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35th Annual In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer Course: A Comprehensive Update


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Add to Calendar 35th Annual In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer Course: A Comprehensive Update 8/2/2026 1:00:00 PM 8/5/2026 11:00:00 AM America/Los_Angeles For More Details: https://ucla.cloud-cme.com/IVF2026 Description: Join an internationally acclaimed faculty for one of the most comprehensive and forward-looking education conferences in reproductive health. This multiday in-person event is designed for reproductive endocrinologists, embryologists, gynecologists, fellows, and residents seeking to deepen their knowledge and sharpen their clinical and laboratory skills in the rapidly evolving field of IVF and embryo transfer.Why Attend?Elite F... false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Sunday, August 2, 2026, 1:00 PM - Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 11:00 AM, Santa Barbara, CA

Overview

Join an internationally acclaimed faculty for one of the most comprehensive and forward-looking education conferences in reproductive health. This multiday in-person event is designed for reproductive endocrinologists, embryologists, gynecologists, fellows, and residents seeking to deepen their knowledge and sharpen their clinical and laboratory skills in the rapidly evolving field of IVF and embryo transfer.

Why Attend?

  • Elite Faculty: Featuring William Schoolcraft, Emre Seli, Sarah Robertson, Mandy Katz-Jaffe, and many more.

  • Practical Takeaways: From stimulation to transfer, every session is designed to deliver actionable insights for clinical and lab practice.

  • Networking & Collaboration: Connect with peers and experts during receptions, interactive panels, and Q&A sessions.

Whether you're refining your clinical approach or advancing your lab protocols, this course offers unparalleled depth, innovation, and inspiration in reproductive medicine.


Registration

Fees

  • $1,250 Physicians, Laboratory Directors

  • $850 Technicians, Nurses, Allied Health

  • $750 Other Healthcare Professionals

  • $575 Trainees (e.g., Residents and Fellows)*

*Accompanied by confirmatory letter of status from department chief or training director at the time of registration.

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Registration payment can be submitted via the Interdepartmental or Intercampus recharge system.
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Refunds
Cancellations must be received via email to [email protected] by Sunday,  July 12, 2026 and will be subject to a $100 processing fee. No refunds will be granted after that date. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA reserves the right to cancel or postpone this course if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs, such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Course Recording
The course will not be recorded.

Questions
If you have questions about enrollment, please email [email protected] or call (310) 794-2620.


Target Audience
Specialties - Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Professions - Advanced Practice Nurse, Fellow, Laboratory, Other, Physician, Physician Assistant

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine, LLC. The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA designates this live activity for a maximum of 17.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The California State Board of Registered Nursing accepts courses approved by the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. as meeting the continuing education requirements for license renewal. Nurses from states other than California should inquire with their local State Board for specific continuing education policies. 


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (17.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (17.25 hours)


Keywords: IVFEmbryo TransferIn Vitro Fertilization

The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara

8301 Hollister Avenue,
Santa Barbara, California, USA, 93117
Phone: (805)968-0100

Hotel Website I Destination Activities 

Hotel Accommodation

A limited block of rooms has been reserved for participants of the 35th Annual In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer Course at the special discount rate of $578.00 single/double occupancy (plus taxes). The resort fee is included in the negotiated group rate. Discounted rates apply until the reservation deadline of July 3, 2026, or until all rooms in the group block have been reserved, whichever occurs first. Once the room block has been filled, discounted group rates may not be available. Please use the reservation link or call to book your room.

Reservation Link: https://book.passkey.com/go/IVFandEmbryoMeeting

Or call 1-844-252-9422 and reference the name of the Event.

By staying at the host hotel, you help us meet its contractual obligations and keep registration fees reasonable. We appreciate your support in booking within the conference room block.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Standards for Integrity and Independence mandates that the accreditation manages all identified relevant financial relationship(s) before the program and adequately discloses relationships to learners. The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA adheres to the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in accredited continuing education.

The individuals below have been identified as having a position to influence the content of this educational activity. As such, they have disclosed the absence or presence of a relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

All of the relevant financial relationships for these individuals have been mitigated.


