Research Day 2015
The Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 31st Annual Research Day took place on Friday, May 9, 2014 in Victoria College’s Northrop Frye Hall at the University of Toronto.
Below is a list of the poster presentations, oral presentations, and presentations from Collaboration Corner.
Collaboration Corner
Oral Presentations
Poster Group A - Gynaecologic Oncology I
Poster Group B - Maternal-Fetal Medicine I
Poster Group C - Placental Health and Preeclampsia
Poster Group D - Stem Cells I
Poster Group E - Education
Poster Group F - Paediatric and Urologic Gynaecology
Poster Group G - Preeclampsia, IUGR and Preterm Birth
Poster Group H -Fertility I
Poster Group I - Male Fertility
Poster Group J - Gynaecologic Oncology II
Poster Group K - Maternal-Fetal Medicine II
Poster Group L - Delivery and Mechanisms of Birth
Poster Group M - Stem Cells II
Poster Group N - Health Care Delivery
Poster Group O - Gynaecology/Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Poster Group P - Fertility II
Collaboration Corner
CC1: A Prospective Cohort & Cost-Effectiveness Study of Preimplantation Genetic Screening with In Vitro Fertilization
Rhonda Zwingerman, Heather Shapiro, Nan Okun
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
CC2: The Ontario Birth Study - A Collaborative Research Platform
Ryan Seeto (1), Mary-Jean Martin (2), Sheryl Hewko (2), Teresa Selander (1), Howard Berger (3), Nan Okun (4), Laura Anderson (5), Julia Knight (1), Jonathan Maguire (3), Leanne De Souza (3), Kellie Murphy (4), Stephen Lye (1), Alan Bocking (4)
(1) Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, (2) Mount Sinai Hospital, (3) St Michael's Hospital, (4) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, (5) Hospital for Sick Children
CC3: Does Medical Pre-treatment of Fibroids Affect the Surgical Experience at Myomectomy?
Marta Wais, Sari Kives, Sabrina Lee, Grace Liu, Alice Pham
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
CC4: AMPATH Reproductive Health - Collaboration Corner
Rachel Spitzer, Alan Bocking, Astrid Christoffersen-Deb, Paula Braitstein
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
Oral Presentations
O1: The Effect of Antenatal Corticosteroids on the Fetal Thymus
Claire Jones (1), Sharon Adams (2), Louisa Loizides (2), Meredith Hood (2)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) St. Michael’s Hospital
O2: Molecular Evidence of Local and Functional Progesterone Withdrawal in Labouring Human Myometrium
Lubna Nadeem, Oksana Shynlova, Xuesen Dong, Stephen Lye
Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
O3: JA Multi-center Retrospective Review of Clinical Characteristics of Uterine Sarcoma
Marta Wais (1), Elissa Tepperman (2), Marcus Bernardini (1), Lilian Gien (1), Waldo Jimenez (2), Ally Murji (3)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Other, (3) Mount Sinai Hospital
O4: Uterine Clear Cell Carcinoma: Does Adjuvant Chemotherapy Improve Outcomes?
