PAST FERTILITY EVENTS
2010
Feb. 15, 2010, Toronto -- Rally at Queen's Park,
10:30 a.m., South Grounds, Ontario Legislative Building, in support of IVF funding in Ontario. (See "Government should pay for IVF".)
More information at Conceivable Dreams
Feb. 25, 2010, Richmond Hill, Ont. -- Naturopathic fertility seminar. 7:30-8:30 pm, 305 Carrville Rd., 905-597-7201.
Improve fertility through nutrition, acupuncture, detoxification, preventing early-childhood disorders before conception, naturopathic support during assisted reproduction techniques. Rahim Habib, ND. Four Seasons Naturopathic Clinic
Mar. 20-21, 2010, Vancouver, B.C. -- "Weekend to Wellness" retreat for couples or individuals, based on Dr. Alice Domar's mind/body fertility program. Aims to decrease isolation surrounding infertility, reduce stress, examine lifestyle behaviours impacting fertility and teach relaxation methods.
9 am-5 pm, #120, 828 West 8th Ave.
Led by Louise Kirkhope, MSW, RCC, 250-741-4421, Conceivable Options. To enroll: louise@conceivableoptions.com
Mar. 27-28, 2010, Victoria, B.C. -- "Weekend to Wellness" retreat for couples or individuals, based on Dr. Alice Domar's mind/body fertility program. Aims to decrease isolation surrounding infertility, reduce stress, examine lifestyle behaviours impacting fertility and teach relaxation methods.
9 am-5 pm, #402, 848 Courtney St.
Led by Louise Kirkhope, MSW, RCC, 250-741-4421, Conceivable Options. To enroll: louise@conceivableoptions.com
Apr. 19, 2010, Halifax NS -- Forum on multiple births, "Making babies one at a time: when two is a crowd". Free talk on assisted human reproduction.
7-9 pm. Location TBA. Moderator Susan Sherwin and three panelists.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
May 12, 2010, Montreal -- McGill Public Information Session marking infertility awareness week.
6:30-8:30pm, McGill New Residence, 3625 Park Ave.
Speakers, information kiosks. Karine Joizil with a personal account of infertility; Dr. Peter Chan on male infertility; Dr. Hananel Holzer on infertility treatment; Dr. Serge Belisle on reimbursing fertility treatments.
RSVP 514-934-1934 x34717, infosession@mcgillivf.com.
By McGill Reproductive Centre
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
May 16-22, 2010: Canadian Infertility Awareness Week
May 16, 2010, 7-8 pm ET, WEBCAST: "Triumphing Over the Emotional Challenges of Infertility". Dr. Janet Takefman, McGill Reproductive Centre; Beverly Hanck, Infertility Awareness Association of Canada. Presentations, question-and-answer period.
IAAC Events
May 17, 2010, London, Ont. -- How to Maximize Your Fertility.
12-1 pm, Room Stevenson Hunt B, Central Public Library, 251 Dundas St.
Hear about infertility and how to manage it; treatment services in London.
Dr. John McNaught, Dr. Valter Feyles.
By Fertility Clinic, London Health Sciences Centre,
www.londonfertility.ca
May 17, 2010, Toronto, Ont. -- LifeQuest Information Display. 8 am-1 pm. LifeQuest Centre for Reproductive Medicine, 655 Bay St., 18th floor. Information and literature on fertility/reproduction-related issues.
By LifeQuest Centre, 416-506-0804, info@lifequestivf.com
May 17, 2010, Newmarket, Ont. -- Community Information Night on Reproductive Medicine. 7pm, Glenway Golf and Country Club, 470 Crossland Gate.
Physical and emotional aspects of infertility; political climate surrounding infertility. Beverly Hanck, executive director, Infertility Awareness Association of Canada.
By Northern Reproductive Therapies, 905-967-0852, info@northernfertility.ca.
May 17-21, 2010, Toronto, Ont. -- First Steps Fertility CIAW Special Program. 36 York Mills Rd., #100, 416-221-7545. Five early morning programs: Acupuncture for Fertility, Women, Stress, and Infertility, Mini Makeovers, Healthy Lifestyle: Your Fitness and Nutrition, Fertility Yoga.