Member Information
Role in activity
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)
Ericka Cunninghan, MBA
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
CCPD Staff
Charles Flippen II, MD, FAAN, FANA
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
CCPD Staff
Yunmi Kim
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
CCPD Staff
Victoria T Norith, MSHCA
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
CCPD Staff
Je'Rel Smith
CCPD
CCPD Staff
Timofey Vints, other
UCLA Health
CCPD Staff
Faculty Photos
Daniel Dumesic, MD
University of California Los Angeles
Co-Director, Faculty
Consulting Fee-Ferring (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Spruce Biosciences, Inc. (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Precede Biosciences, Inc. (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Ferring Reserach Institute (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Organon LLC (Relationship has ended)|Honoraria-FertilityIQ (Relationship has ended)
William Schoolcraft, MD
CCRM Fertility
Course Director, Faculty
Ownership-TMRW
Jason Swain, PhD, HCLD
CCRM Fertility
Course Director, Faculty
Advisor-Case Biosciences|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Conceivable|Honoraria-Nexspring|Advisor-Kompass
Zain Al-Safi, MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Faculty
Kathleen Brennan, MD
IVF and Assisted Reproduction, REI Fellowship Program, UCLA Department of OBGYN
Faculty
Amander Clark, PhD
UCLA Center for Reproductive Science, Health and Education, and Division of Life Science
Faculty
Joe Conaghan, PhD, HCLD
CCRM Fertility
Faculty
Jason Franasiak, MD, HCLD/ALD (ABB)
Thomas Jefferson University, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Faculty
Juan Garcia-Velasco, MD, PhD, CSO, IVIRMA Global
IVI RMA Madrid, Spain
Spain
Faculty
Robert Gilchrist, PhD
National Health and Medical Research Council, University of New South Wales- Sydney
Faculty
Josha Halpern, MD, MS
Posterity Health, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Faculty
Eduardo Hariton, MD, MBA
VP Strategic Initiatives, US Fertility
Faculty
Micah J Hill, DO, FACOG COL (ret), MC
National Institutes of Health, Shady Grove Fertility, Uniformed Services University
Faculty
Rebecca "Bec" Holmes, PhD, HCLD
CCRM Fertility
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Mandy Katz-Jaffe, PhD
CCRM Fertility
Faculty
Richard Paulson, MD, MS
Reproductive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine - University of Southern California
Faculty
Alexander Quaas, MD, PhD
Shady Grove Fertility California (Solana Beach)
Faculty
Speakers Bureau-Ferring
Sarah A Robertson, PhD, FAA, FAHMS
The University of Adelaide
Australia
Faculty
Denny Sakkas, PhD
Boston IVF
Faculty
Emre Seli, MD
Yale School of Medicine, March of Dimes, IVIRMA Global Program
Faculty
Paul Turek, MD
The Turek Clinics
Faculty

Sunday, August 2, 2026
Introduction
1:00PM - 1:10PM
William Schoolcraft, MD

Lifestyle management and impact on female fertility: risky behaviors and how to address them
1:10PM - 1:30PM
Micah J Hill, DO, FACOG COL (ret), MC

If at first you don’t succeed – stimulation strategies following unsuccessful attempts
1:30PM - 2:00PM
Eduardo Hariton, MD, MBA

Stimulation strategies for the poor responder – less is more?
2:00PM - 2:30PM
Kathleen Brennan, MD

Rethinking pituitary suppression: progestin-primed and beyond
2:30PM - 3:00PM
Emre Seli, MD

Coffee Break/Exhibits
3:00PM - 3:30PM

Stimulation approaches for fertility preservation
3:30PM - 4:00PM
Kathleen Brennan, MD

The use of add-ons (including hGH and androgens) for ovarian stimulation in IVF: evidence, cost-effectiveness, and ethics
4:00PM - 4:30PM
Alexander Quaas, MD, PhD

The future of ovarian stimulation: AI and other approaches to reduce cost and improve success
4:30PM - 5:00PM
Eduardo Hariton, MD, MBA

Adjourn
5:00PM - 5:00PM

Opening Reception
5:30PM - 7:30PM

Monday, August 3, 2026
Breakfast/exhibits
7:00AM - 8:00AM

Ovarian and oocyte rejuvenation approaches- do they work? (PRP, coQ10, antioxidants, etc)
8:00AM - 8:30AM
Emre Seli, MD

The current status of IVM: approaches used and for whom
8:30AM - 9:00AM
Robert Gilchrist, PhD

