All About ICSI – China COE

Location

This course will be held at our CooperSurgical Center of Excellence in Shanghai, China.

Course Type

1-Day Course

Course Description

This course will be a step-by-step guide to ICSI, with a critical appraisal of the technique’s efficacy.

It will include:

• A review of the birth and development of ICSI technology,
• Description of indications and application for ICSI,
• Technical aspects of sperm preparation (including sperm from epididymis or testis)
• Preparation of oocytes before injection, oocyte and sperm selection, as well as the injection itself
• The set-up and optimization of the ICSI equipment and procedure
• How to set up a training program and how to use KPIs to monitor quality on the ICSI program

Course Objectives

• To understand the process of fertilization via ICSI and how it differs from in vivo fertilization
• To learn about traditional and emerging indications for ICSI
• To learn about the laboratory preparation for ICSI, from equipment to media and consumables.
• To understand the role of sperm preparation in ICSI and learn about current and emerging sperm preparation techniques
• To follow the ICSI process step by step
• To understand the factors that impact on ICSI outcomes
• To learn the importance of, and approaches to, real time selection of the spermatozoon and the oocyte
• To learn how to implement an ICSI training programme and monitor KPIs
• To get tips and tricks and troubleshooting.

Target Audience

Lab technicians, clinical embryologists, and research scientists

Educational needs and expected outcomes

The course aims to discuss

• Requirements for fertilization via ICSI
• Which patients benefit from ICSI
• Detailed overview of semen and and surgically recovered sperm preparation techniques
• Detailed overview of oocyte preparation
• Detailed step by step ICSI procedure, including equipment set-up
• Outcomes at fertilization check
• Current and emerging sperm selection techniques
• Current and emerging approaches to oocyte selection
• The impact of lab environment, consumables and media on ICSI outcomes
• The impact of the operator and ICSI technique on ICSI outcomes
• ICSI training and competence
• Monitoring ICSI KPIs

Educational methods

• Lectures, discussions, breakout sessions in micro-groups for discussion and exercises

This course does not involve any observation of clinical work or use of human oocytes or embryos.

Minimal expertise required for participation in the Course

Participants must have experience of working in an Andrology and/or IVF Laboratory.

Certificate of attendance

Participants obtain a certificate of attendance after attending all modules and completing the Course evaluation at the end of the Course.

What’s included

• Attendance to the modules, lectures, exercises, and Q&A sessions
• Syllabus of the Course
• Hands-on training
• Certificate of attendance after attendance of all modules and after completion of the evaluation of the Course