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Session 148: Mastering Patient Conversations in IVF

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Session 148: Mastering Patient Conversations in IVF
3pm ET/ 7pm UK/ 8pm CET, Tuesday 11th Mar 2025 

Moderators: Simon Lumsdon( FertilAi), Andrew Thomson (IVF Scientific Advisory Service Ltd)

Panelist: Elina Roumian

Presenters:
Dr Sarah Lensen: IVF Add-Ons: Hope, Hype, and Hard Evidence
Madison Bailey: “Breaking Bad News- The trainee’s perspective"
Dr Lize Leunens: Polyparenthood and coparenting: the future
for fertility centres?

Simon Lumsdon


Simon Lumsdon is VP of Sales at FertilAI, specializing in fertility technology and med-tech innovation. With experience at Lighthouse Fertility, Overture Life, and Vitrolife, he has a strong background in international business, strategy, and biotechnology. A graduate of Newcastle University and London Business School, Simon is passionate about using AI, genomics, and automation to improve infertility treatment. His work focuses on making fertility care more accessible and efficient through cutting-edge technology.


Elina Roumian

Elina is a Senior Clinical Embryologist and Education Co-ordinator at SIRT (Scientists in Assisted Reproductive Technology) in Australia. Currently working for IVFAustralia in Sydney and in one of the busiest labs in the state of NSW. Her career in embryology started in 2006 after she completed a master’s degree in assisted reproduction from the University of Nottingham. Since then, she has worked in three different countries, Greece, South Africa, and Australia and have been exposed to different lab systems and cultures. The last couple of years she is working on developing continuous professional development (CPD) programs for scientists and clinics within the Virtus health organisation.

Andrew Thomson

Andrew is a highly decorated Consultant Clinical Embryologist who has worked at and helped establish some of the most successful IVF clinics including Oxford Fertility and London Women’s Clinic. He co-designed Avenues Centre for Reproductive Health in London, the first clinic ever to use a full end-to-end AI-driven digital infrastructure. He now operates his own consultancy company, IVF Scientific Advisory Service, where he provides bespoke project management to clinics worldwide and is currently designing new clinics in three different continents. He has adopted a quality management heavy, evidence-based approach to ART and is a frequently internationally invited speaker. 

He was just the third person to be awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath) and Fellowship of the Academy for Healthcare Science (FAHCS) and was also awarded the Claire Gillott prize by the Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists for outstanding contribution in 2020.


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