Julie Nguyen (1),Geneviève Bouchard-Fortier (1),Marcus Bernardini (1),Guangming Han (2), Lilian Gien (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
O5: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Preimplantation Genetic Screening with In Vitro Fertilization
Rhonda Zwingerman (1), Daniel Wagner (2), Heather Shapiro (1), Nan Okun (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Other
O6: Dietary L-Arginine Supplementation During Pregnancy Improves Birth Outcomes in Experimental Placental Malaria
Chloe McDonald (1), Andrea Conroy (1), Lindsay Cahill (2), Adrienne Philson (1), John Sled (1), Kevin Kain (1)
(1) Other, (2) Hospital for Sick Children
O7: Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
Lynn Sterling (1), Jennifer Liu (1), Nan Okun (1), Anamika Sakhuja (2), Sony Sierra (1), Ellen Greenblatt (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Other
O8: Neonatal Mortality and Morbidity in Very Preterm Twin based on Birth Order
Elad Mei-dan (1), Greg Ryan (1), Prakesh Shah (2), Kellie Murphy (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Mount Sinai Hospital
O9: Effect of oral Lactobacillus rhamnosus, GR-1®/ L. reuteri, RC-14® on the vaginal microbiota and cervico-vaginal cytokines in low risk pregnant women
Si wen Yang (1), Alan Bocking (1), John Challis (1), Gregor Reid (2), Gregory Gloor (2), Shannon Seney (2), Mary-Jean Martin (3), Maria Rocco (3), Elizabeth Asztalos (4)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Other, (3) Mount Sinai Hospital, (4) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
O10: Large Cohort Unsupervised Placental Microarray Analysis for the Assessment of Molecular Heterogeneity in Pathologies of Pregnancy
Katherine Leavey (1), Shannon Bainbridge (2), Brian Cox (1)
(1) Department of Physiology, University of Toronto (Canada), (2) Other
O11: Exosomes from Normal and Pre-eclamptic Placental Villi are selectively Anti-angiogenic and reversed by Low Molecular Weight
Kalpana Pillai (1), Dora Baczyk (1), John Kingdom (2)
(1) Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, (2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
O12: A Comparison of Survival Outcomes Between Two Canadian Centres in the Treatment of Advanced Stage Ovarian Cancer
Kate Pulman (1), Robyn Comeau (2), Steven Narod (3), Ping Sun (3), Marcus Bernardini (1), Jason Dodge (1), Taymaa May (1), Joan Murphy (1), Stephane Laframboise (1), Sarah Ferguson (1), Prafull Ghatage (2), Barry Rosen (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Other, (3) Women's College Hospital
O13: Prenatal Glucocorticoid Treatment Matures The Developing Blood-Brain Barrier (bbb) and Alters Responsiveness to TGF-β1
Stephanie Baello (1), Majid Iqbal (1), Stephen Matthews (2), William Gibb (3)
(1) Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, (2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (3) Other
O14: Coagulopathy as a predisposing factor to endometriosis: Evidence from a bleeding questionnaire
Anat Herscu Klement (1), Fredric Mitri (1), Alida Pokoradi (2), Yaakov Bentov (1), Paul Chang (1), Dan Nayot (1), Anne McLeod (3), Robert Casper (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Other, (3) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Poster Group A - Gynaecologic Oncology I
A1: Does the Initial Management of High-grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Predict Location of Recurrence?
Lauren Philp (1), Paulina Cybulska (1), Sarah Ferguson (1), Barry Rosen (1), Jaydeep Halankar (2), Dhivyamurthy Paravasthu (2), Clara Cheong (3), Ur Metser (2)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) University Health Network, (3) Other
A2: Does Volume of Ascites at the Time of Primary Surgery Influence Patterns of Recurrence in Advanced High Grade Ovarian Cancer?
Ingrid Lai (1),Barry Rosen (1), Joan Murphy (1), Christine Massey (2), Tomer Feigenberg (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) University Health Network
A3: Early stage clear cell ovarian cancer and the effect of adjuvant radiation on survival.
Liat Hogen (1), Marcus Bernardini (1), Barry Rosen (1), Lisa Le (2), Dina Bassiouny (3), Danielle Vicus (1)
(1)Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) University Health Network, (3) Other
A4: A comparison of the toxicity and tolerability of two intraperitoneal chemotherapy regimens for advanced-stage ovarian cancer.
Geneviève Bouchard-Fortier (1), Barry Rosen (1), Kate Pulman (1), Iryna Vyarvelska (2), Danielle Vicus (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) University Health Network
A5: High Soy Protein Consumption Does Not Stimulate Growth of the Endometrial Lining in Post-Menopausal Women
Caroline Brandon (1), Christine Derzko (2), Amy Strauss (2), Mark Messina (1), Dorothea Faulkner (3), Christine Ireland (3), David Jenkins (3)
(1) Other (United States), (2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (3) St. Michael's Hospital
A6: What’s age got to do with it? Clinical considerations for cervical cancer prevention in women aged 21-24.
