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JFICC 2027 Overview

Dates:  April 7 - 9 (with additional events on April 6 and April 10)

Location:  Scottsdale, AZ at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Scottsdale Resort


Conference registration and hotel reservations be available starting on January 1, 2027.


Start planning ahead! See below for details about the 2027 schedule...

Breakout Programs

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2027 Schedule Highlights

Tuesday, April 6

  • Afternoon Preconference Event:  Third Party 101:  A Primer on Psychological Counseling and Assessment*
  • New Attendee Reception

Wednesday, April 7

  • Cutting-Edge Medical Overview
  • Bodies, Bias, and GLP1s: Rethinking How We Talk About Weight in Fertility Care
  • Legally Speaking: Confronting a Changing Landscape for Embryo Disposition, Surrogacy, and Other Third Party ART Practices
  • The Impact of GLP-1 Medications
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Infertility: Applying Skills to Reproductive Stress
  • KEYNOTE:  Beyond Access: Building Trust, Belonging, and Equity in Fertility Care (Gloria Richard-Davis, MD, MBA, MSCP, FACOG) 
  • Ripped From Our Offices: Clinical, Ethical and Diversity Considerations in Practice
  • Evening Reception

Thursday, April 8

  • LGBTQ+ Family Building: Research, Rights, and the Road Ahead 
  • From PGT-A to PGT-P:  What Mental Health Providers Need to Know About Embryo Testing
  • Ethical AI, Compassionate Care, and the Future of Fertility Medicine 
  • Breakout Sessions
  • Data Blitz:  Current Research Findings 
  • The Intersection of Research and Practice:  Lessons from The Sperm Bank of California
  • Networking Dinner*

Friday, April 9

  • Counseling Later-Life Family Building
  • Best Practices for Supporting Gestational Carriers
  • Learning from the Lived Experience of Gestational Carriers:  Panel Discussion 
  • Afternoon Workshop:  Interjurisdictional Telepsychology Practice: Clinical, Ethical and Legal Considerations in Infertility Consultation and Counseling Workshop*

Saturday, April 10

  • Workshop:  Use and Interpretation of the Personality Assessment Inventory *


*Separate registration and fees required

Conference Organizers

Andrea Braverman, PhD

Andrea Braverman, PhD

Andrea Braverman, PhD

Executive Director and Conference Founder

Thomas Jefferson University

 

Susan Crockin, JD

Andrea Braverman, PhD

Andrea Braverman, PhD

Director

Georgetown University

Bill Petok, PhD

Andrea Braverman, PhD

Bill Petok, PhD

Director

Thomas Jefferson University 

Teni Davoudian, PhD

Teni Davoudian, PhD

Teni Davoudian, PhD

Director

Baylor University

Liz Grill, PsyD

Teni Davoudian, PhD

Teni Davoudian, PhD

Director

Cornell University

Sarah Holley, PhD

Teni Davoudian, PhD

Sarah Holley, PhD

Director

University of California, San Francisco and San Francisco State University

Jacki Bennis

Senior Conference Planner

Square One Meeting Planning
Clearwater, FL

Additional Conference Information and Policies

What's Included:

The registration fee includes all course materials and a number of meals (lunch, snacks) during conference days, including Wednesday evening's Welcome Reception. Attendees can view the conference agenda or their attendee portal (once registered) to see what sessions and meals are being offered on the day(s) they are attending.


Attendees are responsible for their housing. Discounted room rates are available at the conference hotel (see hotel registration link above).  


For assistance with registration or to communicate any other special conference needs, please contact Jacki Bennis at jacki@somp.co.   

Cancellation:

To receive a refund, cancellations must be received in writing by March 14, 2027. Registration fees, less a $50.00 administrative fee, will be returned. NO REFUNDS will be granted after March 14, 2027. Please send cancellation requests to Jacki Bennis at Jacki@somp.co.  


Jones Foundation Infertility Counseling Conference reserves the right to cancel or postpone this course due to unforeseen circumstances. In the event of cancellation or postponement, Jones Foundation Infertility Counseling Conference will refund registration fees, but is not responsible for related costs or expenses to participants.

CE Information:

All CE credits will be managed through CE-Go.  All conference attendees will received the information they need to obtain CEs after they register.  If a grievance arises pertaining to continuing education activities or processes, please contact Tyler Gibson via confidential email to tyler@celearningsystems.com as soon as possible, so that the nature of the concern may be addressed in a timely fashion. 

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