The American Society forReproductive Immunology |
CME Accreditation
A maximum of 8 CME credits may be earned during the Clinical Course. | Register for the IN PERSON Course Virtual Course Option Recordings of speaker presentations may be available in June 2025 for international attendees who cannot attend in person. Details will be posted in May. |
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and American Society for Reproductive Immunology. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. CLINICAL COURSE AGENDA
Sunday, May 18
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7:30 - 4:00 |
Registration Desk open |
Legends Foyer |
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7:00 - 7:50 |
Continental Breakfast for Clinical Course attendees |
Legends Foyer |
| 7:50 - 8:00 | Clinical Course Welcome & Introduction | Legends I |
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Clinical Course I: Laboratory Sciences and Reproductive Failures/ Rheumatology Chair: Udo Markert |
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8:00 |
Mahmood Bilal, Rosalind Franklin University - The role of extrathyroidal compound on immune and endometrial tissue |
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8:30 |
Udo Markert, University of Jena - Endometrial Pathology |
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9:00 |
Theonia Boyd, Texas Children's Hospital - Immunologic Mechanisms of Pregnancy Loss Throughout Gestation: Placental Pathology I |
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Theonia Boyd, Texas Children's Hospital - Immunologic Mechanisms of Pregnancy Loss Throughout Gestation: Placental Pathology II |
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10:00 - 10:15 |
COFFEE BREAK |
Foyer |
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Clinical Course II: Recurrent pregnancy losses, Rheumatic disease, and immunotherapy Chair: Joanne Kwak-Kim |
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10:15 |
Aihua Liao, Sina - Treg Cell Senescence in Female Reproductive Potential and Advanced Maternal Pregnancy |
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10:45 |
Joshua Milner, Columbia University - Genetic disorders of the immune system II: Windows into reproductive immunology? |
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11:15 |
Bonnie Bermas, UT Southwestern - Rheumatic disease and pregnancy management |
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11:45 |
Joanne Kwak-Kim, Rosalind Franklin University - Endometrial gene expressions in women with reproductive failures |
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Clinical Course Lunch Break |
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Clinical Course III: Infertility and implantation failures Chair: Rafat Abassi |
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1:15 |
Marcelo Cavalcante, Universidade de Fortaleza - Immunotherapy Guidelines for Laboratory Testing: Open Discussion |
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1:45 |
Mohan Raut, Dr. Raut's Centre for Reproductive Immunology - Lymphocyte Immunization Therapy (ImmuLIT™) in Recurrent Reproductive Failures (RRF) - The Indian Experience |
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2:15 |
Koji Nakagawa, Sugiyama Clinic Shinjuku - Tacrolimus in Reproductive Failures |
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2:45 |
Abey Eapen, University of Iowa - IVF and Autoimmune Response |
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3:15 - 3:30 PM |
COFFEE BREAK |
Foyer |
 3:30 - 5:30 PM |
Clinical Course IV: Inflammatory immune disorders during pregnancy Chair: Surendra Sharma |
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Reshef Tal, Yale University - Rheumatic Disease and Pregnancy Management |
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| 4:00 |
Birdie Lamarca, University of Mississippi - Perinatal TNF-α Blockade May Have Long-Term Positive Effects on Dams and Female Offspring of a Rat Model Preeclampsia |
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Surendra Sharma, University of Texas Medical Branch - Alzheimer’s Etiology in Younger Population: Lessons from Preeclampsia, A Severe Pregnancy Complication |
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Karin Fox, University of Texas Medical Branch - Clinical Complications and the role of Placental Immune Activity as a Modulator at the Maternal-Featal Interface |
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6:00 - 6:15 PM |
Welcome Remarks & Introduction |
Ballroom |
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Liza Konnikova, Yale School of Medicine 2024 Coulam Award recipient |
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6:45 PM - 8:00 PM |
WELCOME RECEPTION |
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PL1: CAROLYN COULAM AWARD LECTURE: A journey towards understanding preterm birth, a neonatologists perspective