Vanessa Zannella (1), Joan Murphy (2)
(1) Other (Canada), (2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
Poster Group B - Maternal-Fetal Medicine I
B1: Gestational diabetes and the Folate-Methionine Cycle
Eran Barzilay (1), Ashley Moon (1), Lesley Plumptre (1), Shannon Masih (1), Carly Visentin (1), Anna Ly (1), Kyoung-Jin Sohn (1), Andrea Lausman (1), Ruth Croxford (2), Deborah O'Connor (3), Young-In Kim (1), Howard Berger (1)
(1) St. Michael's Hosptial, (2) Other, (3) Hospital for Sick Children
B2: A Gut-wrenching problem: Hollow Visceral Myopathy in Pregnancy – A Case Report
Marian Leung (1), Howard Berger (2), Nirmala Chandrasekaran (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) St Michael's Hospital
B3: Is postpartum anaemia an independent risk factor for development of postpartum depression?
Nirmala Chandrasekaran (1), Leanne De Souza (2), Robyn Bernick (1), Howard Berger (2)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) St Michael's Hospital
B4: Risk Factors for Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries in Twin Deliveries
Hadar Rosen (1), Jon Barrett (2), Rania Okby (2), Ori Nevo (2), Nir Melamed (2)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
B5: TGFβ and IL8 Co-operate to Polarize Neutrophil Differentiation Towards a Pro-Angiogenic Phenotype
Melissa Kwan (1), Caroline Dunk (1), Hagai Amsalem (2), Stephen Lye (1)
(1) Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, (2) Other
B6: Spontaneous Uterine Rupture and Repair at 21 Weeks Gestation: A Case Report and Literature Review
Lesley Hawkins (1), Deborah Robertson (1), Abheha Satkunaratnam (2), Helena Frecker (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto , (2) St. Michael's Hospital
Poster Group C - Placental Health and Preeclampsia
C1: Necroptosis in the Human Placenta
Liane Bailey (1), Isabella Caniggia (2)
(1) Other (Canada), (2) Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
C2: Jumonji C Domain Containing Protein 6 (JMJD6) – A Novel Regulator of VHL in the Human Placenta
Sruthi Alahari (1), Isabella Caniggia (2)
(1) Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, (2) Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
C3: Mitochondrial Dynamics and Sphingolipid Metabolism in Preeclampsia
Jonathan Ausman, Isabella Caniggia
Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
C4: 3D Sonographic Placental Assessment to Improve Algorithm-Based Screening for Adverse Perinatal Outcomes Associated with Placental Disease
Farshad Ghasemi (1), Emily Wright (1), Sarah Keating (2), Prakesh Shah (3), Michael Yampolsky (2), John Kingdom (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Other (Canada), (3) Mount Sinai Hospital
C5: Expression of The ABC Transporter Superfamily in The Preterm and Term Human Placenta
Güínever Império (1), Mohsen Javam (1), Caroline Dunk (2), Enrrico Bloise (3), Stephen Lye (2), William Gibb (3), Tania Ortiga (3), Stephen Matthews (4)
(1) Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, (2) Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, (3) Other, (4) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
C6: Detecting Placental Pathology Based on Umbilical Artery Wave Mechanics
Anum Rahman (1), Yu-Qing Zhou (1), Lindsay Cahill (1), Mike Seed (1), John Kingdom (2), Christopher Macgowan (1), John G. Sled (1)
(1) Hospital for Sick Children, (2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
Poster Group D - Stem Cells I
D1: microRNAs govern trophoblast stem cell fate via repression of embryonic gene regulatory networks
Ursula Nosi, Brian Cox
Department of Physiology, University of Toronto
D2: Characterization of mesenchymal stromal cells derived from human umbilical cord
Vanessa Raileanu, Jennifer Whiteley, Ian Rogers
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
D3: Generating Six2+ Renal Progenitors for Kidney Cell Therapy
Manpreet Sambi (1), Jennifer Whiteley (2), Claudio Monetti (1), Mira Li (3), Qin Liang (1), Peter Tonge (3), Andras Nagy (2), Ian Rogers (2)
(1) Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, (2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (3) University Health Network
