CFAS Webinar: Research in Reproductive Science SIG - Ethics & Law SIG
novembre 9, 2022, 3:00 - 4:00 PM
Join us for the CFAS Webinar: Research in Reproductive Science SIG - Ethics & Law SIG 'Current Challenges Facing ART in Canada' on Wednesday, November 9th from 3:00 to 4:00 pm EST on the Zoom Webinar platform, with speaker:
Dr. Arthur Leader is Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa. Following fellowships in Sweden, he joined Dr. Taylor in 1981 to establish the IVF program at the University of Calgary. In 1988, Drs. Claman, Leveille, and Leader opened the IVF clinic at the University of Ottawa. He was a founding partner of the Ottawa Fertility Centre. Dr. Leader was, for many years the CPSO assessor of IVF physicians and clinics in Ontario. He was a member of Ontario’s expert panel on infertility and adoption and a founding member of Conceivable Dreams.
Dr. Arthur Leader has been involved in many aspects of research throughout his career as a clinical investigator. He has also served on CIHR grant review panels, the Stem Cell Oversight Committee and CFAS Research Grants committee. He has acted as a consultant to industry, federal and provincial agencies as well as Accreditation Canada, the Canadian Standards Association and the Centre of Genomics and Policy (McGill University). He is an advocate for health policies that promote the quality and safety of and access to assisted human reproduction for Canadians.
Drawing on his long career in ART in Canada, Dr. Art Leader will explore how we got to where we are in ART practice, what we can do better, and why we need a national framework for research, policy, and oversight to help get us there.
Learning objectives:
- Provide insight into ART history in Canada using the lenses of research, policy, and oversight
- Identify what we can do better and why in these areas
- Outline a national framework for research, policy and oversight
A certificate of attendance is available with registration to this event. This event is restricted to members only.