Agenda: Assessing the Medical Risks of Human Oocyte Donation for Stem Cell Research
8:00 a.m. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
Linda Giudice
Committee Chair
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
The Robert B. Jaffe, MD Endowed Chair in the Reproductive Sciences
University of California, San Francisco
Zach Hall
President
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
8:15 a.m. Overview and Historical Perspective
Linda Giudice
Committee Chair
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
The Robert B. Jaffe, MD Endowed Chair in the Reproductive Sciences
University of California, San Francisco
Session I
Moderator: Joe Leigh Simpson
9:00 a.m. Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
Marcelle Cedars
Director
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
University of California San Francisco
9:30 a.m. Surgical Risks
Ana Murphy
Brooks Professor and Chair
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medical College of Georgia
9:50 a.m. Anesthetic risks
Lawrence Tsen
Associate Professor in Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Director of Anesthesia
Center for Reproductive Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
10:10 a.m. Panel Discussion
Kurt Thomas Barnhart, Invited Discussant
Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Epidemiology
Director Center for Clinical Research on Women's Health
University of Pennsylvania
10:45 BREAK
Session II
Moderator: Bernard Harlow
11:10 a.m. Psychological Risks
Susan Klock
Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Northwestern University Medical School
11:35 a.m. Cancer Risks
Roberta Ness
Professor and Chair
Department of Epidemiology
University of Pittsburgh
12:05 p.m. Panel Discussion
John Collins, Invited Discussant
Professor Emeritus
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
McMaster University, Hamilton
12:30 p.m. LUNCH
Session III
Moderator: Catherine Racowsky
1:30 p.m. Future Fertility
Nicholas Cataldo
Former Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Stanford University
2:00 p.m. Similarities and Differences in the Process of Oocyte Donation for Clinical Treatment versus Research
Zev Rosenwaks
Director, Revlon Distinguished Professor of Reproductive Medicine
The Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility
Department of OB/GYN
Cornell University
2:30 p.m. Panel Discussion
David Guzick, Invited Discussant
Dean
Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
3:00 p.m. BREAK
Session IV
Panel Discussion with all Speakers
3:15 p.m. Synthesis and Review: Current knowledge, gaps, how to avoid risks, future considerations
Linda Giudice
Committee Chair
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
The Robert B. Jaffe, MD Endowed Chair in the Reproductive Sciences
University of California, San Francisco
4:15 p.m. General Discussion with Audience
Linda Giudice
Committee Chair
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
The Robert B. Jaffe, MD Endowed Chair in the Reproductive Sciences
University of California, San Francisco
5:30 p.m. ADJOURN
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