Genomic Era: Perspectives From an REI, Embryologist and Genetic Counselor

Dr. Amber Gamma, Dr. Liesl Nel-Themaat, Dr. Alex Quaas

Crystal I-H

4:15 PM – 5:00 PM

Fellows Talk/Board Prep

Dr. Phillip Romanski, Dr. Nicole Doyle

Esmeralda 1–4

4:15 PM – 5:00 PM

Lab Breakout/Off-site Lab Directors

Dr. Jason Swain

Crystal B-C

4:30 – 6:00 PM

APP/Nurse FAQ Social Hour

Anne Judge, Lauren Nervi

Crystal I-H

6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Welcome Reception FOR ALL Rose Lawn
7:15 PM – 9:15 PM Fellows Cocktail Reception & Dinner
Sponsored by: TBA
Crystal 

B–C

 

THURSDAY SESSIONS | MARCH 21
Time (PT) Session Title Room
7:00 AM – 7:50 AM Breakfast Esmeralda 1–4
7:50 AM – 8:00 AM Welcome - Opening Remarks
Esmeralda 1–4
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM

Endometriosis Is Not Just a Gynecologic Disease

Dr. Hugh Taylor

Esmeralda 1–4

8:45 AM – 9:30 AM

Mental Health in IVF

Dr. Iffath Hoskins
Esmeralda 1–4
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Morning Break in Exhibit Hall Esmeralda 5–8
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM

Uterine Fibroids: 2024

Dr. Ebbie Stewart

Esmeralda 1–4
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Oral Abstracts 1-3 Esmeralda 1–4
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM

Lunch Symposium in Exhibit Hall


Esmeralda 5 - 8
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM

Oral Abstracts 4-6

Esmeralda 1–4

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

Troubleshooting in the IVF Lab – What, When and How To Act on Your KPI

Esmeralda 1–4
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM Debate - AI use in ART: Is it Artificial or Intelligent? Esmeralda 1–4
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM Break in Exhibit Hall Esmeralda 5 - 8
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM

Fellows Debate: 2 vs. 3 Year Fellowship

Dr. Ebbie Stewart, Dr. Hugh Taylor, Dr. Samantha Estevez, Dr. Hadi Ramadan, Dr. Amanda Adeleye, Dr. Tia Jackson-Bey 
 

Esmeralda 1–4

4:00 PM – 4:45 PM

IVF Lab Professional Reception  

Sponsored by: TBA
Malta A&B
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM

Allied Health Professional Reception

Sponsored by: TBA

 

 
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM

Physician/Fellow Reception

Sponsored by: TBA
 
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Poster Reception 
Valencia Ballroom & Foyer
6:45 PM – 9:00 PM

Faculty, BOD, and Past President's Dinner 

Sponsored by TBA
Stir
8:45 PM – 10:15 PM

Fellows Late Night 

Sponsored by TBA
TBD

 

FRIDAY SESSIONS | MARCH 22
Time (PT) Session Title Room
6:30 AM  7:15 AM

Yoga on the Rose Lawn

Sponsored by TBA

Rose Lawn

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Breakfast Symposium

Sponsored by TBA

Crystal

B–C

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Oral Presentations of Abstracts 7 - 12

Esmeralda 1–4
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Morning Refreshment Break - Exhibit Hall

Esmeralda 5–8
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM

NIPGT

Dr. Mandy Katz Jaffe
Esmeralda 1–4
10:45 AM – 11:30 PM

Role of Race in IVF

Dr. Iffath Hoskins
Esmeralda 1–4
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Refreshment Break - Exhibit Hall Esmeralda 5–8
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

Embryology Debate- Born and Raised vs Professionally Trained

 Dr. Jason Swain, Dr. Sangita Jindal, Dr. Allison Bartolucci, Dr. Jason Barritt, Dr. Charlie Bormann, Dr. Mike Abeyta
Esmeralda 1–4
12:45 PM – 1:15 PM Awards Reception Esmeralda 1–4
1:45 PM – 3:45 PM Relaxation and Pool Time 
 

 

SATURDAY SESSIONS | MARCH 23
Time (PT) Session Title Room
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast Esmeralda

1–4

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM

Conversations on Conservation: Creating conversations to maximize the use of genetics and assisted reproduction technology in applied conservation management

Dr. Darren Karl Griffin
Esmeralda

1–4

8:45 AM – 9:30 AM

ART Preventing Extinction

Dr. Ebbie Stewart
Esmeralda

1–4

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Morning Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall  
10:00 AM– 10:45 AM

SART Male Data

Dr. Sangita Jindal
Esmeralda

1– 4

10:45 AM – 11:30 AM

Endocrine Disruptors

Dr. Hugh Taylor
Esmeralda

1– 4

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM

Transgender IVF

Dr. Molly Moravek

Esmeralda

1– 4

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch   
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
Recurrent Implantation Failure
Dr. Mike Slowey
Esmeralda

1– 4

1:45 PM – 2:30 PM

Legal Roe v Wade updates

Dr. Nidhi Desai
Esmeralda

1– 4

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM

Title TBD

Dr. Jared Robbins
Esmeralda

1– 4

 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM

President's Reception

Sponsored by: TBD
 Suite
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

PCRS Celebration Dinner

Join us for this extraordinary celebration of life, inspiration, and innovation as we look back on 40 years of miracles. Come raise your glass as we commemorate the anniversary of the FIRST birth from a frozen embryo and our continued success in this remarkable field.

Stir