First Steps Fertility, 416-221-7545.
May 18, 2010, Toronto, Ont. -- LifeQuest Patient Event.
7-10 am, 655 Bay St., 18th floor. Informal breakfast; "meet and greet" with Sherry Dale, Infertility Counsellor; Jim Meriano, Embryology Lab Director; IVF and Cycle Monitoring Nurses; acupuncturists from Total Wellness Centre.
By LifeQuest Centre, 416-506-0804, info@lifequestivf.com
May 18, 2010, Toronto, Ont. -- CReATe CIAW Special Presentation.
6-8:30 pm, 790 Bay St., 11th Floor. Speakers: Beverly Hanck, Kristen Magnacca. Meet the CReATe medical team: Dr. Clifford Librach, Dr. Ari Baratz, Dr. Karen Glass, Dr. Prati Sharma, and others. Free. To reserve: debd@createivf.com, 416-813-4702. Light refreshments. By CReATe Fertility Centre, Sunnybrook and Women's College Hospital Fertility Centre, 416-323-7727, ruth@createivf.com
May 19, 2010, London, Ont. -- Managing the Stress of Infertility.
12-1 pm, Room Stevenson Hunt B, Central Public Library, 251 Dundas St. Jean Haase MSW. By Fertility Clinic, London Health Sciences Centre,
www.londonfertility.ca
May 19, 2010, Hamilton, Ont. -- HART Fertility Centre 10th Anniversary and Re-Launch. 4:30-8:30 pm. Dr. Cepeda and the HART team provide information about the clinic. Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres.
Hamilton Assisted Reproductive Technologies, 1057 Main Street West, #102, 905-972-8382.
May 19, 2010, Vancouver BC -- Canadian Infertility Awareness Week:
Workshop "Taking Charge of your Fertility".
6:30-9:00 pm, Alma and Peter Room, Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia St.,
Trying to conceive? Find out how you can take control of your fertility journey.
Dr. Beth Taylor (Reproductive Endocrinologist, Genesis Fertility Centre),
Trevor Erikson (Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acubalance Wellness Centre),
Sue Dumais (Fertility Yoga specialist),
Beverly Hanck (Executive Director, Infertility Awareness Association of Canada).
To register: Sue Dumais, Family Passages Fertility Yoga, 604-266-6470, sue@familypassages.ca, www.familypassages.ca
May 20, 2010, Burlington, Ont. -- "Stress Management and Fertility".
Open House at ONE Fertility clinic, marking infertility awareness week. 4-7 pm, 3210 Harvester Rd. Dr. Edward Hughes, Dr. Ray Freebury. Light refreshments.
RSVP by May 12, 905-634-4440 ext. 223, ONE Fertility
May 19, 26, June 2, 9, 16, 2010, Montreal -- Yoga for fertility.
6:30-8:30 pm, #101, 4812 St-Laurent, $215.
Balance hormone levels; fertility diet; restful sleep for optimal fertility.
Tasha Lackman, 514-843-9642,
Equilibrium Yoga
Sept. 15, 2010, Guelph ON -- Infertility Guelph, meeting. 7:15-9 pm.
Unitarian Congregation Building, 122 Harris St. Speaker: Michelle Cali BSc, ND, Guelph Naturopathic Healthcare Clinic, on how naturopathic medicine can help with infertility.
Patty, infertilityguelph@hotmail.com
Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 2010, Vancouver BC -- Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society. 56th Annual Meeting. Fairmont Hotel.
Selected talks:
— Anonymous Sperm Donation, Barry Stevens
— Open-Identity Donor Options: Where Do They Take Us?,
Joanna Scheib
— Embryo Donation: A History of Unfulfilled Expectations,
Christopher Newton
— Gamete Donor Recruitment Model,
Laura Witjens
— In Defense of the Ban on the Marketing of Human Reproductive Material,
Trudo Lemmens
— Social Aspects of Cross-Border Reproductive Care,
Eric Blyth
— Ethics & Assisted Human Reproduction in Canada: Current State,
Francoise Baylis
— Motherhood Deferred: the Role of AHR in Women's Decisions to Delay
Childbearing,
Judith Daniluk
— Supreme Court Decision re Attorney General of Canada vs. Attorney General of
Quebec,
Bernard Dickens
Nov. 17, 2010, Guelph ON -- Infertility Guelph, meeting.
