PAST FERTILITY EVENTS
2007
Jan. 27, 2007, Montreal -- Lesbian Mothers Assn. discussion on "Envisioning Our Families": Karine Igartua on
how we and our children perceive our families. Adults only. 7 pm, 2401 Coursol (metro Georges-Vanier or Lionel Groulx). 514-846-1543, info@aml-lma.org, www.aml-lma.org
Feb. 28, 2007, Montreal -- Lesbian Mothers Assn. meeting. Discussion on "Getting Pregnant": experiences of fertility clinics and at-home inseminations. Adults only. 7 pm, CCGLM, 2075 rue Plessis (between Sherbrooke and Ontario). Metro Papineau. LMA, 514-846-1543, info@aml-lma.org, www.aml-lma.org
Feb. 27, 2007, London, ON -- Infertility Information Session and Support Group Meeting, "The Mind-Body Connection and Infertility". Explore the relationship between stress, lifestyle and infertility; stress reduction techniques. Open to all. 5-6:30 pm, Southern Ontario Fertility Technologies Clinic, 107-555 Southdale Rd. E. Darcy Harris Nicols, SOFT, 519-685-5559, dnichols@uwo.ca, www.soft-infertility.com
May 20-24, 2007, Cortes Island, BC -- Fertile Soul Retreat. For health care providers, men or women who are trying to conceive, those who want to maximize their fertility or virility, young people who wish to develop their inner powers, and elders who wish to remain creative and vibrant. Dr. Randine Lewis, LAc, PhD, founder of The Fertile Soul and author of 'The Infertility Cure'. Hollyhock, Cortes Island, British Columbia. Learn how to enhance fertility
through: Increasing blood flow with ovarian and uterine massage techniques;
Reducing stress;
Balancing hormones;
Nutrition;
Accupressure;
Qi Gong;
The Taoist-based Fertile Soul Method. $495. www.thefertilesoul.com
May 24-26, 2007, Nanaimo BC -- International Conference on New Reproductive and Genetic Technologies, "Nobody's Child, Everybody's Children". Current NRGT policies, practices, legislation. Legal, feminist, medical and artistic perspectives on NRGTs.
Maureen McTeer, Louise Vandelac, Eric Blyth, Jeff Nisker.
Malaspina University-College, www.mala.ca/nrgt
2008
Oct. 4, 2008, Toronto -- Symposium: Getting It Right - Putting Ethics At The Core Of Gamete Donation Practice. 7th International Symposium on donor conception. 9 am-5 pm. Michener Institute, 222 St. Patrick St. (Dundas/University). Infertility Network, www.infertilitynetwork.org
Oct. 15, 2008, Montreal -- How To Form A Family - Legal Questions. Workshop for future moms, sponsored by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans-identified Family Coalition. 7:30 pm, Room DS-2901, UQAM, 320 Ste Catherine East (Metro Berri). Rights and responsabilities of lesbian parents in Quebec; donor contracts; legal protections.
One of six workships; one for $10; all six for $40/person or $60/couple. To register: Mona, 514-846-1543. LGBT Family Coalition, www.familleshomoparentales.org/html/en/parentingCourse.html
Oct. 25-26, 2008, Nanaimo, B.C. -- Mind/Body Fertility Weekend Retreat, based on Dr. Alice Domar's Mind/Body Fertility Programs. Retreat designed to decrease isolation surrounding infertility, reduce stress, examine lifestyle behaviours impacting fertility and teach relaxation methods. 9 am-5 pm. Louise Kirkhope, MSW, RCC, Conceivable Options Counselling Services, 107-335 Wesley St., Nanaimo V9R 2T5, 250-741-4421, louise@conceivableoptions.com, conceivableoptions.com.
Nov. 13, 2008, Montreal -- Different Family Types. Workshop for future moms, sponsored by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans-identified Family Coalition. 7:30 pm, Room DS-2901, UQAM, 320 Ste Catherine East (Metro Berri). Meet lesbian-mother families of all kinds (adoptive, pregnant through a fertility clinic, pregnant with known donor, both women carried a child, etc.). One of six workships; one for $10; all six for $40/person or $60/couple. To register: Mona, 514-846-1543. LGBT Family Coalition, www.familleshomoparentales.org/html/en/parentingCourse.html
2009
Jan. 18, 20, 29, 2009, Vancouver BC --
Jan. 18 - Fertility Meet and Greet. 12:30-2:30 pm.
Free info session to meet the following and ask questions about natural ways to enhance your
fertility. Naturopathic Medicine: Dr. Stephanie Peltz; Hypno-Fertility: Rifa Hodgson; Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine: Dr. Lorne Brown; Psychosomatic Energetics: Claudia Bourassa; Life Coaching: Lisa Windsor; Yoga for Fertility: Sue Dumais.
Jan. 20.
Couples Yoga for Fertility class. 7:30-8:45 pm.
Special fertility poses and meditation to release stress and connect with your partner. Beginners and same sex couples welcome. $30/couple +tax.
