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The CeFH 5th Annual Symposium 2022
We are pleased to invite you to The CeFH 5th Annual Symposium on June 7-8 in Oslo.

We are pleased to invite you to The CeFH 5th Annual Symposium on June 7-8 in Oslo.
7. Jun to 08. Jun | 2022
We will host our 5th Annual Symposium on June 7-8 2022, in Oslo, Norway. The symposium gathers researchers from Norway and abroad with an interest in using our rich national data to understand causes and consequences of changing fertility and family patterns. We aim at arranging a symposium with good opportunities to connect and establish new collaborations.
Sign up here. Registration deadline May 10.
Program:
Day 1: June 7
09:00-09:15 | Welcome |
Topic 1: Determinants of differences in fertility
Topic 2: Consequences of differences in fertility at the individual level
13:00-13:45 |
Cardiometabolic health among offspring conceived by assisted reproductive technologies |
Deborah Lawlor, University of Bristol, UK |
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13:45-14:00 |
Risk of cardiovascular disease among subfertile men and women |
Karoline Hansen Skåra, Centre for Fertility and Health, Norway |
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14:00-14:30 |
BREAK |
14:30-15:00 |
Use of assisted reproductive technologies and epigenetic age |
Yunsung Lee, Centre for Fertility and Health, Norway |
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15:00-15:45 |
How reproductive factors affect health and other child outcomes |
Kieron Barclay, Stockholm University, Sweden |
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15:45-16:00 |
Discussion & wrap-up |
18:00 |
Dinner at TBA |
Day 2: June 8
10:00-10:15 | Welcome |
Topic 3: Covid and fertility
10:15-11:00 | Covid-19 vaccination and pregnancy outcomes in Canada |
Deshayne Fell, University of Ottawa, Canada | |
11:00-11:15 | Maternal covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy and offspring risk of infection the first months of life |
Ellen Øen Carlsen, Centre for Fertility and Health, Norway | |
11:15-12:00 | BREAK |
12:00-12:15 | Pandemic lock down measures and risk of preterm birth |
Laura Oakley, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK | |
12:15-12:45 | Understanding the positive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s fertility in Norway |
Lars Dommermuth, Statistics Norway | |
12:45-13:00 | Discussion/go to lunch |
13:00-14:00 | LUNCH |
Topic 4: Should we have more children?
14:00-14:15 | Topic introduction and Menti-poll |
14:15-14:45 | Childlessness and Psychological Well-Being |
Thomas Hansen, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway | |
14:45-15:15 | Increased fertility, national income per capita and fiscal sustainability |
Erling Holmøy, Statistics Norway | |
15:15-15:45 | Fertility, fecundity and future health |
Liv Bente Romundstad, Spiren Fertility Clinic, Norway | |
15:45-16:00 | Wrap-up |

The Centre for Fertility and Health is a Centre of Excellence (SFF) at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health funded by the Research Council of Norway.