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www.uears.net

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CONFERENCEBOARD

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Conference PresidentsDR. YACOUB KHALAFDR. MOHAMED BEDAIWY

Organizing Committee DR. AHMED NABILDR. ALI MAHRANDR. HAZEM ABDELGHAFARDR. HESHAM KASEMDR. MOHAMED FAWZYDR. MOHAMED SABRYDR. MOHAMED YAHYA DR. MOHAMED YOUSSEF

UEARS develops high quality programming through market research and the knowledge and expertise of our renowned

.advisory board of key thought leaders

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INVITATION & WELCOME MESSAGE

UEARS 2020 welcomes attendees, speakers, Sponsors and partners from all over the world. We are delighted to invite you all to attend and register for the “5th Upper Egypt Assisted Reproduction Conference”, which is going to be held during February 192020 ,21- at Hilton Cairo Heliopolis (EX Fairmont) Hotel, Egypt .The organizing committee invited many distinguished international and national presenters who will undoubtedly stimulate vigorous debate at the conference & gearing up for an exciting and informative conference program includes a wide range of Keynote presentations, plenary talks, Symposia, Workshops on a variety of topics, Exhibitions, Poster presentations and Career development programs for participants from all over the world. We invite you to join us at UEARS 2020, where you will be sure to have a meaningful experience with scholars from around the world. All members of UEARS 2020 organizing committee look forward to meeting you.

This is an excellent opportunity for the delegates from universities and institutes to interact with the world class scientists and eminent personalities. The intending participants can confirm their participation by registering for the conference along with their colleagues. The main theme of the conference is:“Improving performance- improving outcomes: Experts Insights”.

We have developed a program with your interests in mind. We have not only increased the number of opportunities for you to network with colleagues from across the world but also introduced more focused sessions that will feature cutting edge presentations, special panel discussions, and livelier interaction with industry leaders and experts.

Life is full of give and take. Make it count in your professional life. Attend UEARS 2020 to network with your peers, exchange expertise and experiences, and arm yourself with the latest information to take your department to the next level.

We look forward to personally welcoming you to Egypt February 2020

Sincerely,UEARS 2020Organizing Committee

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(UPPER EGYPT ASSISTED REPRODUCTION CONFERENCE)

Was founded to improve knowledge and awareness of ART and infertility-related services, with ultimate aim of improving the quality of patient care.

AIMS: Bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Fertility, Reproductive Medicine and Health. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Fertility, Reproductive Medicine and Health.

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INTERNATIONAL CME ACCREDITATION:

An application for CME credit will be made once the scientific program is finalized. Further details will be Available via the official Conference website.

COMMITMENT TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS IN CME/CPD

We are committed to delivering within the platform of the conference valuable knowledge based on independent, transparent, and effective CME/CPD educational programs by: • Championing best practice in CME • Maintaining and improving standards • Mentoring and educating • Working in collaboration with critical stakeholders

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UEARS 2020 STATICS AND FIGURES

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TARGET AUDIENCE

UEARS is suited to anyone with an academic or professional interest in reproduction and its research; including

• GYNECOLOGISTS (Residents, fellows, specialists, consultants) from all over the world. • ANDROLOGISTS (Residents, fellows, specialists, consultants) from all over the world. • LAB DIRECTORS, embryologists. • MEDICAL FIELD RESEARCHERS. • NURSES, nurse practitioners, professionals involved in Quality Control and Total Quality Management, house officers and other allied health professionals in the field of IVF. • UNIVERSITY STAFF interested in the field of reproductive endocrinology. • STUDENT PHD/MED/MSC • POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS • HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS • PHARMACOLOGISTS and those who work in research and development of pharmaceuticals and related technology • DIRECTORS of Association and Societies • ASSISTANT PROFESSORS, PROFESSORS • HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENTS • CEO’S OF COMPANIES • RELATED SOCIETIES MEMBERS