D4: iPSC-derived Thymic Epithelial Progenitors Differentiation for Development of Mice with Personalized Immune Systems
Huijuan Yang, Ian Rogers, Andras Nagy
(1) Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, (2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
D5: Improved Cardiac Function after Intra-Myocardial Injection of First Trimester Human Umbilical Cord-Derived Perivascular Cells in a Rat MI Model
Russell Yanofsky
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
D6: Development of Local-acting Biologics for Combined Cell and Gene Therapy to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
Eric Neely (1), Andras Nagy (2)
(1) Other (Canada), (2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
Poster Group E - Education
E1: Ultrasound Training and Competency Achieved During Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency in Canada
Mathew Leonardi (1), Ally Murji (2), Mara Sobel (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Mount Sinai Hospital
E2: Incidence and Characteristics of Needlestick Injuries amongst Medical Trainees at a Community Teaching Hospital
Ben Ouyang (1), Melissa Tai (1), Lucy Dong Xuan Li (1), Joanne Mount (2), Marcus Law (2), Carmine Simone (2)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Toronto East General Hospital
E3: Piloting Moodle in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Ruaidhri McVey (1), Sergio Carmona (1), Eric Clarke (2), Joan Murphy (1), Rory Windrim (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Other
E4: Global Women's Health Education in Canadian Obstetrics and Gynaecology Residency Programs: A survey of program directors and senior residents.
Heather Millar (1), Elizabeth Randle (2), Heather Scott (2), Dorothy Shaw (2), Nancy Kent (2), Amy Nakajima (2), Rachel Spitzer (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Other
E5: Can surgical "warm-up" with instructor feedback improve operative performance of surgical trainees?
Leslie Po (1), Jamie Kroft (2), Michael Ordon (3), Jason Lee (1), Richard Pittini (2)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, (3) St Michael's Hospital
E6: Teaching patient and instrument selection for operative vaginal deliveries: a video-based masterclass in second stage labour assessments
Aparna Sarangapani (1), Andrea Simpson (1), John Snelgrove (1), Mary Higgins (2), Rory Windrim (3),Abheha Satkunaratnam (4)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Other, (3) Mount Sinai Hospital, (4) St Michael's Hospital
Poster Group F - Paediatric and Urologic Gynaecology
F1: Dysglycemia Among Adolescents With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Kimberly Bremer (1), Nicole Coles (2), Jill Hamilton (2), Sari Kives (3)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Hospital for Sick Children, (3) St Michael's Hospital
F2: Autonomous Functional Ovarian Cysts and Precocious Puberty in Young Girls – 10 years of experience at a Canadian centre
Ian Comeau (1), Sari Kives (2), Jill Hamilton (1), Lisa Allen (3)
(1) Hospital for Sick Children, (2) St Michael's Hospital, (3) Mount Sinai Hospital
F3: A streamlined surgical technique of laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy for post hysterectomy vault prolapse treatment
Ashraf Dawood (1), Salomon Zebede (1), Danny Lovatsis (1), May Alarab (2), Harold Drutz (2)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Mount Sinai Hospital
F4: Predicting post-operative urinary retention (PUR) in women undergoing pelvic reconstructive surgery
Adrienne Li (1), Patricia Lee (2)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
F5: Effect of obesity on surgical complication rates in women undergoing vaginal hysterectomy
Chaula Mehta (1), Petrus Kruger (1), Patricia Lee (2)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
F6: Local Estrogen Therapy: Potential Implications for the Improvement of Pelvic Organ Prolapse Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women
Yvonne Leong (1), May Alarab (2), Harold Drutz (2), Oksana Shynlova (3)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Mount Sinai Hospital, (3) Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Poster Group G - Preeclampsia, IUGR and Preterm Birth
