FIRST RRM GLOBAL SUMMIT

Health & Hope in Restorative Reproductive Medicine

This first ever collaborative live event saw groups from Europe, Australasia, North America, and South America come together over 24 hours

Global leaders present current research and clinical developments in the fields of infertility and recurrent miscarriage, andrology, as well as women’s health and reproductive health conditions.

This event saw 27 different sessions, including 3 public forums. Download the program here.

Recordings from this summit are also available to purchase here (all those that registered in 2022 – access to sessions on-demand is free here or email us for access). Members of the American RRM (IRRMA), AIRRM (Australasia members) or IIRRM (International) please email us for your discount code.

First RRM Global Summit Sessions & Speakers

Clinicians, researchers, healthcare professionals and teachers gathered from across the globe on February 24 2022 to join in the First Summit for Restorative Reproductive Medicine (RRM).

A 24-hour event, sessions ran throughout the day and night, along with three public forums.

First RRM Global Summit: Health & Hope in RRM

Session 1: Australiasia – Hosted by the AIRRM

February 19 2022 @ 2:00 am – 6am GMT

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Discussion & Socializing – 6am – 8am GMT

February 18 2022 @ 9pm – 1am EST (New York, USA)

February 19 2022 @ 1pm – 5:10pm AEDT (Sydney, Australia)

Australasia Public Forum: Restore Hope

Panellists:

Luke McLindon, MBBS, FRACGP, FRANZCOG, NFPMC. Mater Hosptial. Brisbane, Australia.

Gabriel James, MSc, MBBS, DRANZCOG. AIRRM Secretary. Queensland, Australia.

Amanda Bowen, B.Ed, Grad Dip. Theol. St: Marriage & Family
Senior Accredited Teacher, Billings Ovulation Method®
Perth, Australia.

Catherine Peterson, MBBS, FRACGP, CFCMC. Adelaide, South Australia.

What is RRM? – Catherine Peterson, MBBS, FRACGP, CFCMC. Adelaide, South Australia.

Applying Fertility Awareness to Cycle Charting – Amanda Bowen B.Ed, Grad Dip. Theol. St: Marriage & Family
Senior Accredited Teacher, Billings Ovulation Method®
Perth, Australia.

Patient Experiences

Q&A with Physician Panel

Official Opening of the First RRM Global Summit

MC Welcome: Gabriel James, MSc, MBBS, DRANZCOG. Queensland, Australia. AIRRM Secretary.

Opening Address and Welcome: Phil Boyle, MD, MICGP, MRCGP. IIRRM President. Neo Fertility Founder & Director. Dublin, Ireland.

AIRRM history and welcome: Mary Walsh, MD. AIRRM Founding Board member. Melbourne, Australia.

PCOS Update: Recent PCOS Guidelines Update: Diagnosis and Management

Robert Norman, MD, FRANZCOG, FRCPA, FRCPath, FRCOG, CREI, FAHMS. Professor for Reproductive and Periconceptual Medicine, University of Adelaide, Australia.

PCOS Case Study (Creighton FertilityCare Method Based)

Catherine Peterson, MBBS, FRACGP, CFCMC. Adelaide, South Australia.

Alison Fleming, FCP, Fertility Educator. Adelaide, South Australia.

Q & A Session: Chaired by Joseph Turner, MD, PhD. Senior Lecturer, University of New England & Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland, Australia.

Laparoscopic Ovarian Surgery for PCOS

Elvis Seman, MBBS, FRANZCOG, EUCOGE, FRCOG. Urogynaecology Head, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia. Fertility Fundamentals, Australia.

Medical and Surgical PCOS Case Study (Billings Ovulation Method®)

Elvis Seman, MBBS, FRANZCOG, EUCOGE, FRCOG. Urogynaecology Head, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia. Fertility Fundamentals, Australia.

Mrs. Bernadette Davies, Billings Ovulation Method® Accredited Teacher. Adelaide, South Australia.

Q & A Session: Chaired by David Anderson, MD, CFCP. Victoria, South Australia.

Restorative Surgery

Patrick P. Yeung Jr., MD. FACOG. Saint Louis University School of Medicine; SLUCare Restorative Fertility Clinic. North Carolina, USA.

STM Based Case : Endometriosis/Infertility/Fibroid (PMS/pain/adeno)

Alison Bignell, MBBS, FRACGP, NFPMC. Brisbane, Australia.

Ms Linda Tettamanzi, BSc (Hons), Midwifery CM NFS educator, ACNFP Affiliate.

Q & A Session: Chaired by Luke McLindon, MBBS, FRACGP, FRANZCOG, NFPMC. Mater Hosptial. Brisbane, Australia.

Pelvic Pain: Let us look at the big picture

Susan Florence Evans, PhD. Associate Professor, University of Adelaide, Australia.

Physical Therapy Based Case Study: Understanding Physical Therapy and Chronic Pelvic Pain

Alexandra Diggles, B. Phty (hons.), MSPH. Physiotherapist. Lecturer, Australian Catholic University. Brisbane, Australia.

