Programme

(preliminary, subject to change)

Venue: Wang Gungwu Lecture Hall, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong

DAY 1 (Saturday 24th November, 2018)

Registration: 0815 – 0850
Session 1: Epidemiology and initial assessment (Chair: HN Ho, Raymond Li)
0850 – 0900 Welcome and introduction Raymond Li
0900 – 0930 Is infertility getting more common?

What initial assessment is required for infertility?

Ernest Ng
0930 – 1000 What a clinician should know about semen analysis? Kevin Lam
1000 – 1030 Does timed intercourse improve the chance of pregnancy? What are the general advices to infertile couples? William Ledger
1030 – 1100 Tea break
Session 2: Male infertility (Chair: Suphakde Julavijitphong, Ernest Ng)
1130 – 1200 Medical treatment of severe male factor Jason Ng
1200 – 1230 Surgical treatment of male factor and management of erectile dysfunction PC Tam
1230 – 1400 Lunch
Session 3: Female infertility (I) (Chair: Suphakde Julavijitphong, Sofie Yung)
1400 – 1430 Unexplained infertility: what does it mean and what can be done? William Ledger
1430 – 1500 Recurrent pregnancy loss: an update HN Ho
1500 – 1530 How to approach female sexual dysfunction? Vincent Cheung
1530 – 1600 Tea break
Session 4: Female infertility (II) (Chair: William Ledger, PC Ho)
1600 – 1630 How to diagnose and treat ovulatory problems? HN Ho
1630 – 1700 What is new in the international guideline of PCOS? Ernest Ng
1700 – 1730 Case studies and assessment^
(Chair: Ellen Lui)
William Ledger / HN Ho / Ernest Ng

^A set of ~6 clinical scenarios with MCQs on the lecture topics of the day

 

DAY 2 (Sunday 25th November, 2018)

Registration: 0830 – 0900
Session 4: Female infertility (III) (Chair: William Ledger, Vincent Cheung)
0900 – 0930 Role of surgery in tubo-peritoneal factor Ying Cheong
0930 – 1000 Treatment of endometriosis-related infertility Suphakde Julavijitphong
1000 – 1030 Significance of uterine fibroids, adenomyosis and endometrial polyp in infertility Ying Cheong
1030 – 1100 Tea break
Session 5: Assisted reproductive technology (Chair: HN Ho, William Yeung)
1100 – 1130 Principles and cost-effectiveness of intrauterine insemination Ying Cheong
1130 – 1200 Ovarian stimulation regimens for IVF William Ledger
1200 – 1230 What a clinician should know about embryo culture and grading? Kevin Lam
1230 – 1400 Lunch
Session 6: Complications of ART (Chair: Ying Cheong, Alice Wong)
1400 – 1430 Prevention and management of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome HN Ho
1430 – 1500 Reducing complications arising from egg collection and embryo transfer PC Ho
1500- 1530 Managing psychological sequelae from fertility treatment Celia Chan
1530 – 1600 Tea break
Session 7: Recent developments (Chair: Ying Cheong, Jennifer Ko)
1600 – 1630 Role of pre-implantation genetic testing in infertile patients Suphakde Julavijitphong
1630 – 1700 How to counsel patients requesting fertility preservation? Alice Wong
1700 – 1730 Case studies and assessment^

(Chair: Ellen Lui)

Ying Cheong / Suphakde Julavijitphong / PC Ho

 

^A set of ~6 clinical scenarios with MCQs on the lecture topics of the day

Updated 22 October 2018.