The 12th Annual


Art of Donor Oocytes
& Third Party Reproduction Conference

 

 


Moon over the Citadel
Moon over the Citadel, Charleston, SC

 

Sunrise at Drayton Hall
Sunrise at Drayton Hall, Charleston, SC

 

Swamp @ Magnolia Plantation
Audubon Swamp Tour, Magnolia Plantation
Charleston, SC

February 25 - February 28, 2010

 

Time
Thursday, February 25, 2010
2-7 pm Early Registration
4-7 pm Donor Eggs 101 Mini Symposium
 

Friday, February 26, 2010

7:00 am

Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:00 am Opening Remarks and Introductions
Grant W. Patton, Jr. MD 
Karen Hammond, MSN, CRNP
8:20 am “Concepts of Donor Egg Success: Egg Quality, Embryo Quality and Endometrial Quality”
Christos Coutifaris, MD
9:05 am Questions and Answers
9:15 am  “The IVF Florida Donor Egg Experience”
David Hoffman, MD
9:45 am Questions and Answers
9:55 am “Endometrial Preparation: Does Estrogen Route, Dose, Duration and Endometrial Thickness Matter?”
John Schnorr, MD
10:25 am Questions and Answers
10:35 am Coffee Break
10:55 am  “Opening the Door:The Pros and Cons of Revealing Donor Identity”
Nora Bolger, RN
11:25 am Questions and Answers
11:35 am “Evaluation of 1st Trimester Pregnancy”
Michael Steinkampf, MD
12:05 pm Questions and Answers
12:15 pm Lunch Panel Discussions
1:15 pm  “Topics to Emphasize in Recipient Counseling”
Andrea Braverman, PhD
1:45 pm Questions and Answers
1:55 pm “Legal Issues with Egg Freezing”
Susan Crockin, Esq.
2:25 pm Questions and Answers
2:35 pm “Challenging Cases in Third Party Reproduction:A Panel Discussion”
Karen Hammond, MSN, CRNP
3:15 pm Adjourn
 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2010
EVENING EVENT

5:00 pm
Meet in Lobby for shuttle bus to Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina
5:30-7:30 pm LowCountry Reception and Oyster Roast
Time

Saturday, February 27, 2010

7:30 am Breakfast Roundtables
8:30 am “Use of Donor Oocytes in Older Women”
Richard Paulson, MD
9:00 am Questions and Answers 
9:10 am “FDA Update”
David Hoffman, MD
9:40 am Questions and Answers
9:50 am “Egg Freezing; Patients Are Ready But Are We?”
Michael Tucker, MD
10:20 am Questions and Answers
10:30 am Coffee Break
10:50 am “Embryo Donation:The Many Challenges”
Karen Hammond, MSN, CRNP
11:20 am Questions and Answers
11:30 am “Elective Single Embryo Transfer”
Michael Slowey, MD
12:00pm Questions and Answers
12:10 pm “Gestational Surrogacy”
Melissa Brisman, Esq.
12:40 pm Questions and Answers
12:50 pm “Ask the Experts”
Karen Hammond, MSN, CRNP
1:30 pm Adjourn
   
Time

Sunday, February 28, 2010

7:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 am “Ethical Considerations with Older Recipients”
Andrea Braverman, PhD
9:00 am Questions and answers
9:10 am “Donor Egg Recruitment Through Social Media Networks”
Greg Zola
9:40 am Questions and Answers
9:50 am

“Trends Toward More Openness in 3rd Party Reproduction – What Do The Donors Think?”
Maria Jackson, RN

10:20 am Questions and Answers 
10:30 am Coffee Break
10:50 am “Psychological Implications of Donor Rejection”
Julianne Zweifel, PhD
11:20 am Questions and Answers
11:30 am “Summary Q and A”
Karen Hammond, MSN, CRNP
12:10 pm Adjourn
 

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