Andrology Lab Workshop
Sperm Morphology: A Hands-On Workshop
Saturday, April 10 – Sunday, 11, 2010

Chair: Dean Morbeck, PhD, HCLD
Location: Regency A

   
FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2010
   
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration/Information Desk Open
Location: Regency Foyer
   
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2010
   
7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration/Information Desk Open
Location: Regency Foyer
4:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open
Location: Colonnade Salon

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Overview of Sperm Morphology Classification Systems and Introduction to the WHO 5th Edition
Susan Rothmann, PhD, HCLD
Fertility Solutions Inc.

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

WHO 3rd Edition and 5th Edition – Head Morphology
Aniela Bollendorf, MT
Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders

Angela Reese, TS
Fertility Solutions Inc.

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Break – Visit Exhibits
Location: Colonnade Salon

10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Interactive Instruction – Head Morphology Classification
Angela Reese, TS
Fertility Solutions Inc.

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

WHO 3rd Edition and 5th Edition – Midpiece and Tail Morphology
Aniela Bollendorf, MT
Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders

Angela Reese, TS
Fertility Solutions Inc.

11:15 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Interactive Instruction – Midpiece and Tail Morphology Classification
Angela Reese, TS
Fertility Solutions Inc.

11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Break – Visit Exhibits
Location: Colonnade Salon

11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Laboratory Science Forum Luncheon (included)
Sperm Chromatin Structure: To Protect and Release
Location: Regency B
Lars Björndahl, MD, PhD
Centre for Andrology and Sexual Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital

1:15 a.m. – 1:30 a.m.

Break – Visit Exhibits
Location: Colonnade Salon

1:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.

Interactive Instruction 1 – Whole Cell Classification
Dean Morbeck, PhD, HCLD
Mayo Clinic

Steve Schrader, PhD
NIOSH

2:20 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.

Quality Control – Understanding QC Requirements and Construction & Use of Control Charts
Susan Rothmann, PhD, HCLD
Fertility Solutions Inc.

Steve Schrader, PhD
NIOSH

2:50 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Break – Visit Exhibits
Location: Colonnade Salon

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Classification Drift: When Every Man Has Abnormal Morphology
Dean Morbeck, PhD, HCLD
Mayo Clinic

3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Interactive Instruction 2 – Whole Cell Classification
Susan Rothmann, PhD, HCLD
Fertility Solutions Inc.

Steve Schrader, PhD
NIOSH

4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Q & A
   
SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2010
   
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Location: Colonnade Salon
7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open
Location: Colonnade Salon
7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration/Information Desk Open
Location: Regency Foyer

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Strategies to Prevent and Correct Classification Drift
Dean Morbeck, PhD, HCLD
Mayo Clinic

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Statistical Method Analysis of Workshop Morphology Analysis
Steve Simon, PhD
P. Mean Consulting

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Distinguished Service Award/Break
Location: Regency Ballroom DEFG
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Controversial Images: Difficult Classifications
Susan Rothmann, PhD, HCLD
Fertility Solutions Inc.

Steve Schrader, PhD
NIOSH

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Break – Visit Exhibits
Location: Colonnade Salon

10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Interactive Instruction: Assessment of Controversial Images
Dean Morbeck, PhD, HCLD
Mayo Clinic

Steve Schrader, PhD
NIOSH

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Wrap Up Discussion and Q&A
Aniela Bollendorf, MT
Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders

Dean Morbeck, PhD, HCLD
Mayo Clinic

Angela Reese, TS
Fertility Solutions Inc.

Susan Rothmann, PhD, HCLD
Fertility Solutions Inc.

Steve Schrader, PhD
NIOSH

Steve Simon, PhD
P. Mean Consulting

 
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