Pitfalls and caveats to improve oocyte vitrification
9:00AM - 9:30AM
Joe Conaghan, PhD, HCLD

Counseling, Treatment strategies and outcomes for fertility preservation
9:30AM - 10:00AM
Zain Al-Safi, MD

Coffee Break/Exhibits
10:00AM - 10:30AM

Chronic endometritis and microbiota assessment- is it real
10:30AM - 11:00AM
Juan Garcia-Velasco, MD, PhD, CSO, IVIRMA Global

Preexisting medical conditions and IVF
11:00AM - 11:30AM
Zain Al-Safi, MD

Reproductive and metabolic PCOS phenotypes and their Implications on pregnancy outcomes
11:30AM - 12:00PM
Daniel Dumesic, MD

Lunch
12:00PM - 1:00PM

The uterine cavity and endometrium- complex effects on implantation
1:00PM - 1:30PM
Juan Garcia-Velasco, MD, PhD, CSO, IVIRMA Global

The immune response to conception and implantation- are there effective treatments?
1:30PM - 2:00PM
Sarah A Robertson, PhD, FAA, FAHMS

Endometrial receptivity assessment: evidence and enigma
2:00PM - 2:30PM
Alexander Quaas, MD, PhD

Break/Exhibits
2:30PM - 3:00PM

Updates in embryo genetic testing: novel platforms, approaches and capabilities (AI, niPGTA)
3:00PM - 3:30PM
Mandy Katz-Jaffe, PhD

Genetic evaluation of the infertile couple: from pre-Conception to PGD and NIPT
3:30PM - 4:00PM
Mandy Katz-Jaffe, PhD

Nuances of the embryo transfer: clinical and lab factors
4:00PM - 4:30PM
Jason Franasiak, MD, HCLD/ALD (ABB)

Evidence-based FET transfer protocols
4:30PM - 5:00PM
Micah J Hill, DO, FACOG COL (ret), MC

Adjourn
5:00PM - 5:00PM

Faculty Dinner
6:00PM - 8:00PM

Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Continental Breakfast/Exhibits
7:00AM - 8:00AM

Lifestyle management and impact on male fertility: Risky behaviors and how to address them
8:00AM - 8:30AM
Paul Turek, MD

Fertility assessment of the male: a modern, guidelines-based approach
8:30AM - 9:00AM
Josha Halpern, MD, MS

Sperm isolation and selection approaches: which work?
9:00AM - 9:30AM
Denny Sakkas, PhD

How to improve sperm surgical retrieval and outcomes
9:30AM - 10:00AM
Paul Turek, MD

Pioneering in vitro gametogenesis
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Amander Clark, PhD

Break/exhibits
11:00AM - 11:30AM

The sperm, the embryo and the baby: paternal effects on reproduction
11:30AM - 12:00PM
Denny Sakkas, PhD

Male partner effects on female receptivity to embryo implantation
12:00PM - 12:30PM
Sarah A Robertson, PhD, FAA, FAHMS

Lunch
12:30PM - 1:30PM

Recurrent implantation failure
1:30PM - 2:00PM
Jason Franasiak, MD, HCLD/ALD (ABB)

Third Party Reproduction
2:00PM - 2:30PM
Richard Paulson, MD, MS

Updates from the embryology lab: automation and AI (embryo)
2:30PM - 3:00PM
Joe Conaghan, PhD, HCLD

Going the extra mile: should we use next day ICSI, abnormal PN, embryos, calcium ionophore and day 7 embryo culture, Co-culture (Add ons in the IVF), PICSI, Zymot
3:00PM - 3:30PM
Rebecca "Bec" Holmes, PhD, HCLD

Novel methods for oocyte quality assessment (metabolomics, novel imaging, AI, and more)
3:30PM - 4:00PM
Robert Gilchrist, PhD

Difficult case review: benefit of clinic and lab communication & coordination
4:00PM - 4:30PM
Rebecca "Bec" Holmes, PhD, HCLD

Q&A with Speakers
4:30PM - 6:30PM

Wednesday, August 5, 2026
No Lectures Check out
6:00AM - 11:00AM

Join an internationally acclaimed faculty for one of the most comprehensive and forward-looking education conferences in reproductive health. This multiday in-person event is designed for reproductive endocrinologists, embryologists, gynecologists, fellows, and residents seeking to deepen their knowledge and sharpen their clinical and laboratory skills in the rapidly evolving field of IVF and embryo transfer.

