Authors
Ashok Agarwal, Renata Finelli, Damayanthi Durairajanayagam, Kristian Leisegang, Rakesh Sharma, Sajal Gupta, Neha Singh, Andrea Belo, Mahsa Darbandi, Sarah Madani, Simryn Covarrubias, Sara Darbandi, Raha Sadeghi, Camila Pompeu, Florence Boitrelle, Hussein Kandil, Ramadan Saleh, Mohamed Arafa, Paraskevi Vogiatzi, Israel Maldonado Rosas, Christina Anagnostopoulou, Annapoorani Chockalingam, Kelly Athayde Wirka, Hassan N Sallam, Rupin Shah, Ralf Henkel
Publication date
2021/10
Journal
The World Journal of Men's Health
Volume
39
Issue
4
Pages
804
Publisher
Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology
Description
Purpose
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Center for Reproductive Medicine (ACRM) transitioned its annual training in assisted reproductive technology (ART) from a hands-on, laboratory-based training course to a fully online training endorsed by the American College of Embryology. Here we describe our experience and assess the quality of an online training format based on participant outcomes for the first three modules of a planned series of online ART training.
Materials and Methods
These modules included manual semen analysis, sperm morphology and ancillary semen tests (testing for leukocytospermia, sperm vitality, and anti-sperm antibody screening). The virtual format consisted of lecture presentations featuring laboratory protocols with corresponding video demonstrations of routine techniques and best practices. Practical scenarios, troubleshooting, and clinical interpretation of …
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