G1: Altered Angiogenesis in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women is Associated with Preterm Birth and Stillbirth: A Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study in Uganda
Andrea Conroy, Chloe McDonald, Paul Natureeba, Diane Havlir, Moses Kamya, Grant Dorsey, Kevin Kain
Other
G2: Maternal Cardiovascular Effects of Placental Dysfunction in the 2nd Trimester
Kelsey McLaughlin (1), Rohan D'Souza (2), Michelle Hladunewich (3), John Parker (1), John Kingdom (2)
(1) Mount Sinai Hospital, (2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (3) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
G3: The Quantitative and Qualitative Character of Decidual Natural Killer Cells in Preeclamptic Pregnancy
Jianhong Zhang, Caroline Dunk, Stephen Lye
Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
G4: Fetal MRI hemodynamic assessment compared with conventional Doppler parameters for the detection of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)
Meng Yuan Zhu (1), Sarah Keating (2),Natasha Milligan (3), Rory Windrim (3), Sharon Portnoy (1), John Sled (2), Christopher Macgowan (1), John Kingdom (4), Mike Seed (1)
(1) Hospital for Sick Children, (2) Other, (3) Mount Sinai Hospital, (4) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
G5: Combining T1 and T2 Measurements for Evaluation of Fetal Blood Oxygen Saturation and Hematocrit
Sharon Portnoy (1), Mike Seed (1), Meng Yuan Zhu (1), John Sled (2), Christopher Macgowan (1)
(1) Hospital for Sick Children, (2) Other
Poster Group H - Fertility I
H1: The Impact of Body Image in Women with Infertility on their Quality of Life
Julie Leising (1), Jan Silverman (2), Kevin Quach (2), Clifford Librach (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Other
H2: Complement Cascade Factors in Granulosa Luteinized Cells&Follicular Fluid Appear to Correlate with Ovarian Reserve in In Vitro Fertilization Patients
Bahar Behrouzi (1), Esther Lau (1), Arshia Azizeddin (1), Shlomit Kenigsberg (1), Clifford Librach (2)
(1) Other, (2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
H3: Development of test protocol for direct FMR1 gene sequencing to determine CGG allele meiotic stability in sibling embryos
Lih Yeen Tan (1), Clifford Librach (1), Rina Abramov (2), Tatiana Kalinina (3), Peter Ray (3), Valeriy Kuznyetsov (2)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Other, (3) Hospital for Sick Children
H4: Presence of Luteinizing Hormone Receptor in Exosomes Isolated from Human Follicular Fluid: A Potential Mechanism to Regulate Follicular LH Signaling
Jennifer Power (1), Clifford Librach (2), Arshia Azizeddin (1), Shlomit Kenigsberg (1)
(1) Other, (2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
H5: Serum AMH Levels are Correlated with Aneuploidy in a Subpopulation of Women experiencing Infertility
Karen Wong (1), Basheer AlKudmani (1), Clifford Librach (1), Prati Sharma (2)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Other
H6: Morphokinetic and Metabolic Signatures of Human Pre-implantation Embryos Correlate with Embryo Competency During IVF Treatment
Parshvi Vyas (1), Hanna Balakier (2), Clifford Librach (2)
(1) Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, (2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
Poster Group I - Male Fertility
I1: Sperm DNA Quality is Strongly Correlated With the Likelihood of Achieving a Pregnancy with Non-IVF Fertility Treatments
Julia Brachtchenko (1), Sonja Swanson (1), Ekaterina Shlush (1), Larissa Kan-ool (1), Prati Sharma (1), Ari Baratz (2), Karen Glass (3), Clifford Librach (3), Sergey Moskovstev (3)
(1) Other, (2) Women's College Hospital, (3) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
I2: In Vitro Testicular Niche: The Ratio of Spermatagonial Stem Cells (SSC) to Supporting Somatic Cells is Critical for Optimal SSC Proliferation
Itai Gat (1), Leila Maghen (2), Ekaterina Shlush (3), Hanna Balakier (1), Andree Gauthier-Fisher (3), Kirk Lo (4), Clifford Librach (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, (3) Other, (4) Mount Sinai Hospital
I3: The Anti-Apoptosis Related IL-7 Receptor is Expressed in Human Ejaculates and its Expression is Significantly Lower in Patients with Asthenozoospermia
