With so many leading fertility specialists in our network, it’s no surprise that they are often called on to present on current issues and research developments at conferences around the world.
Fortunately, their Virtus Health colleagues are able to support their patient’s care while they are preparing and travelling – and the network benefits from the new ideas and best practice techniques they bring back to the group.
Past Conferences
Liu D-Y, Liu M-L, Baker HWG. Defective protein kinase A and C pathways are highly associated with disordered acrosome reaction (AR) in unexplained infertile men with normal sperm-zona pellucida (ZP) binding. 10th International Congress of Andrology, Melbourne, February 23-26, 2013
MacFarquhar R, Pollock K, Sherrin D, Osborn J, Yazdani A, Ford E, Harrison K. The effect of specimen collection venue on semen analysis parameters. 10th International Congress of Andrology, Melbourne, February 23-26, 2013
Harrison K, Martin N, Irving J, DeAmbrosis W. Sperm aneuploidy association with embryo quality. 10th International Congress of Andrology, Melbourne, February 23-26, 2013
Sanchez-Calabuig M, de la Fuente J, Beltran-Brena P, Martinez-Nevado E, Perez-Gutiettez J, Blyde D, Johnston S, Harrison K, Lopez-Fernandez C, Gosalvez J. Assessment of fresh and frozen bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncates) sperm DNA fragmentation using the sperm chromatin diffusion test. International Embryo Transfer Society, Hannover, January 19-22, 2013.
Edgar D. Embryo cryopreservation: slow cooling or vitrification? The 14th Chongqing ART Workshop, Chongqing, China, 16-18 November, 2012.
Edgar D. Embryo transfer in Australia and New Zealand. The 14th Chongqing ART Workshop, Chongqing, China, 16-18 November, 2012.
Liu D-Y. Severe sperm defects and clinical IVF/ICSI. The 14th Chongqing ART Workshop, Chongqing, China, 16-18 November, 2012.
Stock-Myer S, Murphy N, Twomey A, Tang P, Kohfahl A, Wilton L. Chromosome sorting: A Method to assist in single gene disorder PGD. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Knight R. Recombinant luteinising hormone as adjunct therapy in IVF, does it have a place? Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Riordan K, Gook D, Edgar D. Assessment of in vitro culture conditions for preantral follicles from adult female mice. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Wale P, Coleman P, Wilton L, Edgar D. Vitrification at the morula/blastocyst stage of biopsied cleavage stage embryos. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Woodson K, Wale P, Wilton L, Edgar D. An assessment of early developmental markers as predictors of blastocyst formation in biopsied cleavage stage embryos. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Matic H. Patient use of online fertility information – How much is too much? Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Varady R, Tome M. The Development and implementation of a Victorian surrogacy program. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Garrett C, Agresta F, Stewart T, Stern K. Effect of pelvic radiation and total body irradiation on ovarian function. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Liu D-Y, LIU M-L, Culvenor J, Baker HWG. Solubilised human zona pellucida Bind to equatorial and post acrosomal regions but not acrosomal region of human spermatozoa. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Marks J, Agresta F, Knight R. Improved quality of life following the implementation of a lifestyle intervention program in patients with PCOS. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, Oct 28-31, 2012
Martic M, Wale P, Wilton L. Complete karyotyping using arrayPGD alters the choice of embryos for transfer. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Marfatia R, Edgar D. Timing of early developmental events predicts subsequent formation of good quality blastocysts in vitro. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, Oct 28-31, 2012
Krapez J, Edgar D . Multinucleation in cleavage stage embryos: Incidence and relationship to developmental markers. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Knight R, Agresta F. Recombinant luteinising hormone as adjunct therapy in IVF, does it have a place? Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Kaur H. A comparison of sperm retrieval from semen using a standard and modified centrifugal RCF and temperature protocol. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Gook D, Riordan K, Edgar D. Vitrification of human in vitro matured oocytes in a closed system. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Garrett C, Agresta F, Stewart T, Stern K. Uptake of fertility preservationoptions. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Costello M, Misso M, Wong J, Teede H, Hart R, Rombauts L, Melder A, Norman R. Aromatase inhibitors for PCOS: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Coleman P. Confirmation of array comparative genomic hybridisation (aCGH) preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD-A) using targeted fluorescent in situ hybridisation (FISH). Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Bracks P, Gibson F, McMahon C. IVF-Conceiving father’s experiences of early parenthood. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Bracks P, McMahon C, Gibson F. Age and gender differences in relationship and psychological adjustment to parenthood in couples conceiving through in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Boylan T. A retrospective analysis of embryo transfer difficulty using a defined grading system. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Allen E, Le S, Cooke S. Automated semen analysis – The end of manual analysis. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Yazdani A. Antioxidant therapies for men and women – Is there evidence? Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Toledo M. Female fertility preservation in oncology patients. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Stern K. Egg donation in perspective in Australia. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Ledger W. Individualising patient care and prediction models? Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Hale L. Melbourne IVF experience – Experience of telling all. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Cooke S. IMSI & PICSI – Acronym soup or just a mess? Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Wolyncevic J, Esler J, Osborn J. Early cleavage is a predictor of embryo implantation in GnRH-antagonist cycles. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, Oct. 28-31, 2012
