Program

HARTUS 2024

Program

Program

HARTUS | Mon April 22nd | DAY 1
Pre-congress courses

08:00 - 12:00 Pre-Congress Courses

There are three Pre-Congress Courses taking place simultaneously. All of them in Auditorium della Tecnica, before the official opening of HARTUS:
1) Discover the Full Potential of Ultrasound in Reproductive Medicine. Mastering 3D Techniques | GE HealthCare
2) Precision and Possibilities: Enhancing Surgical Excellence through Robotic-Hysteroscopic Integration | ab medica
3) Transvaginal Endoscopy for Infertility evaluation and management
Check all the details, choose yours and register visiting the section 'Pre-Congress Courses'

12:00 - 12:30 Welcome Reception in the Exhibition Area

12:30 - 13:00 OPENING CEREMONY by HARTUS Co-Chairs

13:00 - 14:30 Kingdom of Ultrasound
Chairs: Caterina Exacoustos (Italy) and Juan Luis Alcázar (Spain)
A good ultrasound is enough. And I can prove it! | Thierry Van den Bosch (Belgium)
Let's talk about MUSA | Margit Dueholm (Denmark)
Describing endometrial pathologies using IETA terminology | Lil Valentin (Sweden)
How can we assess the endometrium in IVF? | Sotirios Saravelos (UK)
Discussion | All

14:45 - 16:15 Kingdom of ART
Chairs: Laura Rienzi (Italy) and Jean-Marc Ayoubi (France)
If you keep trying, a good embryo will almost always implant | Filippo Maria Ubaldi (Italy)
How to improve uterine lining in IVF? | Juan García Velasco (Spain)
Common causes of RIF: Update | Paul Pirtea (France)
And what after three failed IVF with good quality embryos? | Luca Gianaroli (Italy)
Discussion | All

16:15 - 16:45 Coffee Break in the Exhibition Area

16:45 - 18:15 Kingdom of Hysteroscopy
Chairs: Linda Bradley (USA) and Carlo De Angelis (Italy)
No Hysteroscopy... no party | Sergio Haimovich (Spain/Israel)
Size really matters in reproductive hysteroscopy | Stefano Bettocchi (Italy)
What's new after in-sight and trophy studies? | Grigoris Grimbizis (Greece)
Let's check the endometrium and beyond | Rudi Campo (Belgium)
Discussion | All

18:15 - 19:05 SYMPOSIUM | Medtronic
'Navigating the Path to Fertility: The Role of Mechanical Tissue Removal System in Intra-uterine Pathology Management'
Chairman: Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo (Italy)
Speakers: Charles Miller (USA), Lynne Robinson (UK), Norman Gómez (Spain)
Program:
18.15 – 18.30 Optimizing Fertility: Pathology Removal and the Choice Between MHTR and Energy Devices | Dr. Lynn Robinson (Birmingham, UK)
18.30 - 18.45 Enhancing Fertility Outcomes: Surgical Removal of Intra-uterine Polyps and Fibroids | Dr. Norman Gómez (Valencia, Spain)
18:45 – 19.00 Navigating Early Pregnancy Loss: Surgical Approaches to Missed Miscarriages | Dr. Charles E. Miller (Chicago, USA)
19.00 - 19.05 Q&A (All faculty)

19:10 - 20:00 Welcome snacks for all participants in the Exhibition Area

HARTUS | Tue April 23rd | DAY 2

07:30 - 07:45 Coffee and cake in the Foyer

07:45 - 08:30 BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM
'Endometrium at a glance'
Chairs: Maurizio Guida (Italy) and Giuseppe D'Amato (Italy)
Testing for endometrial plasmacells and NK | Ettore Cicinelli (Italy)
Testing for endometrial transcriptonomics | Paola Viganò (Italy)

08:30 - 09:30 Recurrent implantation failure
Chairs: Brian Dale (UK) and Salvatore Vitale (Italy)
RIF: evolutive trajectory from a static model to an age-adjusted model | Baris Ata (Turkey)
What are we looking for inside the uterus? | Preston Parry (USA)
Immunological factor in RIF: Facts versus fiction | Dimitrios Kafetzis (UAE)
RIF and the luteal phase: an intricate relationship | Amerigo Vitagliano (Italy)
Discussion | All

09:30 - 11:00 Adenomyosis
Chairs: Nataliya Kotsabyn (Ukraine) and Keith Isaacson (USA)
Opening Lecture | Keith Isaacson (USA)
How to diagnose by US | Caterina Exacoustos (Italy)
Can Hysteroscopy help in cases of adenomyosis? | Stephen Gordts (Belgium)
Does it really affect IVF results? | Edgardo Somigliana (Italy)
Discussion | All

11:00 - 11:45 Coffee Break in the Exhibition Area

11:00 - 11:30 SYMPOSIUM | Olympus
'New perspectives in Hysteroscopy: Future role in infertility diagnosis and treatment'
Speakers: Martin Farrugia (UK) and Brunella Zizolfi (Italy)
Program:
Pathologies affecting fertility and treatment outcomes | Brunella Zizolfi
The office setting for diagnosis and treatment | Brunella Zizolfi
Intra-uterine operative surgery for the more challenging cases | Martin Farrugia
Q&A and Closing Remarks | Brunella Zizolfi & Martin Farrugia