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MAIN TOPICS

● Lap Culture & embryo ● Stimulation drugs & IVF outcomes ● Basic principal of in vitro maturation ● Clinical application in vitro maturation ● Sperm preparation: Current main stream & new technologies ● Management of cryobank ● Gametes micromonopultion ● Health of IVF Baby ● Reproductive Aging ● Cancer & reproduction ● IVF errors ● Obesity & embryo quality ● Progestin & ovarian stimulation ● Personalized prognosis in IVF ● Artificial intelligence in IVF.v● Updates in Reproductive Surgery ● Ropotics and Reproduction ● Reproductive Controversies ● Andrology Diagnostic and treatment options

UEARS 2020: Improving performance- improving outcomes: Experts Insights.

8Johan J.E. SMITZ John Parrington John Whitney Jonathon Love

+ MoreYacoub Khalaf

UEARS 2020 KOL SPEAKERS

Antonio La Marca

Björn Heindryckx

Ahmed Mahmoud

Camran Nezhat Ceana Nezhat David Mortimer

Denny Sakkas Farr Nezhat Fulco van deer VeenEdith Coonen

Gerald Schatten Jason Herrick Jason SwainHadi Shafiee

Andrea Garolla Anja PinborgAlastair Sutcliffe

Ashley Moffett Bart Fauser Ben mol

Keith Isaacson Khalid Khan

Klaus Wiemer Madelon van Wely MARIUS MEINTJES

Mohamed Bedaiwy Patricia Fauque

Richard Paulson

Rebecca Krisher

Sharon Mortimer

Teresa K. Woodruff

Kenichiro Hiraoka Kevin McEleny

Matthew (Tex) VerMilyea

Mina Popvic

Samir Abbas

Scott Nelson

S. Haimovich

Stephen Gordts Stine Kristensen

Stratis Kolibianakis Thomas O'Halloran William Kutteh

Robert Gilchrist

9Johan J.E. SMITZ John Parrington John Whitney Jonathon Love

+ MoreYacoub Khalaf

UEARS 2020 KOL SPEAKERS

Antonio La Marca

Björn Heindryckx

Ahmed Mahmoud

Camran Nezhat Ceana Nezhat David Mortimer

Denny Sakkas Farr Nezhat Fulco van deer VeenEdith Coonen

Gerald Schatten Jason Herrick Jason SwainHadi Shafiee

Andrea Garolla Anja PinborgAlastair Sutcliffe

Ashley Moffett Bart Fauser Ben mol

Keith Isaacson Khalid Khan

Klaus Wiemer Madelon van Wely MARIUS MEINTJES

Mohamed Bedaiwy Patricia Fauque

Richard Paulson

Rebecca Krisher

Sharon Mortimer

Teresa K. Woodruff

Kenichiro Hiraoka Kevin McEleny

Matthew (Tex) VerMilyea

Mina Popvic

Samir Abbas

Scott Nelson

S. Haimovich

Stephen Gordts Stine Kristensen

Stratis Kolibianakis Thomas O'Halloran William Kutteh

Robert Gilchrist

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MEET THE EXPERTS

STAY TUNED FOR UEARS 2020 INTERNATIONAL EGYPTIAN FACULTY ANNOUNCEMENT

SPEAKER LECTUREAHMED MAHMOUDBelgium

• Aging and male reproduction

• Vitamin D and male reproduction: is it relevant to arab countries?

SPEAKER LECTUREALASTAIR SUTCLIFFE UK

• Cure of PTB due to ascending infections.

SPEAKER LECTUREANDREA GAROLLAItaly

• The best strategy for severe male factor

• HPV and human reproduction from male to female and back

SPEAKER LECTUREANJA PINBORGDK

• The optimal freezing protocol

• Cumulative live birth rates in ART - a new challenge

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SPEAKER LECTUREANTONIO LA MARCAItaly

• From non-conventional to progestin-primed ovarian stimulation

• Concept of personalized prognosis of IVF.

