Scientific Program

Wednesday, November 26



ART Professionals Educational Day

07:00–08:00 CARTR Report
Joanne Gunby (Hamilton, ON)

08:00–08:45 Assisted Human Reproduction Canada - Overview
Elinor Wilson, PhD (Ottawa, ON)

08:45–09:30
Health Canada - Overview
Hélène Quesnel (Ottawa, ON)

09:30–10:00
Health Break

10:00–12:00
Workshop #1 - Health Canada
A Regulatory Framework for Assisted Human Reproduction
TBD

12:00–13:00
Lunch - IAAC Awards
Beverly Hanck (Montreal, QC)

13:00–15:00
Workshop #2 - AHRAC
Licensing and Inspection Frameworks: A Consultation
Beth Pieterson (Ottawa, ON)

15:00–15:30
Health Break

15:30–17:00 Special Interest Group Meetings


IVF Medical Directors
(in camera session)


Nurses SIG


ART Lab SIG


Administrative SIG


Counsellors SIG


Andrology SIG


Scientists in Reproductive Endocrinology/CIHR




18:00–19:30

Opening Ceremony and Educational Forum
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from
EMD Serono Canada Inc.

History of the Discovery of Gonadotrophins and Their
Use in Reproductive Medicine

John Collins, MD (Mahone Bay, NS)