PCRS 2008 Annual Meeting

"Re-Creating Reproductive Medicine in Practice: 

A Fresh Approach "

 

NEEDS ASSESSMENT

Patients are older; the technologies have stalled, what are the “next” steps in Assisted Reproductive Technologies?

What continuing or new role(s) do or should health professionals in the following fields represented in ART play:

Andrology   Mental Health
Acupuncture   Nursing
Complementary Healthcare   Obstetrics
Gynecology   Reproductive Biologists
Infertility   Reproductive Endocrinology
Laboratory Specialists  

Urology

Outside Agencies

             3rd Party Agencies

             Gamete Banks

             PGD Centralized Labs

             Stem Cell Corporations

             Cloning Corporations

   

OVER ALL PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

During or at the conclusion of the 2008 PCRS Annual Meeting, CME Program participants will be able to:

  • Appraise the role of Gynecology, Urology, and Surgery for reproductive medical care as we enter the 21st century.
  • Interpret the significance of relevant emerging scientific medical advances in the fields of proteonomics, stem cells, metabolomics, and single cell genetic screening.
  • Evaluate new technologies in Reproductive Medicine, especially DNA arrays, PGD, Robotics and laboratory design. 
  • Assess economic factors influencing reproductive practice management.
  • Evaluate the scientific basis for integrating Acupuncture into IVF practice.
  • Participate in Hands-On Workshops and Interactive Forums in:
    • Acupuncture
    • Laboratory Issues
    • Robotics in Reproductive Surgery
    • Urology