Osborn J, Wolyncevic J. Nuclear status of early cleavage (2-cell) embryos. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
McDowell S, Harrison K, Ford E, Kroon B, Yazdani A. Sperm DNA fragmentation in men with cancer. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Kroon B, Harrison K, Martin N, Yazdani A. A tale of immature Sisters: Repeat IVF failure due to persistent meiosis 1 (M1) arrest in siblings. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Jones J, Cooper C, Nicholson N, Elley S, Harrison K. Effect of oocyte denudation for ICSI in a controlled environment. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Irving J, Whitman L, Harrison K. Evaluation of Proinsert system for sperm preparation. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Harrison K, Irving J, Osborn J. Temperature studies in liquid nitrogen dry shippers. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Claassens O, Irving J, Tooth R, Breen T, Noble A, Rabbitt T, Harrison K. Sperm DNA fragmentation in clinical practice. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, Oct 28-31, 2012
Fien L, Esler J, Harrison K, Osborn J. The disposition of frozen embryos in a regional clinic. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Molloy D, Moller J, Carrigan C, Younger L, Irving J, Sherrin D. The Fertility Centre – A new concept of light IVF. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Carrigan C, Younger L, Saunders L, Strickland M, Molloy D, Harrison K. Patient Perceptions of a Low Cost IVF Model of Care. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Yazdani A. Antioxidant therapies for men and women – Is there evidence? Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Kroon B. A critique of the draft Nice Fertility Guidelines. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Harrison K. Testing for sperm DNA fragmentation. Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, October 28-31, 2012
Knight C. Evidence base for sperm testing and treatment options including IMSI. Merck Serono Symposia, Auckland, NZ, 2012.
Gabel CP, Harrison K, Carroll JC. Sperm motility enhancement with low level laser therapy is both dose and sample dependent. 9th World Association for Laser Therapy (WALT) Congress, Gold Coast Australia, September 28-30, 2012.
Liu D-Y. Treatment of severe male factor infertility in IVF/ICSI. Annual Meeting of Chinese Society of Andrology Reproductive Medicine, Shenzhen, China , September 7-8, 2012
Field P, Martin N. Offering CFTR-PGD without a delay for work up; Reality or fiction? Human Genetics Society of Australia ASM, Canberra, July 22-25, 2012.
Field P. CFTR Workshop – Laboratory Presentation QFG Molecular Genetics. Human Genetics Society of Australia ASM, Canberra, July 22-25, 2012.
Field P, Darling N, Garrett D, Martin N. FMR1 gene small triplet alleles with OP OF/POI and early menopause. Human Genetics Society of Australia ASM, Canberra, July 22-25, 2012.
Martin N, Grehan S, Field P. Numerical and structural abnormalities of the Y chromosome in infertility investigations. Human Genetics Society of Australia ASM, Canberra, July 22-25, 2012.
Field P, Darling N, Garrett D, Martin N. FMR1 gene small triplet repeat alleles associated with POF/POI and early menopause. Human Genetics Society of Australia ASM, Canberra, July 22-15, 2012.
Field P, Martin N. Offering CFTR-PGD without a delay for work up; Reality or Fiction. Human Genetics Society of Australia ASM, Canberra, July 22-15, 2012.
Stern K, Garrett C, Agresta F, Gook D. Results of oocyte and embryo freezing prior to oncology treatment indicate these are worthwhile methods of fertility preservation. ESHRE 28th Annual Meeting, Istanbul, July 1-4, 2012.
Edgar DH, Krapez JA. Factors associated with multinucleation in human cleavage stage embryos. ESHRE 28th Annual Meeting, Istanbul, July 1-4, 2012.
Gook D. Are trans-zonal processes between the oocyte and the cumulus corona complex intact after cryopreservation? ESHRE 28th Annual Meeting, Istanbul, July 1-4, 2012.
Wilton L. Chromosomal mosaicism in embryos from young ART patients determined by array comparative genomic hybridisation (aCGH). ESHRE 28th Annual Meeting, Istanbul, July 1-4, 2012.
Harrison K, Irving J, Osborn J, Harrison M. Timeline of temperature changes in a failed liquid nitrogen storage vessel. ESHRE 28th Annual Meeting, Istanbul, July 1-4, 2012.
Irving J, Hall B, Watson K, Ilbery M, Harrison K. Use of Proinsert Sperm Preparation for discordant HIV couples undergoing assisted reproduction. 9th Biennial Conference of ALPHA Scientists in Reproductive Medicine, London, April 27 – 29 2012
Liu D-Y. Sperm defects and male infertility. 2012 Shanghai International Conference on Male Reproductive Health: Basic Research and Translational Medicine, Shanghai China. March 30 to April 1, 2012.
Cooke S. A.R.T. Laboratory Aspects. RANZCOG (NSW-ACT) Registration Education Day. Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, Sydney, 2012.
