Participants at a training session on advanced technologies in infertility.

Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and Cleveland Clinic Foundation recently organised a conference, which included a workshop on male fertility laboratory and in-vitro fertilisation (IVF).
More than 300 experts from 30 countries attend the event. Among the prominent participants were Dr Ashok Agarwal and Dr Botros Rizk from the US, Dr Medhat Amer and Dr Aly Hossam Mowafy from Egypt, Dr Ana Cobo from Spain, Dr Basak Balaban from Turkey, Dr Stefan S du Plessis from South Africa, and Dr Rupin Shah from India.
Dr Khalid al-Rumaihi, head of urology department at HMC and conference chairman, said, “This is the first time a conference of this kind has been held in Qatar and also the first such to be held outside the US. The conference saw the participation of renowned experts in the field of male and female fertility, and reproductive medicine.”
A workshop was also held alongside the conference featuring a total of 14 training sessions covering latest techniques in infertility management.
The workshop presented the latest in current trends and challenges in urology. It also highlighted insights into protocols and latest technology and provided an opportunity to participants to gain hands-on training related to human assisted reproduction techniques (ART) and infertility management.