SPEAKER LECTUREASHLEY MOFFETTUK

• Immunotherapy for repeated implantation failure

SPEAKER LECTUREBART FAUSERNetherlands

• Patient Tailored Approach in Infertility Care • Reproductive and post reproductive implications in PCOs • How to define a successful ART program.

SPEAKER LECTUREBEN MOLAustralia

• Fresh vs Frozen Embryo Transfer

• Tubal Flushing

SPEAKER LECTUREBJÖRN HEINDRYCKXBelgium

• In vitro gametogenesis

• Failed fertilization and assisted oocyte activation

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SPEAKER LECTURECAMRAN NEZHATUS

• Past, present, and future of surgery role in endometriosis (Part I)

• Past, present, and future of surgery role in endometriosis (Part II)

SPEAKER LECTURECEANA NEZHATUS

• Adolescent Endometriosis

• Techniques for cytoreductive surgery in patients with myomas and adenomyosis,

SPEAKER LECTUREDAVID MORTIMERCA

• Why not ‘ICSI for all?

• Establishing competency and benchmarks for fertilization in vitro?

SPEAKER LECTUREDENNY SAKKASUS

• New Technologies and their potential values for sperm preparation • Paternal factors influencing IVF outcomes

SPEAKER LECTUREEDITH COONENNetherlands

• The effect of IVF culture media on IVF offspring • DOHAD (developmental origin of health and disease) hypothesis and why it is related to IVF culture media,

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SPEAKER LECTUREFARR NEZHATUS

• Navigating the difficult pelvis

• Evaluation management of adnexal torsion Reproductive age

SPEAKER LECTUREFULCO VAN DEER VEENNetherlands

• Unexplained Infertility and IVF.

• Ovarian Stimulation and IUI

SPEAKER LECTUREGERALD SCHATTENUS

• Can aging be conquered by stem cells and regenerative medicine? • History of gamete micromanipulation

SPEAKER LECTUREHADI SHAFIEEUS

• Smartphone-based systems with applications in infertility management, • Artificial intelligence-based frameworks with applications in in-vitro fertilization

SPEAKER LECTUREJAIDEEP MALHOTRAIndia

• Secrets of ovulation induction

• Advances in ART

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SPEAKER LECTUREJASON HERRICKUS

• Culturing embryos with reduced nutrient concentration • An overview on the application of ART to wildlife conservation,

SPEAKER LECTUREJASON SWAINUS

• Can the IVF LAB influence embryo mosaicism? • Lab communication and updates - data comparisons/ monitoring,

SPEAKER LECTUREJOHAN J.E. SMITZDK

• IVM versus IVF.

• Effect of drugs on oocytes and embryo competence.

SPEAKER LECTUREJOHN PARRINGTONUK

• Proteomic analysis of gene knockout sperm • Gene editing as a tool to study reproduction

SPEAKER LECTUREJOHN WHITNEYUS

• Reproductive material Storage Best Practices

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SPEAKER LECTUREKEITH ISAACSONUS

• Hysteroscopic repair of cesarean section scar defect, • Floor interactive discussion

SPEAKER LECTUREKENICHIRO HIRAOKAJapan

• Getting the sperm inside the ooplasm

SPEAKER LECTUREKEVIN MCELENYUK

• Surgical Sperm Retrieval? what works better • "Psychosocial challenges faced by couples with MFI issues?"

SPEAKER LECTUREKHALED KHANUK

• Fake news in gynecological meta-analysis • A trial on time lapse imaging.

SPEAKER LECTUREKLAUS WIEMERUS

• Gamete preparation for ICSI,

• Importance of Embryo Morphology in the Era of Time-lapse and biopsy,

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SPEAKER LECTUREMADELON VAN WELYNetherlands

• Septum resection in reproductive age women • Individualized FSH dosing

SPEAKER LECTUREMARIUS MEINTJESUS

• Setup of successful cryobank

• "Incubator management, gas quality, etc (pH, temp, and workflow), "

SPEAKER LECTUREMATTHEW (TEX) VERMILYEAUS

• New modalities for embryo selection,

• Critical Points for Witnessing Steps Throughout the IVF Process,

SPEAKER LECTUREMINA POPOVICBelgium

• The challenge of preimplantation genetic testing

SPEAKER LECTURE

MOHAMED ARAFAGulf Area

• Bariatric Surgery and male infertility

• Oxidation reduction potential: A new method for seminal oxidative stress measurement

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SPEAKER LECTUREMOHAMED BEDAIWYCA

• Cesarean section scar defect - update?

