Offline Course Details

Course Description

The advanced course in ART for clinicians is designed to provide an in depth understanding of ART procedures. However, as a pre-requisite it is mandatory to undergo the Fundamentals of Reproductive Medicine and Basic infertility training prior to taking up this course. This course will enable the clinician to understand about the appropriate pharmacotherapy protocols for ovulation induction and controlled ovarian stimulation cycles based on patient response. It would impart knowledge on various assisted reproduction techniques such as IVF and ICSI.

The training will encompass legal aspects of ART as well as Ethical principles and religious beliefs of people with respect to infertility. Learning complex medical concepts in the traditional didactic textbook and lecture format can be alienating for students. It prevents the opportunity to apply this knowledge clinically. Advanced course in ART incorporates a case-based learning approach to address this gap. This advanced course is tailor made for clinicians who want to establish themselves and excel as infertility specialists.

Eligibility

• Doctors specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology with a minimum experience of 3 years in dealing with infertility issues.
• Physicians familiar with OI (Ovulation Induction) & IUI (Intra Uterine Insemination) procedures using stimulation with gonadotropins.
• Experience in trans-vaginal ultrasound for follicular tracking.

Course Curriculum

• How to select the appropriate pharmacotherapy protocols for ovulation induction and controlled ovarian stimulation cycles based on patient response.
• Discuss assisted reproductive technologies- including IVF and ICSI
• Sperm preparation techniques
• Embryo cryopreservation
• Describe the physiology of first trimester embryo and fetal development
• Monitoring of infertility therapy-conceived pregnancies
• Approaches to ovarian stimulation in patients with PCOS (Polycystic ovarian syndrome)
• Management of poor responders
• Identify patients at increased risk of genetic disorders, and common indications and techniques for genetic screening, testing and counseling.
• Define third party reproduction and identify appropriate screening
• Informed consent and counseling
• Unexplained Infertility
• Surrogacy
• Summarize principles of bioethics, and discuss ethical dilemmas, and religious traditions as they apply to infertility treatment.
• ART and Legal Issues
• Recurrent implantation failure
• Components of patient education and counseling- issues related to multiple gestation