11:45 - 13:15 Congenital uterine anomalies: Septum
Chairs: T. Justin Clark and Paolo Casadio (Italy)
Opening Lecture | T. Justin Clark (UK)
Pitfalls in the diagnosis of uterine septum | Artur Ludwin (Poland)
Will cutting a septum ever be proven effective for RPL? | Mark Hans Emanuel (Netherlands)
The outcome of the surgery depends on the surgeon | Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo (Italy)
Discussion | All

13:15 - 14:30 Lunch Break in the Exhibition Area

13:30 - 14:20 SYMPOSIUM | Gedeon Richter
'Endometriosis and Infertility: Mechanisms, Treatments and Reproductive Strategies'
Chair: Ursula Catena (Italy)
Program:
Decoding the Mechanisms and Connections of Endometriosis-Related Infertility | Jacques Donnez (Belgium)
Optimizing Fertility in Endometriosis: Integrating Medical, Surgical and IVF Approaches | Pietro Santulli (France)

14:30 - 15:45 Hot topics?
Chairs: Ludovico Muzii, Daniela Galliano and Ermanno Greco (Italy)

What is the future of reproductive surgery? | Anis Feki (Switzerland)
Sponsorized Lecture: How to prevent intrauterine adhesions | Brunella Zizolfi (Italy)

Is an appropriate stimulation really needed? | Carlo Alviggi (Italy)
Measuring uterine waves. Understanding uterine behavior | Benedictus C. Schoot (Netherlands)
Discussion | All

14:30 - 15:00 Meet the Expert | Theramex

'New Perspectives in Infertility-related uterine disorders'
Chair: Luca Gianaroli (Italy)
Speaker: Felice Petraglia (Italy)
Place: Meet the Expert Area, Auditorium upper floor

15:45 - 16:15 Coffee Break in the Exhibition Area

16:15 - 17:45 Cesarean scar defects
Chairs: Jacques Donnez (Belgium) and Luigi Nappi (Italy)
Opening lecture | Jacques Donnez (Belgium)
Can the ultrasonographic criteria predict reproductive performance? | Thierry Van den Bosch (Belgium)
How can it affect embryo implantation? | Antonio La Marca (Italy)
Let me treat it by hysteroscopy, please... | Ursula Catena (Italy)
Discussion | All

17:45 - 18:45 Perspectives: I do not like you! It's your fault!
Chairs: Luca Mencaglia (Italy) and Stephan Gordts (Belgium)
Embryo vs Uterus | Luca Gianaroli (Italy) vs Carlos Simón (Spain)

18:45 - 20:15 Best Communications

HARTUS | Wed April 24th | DAY 3

08:30 - 09:30 Myomas
Chairs: Mario Mignini Renzini (Italy) and Shahrzad Ansari (Iran)
Infertility and fibroids: correct ultrasound diagnosis for proper treatment choices | Alessandra Di Giovanni (Italy)
Sub Mucosal Myoma and Fertility: to remove or not to remove? | Jamal Fikri (Morocco)
RF technology in the myoma treatment | Ángel Santalla-Hernández (Spain)
Sponsorized Lecture: Update in the medical treatment of fibroids | Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo (Italy)

Discussion | All

09:30 - 11:00 Congenital uterine malformations: Dysmorphic
Chairs: Maribel Acién (Spain) and Amal Drizi (Algeria)
Opening Lecture | Maribel Acién (Spain)
We need standardized criteria | Giulia Monaco (Italy)
Not sure if this malformation affects my results | Ertan Saridogan (UK)
Surgery works... | José 'Tony' Carugno (USA)
Discussion | All

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break in the Exhibition Area

11:30 - 13:00 Endometrium and reproductive outcomes
Chairs: Paul Pirtea (France) and Grigoris Grimbizis (Greece)
Opening Lecture | Paul Pirtea (France)
Ultrasonographic criteria of 'good endometrium' | Juan Luis Alcázar (Spain)
How thin is too thin | Joaquin Llácer (Spain)
Evaluating and treating refractory endometrium by hysteroscopy | Rudi Campo (Belgium)
Discussion | All

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch Break in the Exhibition Area

13:15 - 14:05 SYMPOSIUM | Hologic
'Moving from the Dark Ages to the Light'
Introduction:
Setting the scene - the dark ages of the Uterus | Sergio Haimovich (Spain/Israel)
Speakers:
Application of MyoSure device in reproductive age | Eleonora Castellacci (Italy)
The present and the future of the Uterus: Giving light to RPOC | Marta Simó (Spain)
Discussion

14:30 - 16:00 What will the future bring?
From now on... | Vasilis Tanos (Cyprus)
The future in the field of ultrasonography | Antonia Testa (Italy)
Evolution of ART | Antonio Pellicer (Spain)
A promising future for hysteroscopy in ART | Luis Alonso Pacheco (Spain)
Discussion | All