SPEAKER LECTURENARENDRA MALHOTRAIndia

• Evaluating the uterus before endoscopy /Hysteroscopy

SPEAKER LECTUREPATRICIA FAUQUEFrance

• Effect of culture media on transposon regulation in the mouse pre-implanted embryo • Prediction of live birth through morphokinetics,

SPEAKER LECTUREREBECCA KRISHERUS

• Novel media supplement to improve embryo culture: Do certain infertile subgroups need specific supplements? • IVM - basic principles and clinical perspective • "Material testing, MEA, what fails, retesting commercial materials, improved sensitivity, and etc,"

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SPEAKER LECTURERICHARD PAULSONUS

• Endometrial preparation prior frozen embryo transfer • How old is too old

SPEAKER LECTURESAMIR ABBASKSA

• Ovarian rejuvenation

SPEAKER LECTURESCOTT NELSON UK

• Patient preparation for Frozen Embryo Transfer

SPEAKER LECTURESERGIO HAIMOVICHSpain

• With office hysteroscopy

• Asymptomatic submucous myoma: reproductive impact and intervention,

SPEAKER LECTURESHARON MORTIMERCA

• Current mainstream of sperm preparation • Simple schemes for embryo grading

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SPEAKER LECTURESTEPHAN GORDTSBelgium

• Adenomyosis and reproductive outcome • Transvaginal endoscopy

SPEAKER LECTURESTINE KRISTENSENDK

• Ovarian Tissue Cryo preservation

SPEAKER LECTURESTRATIS KOLIBIANAKISGreece

• How to optimize induction for fresh transfer • Freeze all for all.

SPEAKER LECTURETEIJA PEURAAustralia

• Humidity and Embryo Culture: solving the conflict, • Continuous culture or medium renewal: which is superior,

SPEAKER LECTURETERESA K. WOODRUFFUS

• Advanced reproductive aging in Cancer Setting • From bench to bedside to babies: Engineering reproduction

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SPEAKER LECTUREWILLIAM KUTTEHUS

• APS and recurrent Preg loss

SPEAKER LECTUREYACOUB KHALAFUK

• Dr Hassan Sallam: A story of success

• Management of asymptomatic uterine myoma.

STAY TUNED FOR PROGRAM UPDATES WEBSITE:

WWW.UEARS.NET

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ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONIS NOW OPEN

•The scientific committee of the UEARS 2020 is pleased to announce the call for abstracts. •Accepted abstracts are to be considered for oral or poster presentations.

Submit your Abstract via websitewww.uears.net

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CONFERENCE REGISTRATIONAND ACCOMMODATION

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REGISTRATION FEES

RATES ONLY FOR NON-RESIDENT EGYPTIANS & FOREIGNER

REGISTRATION CATEGORY

EARLY BIRD DEADLINE

DEC. 15, 2019

ADVANCE DEADLINE

JAN. 19, 2020

LATE DEADLINE

FEB. 18, 2020

ONSITE REGISTRATIONFEB. 19, 2020

Full Registration

400 $ 450 $ 500 $ 550 $

Scientific Registration

150 $ 200 $ 250 $ 300 $

One day 150 $ 200 $ 250 $ 300 $

FULL REGISTRATION FOR 3 DAYS INCLUDES: Coffee Break, lunch, program book, Bag, Certificate

SCIENTIFIC REGISTRATION FOR 3 DAYS INCLUDES: Coffee Break, program book, Certificate

ONE DAY REGISTRATION INCLUDES: Coffee Break, program book, Bag, Certificate

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