31st ANNUAL MEETING
European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
Lisbon – Portugal
14 to 17 June 2015
www.eshre2015.eu
WELCOME
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
Dear Colleagues,
The scientific programme of the meeting will consist of two major parts:
• Pre-congress courses on 14 June 2015
• Main programme on 15, 16 and 17 June 2015
ESHRE’s 2015 Annual Meeting will be held in Lisbon, Portugal for the first time.
The venue will be the International Exhibition Centre located in a part of the city renovated for the Expo 98 World
Exhibition. The Centre is situated by the Tagus river, and is within easy and rapid access by underground, bus
and train. Conveniently, the Centre is just 5 minutes from the airport and 15 minutes from downtown by
underground.
We trust that the scientific programme will as ever be constructive, attractive and of high quality, and we assure
you that the meeting will be an important landmark in ESHRE’s continuing contribution to the improvement of
clinical, laboratory and scientific fields in reproduction. The ESHRE Annual Meeting in Lisbon will be a great
opportunity for physicians, clinical embryologists, psychologists, nurses, laboratory technicians, sociologists,
epidemiologists and scientists to revisit the most recent data and to meet in an informal atmosphere conducive
to initiating or strengthening long-lasting interactions.
Lisbon is a charming city, with historic traces of the Roman, Visigoth, Moorish, and Medieval and Romantic periods.
It was also the point of departure of the great voyages of discovery, from which the Portuguese explorers sailed
to establish the first direct European contacts with sub-Sahara Africa, South America and the Far East.
It is at the same time a modern, peaceful city full of attractions - with temperate climate, beautiful light, warm
hospitality, excellent gastronomy, imposing monuments, ‘bairros’ with distinct characteristics and the beautiful
neighbouring towns of Estoril, Cascais and Sintra (the summer residence of past kings and queens, which you
should try to visit). The months of June and July are particularly rich in cultural events, which take place in
many different parts of the city.
There are many other reasons for extending your visit either before of after the meeting, allowing you to discover
Lisbon and enjoy its unique atmosphere.
We cordially invite you to join us in Lisbon for the ESHRE 2015 meeting and what we believe will be a truly
memorable experience!
Carlos Calhaz-Jorge and Carlos E. Plancha
Local Organising Committee
14 pre-congress courses will be organised by ESHRE’s Special Interest Groups on a variety of subjects including
the following titles:
Course 1: From standardization to individualization
Course 2: Keep the sperm in mind when perfecting ART: News and perspectives in spermatology
Course 3: What a clinical embryologist should know on the daily practice
Course 4: Endometriosis and infertility
Course 5: Global (in)fertility: Cross-cultural challenges for counsellors
Course 6: When IVF fails: Optimal management of recurrent implantation failure
Course 7: Genetic and genomic mechanisms and markers associated with gamete and embryo quality
Course 8: Quality assurance of ultrasound in medically assisted reproduction (MAR)
Course 9: Early pregnancy and the role of stem cells
Course 10: Current information and communication practices in reproductive medicine: challenged by the internet
Course 11: Reproductive surgery
Course 12: Academic Authorship programme
Course 13: American Society for Reproductive Medicine Exchange course
Course 14: Middle East Fertility Society Exchange course
Course descriptions and detailed programme outlines can be found on the ESHRE website.
The International Scientific Committee has already completed the outline of the main programme, including keynote
lectures, invited sessions, debates, a live surgery session, company symposia, ESHRE guideline updates and data
collection reporting session, exchange sessions, and parallel sessions of selected oral presentations. Invited sessions
will offer a balanced programme of both clinical and basic science topics, including the following titles:
Are you sure it is endometriosis? • ASRM exchange session • Data from the ESHRE PGD Consortium • Debate:
Embryo culture system: Single step versus sequential culture media • Ending treatment: not our business? • European and Global ART Monitoring (presentation of the EIM and ICMART data reports) • Fertility sparing surgery
in benign and malignant conditions • How to organize early pregnancy care in your department • Human
development and evolution • Human Reproduction Keynote Lecture • ICSI and beyond • Invited Paramedical Debate
session: The internet does more harm than good • Invited patient session • Live surgery session • Long-term
consequences of treated childhood cancer • Outcome after ART; genes, life-style or technology • Paramedical
invited session - Laboratory • Paramedical invited session - Nursing • PCOS: Clinical aspects • Power balance
in the IVF laboratory • Risks and benefits of being male • Robert G. Edwards’ memorial keynote session • Stem
cells: outstanding questions finally answered • The end of the end? Telomeres in human reproduction • Towards
safer and better IVF • Treating mitochondrial disease through assisted reproductive technologies - MHR session
GENERAL INFORMATION
Venue
Secretariat
Parque das Nações,
Lisbon
Portugal
For inquiries regarding individual
or group registrations, abstracts,
scientific programme, exhibit and
other matters related to the
organization of the meeting,
please contact:
Accommodation
ESHRE Central Office
Meerstraat 60
B-1852 Grimbergen
Belgium
Tel. +32-(0)2-269.09.69
Fax +32-(0)2-269.56.00
[email protected]
www.eshre.eu
Abstracts
Registrations
For hotel reservations, please
contact the official appointed agency:
Mundiconvenius
Av. 5 de Outubro, 53.2
1050-048 Lisbon
Portugal
Tel. +351 213 155 135
Fax +351 213 558 002
[email protected]
– accommodation for groups
[email protected]
– for any other issue
The online abstract submission facility will be available on the ESHRE website in the fall of 2014.
Only unpublished and original material will be considered for presentation. All abstracts will
be refereed and scored by an international panel of reviewers to determine the final selection
of abstracts for either oral or poster presentation. Seven awards will be extended to the best
presentations. Deadline for abstract submission = 14 January 2015.
Individual registrations can ONLY be made on-line via the ESHRE website at www.eshre2015.eu
The registration fee for the main programme includes:
- admission to all scientific sessions and the exhibition
- the final programme book
- a certificate of attendance
- admission to the Opening and Closing Ceremony
The registration fee for the pre-congress courses includes:
- admission to one specific course as selected
- a course-syllabus
Please check the ESHRE website for further information on individual and group registration
terms and conditions. Deadline for early-bird registration = 15 April 2015.