Registration Process

Step 1) Complete the Online Exhibitor Letter of Agreement (LOA). Please see below for the links to each opportunity.

  • Platinum, Gold, and Silver Packages LOA

  • Premier Package LOA

  • Standard Package LOA

  • Community Supporter Package (Non-Profit) LOA

Step 2) New Users: Click here to create account and profile set up.

Step 3) Click "Exhibit at this event" below to make payment.


Contact Us:
Je'Rel Smith
UCLA Center for Continuing Professional Development

Phone: (310) 825-8247
Email: [email protected]


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Exhibitor Packages

Exhibitor Package - Platinum Package Price: $20000.00
Includes:
  • Recognition as a Platinum Exhibitor
  • One (1) 6ft. tabletop display, and two (2) chairs. Additional fees for items such as power strips are the exhibitor’s responsibility and must be arranged directly with the venue.
  • Number of Exhibitor Badges: 2
  • Two Opening Reception Invitations, Acknowledgement by the Course Chair, Acknowledgement in Course Materials, Recognition on the Course Portal page
  • Highlighted on the Engagement Experience Platform, Upload up to two (2) relevant PDFs or resource links, Direct link to learner opt-in contact form, Option to include a 1-minute pre-recorded video in booth
  • Exhibit Location: Reserved Premium

Deadline for order commitment is 7/31/2026 5:00:00 PM.

Exhibitor Package - Gold Package Price: $15000.00
Includes:
  • Recognition as a Gold Exhibitor
  • One (1) 6ft. tabletop display, and two (2) chairs. Additional fees for items such as power strips are the exhibitor’s responsibility and must be arranged directly with the venue.
  • Number of Exhibitor Badges: 2
  • Two Opening Reception Invitations, Acknowledgement in Course Materials, Recognition on the Course Portal page
  • Highlighted on the Engagement Experience Platform, Upload one (1) relevant PDF or resource link
  • Exhibit Location: Premium

Deadline for order commitment is 7/31/2026 5:00:00 PM.

Exhibitor Package - Silver Package Price: $10000.00
Includes:
  • Recognition as a Silver Exhibitor
  • One (1) 6ft. tabletop display, and two (2) chairs. Additional fees for items such as power strips are the exhibitor’s responsibility and must be arranged directly with the venue.
  • Number of Exhibitor Badges: 2
  • Two Opening Reception Invitations, Acknowledgement in Course Materials, Recognition on the Course Portal page
  • Highlighted on the Engagement Experience Platform
  • Exhibit Location: Premium

Deadline for order commitment is 7/31/2026 5:00:00 PM.

Exhibitor Package - Premier Package Price: $5500.00
Includes:
  • Recognition as a Premier Exhibitor
  • One (1) 6ft. tabletop display, and two (2) chairs. Additional fees for items such as power strips are the exhibitor’s responsibility and must be arranged directly with the venue.
  • Number of Exhibitor Badges: 2
  • Acknowledgement in Course Materials, Recognition on the Course Portal page
  • Exhibit Location: Assigned

Deadline for order commitment is 7/31/2026 5:00:00 PM.

Exhibitor Package - Standard Package Price: $4000.00
Includes:
  • Recognition as a Standard Exhibitor
  • One (1) 6ft. tabletop display, and two (2) chairs. Additional fees for items such as power strips are the exhibitor’s responsibility and must be arranged directly with the venue.
  • Number of Exhibitor Badges: 2
  • Acknowledgement in Course Materials
  • Exhibit Location: Assigned

Deadline for order commitment is 7/31/2026 5:00:00 PM.

Exhibitor Package - Community Supporter Package (Non-Profit) Price: $2500.00
Includes:
  • Recognition as a Community Supporter Exhibitor
  • One (1) 6ft. tabletop display, and two (2) chairs. Additional fees for items such as power strips are the exhibitor’s responsibility and must be arranged directly with the venue.
  • Number of Exhibitor Badges: 2
  • Acknowledgement in Course Materials
  • Exhibit Location: Assigned

Deadline for order commitment is 7/31/2026 5:00:00 PM.



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