Adoption Options. Your choices in adoption. 7:15-9 pm. Unitarian Congregation Building, 122 Harris St.
Mary Howlett Nero, social worker, www.paths2adoption.com, gives an overview of international and domestic adoption. She has facilitated adoptions with almost 200 families in the Guelph, Wellington and Waterloo area.
Patty, infertilityguelph@hotmail.com
2011
Jan. 26, 2011, Toronto -- Nutrition and Infertility Seminar: From Infertility to Pregnancy.
6:45 pm. North York Public Library, Memorial Hall, Burgundy Room A, 5120 Yonge St. $20 (cash/cheque at door).
Gilda Rovan, 905-737-0078. Sponsored by Nutritional Preceptorship Program.
Apr 15-16, 2011, London, UK -- Fertility World. Olympia, London. Seminars on many fertility topics. Discuss fertility issues with hospitals and clinics.
Apr. 20, 2011, Guelph ON -- Infertility Guelph, meeting. 7-9 pm.
Unitarian Congregation Building, 122 Harris St.
Speaker: Joanne Wright of Canadian Surrogacy Options, a gestational surrogate four times and an egg donor three times.
Patty, infertilityguelph@hotmail.com
Canadian Infertility Awareness Week, May 15-22, 2011
MONTREAL
McGill Reproductive Centre,
offers free information sessions on Stress and Infertility. At 6 p.m., 687 Pine Ave. W. Reserve at 514-934-1934 ext. 34919, iawc@mcgillivf.com.
May 16 -- TRIUMPHING OVER INFERTILITY, Janet Takefman, PhD
May 17 -- OPTIMAL NUTRITION FOR FERTILITY, Jennifer Snyder, PDt MSc
May 18 -- YOGA FOR FERTILITY, Tasha Lackman. Free class in Equilibrium Yoga
May 19 -- STRESS & INFERTILITY, Jacky Boivin, PhD
TORONTO
May 10 -
Optimizing Your Fertility: Acupuncture and IVF,
Dr. Paul Magarelli.
7pm, Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Ave.
Contact: Dr. Tanya Smith,
647-618-5430
May 11 - ReproMed
presents Dr. Paul Magarelli - Optimizing Your Fertility: Acupuncture and IVF.
6-7 pm, #300, 56 Aberfoyle Cr.
RSVP: 416-233-8111 ext. 1, patientservices@repromed.ca
First Steps Fertility
hosts these events
at 4025 Yonge St., #215, 416-221-7545:
May 16 -- ACUPUNCTURE FOR FERTILITY, 8-9 am
May 17 -- WOMEN, STRESS AND INFERTILITY, 8-9 am
May 19 -- HEALTHY LIFESTYLE - YOUR FITNESS AND NUTRITION, 7:30-9 am
May 20 -- OPTIMAL NUTRITION FOR CONCEPTION, 7:30-8 am
May 20 -- YOGA DEMONSTRATION, 8:15-9 am
May 17 - CReATe Fertility Centre.
Fertility Information Seminar moderated by Jan Silverman, Infertility Support and Education, Women's Health Centre. 5:30-7:30 pm, Baggio Ristorante, 155 King St. E.
- Andrea Braverman, Psychologist, on Stress & Fertility
- Dr. Cliff Librach, Medical Director, CReATe Fertility Centre
- Beverly Hanck, Executive Director of IAAC
RSVP: wendy.austin@ferring.com, 416-432-0451
May 18 -- Total Wellness Centre
presents Collaborative Fertility Seminar.
7 pm, 4588 Bathurst St. (at Sheppard). With doctors, acupuncturists, naturopaths and hypnotherapists. 416-532-9094, info@totalwellnesscentre.ca
May 18 - CReATe Fertility Centre
invites clients and staff to a luncheon.