Ekaterina Shlush (1), Paula Mackie (2), Sergey Moskovstev (1), Melissa Felice (2)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Other
I4: UTF-1 as a marker for human spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) and its application in the assessment of telomere length in azoospermic men
Pamela Kurjanowicz (1), Clifford Librach (2), Sergey Moskovstev (2), Kirk Lo (3), Keith Jarvi (3)
(1) Department of Physiology, University of Toronto , (2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (3) Mount Sinai Hospital
Poster Group J - Gynaecologic Oncology II
J1: The First Prospective Study of Surgical Morbidity In A Canadian Tertiary Referral Academic Gynecologic Oncology Center
Ruaidhri McVey (1), Iryna Vyarvelska (2), Marcus Bernardini (1), Jason Dodge (1), Stephane Laframboise (1), Taymaa May (1), Joan Murphy (1), Barry Rosen (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) University Health Network
J2: VEPH1 Impedes SMAD2 Release from TGF-β Receptor I to Inhibit TGF-β Signaling
Premalatha Shathasivam (1), Alexandra Kollara (1), Maurice Ringuette (2), Carl Virtanen (3), Jeffrey Wrana (4), Theodore Brown (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Other, (3) University Health Network, (4) Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
J3: Cost-Effectiveness of Sentinel Node Biopsy in Early Stage Cervical Cancer
Harry Brar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
J4: Quality Indicators for a Sentinel Lymph Node Program for Early Stage Cervical Cancer
Maria Cusimano (1), Marcus Bernardini (1), Barry Rosen (1), Joan Murphy (1), Stephane Laframboise (1), Jason Dodge (1), Al Covens (1), Patricia Shaw (2), Blaise Clarke (2), Marjan Rouzbahman (2), Ravi Mohan (2), Sarah Ferguson (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) University Health Network
J5: All-organic nanovesicles for multimodal PET/CT and optical fluorescence assessment of lymphatic disseminations in gynaecologic cancers
Michael Valic (1), Juan Chen (2), Wenlei Jiang (2), Marcus Bernardini (3), Gang Zheng (2)
(1) Other, (2) University Health Network , (3) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
Poster Group K - Maternal-Fetal Medicine III
K1: Algorithm for Efficient Analysis of Perinatal Samples: a Three-Year Prospective Study
Karen Wou (1), Yong Hyun (2), David Chitayat (3), Karen Chong (1), Sarah Keating (3), Patrick Shannon (3), Elena Kolomietz (3)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Mount Sinai Hospital, (3) Other
K2: Management of Interstitial Pregnancy
Ummi Habiba (1), Ally Murji (2), Atri Mostafa (3), Jacqueline Thomas (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Mount Sinai Hospital, (3) Other
K3: Developing a Risk Score for Postpartum Thromboprophylaxis of Patients Undergoing a Caesarean Section
Joyce Lai (1), Isvarya Venu (1), Nadine Shehata (2), Shital Gandhi (2), Anne McLeod (3), Nusrat Zaffar (2), Ann Malinowski (4)
(1) Other, (2) Mount Sinai Hospital, (3) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, (4) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
K4: Predicting Maternal and Newborn Outcomes: Evaluating the Edmonton Obesity Staging System and Body Mass Index in the Assessment of Obese Pregnant Women
Leeann Bellamy (1), Mark Osmond (1), Cynthia Maxwell (2)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Mount Sinai Hospital
K5: "Surrounding endometrium sign” on ultrasound can Differentiate Eccentric Cornual Intra-uterine Pregnancies From Interstitial Ectopic Pregnancy
Allison Grant (1), Ally Murji (2), Atri Mostafa (1)
(1) Other, (2) Mount Sinai Hospital
K6: Peripartum Management of Anti-Coagulation Therapy: Assessing Variation in Practice
Sagar Rohailla (1), Shital Gandhi (2), Anne McLeod (3), Nadine Shehata (2), Ann Malinowski (4)
(1) St Michael's Hospital, (2) Mount Sinai Hospital, (3) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, (4) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
Poster Group L - Delivery and Mechanisms of Birth
L1: In situ localization of matrix metalloproteinase expression and activity in the pregnant, labouring and post-partum rat myometrium
Tina Tu-Thu Nguyen, Oksana Shynlova, Stephen Lye
Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