Jan 29.
Wall Yoga for Fertility.
7:30-9:00 pm. Using a yoga wall, straps and belts for assisted fertility yoga postures. $30/couple +tax.
Sue Dumais, Family Passages Fertility Yoga, 5737 Collingwood St., 604-266-6470, sue@familypassages.ca, www.familypassages.ca
Jan. 21, 2009, Ottawa -- Mind-Body Connection. Information night. 6:30 pm. Free.
Ruth E. Dickson Library, 100 Malvern, Barrhaven. Suzi Sauvé, HypnoBirthing Fertility Specialist, www.creatingbalancenow.com
Feb. 26, 2009 -- TELEVISION. 8 p.m., CBC TV. Bio-Dad.
Documentary.
Barry Stevens, born of artificial insemination, seeks the anonymous sperm donor who produced
him and hundreds of Stevens' unknown half-siblings a half century ago.
Mar. 13, 2009, Vancouver BC -- Workshop "Girls Night Out - Ignite your Fertile Fire".
7:30-9:30 pm. Meditations and visualizations so you can feel fertile, creative and alive.
Also, Couples Yoga for Fertility class on March 19 in Vancouver and April 2 in Toronto.
Sue Dumais, Family Passages Fertility Yoga, 5737 Collingwood St., 604-266-6470, sue@familypassages.ca, www.familypassages.ca
May 2, 2009, Toronto -- Workshop "Talking to children about donor conception". 1:30-4:30 pm.
Fireside Room, Trinity St. Paul's United Church, 427 Bloor Street W. Strategies for telling your children, and family and friends, about their conception via sperm, egg or embryo donation. With Jane Graham, RN, MEd, nurse therapist and mother of a young adult son via DI; Marilyn Weisdorf, MSW, RSW, social worker. $20/person, to cover room rental.
To register: Infertility Network, 416-691-3611,
Info@InfertilityNetwork.org,
www.InfertilityNetwork.org
May 20, 2009, London, ON -- Infertility Information Evening.
7-9 pm, Regency Ballroom, Best Western Lamplighter Inn, 591 Wellington Rd.
Hear about special services, meet the medical team, ask questions about fertility treatment. Sponsored by The Fertility Clinic
at London Health Sciences Centre, 519-663-2966.
May 20, 2009, Vancouver BC -- Workshop "Taking Charge of your Fertility".
7-8:30 pm. Take control of your fertility journey, with tests, acupuncture, diet and yoga. Latest infertility treatments. With Dr. Jason Hitkari, Reproductive Endocrinologist at Genesis Fertility Centre; Lorne Brown, doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and clinical director of Acubalance Wellness Centre; Sue Dumais, Fertility Yoga specialist. Free.
Sue Dumais, Family Passages Fertility Yoga, 5737 Collingwood St., 604-266-6470, sue@familypassages.ca, www.familypassages.ca
May 22, 2009, Vancouver BC -- Workshop "Manual Therapy Applications for Fertility".
7-9 pm. With Marty Ryan, LMP. How manual therapies help enhance fertility.
Sue Dumais, Family Passages Fertility Yoga, 5737 Collingwood St., 604-266-6470, sue@familypassages.ca, www.familypassages.ca
May 30-31, 2009, Metro Vancouver B.C. -- Mind/Body Fertility Weekend Retreat, based on Dr. Alice Domar's Mind/Body Fertility Programs. Designed to decrease isolation surrounding infertility, reduce stress, examine lifestyle behaviours impacting fertility and teach relaxation methods. 9 am-5 pm. 15515 - 24th Ave., Unit 74, Suite 202, South Surrey, B.C. To enroll: Louise Kirkhope, MSW, RCC, Conceivable Options Counselling Services, 250-741-4421, louise@conceivableoptions.com, conceivableoptions.com
Oct. 24-25, 2009, South Surrey, B.C. -- Mind/Body Fertility "Weekend to Wellness", two-day retreat for couples or individuals, based on Dr. Alice Domar's Mind/Body Fertility Program. Designed to decrease isolation surrounding infertility, reduce stress, examine lifestyle behaviours impacting fertility and teach relaxation methods. Led by Louise Kirkhope, with discussion by Lorne Brown on how acupuncture and diet can enhance your fertility.
9 am-5 pm.
Unit 74, #202, 15515 - 24th Ave., South Surrey, B.C.
To enroll: Louise Kirkhope, MSW, RCC, Conceivable Options Counselling, 250-741-4421, louise@conceivableoptions.com, www.conceivableoptions.com
2010
Feb. 11, 2010, Toronto -- Queer Parenting Community Forum - Sperm Donation.
6-9 pm, Sherbourne Health Centre, 333 Sherbourne St. Issues in anonymous/known sperm donation. Role models, legalities, family dynamics with known donors, arguments against anonymous donation. Moderator: Rachel Epstein; four speakers. Snacks, childcare.
LGBTQ Parenting Network
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
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