Session 121: Trace Elements

Session 121: Trace Elements Tuesday, 19th September (3 pm EDT / 8 pm UK / 9 pm CET)Synopsis:The IVF webinar on Tuesday, September 19th, 2023, focused on traceability and quality control in in vitro fertilization procedures. Maintaining detailed records and inventory is critical for IVF labs to ensure traceability and quality assurance at each step. Proper traceability provides benefits like reduced errors, better documentation, and increased accountability.The webinar had four moderators: Eros Nikitos, Dr. Lodovico Parmegiani, Michelle Mena, and Edel Rocher. There were three main presentations. Dr. Jean M. Popwell discussed 24 hour quality control and monitoring IVF lab results in real-time. Dr. Gianfrancesco Capuano covered traceability techniques to improve quality assurance and patient safety, such as database management and scanning systems to track eggs, sperm and embryos. Steve Rooks presented ways to reduce variability in IVF lab workloads week-to-week using smart spreadsheets