12:30pm, 790 Bay St., #1100 with Tammy Troute-Wood RN MN, Sexual and Reproductive Health Specialist in Calgary, speaking about her new book designed for children 3-5 conceived through assisted reproductive technology.
RSVP: jan.silverman@wchospital.ca
HAMILTON
May 13-15. ONE Fertility, info@onefertility.com,
905-634-4440, at the Ultimate Women's Show, Careport Centre, 270 Longwood Rd. S.
VANCOUVER
May 17, Family Passages Fertility Yoga, presents "Trying to Conceive?" An integrated approach, with Dr. Jason Hitkari, Reproductive Endocrinologist at Genesis Fertility Centre; Lorne Brown, Dr of Traditional Chinese Medicine and clinical director of Acubalance Wellness Centre, and Sue Dumais, Fertility Yoga specialist and founder of Family Passages. Free.
7-8:30pm, Jewish Community Center, 950 West 41st Ave. To reserve: Sue Dumais, 604-678-8600.
For details and more events, see IAAC's CIAW 2011 - Events Calendar.
Sept. 21-24, 2011, Toronto -- 57th CFAS Annual Meeting, "ART: New Frontiers". Royal York Hotel. Latest advances in assisted reproductive technology. Rejuvenating old eggs; pre-implantation genetic diagnosis; legal aspects of surrogacy; human egg trade.
Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, 1255 University, #1107, Montreal QC H3B 3W7, 514-524-9009,
info@cfas.ca.
Oct. 22, 2011, London ON --
Southwestern Ontario Donor Conception Support Network Fall Support Meeting.
Share experiences and questions with a diverse range of participants: parents rearing donor-conceived children, those considering or currently attempting donor-conception, gamete donors and adult donor-conceived offspring.
Guest Speaker: Kerry Vandergrift, Executive Director, Beginnings Family
Services: "Lessons on Openness from Adoption".
2-4 pm.
E-mail to confirm attendance and for location information.
Nov. 4-5, 2011, Toronto -- Reference re Assisted Human Reproduction Act: Implications of the Supreme Court's Decision. Presented by the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law and the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights. Bennett Lecture Hall, Flavelle House, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, 78 Queen's Park Cr. $200; reduced rates available. To register:
David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights.
In spring 2011 the Supreme Court of Canada struck down some sections of the AHRA and left others intact. What does this mean for future practice and regulation in this area? For reproductive and privacy rights in Canada?
• Panel discussion with Preston Manning, Dr. Carolyn Bennett, MP and Alison Motluk, moderated by Steve Paikin.
• Viewing of CBC documentary, "Offspring" with producer Barry Stevens.
• Speakers include Joseph Arvay (lawyer for Olivia Pratten), Dr. Clifford Librach, Peter Hogg, Bernard Dickens, Colleen Flood, Marilyn Pilkington, Carol Rogerson, Trudo Lemmens, Ian Lee, Marie-Claude Premont, Glenn Rivard, Francoise Baylis, Karen Busby.
• Topics include: Quebec's arguments for the challenge; use of the criminal law power; moral dimensions of AHRA; reproductive rights; rights of children; practical implications for lawyers, doctors and families.
See Lawsuit by Olivia Pratten / Canadian Donor Conception Coalition.
See also No more anonymous sperm donors in British Columbia.
Nov. 30 - Dec. 3, 2011, Melbourne, Australia -- 14th World Congress on Human Reproduction, hosted by the Fertility Society of Australia.
From around the globe, specialists in fertility, obstetrics, gynaecology and human reproduction meet at the Melbourne Convention Centre.
Dec. 13, 2011, Toronto -- Infertility Network Drop-In Support Group. Final meeting, Dec. 13, 2011, after nearly 20 years in existence. 7-9 pm, basement level, 1397 Danforth Ave. Infertility Network, 416-691-3611, Info@InfertilityNetwork.org, www.InfertilityNetwork.org
Don't forget to check Coming Events in Adoption, for adoption events in Canada and the U.S.
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