Early Pregnancy Winter Course

Early pregnancy standards, protocols and guidelines

ESHRE Campus symposium

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

10-11 December 2009

Organised by the ESHRE Special Interest Group Early Pregnancy

Downloads

• Registration form
• Program announcement
• On-line registration

Venue

Hilton Rotterdam

Room Le Jardin Weena 10

3012 CM Rotterdam

The Netherlands

Organising Committee

Niek Exalto (The Netherlands)

Dr Roy Farquharson (UK) - Coordinator of the SIG Early Pregnancy

Faculty

Nabil Aziz (United Kingdom)

Graham Burton (United Kingdom)

Niek Exalto (The Netherlands)

Roy Farquharson (United Kingdom)

Mariette Goddijn (The Netherlands)

Marco Gergolet (Italy)

Petra Hajenius (The Netherlands)

Emma Kirk (United Kingdom)

Jan Kremer (The Netherlands)

Wolfgang Elmar Paulus (Germany)

Robbert van Oppenraaij (The Netherlands)

Patrick Puttemans (Belgium)

Martin Rajewski (Poland)

Erik Steegers (The Netherlands)

Mary Stephenson (USA)

Dagan Wells (United Kingdom)

Hajo Wildschut (The Netherlands)

Course Aims & Focus

The course will cover the state of art in preconception- and early pregnancy care. The aim is to inform the audience about the basic and scientific background for clinical recommendations in early pregnancy diagnosis and treatment.

Target audience

The course is aimed at clinicians and scientists interested in modern early pregnancy research and practice. It will help to build expected standards of practice in early pregnancy care allied to modern scientific advances in our understanding of early pregnancy development.

Organising secretariat

ESHRE Central Office

Meerstraat 60

1852 Grimbergen

Belgium

Tel: +32 (0)2 269 09 69

Fax: +32 (0)2 269 56 00

E-mail: info@eshre.com

Web site: www.eshre.com

Scientific secretariat

Dr. Niek Exalto

Erasmus MC

Division of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine

Room Ba-226

P.O.Box 2040

3000 CA Rotterdam

The Netherlands

Tel +31655332703

Fax +31235242852

E-mail exalto@gyn.nl

Local Sponsors

Ferring BV

Schering-Plough.

GynaecologIQ BV

Language

The official language of the course is English.

Scientific program

10 December 2009

08.00 Registrations

Session 1: Introduction and preconception

Session 2: At the beginning

Session 3: Ectopic management

Session 4: Early pregnancy ultrasound

11 December 2009

Session 5: “First trimester” young colleagues

Session 6: Recurrent miscarriage

Session 7: Diagnosis and treatment

Registrations

Registrations will be limited to 150 participants. For availability of places, it is advisable to check first with the ESHRE Central Office.

The deadline for pre-registrations is 12 December 2008. After this date you can still register on-site if the course is not fully booked.

The following registration fees apply:

1. Members of ESHRE = 150 Euro

2. Non-members of ESHRE = 200 Euro

3. Student member of ESHRE* = 75 Euro

4. Student non-member of ESHRE* = 150 Euro

* "Student" applies to undergraduate, graduate and medical students, residents and post-doctoral research trainees. A letter from the Head of the department proving the participant's student status must accompany each student registration.

PLEASE NOTE! The preferred methods of payment are either by bank transfer or credit card. Cheques and bank drafts will not be accepted.

Registration fees 1, 2, 3, 4 include:

- Attendance to all lectures

- Course syllabus

- Lunch

- Coffee breaks

- Certificate of attendance

Cancellation policy

All cancellations should be made in writing. An administrative fee of 25 Euro will be charged for all cancellations. Cancellations received after 20 November 2009 will not be refunded.

Abstract submission for oral presentation

All participants are called upon to submit an abstract for presentation during the session “First trimester young colleagues” on 11 December from 8 am to 9 am.

Deadline for abstract submission = 05 November 2009

Four abstracts will be selected for discussion and presentation as oral communication during the above mentioned session, allowing for 10 minutes presentation and 5 minutes discussion.

Abstracts that are not selected for this session will also be presented as poster during coffee breaks and lunch. Abstracts can only be submitted online.

Social Activities

10 December

Dinner in Restaurant "De Pappegay" in "Het Schielandshuis", on 10 December starting at 7 p.m. The building is a 17th century city palace, housing the Historic Museum Rotterdam and is located at 700 meter walking distance of the Hilton Hotel. Participating to this event is optional: a fee of 60 Euro/per person will be charged

11 December

Suggestions for after lunch: shopping or a private visit to

Euromast, Parkhaven 20, www.euromast.nl

Blijdorp Zoo, Blijdorplaan 8, www.diergaardeblijdorp.nl

RailZ Miniworld, Weena 745, www.railzminiworld.nl

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Museumpark 18-20, www.boijmans.nl

Kunsthal Rotterdam, Museumpark - Westzeedijk 341, www.kunsthal.nl

Chabot Museum, Museumpark 11, www.chabotmuseum.nl

Rotterdam Port Experience, Willemsplein 85, www.rotterdamportexperience.nl

Habour museum, Leuvehaven 50-72, www.havenmuseum.nl

Spido harbour tours, Willemsplein 85, www.spido.nl

The above mentioned activities for 11 December cannot be booked through ESHRE.

Hotel accommodation

No hotel rooms have been blocked.

Please check URL: http://www.booking.com/city/nl/rotterdam.html?aid=303947&label=rotterdam-gOrlXL_q4CIvgxECeD6S6AS690829387&sid=8a988dd83b4dbb86c0ea00647fc70c14&lang=en&selected_currency=hotel_currency for available hotel rooms in Rotterdam.

Rooms in the workshop venue can be booked through: http://www.booking.com/hotel/nl/hiltonrotterdam.en.html?aid=303947;label=rotterdam-gOrlXL_q4CIvgxECeD6S6AS690829387;sid=07e487cd80360bb8f9c6fba750f33214

How to get there

By air:

From Rotterdam Airport:

Turn left onto the N209. After 750 yards turn right and continue southwards to the A13/E19. Take the exit signposted Rotterdam Centrum and follow signs to Centrum. On the Hofplein roundabout go straight on and take the first right (Kruiskade) to the Hilton Rotterdam hotel.

Distance 10 km; drive time 15 min; taxi +/- € 30.00; Airport shuttle 33 and 50

From Amsterdam Airport Schiphol:

Take A4 Hwy South toward The Hague. At junction Ypenburg continue on the A13 Southeast to Rotterdam. Take the exit signposted Rotterdam Centrum and follow signs to Centrum. On the Hofplein roundabout go straight on and take the first right (Kruiskade) to the Hilton Rotterdam hotel.

Distance 60 km; drive time 60-120 min; Train from Schiphol Airport to Rotterdam Central Station every 15 minutes (+/-45 minutes)

By car:

Follow signs to Rotterdam Centrum. On the Hofplein roundabout go straight on and take the first right (Kruiskade) to the Hilton Rotterdam hotel. Hotel Self Parking € 27.00 per day.

By train:

Hilton Rotterdam is located at walking distance (500 meter) of Rotterdam Central Station.

About Rotterdam

For more information about Rotterdam see http://www.rotterdam.info/uk/