Infertility and Sexual Dysfunction: A Case-based Approach

Monica Cook, MScMed (SRH), GDipScCommun, PhB(Sc)(Hons). Sydney, Australia.

Session 2: Europe – Hosted by the IIRRM

February 19 2022 @ 8:00 am – 12pm GMT

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Discussion & Socializing – 12pm – 2pm GMT

February 19 2022 @ 3am – 9am EST (New York, USA)

February 19 2022 @ 7pm – 11pm AEDT (Sydney, Australia)

Oestradiol Levels in pregnancy and treatment options for oestradiol deficiency

Phil Boyle, MICGP, MRCGP, MD. IIRRM President. Neo Fertility Founder & Director. Dublin, Ireland.

Theun De Groot, PhD. Nijmegen, Radboud University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Microbiology, Netherlands.

Karolina Andralojc, PhD. Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands.

Ovulatory Dysfunction in Young Women

Pilar Vigil, MD, PHd, FACOG. Reproductive Health Research Institute (RHRI). Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.

Abstract Presentation: Fertility awareness education improves fertility cycle knowledge and may reduce time to pregnancy.

Gabriela Mena, PhD Candidate, MD, MPH The University of Queensland, Australia

Q & A and Case Discussion with morning speakers

Chaired by: Phil Boyle, MD, MICGP, MRCGP. IIRRM President. Neo Fertility Founder & Director. Dublin, Ireland.

The History of Reproductive Science: reflections on how we got here and future directions

Craig Turczynski, PhD. Texas, USA. Reproductive Physiologist. Billings Ovulation Method®, BOMA-USA.

Facilitated Discussion: RRM Research – Where to go from here?

Craig Turczynski, PhD. Texas, USA. & Tracey Parnell, MD. Cranbrook, Canada

European Public Forum: RRM & ART – What’s the difference?

Facilitators:
Dr. Phil Boyle, Dublin, Ireland.
Dr. Joseph Stanford, Utah, USA.
Dr. Tracey Parnell, Cranbrook, Canada
Dr. Paul Carpentier, New York, USA.

Session 3: North America – Hosted by the IIRRMA

February 19 2022 @ 2:00 pm – 6pm GMT

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February 19 2022 @ 9am – 1pm EST (New York, USA)

February 20 2022 @ 1am – 5am AEDT (Sydney, Australia)

Women’s Health in Menopause: A Restorative Approach

Jean Golden-Tevald, DO, CFCMC, IFMCP (Institute of Functional Medicine Certified). Founder and Medical Director MorningStar Family Health Center. New Jersey, USA.

Endometriosis: update on diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment

Prof. Paul Yong, MD, PhD, FRCSC. Research Director and Gynaecologist, BC Women’s Centre for Pelvic Pain & Endometriosis. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Restorative Reproductive Approach to Adolescents from Family Medicine Perspective

Gretchen V. Marsh, D.O., CFCMC, CFCP Nevada, USA.

PCOS and Insulin Glucose Tolerance Testing

Tracey A Parnell, MD, MSc, CFCMC. IIRRM Board of Trustees. Cranbrook, Canada.

Q & A with North American Speakers

Chaired by a member of the IIRRMA Board of Directors.

American Public Forum: “Restore Health”

Restoring health and improving lives: treating common reproductive conditions.

How can RRM help?

1. PCOS
2. PMS & PMDD
3. PPD

Chaired by the IIRRM-A Board of Directors:

Lynn Keenan, MD.
Edward J. Fleming, MD.
April Lind, MD.

Case Discussions & Happy Hour (or Tea & Coffee)

Case Templates available or bring your own – this is meant to be a non-formal session.

Bring your challenges or share your interesting patient cases and charts.

Session 4: Hosted by South America

February 19 2022 @ 6pm – 9:10pm GMT

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February 19 2022 @ 1pm – 4:10pm EST (New York, USA)

February 20 2022 @ 5am – 8:10am AEDT (Sydney, Australia)

Sessions Presented in Spanish.
English translation will be avaiable with posting of recordings.

Abstract Presentation: Binarization, skellitization and study of the directionality of branches of crystallization samples of cervical secretions taken in the fertile window by means of the Creighton Model System (CrMS) – An observational study

José María Murcia Lora, MD. Ob-GYN. PhD. Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Consulting, Logroño La Rioja, Spain.

Urinary hormones as adjuncts to locate the luteal phase

Maria Elena Alliende, MD. Programa de Cuidado y Estudio de la Fertilidad (PROCEF), Departamento de Obstetricia, Ginecología y Biología de la, Reproducción, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.

Ovarian Drilling for the surgical treatment of PCOS: a review

Gloria Sanchez-Zinny, MD.
Gynecologist, Austral University Hospital, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Adaptation of a Restorative Reproductive Service to the Peruvian culture

Gisela Valer, MD, Gynecologist. (Ginecóloga /restauración de la fertilidad) Naprotecnologia. Lima, Peru.

Q & A Session & Discussion