The 8th World Congress on Controversies in Preconception, Preimplantation and Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis (CoGEN)
Saturday, November 6, 2021

Welcome Note
Yuval Yaron, Israel
Session 1: Advances in Prenatal Diagnosis
Prenatal diagnosis in the genomics era
Lyn Chitty, UK
Whole exome sequencing for fetal brain anomalies
Yuval Yaron, Israel
Debate – Should whole exome sequencing be offered to all pregnant women?
FOR: Ignatia van der Veyver, USA
AGAINST: Neeta Vora, USA
Moderator: Brynn Levy, USA
The future of Prenatal Diagnosis
Ron Wapner, USA
Whole genome sequencing for recurrent miscarriage
Richard Choy, Hong Kong
Session 2: Sponsored satellite symposium- Perkin Elmer
Introduction
Lotta Ulfstedt, Switzerland
Clinical Validation of Fetal cfDNA Analysis Using Rolling-Circle-Replication and Imaging Technology in Osaka (CRITO Study)
Ritsuko Pooh, Japan
cfDNA Accuracy Using Vanadis test in twin pregnancies during 1st trimester of pregnancy
Alexandre Vivanti, France
Session 3: Non-Invasive Prenatal testing
The benefits of genome-wide NIPT
Mark Pertile, Australia
Circulating fetal cells to screen/diagnose monogenic diseases
Line Dahl Jeppesen, ARCEDI
Session 4: Sponsored satellite symposium- Illumina
The impact of the NIPT Insights App on patient preparedness for counselling conversations – A multi-site experience
Maria del Mar Gil, Spain & Miyuki Nishiyama, Japan
Learnings of a multiyear experience with expanded cfDNA screening
Erica Soster, USA
Session 5: Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT)
Genomic determinant of human embryonic arrest
Antonio Capalbo, Italy
Advances in non invasive embryo testing
Santiago Munne, Spain
Can technological advances solve the challenges of PGT-A
Tony Gordon, CooperSurgical
Making sense of Mosaicism in PGT-A
Manuel Viotti, USA
Expanded carrier screening as a gateway to PGT-M
Avner Hershlag, USA
Supported by Sema4
Closing remarks
Yuval Yaron, Israel