START Course 2026 Program
Saturday, February 28, 2026
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Registration Open - Saturday
|
| 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM |
Welcome by President Petra Wale |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Female Reproductive Physiology Dr Raelia Lew |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Male Reproductive Physiology Dr Hossam Elzeiny |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Morning Tea - Saturday
|
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Principles of Ovarian Stimulation Dr Genia Rozen |
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM |
Nonfertility / Fertility Preservation Kate Stern |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM |
LGBTQI/LGBT Considerations in ART Dr Lefteris Patlamazoglou |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Lunch - Saturday
|
| 2:00 PM - 3:45 PM |
Laboratory Issues: Eggs Sperm Embryo / Blastocyst Development Cryopreservation / Freezing Techniques Cecilia Sjoblom |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Saturday
|
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Patient Centred Care Kylie Stone |
| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
Key Issues in Donor Conception and Surrogacy Mariela Rossi |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Networking Evening
|
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Registration Open - Saturday
|
| 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM |
Welcome by President Petra Wale |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Female Reproductive Physiology Dr Raelia Lew |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Male Reproductive Physiology Dr Hossam Elzeiny |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Morning Tea - Saturday
|
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Principles of Ovarian Stimulation Dr Genia Rozen |
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM |
Nonfertility / Fertility Preservation Kate Stern |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM |
LGBTQI/LGBT Considerations in ART Dr Lefteris Patlamazoglou |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Lunch - Saturday
|
| 2:00 PM - 3:45 PM |
Laboratory Issues: Eggs Sperm Embryo / Blastocyst Development Cryopreservation / Freezing Techniques Cecilia Sjoblom |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Saturday
|
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Patient Centred Care Kylie Stone |
| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
Key Issues in Donor Conception and Surrogacy Mariela Rossi |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Networking Evening
|
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Registration Open - Saturday
|
| 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM |
Welcome by President Petra Wale |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Female Reproductive Physiology Dr Raelia Lew |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Male Reproductive Physiology Dr Hossam Elzeiny |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Morning Tea - Saturday
|
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Principles of Ovarian Stimulation Dr Genia Rozen |
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM |
Nonfertility / Fertility Preservation Kate Stern |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM |
LGBTQI/LGBT Considerations in ART Dr Lefteris Patlamazoglou |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Lunch - Saturday
|
| 2:00 PM - 3:45 PM |
Laboratory Issues: Eggs Sperm Embryo / Blastocyst Development Cryopreservation / Freezing Techniques Cecilia Sjoblom |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Afternoon Tea - Saturday
|
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Patient Centred Care Kylie Stone |
| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
Key Issues in Donor Conception and Surrogacy Mariela Rossi |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Networking Evening
|
Sunday, March 1, 2026
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration Open - Sunday
|
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Procedures Involved in ART & Short/Long-Term Complications Dr Anju Agarwal |
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Infertility Treatments Other Than ART Sascha Edelstein |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Implantation and Early Pregnancy Daniel Lantsberg |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Genetics in ART Sharyn Stock-Myer |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Morning Tea - Sunday
|
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Regulation of ART Chris Copeland |
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM |
Recording & Measuring ART Outcomes (ANZARD) Jade Curtis |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM |
Quality Management Systems Kelli Sorby |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Course Concludes - Lunch
|
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration Open - Sunday
|
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Procedures Involved in ART & Short/Long-Term Complications Dr Anju Agarwal |
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Infertility Treatments Other Than ART Sascha Edelstein |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Implantation and Early Pregnancy Daniel Lantsberg |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Genetics in ART Sharyn Stock-Myer |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Morning Tea - Sunday
|
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Regulation of ART Chris Copeland |
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM |
Recording & Measuring ART Outcomes (ANZARD) Jade Curtis |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM |
Quality Management Systems Kelli Sorby |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Course Concludes - Lunch
|
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration Open - Sunday
|
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Procedures Involved in ART & Short/Long-Term Complications Dr Anju Agarwal |
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Infertility Treatments Other Than ART Sascha Edelstein |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Implantation and Early Pregnancy Daniel Lantsberg |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Genetics in ART Sharyn Stock-Myer |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Morning Tea - Sunday
|
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Regulation of ART Chris Copeland |
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM |
Recording & Measuring ART Outcomes (ANZARD) Jade Curtis |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM |
Quality Management Systems Kelli Sorby |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Course Concludes - Lunch
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