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| Preconception Care Research: Improving Birth Outcomes and Reproductive Health Workshop April 14-15, 2008 Preliminary Agenda
Monday, April 14, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
| 7:30 | Registration | | 8:00 | Welcome and Opening Remarks
Estella Parrott, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Uma Reddy, NICHD
Hani Atrash, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | | | Session I: Reproductive Health
Moderator: Marcelle Cedars, UCSF - Germaine Buck Louis, NICHD - Reproductive health influences surrounding conception
- Marcelle Cedars, UCSF - Endometriosis, uterine fibroids, other gynecological conditions
- Kristina Adams Waldorf, University of Washington - Immunology: before the sperm and egg meet and consequences of the rendezvous
| | | Discussion | | | Break | | | Session II: Oocyte/Sperm/Embryo Quality
Moderator: Andrea Dunaif, Northwestern University - Kelle Moley, Washington University, St. Louis - Maternal obesity and diabetes: oocyte and embryonic origins of developmental abnormalities
- Tom Fleming, University of Southampton, UK - Impact of poor nutrition on egg and embryo potential into postnatal life
- Andrea Dunaif, Northwestern University - Fetal origins of PCOS
- Carmen Williams, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) - Paternal influence on calcium signaling and embryo development
| | | Discussion | | | Session III: Genetics, Epigenetics, and Congenital Anomalies
Moderator: Pat Hunt, Washington University - Pat Hunt, Washington State University - Influencing the genetic quality of gametes and embryos
- Benjamin Tycko, Columbia University - Update on imprinted genes and fetal-placental growth
- Siobhan Dolan, Albert Einstein - Genomics in preconception care: assessing risk
| | | Discussion | | | Lunch | | | Session IV: Environmental Influences
Moderator: Germaine Buck Louis, NICHD - Melissa McDiarmid, University of Maryland - Occupational exposure surrounding conception: when might it matter?
- John Meeker, University of Michigan - Impact of environmental exposures on human semen quality and sperm DNA damage)
- Warren Foster, McMaster University, Hamilton ON - Impact of environmental influences/exposures on egg function/physiology/biology
| | | Discussion | | | Session V: Nutrition/Obesity/Micronutrients
Moderator: Marlene Goldman, Harvard University - Marlene Goldman, Harvard University - Optimal dietary status in couples trying to conceive: is there a role for antioxidant vitamins?
- Carl Keen, UC Davis - Preconception nutrition/micronutrients
| | | Break | | | - Katharine Wenstrom - Preconception folate supplementation
- James Clapp, Case Western Reserve University - Exercise effects on reproductive health and the course and outcome of pregnancy
- E. Albert Reece, University of Maryland - Diabetes induced embryopathy: opportunities for prevention
| | | Discussion | | | Summary Remarks | | 5:30 | Adjourn | | TOP | |
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
| 7:30 | Registration | | 8:00 | Welcome | | | Session VI: Clinical Perspectives
Moderator: Carolina Reyes, LA Best Babies - Merry-K Moos, University of North Carolina - Preconceptional Health: From Science to Practice
- Michael Lu, UCLA - How the life course perspective affects reproductive health
- Anne Dunlop, Emory University - Toward improving reproductive outcomes: the rationale and evidence for interconception
- Radek Bukowski, University of Utah - Preconception care after adverse pregnancy outcome
- Robert Goldenberg, Drexel University - How infection before or surrounding conception affects reproductive health
| | | - Carol Hogue, Emory University - Reducing preterm births through improved pregnancy planning: research recommendations
| | | Discussion | | | Session VII: Demographic and Socioeconomic Influences
Moderator: Jennifer Culhane, Drexel University - Richard David, University of Illinois - Impact of socioeconomic environment at birth on adult childbearing
- Jennifer Culhane, Drexel University - Preliminary findings from the interconceptional care preterm prevention project: prevalence of risk factors and intervention participation rates
| | | Discussion | | | Lunch | | | Session VIII: Study Designs and Methodological Challenges
Moderator: Rajeshwari Sundaram, NICHD - Sam Posner, CDC - Public health research in preconception health and healthcare
- Brian Jack, Boston University - Translational, behavioral and clinical research: getting preconception care into practice
- David Dunson, NIEHS - Discovering patterns in pre- and post-conception multivariate and functional data
| | | Discussion | | | Session IX: Future Research Directions and Recommendations
Moderators: Estella Parrott/NICHD, Uma Reddy/NICHD, Hani Atrash/CDC | | | Concurrent Breakout Teams (4 teams) to Develop Future Research Recommendations
Breakout Team #1 (Sessions I and II)
Breakout Team #2 (Sessions III and IV)
Breakout Team #3 (Sessions V and VII)
Breakout Team #4 (Sessions VI and VIII) | | | Plenary Session: Each Breakout Team to Present Future Research Recommendations for Discussion | | | Closing Remarks | | 4:30 | Adjourn | | TOP | |
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