From poor response to lowprognosis concept:The new POSEIDON criteria13 -14 October 2017 - Athens, Greece

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From poor response to lowprognosis concept: The new POSEIDON criteria

OverviewManaging patients with impaired or poor ovarian response (POR) is achallenging issue. Number of oocytes retrieved has been adopted asa criterion of POR in most clinical trials, although the thresholdnumber differs considerably between studies. A panel of experts(Patient-Oriented Strategies Encompassing Individualized OocyteNumber, the POSEIDON group) recently proposed new criteria to helpguide the physician in handling POR patients. This workshop will introduce the new POSEIDON criteria as a meansto improve the management of patients exposed to assistedreproductive technologies, promote more specific approaches topatients with impaired prognosis during IVF, thereby offering bettertools with which to optimize IVF success rates.

Learning objectivesBy attending this live educational workshop, participants will be able to:

• Grasp the state of art regarding definition of impaired response toovarian stimulation

• Comprehend the new low prognosis concept and its application inclinical practice

• Individualize and manage women with expected or unexpected lowovarian response to ART according POSEIDON classification

Target audienceThis programme is intended for clinicians, embryologists, biologistsand scientists working in ART.

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ChairsCarlo AlviggiFederico II University of NaplesNaples, Italy

Sandro C. EstevesANDROFERT - Andrology & Human Reproduction Clinic and University of Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas, Brazil

Robert FischerFertility Centre HamburgHamburg, Germany

Peter HumaidanFertility Clinic, Skive Regional Hospitaland Faculty of Health, Aarhus UniversitySkive, Denmark

EXCEMED designed this programme in partnership with OmniaEducation.

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CME ProviderEXCEMED is a non profit foundation dedicated, since the last fourdecades, to the development of high-quality medical educationprogrammes all over the world.

EXCEMED adheres to the guidelines and standards of the EuropeanAccreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®)which states that continuing medical education must be balanced,independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous.

Continuing medical educationAn application will be made to the EACCME® for CME accreditation ofthe EXCEMED workshop “From poor response to low prognosisconcept: The new POSEIDON criteria ” to be held on 13 -14 October2017 in Athens, Greece.

EXCEMED adheres to the principles of the Good CME Practice group(gCMEp).

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Main topics

Friday, 13 October 2017 H 09.00 - 16.00

• From POR to “low prognosis” concept

• The classification of “low prognosis” patients by the POSEIDONworking group

• Makers of ovarian reserve

• How many oocytes do we need for live birth?

Saturday, 14 October 2017 H 09.00 - 13.00

• Unexpected low response (Group 1-2 of the POSEIDON criteria)

• Management and treatment options

• Expected low response (Group 3-4 of the POSEIDON criteria)

• Management and treatment options

Poor ovarian response: is it all we need? The relationship between quantity and qualitySession I

From prediction to treatmentSession II

Management of “unexpected” low response tocontrolled ovarian stimulationSession III

Management of “expected” low response to controlledovarian stimulationSession IV

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General information

VenueThis live educational workshop will take place at the:

Athenaeum InterContinental HotelSyngrou Avenue 89-93Athens, Greece

LanguageThe official language of this live educational workshopwill be English.

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Senior Programme Manager: Chloé XilinasT +39 06 420413 505 - F +39 06 420413 677chloe.xilinas@excemed.org

Medical Advisor: Alessandro Conforticonfale@hotmail.it

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Registration The registration fee is € 150,00 and includes:• Scientific sessions• Coffee breaks and luncheons• Educational materials• Certificate of attendanceDinners are not included.

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Meridiano Congress InternationalEvent Manager: David H. SlangenT +39 06 88 595 250 - F +39 06 88 595 234david.slangen@meridiano.it

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