This course serves as a guide for the selection of the appropriate design, equipment and disposable supplies needed to start an IVF laboratory as well as makes the students familiar with the mandatory knowledge one should acquire for running an IVF lab.

Course details

Live Interactive Online Classes

Day 1: Friday, (9^th July 2021)

• Preparing the couple for IVF
• Setting up an IVF lab – do’s and don’ts

Day 2: Saturday (10^th July 2021)

• Principles of ovarian stimulation
• Oocyte pick up-mastering the technique
• Gamete Handling –(Semen Preparation, Preparation of oocyte before IVF/ICSI)

Day 3: Friday, (16^th July 2021)

• Preparing the endometrium for frozen embryo transfer/ donor oocyte cycle.
• Embryo Culture systems: an overview
• Embryo grading & selection

Day 4: Saturday, (17^th July 2021)

• Embryo transfer-the principles
• ET catheters & loading technique
• IVF lab maintenance

Hands-on session 22^nd August 2021(Sunday)

• Demonstration of all equipment in the IVF Lab and their functions.
• Oocyte pick-up equipment/ disposables demonstration
• Demonstration of labware, disposables and consumables.
• Demonstration of Cryobiology equipment, disposables and consumables
• Semen preparation & Semen freezing (hands-on)
• Gamete handling and Dish preparation (hands-on)
• Embryo transfer catheter loading (hands-on)
• How to maintain IVF facility & demonstration of quality control gadgets.