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The CFAS 2021 Award Winners

The CFAS is pleased to share with our membership the 2021 Award Winners which were officially announced at the CFAS Annual Meeting in Vancouver, BC.
 
Congratulations to all of this year's winners!
 

The 2021 CFAS Award of Excellence Winners:

 
The Award of Excellence is an honour reserved for members of the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society for an outstanding contribution to, and leadership in, the field of reproductive medicine and science.
 
 
 
Dr. Clifford Librach
 
Dr. Jay M. Baltz
 
 

The 2021 Carole Rhéaume Award:

 
 
Ms. Maya Smrzlic
 
The Carole Rhéaume Award is awarded to a nurse who exemplifies Carole Rhéaume’s passion for, and contribution to, patients with infertility. Carole was an exemplary fertility nurse who worked at Ovo Clinic in Montreal. She was a tireless patient advocate, a caring nurse, and a true leader. Carole spearheaded numerous initiatives to improve patient care and access to care. Carole was tragically killed in the winter of 2015 when she stopped her car on the side of the road to help another motorist who had veered off track.

 

CFAS SMART FUND RESEARCH GRANT:

The SMART (Science and Medicine in Assisted Reproductive Technology) Fund serves to initiate and assist in furthering research and special projects that align with the CFAS’ mission and values.
 
Identification of Sperm-borne RNA Biomarkers of Embryo Development
       Stewart Russell, Stephen Krawetz
 
 

CFAS SEED RESEARCH GRANTS:

The CFAS Seed Research Grants promote collaboration across distinctly different fields. Seed Grants serve to provide financial assistance to initiate new research or to obtain the preliminary results necessary to start a new a research program, which could subsequently be funded by regular grant agencies.
 
Improving Fertility Services for LGBTQ and Gender Diverse Patients: A Quality Improvement Initiative at the Ottawa Fertility Centre
      Sophia Bachilova, Jenna Gale, Megan Gomes, Kori LaDonna
 
Exposure to Endocrine Disrupters BPA and BPS Affect Male Fertilization Capability
      Laura Favetta, Alexander Lagunov
 
The Impact of Funding on the Use of ICSI in Non-male Factor Infertility: A CARTR-BORN Database Study
      Zachary Ferraro, Miguel Russo, Kimberly Liu

 

 

BEST CLINICAL RESEARCH PAPER:
 
Development of an Integrated LIMS and Electronic Database for High Throughout Preimplantation and Fertility Genetic Testing in the CReATe Reproductive Genetics Laboratory
      Ran Antes, Svetlana Madjunkova, Clifford Librach
 

BEST BASIC SCIENCE PAPER:

Deep Learning Analysis on Endometrial Histology as a Predictive Tool for Pregnancy Outcome of Frozen Embryo Transfer
      Tiantian Li, Renjie Liao, Crystal Chan, Ellen Greenblatt      
 

BEST PSYCHOSOCIAL PAPER:

Identifying Facilitators and Barriers to Embracing Embryo Donation for Reproductive Use and Gaps in Current Literature
      Anushka Kuwar, Samantha Yee, Noga Weizman, Clifford Librach
 

BEST NURSING PAPER:

Patient Perspectives in a Large Single Site Embryo Donation Program                                              
      Anya Sion, Noga Weizman, Samantha Yee, Anushka Kuwar, Evening K’necht, Clifford Librach