L2: Mode of Delivery of Infants in Breech Presentation at Borderline Viability
Kirsten Niles (1), Jon Barrett (2), Ori Nevo (2), Nir Melamed (2), Howard Cohen (2), Anne Berndl (2), Dini Hui (2), Noor Ladhani (2)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
L3: The Likelihood of Change in Fetal Presentation during the Third Trimester in Twin Pregnancies
Jellena Wong (1), Hadar Rosen (1), Ori Nevo (2), Elizabeth Asztalos (2), Nir Melamed (2)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
L4: Preterm premature rupture of membranes in twin pregnancy: Comparison between PPROM in presenting versus non-presenting twin
Mark Osmond (1), Elad Mei-dan (1), Susan Pakenham (1), Eugene Ng (1), Green Jessica (1), Jon Barrett (2)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
L5: Maternal Obesity Class as a Predictor of Induction Failure: a practical risk assessment tool
Stefania Ronzoni (1), Hadar Rosen (1), Nir Melamed (2), Shay Porat (3), Dan Farine (1), Cynthia Maxwell (4)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, (3) Other, (4) Mount Sinai Hospital
L6: The effect of red blood cell autoantibodies on pregnancy outcomes
Marie Coroneos (1), James Ahlin (2), Jon Barrett (3), Christine Cserti (4), Yulia Lin (3), Ann Malinowski (1), Katerina Pavenski (5), Nadine Shehata (6)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Other, (3) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, (4) University Health Network, (5) St Michael's Hospital, (6) Mount Sinai Hospital
Poster Group M - Stem Cells II
M1: Antiangiogenic VEGF Sticky-traps and Lassos: more than meets the eye
Sabiha Hacibekiroglu (1), Iacovos Michael (1), Peter Westenskow (2), Alissa Cohen Greenwald (1), Brian Ballios (2), Nikolaos Mitrousis (2), Toshihide Kurihara (2), Zhijie Li (2), Carmen Warren (2), Puzheng Zhang (1), Edith Aguilar (2), Laura Donaldson (2), Valentina Marchetti (2), Takeshi Baba (1), Samer Hussein (1), Hoon-Ki Sung (3), M Ireula-Arispe (1), James Rini (2), Derek van der Kooy (2), Molly Shoichet (2), Martin Friedlander (2), Andras Nagy (4)
(1) Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, (2) Other, (3) Hospital for Sick Children, (4) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
M2: Identification of A Tightly-Controlled, Highly-Activatable, Doxycycline-Inducible Genomic Locus
Qin Liang (1), Claudio Monetti (1), Iacovos Michae (2), Peter Tonge (3), Andras Nagy (4)
(1) Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, (2) Other, (3) University Health Network, (4) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
M3: Testing Xeno-Free Conditions for the Expansion of Human Umbilical Cord Perivascular cells (HUCPVC) using Immunophenotyping and in vitro Potency Assays
Matthew Librach (1), Peter Szaraz (2), Schreiber Pereira (2), Leila Maghen (2), Farwah Iqbal (2), Tanya Barretto (3), Katya Park (3), Andree Gauthier-Fisher (3), Clifford Librach (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, (3) Other
M4: First Trimester Human Umbilical Cord Perivascular Cells (HUCPVCs) in Cardiac Repair: ECM Processing, Cell Retention and Functional Improvement post-MI
Peter Szaraz (1), Shlomit Kenigsberg (2), Matthew Librach (3), Leila Maghen (2), Jun Wu (4), Shu-Hong Li, (4), Ren Ke Li (4), Clifford Librach (3), Andree Gauthier-Fisher (2)
(1) Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, (2) Other, (3) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (4) University Health Network
M5: Human Umbilical Cord-derived Perivascular Cells (HUCPVCs) Expanded in Xeno-free Conditions Maintain their Angiogenic Properties
Joseph Fish (1), Peter Szaraz (1), Clifford Librach (2),
(1) Other, (2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
M6: Human Umbilical Cord-Derived Perivascular Cells Demonstrate Greater Angiogenic Potential than Term or Bone Marrow MSCs Using a Novel Aortic Ring Assay
Farwah Iqbal (1), Peter Szaraz (1), Andree Gauthier-Fisher (2), Clifford Librach (3)
(1) Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, (2) Other, (3) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
Poster Group N - Health Care Delivery
N1: Obstetric pharmacokinetic studies; are we prescribing without evidence?
