CRB Pre-Conference Workshop

CRB Pre-Conference Workshop – May 15, 2019

Alert and Alarmed – A Mini-Symposium on IVF Laboratory Safety and Alarm Monitoring, May 15, 2019, Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana

This full-day workshop will focus on one of the hottest topics facing the modern IVF laboratory, specifically LN₂ specimen tank storage and security. IVF laboratory directors and operation directors from prominent storage facilities will discuss LN₂ storage tank alarms and security, tank storage and backups, tank maintenance and disaster preparedness, as well as gas tank usage/safety (O₂ room depletion), and Dewar shipping/receiving of frozen tissues. 

Overview of Cryostorage Management
W. Brent Hazelrigg
ReproTech, Ltd.
Columbia, Missouri

Disaster Preparedness
Charles L. Bormann, PhD, HCLD(ABB)
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

LN₂ Tank Safety and Security
Don Fish
California Cryobank
Los Angeles, California

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Lunch (On Your Own)

1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Shipping Cryotanks / Dewars
Marlane J. Angle, PhD, HCLD/CC(ABB)
Laurel Fertility Center
San Francisco, California

LN₂ Tank Safety Training
Michael F. Myers, MSc, ELD(ABB)
Cryogenics Safety Solutions
Dayton, Ohio
The Fertility Wellness Institute
West Chester, Ohio