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PCRS 2025 Annual Meeting Syllabus

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WEDNESDAY SESSIONS \| MARCH 19
Time (PT)	Session Title	Presentations
12:45 PM –1:30 PM	Fellows Talk - Sonohysterography (SIS) and Hysterosalpingogram: Clinical Tips and Tricks Dr. Liz Puscheck
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM	Fellows Talk - Financial Management Dr. Joseph Doyle and Dr. Michael Levy
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM	Fellows Talk - Genetics 101 Lauri Black
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM	Genetics Breakout - Investigation and Root Causes of PGT Discrepancies Alyssa Snider
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM	Lab Breakout - Errors in the ART Laboratory: How to Prevent Them and Strategies to Handle Errors When They Do Occur Dr. Carli Chapman
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM	Fellows Talk - STATs Dr. Micah Hill
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM	Lab Breakout - Clinic/Lab Communication: Balancing Volume with Safety and Quality Chelsey Leisinger
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM	APP/Nurse Breakout \| Increase Access to Care - Applying Your APP Knowledge to a Low Tech Independent Practice Disha Mistri
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM	Genetics Breakout - Genetic Testing Panels for IVF Failure: The Answer We’ve Been Waiting For? Dr. Meaghan Doyle
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM	Fellows Talk - SREI Fellow's Young Investigator Research Award Competition Rand El Sharaiha, MD; Ecem Esencan, MD; Allison A. Eubanks, MD; Marissa Holden, MD; Meaghan Jain, MD; Isabelle Mason MD
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM	Genetics Breakout - Medical Update and Adverse Outcome Management in Third Party Reproduction Lauri Black
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM	Lab Breakout - Ethical Dilemmas in the Lab: What Would You Do? Bill Venier
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM	APP/Nurse Breakout \| Nutrition and Supplements - Helpful or Harmful Judy Simon

THURSDAY SESSIONS \| MARCH 20
Time (PT)	Session Title	Presentations
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM	Exploring the Clinical Utility of Mosaic and Segmental Aneuploid PGT-A Results Dr. Andria Besser
8:45 AM – 9:30 AM	Frozen Embryo Transfer: Exploring the Roles of the Corpus Luteum and Relaxin in Pregnancy Outcomes Dr. Frauke von Versen-Höynck
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM	The Future of Contraception Dr. Michael Thomas
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM	Oral Abstracts 1-3
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM	Oral Abstracts 4-6
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM	Better Sperm, Better IVF? Dr. Paul Shin
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM	From Causes to Consequences: Modern and Evidence-Based Approaches to Managing Morbidity in Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Dr. Samantha Butts
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM	Laparoscopic Myomectomy for Internal Fibroids-Effect of Fertility Dr. Jon Ivar Einarsson
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM	PGT-A Debate Dr. Richard Paulson, Dr. Richard Scott

FRIDAY SESSIONS \| MARCH 21
Time (PT)	Session Title	Presentations
8:15 AM – 9:00 AM	Oral Presentations of Abstracts 7 - 9
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM	Role of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility Dr. Jon Ivar Einarsson, Dr. Zaraq Khan
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM	Emerging Clinical and Legal Challenges Surrounding Genetic Testing in the IVF Clinic Dr. Susan Crockin, Dr. Amy Vance
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM	Rethinking Reproduction: Past and Future of In Vitro Gametogenesis Dr. Pablo Hurtado Gonzalez
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM	Oral Presentations of Abstracts 10-12 (Ferring grant recipients #s 11 & 12)
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM	Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Reproductive Medicine Dr. Michael Thomas
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM	The Triad of Excellence: Aligning Vision, Mission, and Values to Enhance Patient Experience, Team Retention, and Process Efficiency Sara Mooney
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM	Current Status of IVF Lab Automation – Are We Closer to Reality? Dr. Jason Swain
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM	Debate: High DNA fragmentation - TESE Versus Ejaculated Sperm Joshua Morris (EVMS); Greysha Rivera-Cruz (Standford); Allison Eubanks (NIH); Allie Hutler (Harvard); Amanda Ferraro (Oklahoma); Ecem Esencan (Northwestern)

SATURDAY SESSIONS \| MARCH 22
Time (PT)	Session Title	Presentations
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM	Legally Speaking: New and Evolving Legal Challenges Facing ART Patients and Providers Across the US Dr. Susan Crockin
8:45 AM – 9:30 AM	In Vitro Gametogenesis Dr. Eli Adashi
10:00 AM– 10:45 AM	The Psychological Wellbeing of ART Children: What Have We Learned From 30 years of Research? Dr. Susan Golombok
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM	Epigenetics: Explaining Male Infertility and Beyond Dr. Tim Jenkins
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM	It Doesn’t Stop at Conception: Long-term Genetic and Psychological Implications of Gamete Donation Lauren Berman, Danny Shapiro, Josh McLaurin, Lauren Isley

SUNDAY SESSIONS \| MARCH 23
Time (PT)	Session Title	Presentations
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM	Brunch Talk - Real Families: Stories of Change Dr. Susan Golombok