Practical Aspects of Infertility for General Practitioners
Chancellors Conference Centre, Manchester
6th March 2008
Scientific Programme
08.45-09.15 Registration and coffee
09.15-09.30 Welcome and introduction (Luciano Nardo, Manchester)
Session I (Chair: Yasmin Sajjad, Manchester)
09.30-10.00 Epidemiology of infertility (Masoud Afnan, Birmingham)
10.00-10.30 Initial assessment of the couple (Luciano Nardo, Manchester)
10.30-11.00 The importance of timely referrals (Gedis Grudzinskas, London)
11.00-11.30 Coffee break
Session II (Chair: Karen Bancroft, Bolton)
11.30-12.00 Disorders of ovulation (Stephen R. Killick, Hull)
12.00-12.30 Uterine anomalies and infertility (Tarek Gelbaya, Manchester)
12.30-13.00 Lifestyle issues and infertility (Raj Mathur, Cambridge)
13.00-14.00 Lunch
Session III (Chair: Chris Chandler, Wigan)
14.00-14.30 Development of a framework for GPwSI in infertility (Geeta Wadhwa, Manchester)
14.30-15.00 The place of Assisted Reproductive Techniques (Mark Hamilton, Aberdeen)
15.00-15.30 Ethical issues and infertility (Yasmin Sajjad, Manchester)
15.30-16.00 Coffee break
Session IV (Chair: Cheryl Fitzgerald, Manchester)
16.00-16.30 Infertility guidelines (Edmond Edi-Osagie, Manchester)
16.30-17.00 Management of unexplained infertility in secondary care (Andrew Watson, Tameside)
17.00-17.45 Round Table - Commissioning fertility services in the modern NHS
17.45 Closing remarks