Gali Pariente (1), Tom Leibson (2), Gideon Koren (2)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Hospital for Sick Children
N2: The Relationship Between Maternal Age and Knowledge of Prenatal Screening Options for Trisomy 21: A Pilot Study
Kira Bensimon (1), Amanda Selk (2)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Mount Sinai Hospital
N3: Predictors of Length of Stay after Vaginal Hysterectomy
Petrus Kruger (1), Patricia Lee (2)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
N4: Dr. Internet: Trends of Internet Use by Gravid Patients to Access Pregnancy Related Information
Hadar Rosen (1), Adriana Dekirmendjian (2), Mahshid Mohseni (1), Dan Farine (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto , (2) Other
N5: The Effect of an Early Pregnancy Centre on Surgical Intervention Rates Among Women with First Trimester Losses who use English as a Second Language
Lucy Dong Xuan Li, Melissa Tai, Jennifer Bordin
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
N6: Innovative Prenatal Care Partnerships for Medically Uninsured Pregnant Women
Ashley Raeside (1), Monika Dalmacio (2), Manavi Handa (2), Rachel Spitzer (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Other
Poster Group O - Gynaecology/Maternal-Fetal Medicine
O1: Perioperative Blood Loss and Transfusion Risk Factors During Abdominal Myomectomy: The Creation of a Standardized Clinical Pathway
Lesley Hawkins, Helena Frecker, Deborah Robertson
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
O2: Clinical Outcomes following Office-based Ultrasound-guided Hysteroscopic Septum Resection in the Infertile Population
Sahaana Rangarajan (1), Basheer AlKudmani (1), Clifford Librach (1), Prati Sharma (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Other
O3: The Role of Ethnicity in the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids with Ulipristal Acetate
Rebecca Crosier (1), Ally Murji (2), Jodi Shapiro (1), Wendy Wolfman (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Mount Sinai Hospital
O4: Awareness of Obstetrical Risk Associated with Advanced Maternal Age in Primiparous Women
Nicole Carpe (1), Amanda Selk (2)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto , (2) Mount Sinai Hospital
O5: Antenatal Glucocorticoids lead to Multigenerational Programming of Behaviour via Paternal Transmission
Vasilis Moisiadis (1), Alisa Kostaki (1), Stephen Matthews (2)
(1) Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, (2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto
Poster Group P - Fertility II
P1: Fertility & Patient Satisfaction After Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Myomectomy- A Canadian Perspective
Carmen McCaffrey (1), Sari Kives (2), Guylaine Lefebvre (1)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) St Michael's Hospital
P2: Utility of AMH levels as a biomarker of fertility during IUI and IVF procedures
Chaula Mehta (1), Timothy Evangelista (2), Marjorie Dixon (3)
(1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (2) Other, (3) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
P3: The effect of physical activity on oocyte quality and mitochondrial activity
Rosanne McQuaid (1), Taline Naranian (2), Igor Jurisica (3), Andrea Jurisicova (2)
(1) Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, (2) Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, (3) University Health Network
P4: Pdss2 Deficiency in Preimplanatation Embryos Leads to Developmental Arrest
Kyunga Kim (1), Andrea Jurisicova (2), Assaf Ben-Meir (2)
(1) Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, (2) Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
P5: Comparison of Hysteroscopic Microinsert Tubal Occlusion with Laparoscopic Tubal Occlusion/Salpingectomy in Management of Hydrosalpinges Prior to IVF
Ritika Arora (1), Kevin Quach (2), Heather Shapiro (3), Kimberly Liu (3), Rebecca Arthur (3), Barbara Cruickshank (3), Ari Baratz (4), Karen Glass (3), Prati Sharma (2), Clifford Librach (3), Ellen Greenblatt (3)
(1) Mount Sinai Hospital, (2) Other, (3) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, (4) Women's College Hospital
P6: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Recurrent Early Pregnancy Loss – A Canadian Perspective
Akanksha Kulshreshtha
Other