Awards, Fellowships & Scholarships
AGES provides and invites members to present all innovate and clinically relevant research at AGES conferences, and encourages all members to apply for AGES research scholarships.
AGES Global Gynaecology Scholarship
The Australasian Gynaecological Endoscopy and Surgery Society (AGES) is the premier surgical association in Oceania, representing the majority of practising gynaecologists in Australia & New Zealand. The mission of the AGES Society is to promote the safest and highest standards of clinical and minimally invasive surgical care for women through its three tenants of education, surgical training and clinical research. The Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) is an excellent opportunity for obstetric and gynaecological surgeons or specialists in training from low-resource settings to engage with modern endoscopic gynaecology.
AGES Global Gynaecology invites gynaecologists or gynaecologists in training from low-resource settings to apply for a scholarship to the AGES Annual Scientific Meeting. The scholarship covers registration, up to $3,000.00 AUD for airfares, up to four nights’ accommodation at the conference hotel and one ticket to the Gala Dinner.
Click on the link below for more information and how to apply.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the AGES Secretariat on +61 73368 2422 or by email to ages@yrd.com.au
AGES Travelling Fellowships
Submissions for the 2025 AGES/Medtronic Travelling Fellowship and the AGES/Hologic Hysteroscopic Travelling Fellowship are now open!
Applications will close on Friday 14th February 2025.
The 2025 Fellowships will be awarded at the AGES Annual Scientific Meeting 2025 to AGES Members who are Trainees or Fellows, within five years of graduation.
AGES Annual Free Communications
AGES opens submissions for free communications at two events each year, the AGES Annual Scientific Meeting and the AGES Pelvic Floor Symposium.
All Free Communication presenters are eligible for awards, as listed on the specific event website.
Please visit our upcoming events page to browse the awards open for the specific events, along with the timelines for submissions.
AGES Peter Maher Distinguished Service Award
Nominations for the AGES Peter Maher Distinguished Service Award have closed.
The Award will be awarded at the AGES ASM Gala Dinner in Perth on the 28th February 2025.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the AGES Secretariat on +61 73368 2422 or by email to secretariat@ages.com.au.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the AGES Secretariat on +61 73368 2422 or by email to secretariat@ages.com.au.
AGES Past Awards, Fellowships & Scholarships Recipients
2024
AWARDS AGES PELVIC FLOOR SYMPOSIUM 2024
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by AGES | Evaluation of intravaginal electrical stimulation parameters in women as seen on transperineal ultrasound | Sascha Vereeck, Ritesh Warty, Anna Rosamilia | Sascha Vereeck |
| Best Video Presentation Sponsored by AGES | Demonstration of a Novel Surgical Technique: Low Anterior Colpotomy to Address Multi-Compartment Prolapse at Hysterectomy | Zaynab El-Hamawi, Surya Krishnan | Zaynab El-Hamawi |
| Best Digital Communications Presentation Sponsored by AGES | Advancing Anterior Compartment Prolapse Management: Combined Laparoscopic/Robotic Sacrocolpopexy and Paravaginal Repair | Lucinda Beech | Lucinda Beech |
AWARDS AGES XXXIV ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2024
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
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AGES/AAGL Exchange Lecture Sponsored by AGES |
Seeing is Believing: Empowering Patients through Video Education. A randomised controlled trial evaluating a multimedia video for patients undergoing TLH | Avelyn Wong, Lenore Ellett, Taylor Hodge, Helen McNamara, Emma Readman, Stephanie Potenza, Debjyoti Karmakar | Avelyn Wong |
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by AGES | Efficacy of the low FODMAP diet for gastrointestinal symptoms associated with endometriosis - a randomised controlled trial | Jane Varney, Jane Muir, Rebecca Burgell, Roni Ratner, Judith Moore, Jane Fisher, Peter Gibson, Daniel So, Jimmy Lee, Dakota Rhys-Jones, Emily Clarke | Roni Ratner |
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Outstanding New Presenter Sponsored by AGES |
Evaluating the Relationship Between Hormonal Expression and Clinical Presentation in Endometriosis and Adenomyosis | Belinda Guo | Belinda Guo |
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Outanding Trainee Presentation Sponsored by AGES |
Repeat fractional CO2 laser for postmenopausal vaginal symptoms: a prospective follow-up studyRepeat fractional CO2 laser for postmenopausal vaginal symptoms: a prospective follow-up study | Fiona G Li , Blake Knapman, Rebecca Deans, Erin Nesbitt-Hawes, Jason Abbott | Fiona Li |
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Best Digital Communications Presentation Sponsored by Medtronic |
Robotic versus laparoscopic Burch Colposuspension (ROBOCOLP): a prospective cohort study | Sireen Jaber, Dean Conrad, Nancy Peters, Dan Krishnan, Andrew Zuschmann, Amani Harris | Sireen Jaber |
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Best Video Presentation Sponsored by AGES |
A novel approach to identifying bowel in endometriosis surgery - Rectal IndoCyanine Green | Adriana Suker, Joseph Boustany, Timothy Chang | Timothy Chang |
|
ORReady Award Sponsored by Paul & Janis Wetter |
Intraperitoneal instillation of ropivacaine at gynaecological laparoscopy for postoperative pain reduction: a randomised control trial | Vanessa Lusink, Inge Putri, Pather Kaveshan, Fairlamb Caroline, Rane Ajay, Sheldon Jon, Moodley Nishila, Iyer Jay | Vanessa Lusink |
| AGES / Medtronic Travelling Fellowship 2024 | Mikhail Sarofim | ||
| AGES / Hologic Hysteroscopic Fellowship 2024 | Lauren Hicks |
2023
AWARDS AGES BEYOND THE SYMPOSIUM 2023
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by AGES | Laparoscopic Burch Colposuspension: Does it Stand the Test of Time? A Retrospective Study of Patient Outcomes | Anna Nicholson, Martin Ritossa, Kate Martin, Jessica Barnes, Robert O'Shea | Anna Nicholson |
| Best Video Presentation Sponsored by AGES | Autologous fascia lata sacrohysteropexy (SHP) for treatment of uterine prolapse | Chin Yong, Xiamin Liang, Pav Nanayakkara | Chin Yong |
| Best Digital Communications Presentation Sponsored by AGES | Laparoscopic Sacrolpopexy and Sacrohysteropexy in the Post Mesh | Candice Houda, Tran Nguyen, Priti Pradhan, Fariba Behnia-Willison | Candice Houda |
AWARDS AGES XXXIII ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2023
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
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AGES/AAGL Exchange Lecture Sponsored by AGES |
A Double-Blinded, Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Elective Nonhysterectomy Laparoscopic Surgery for Benign Gynaecological Conditions: A Pilot Study | Anais Alonso | Anais Alonso |
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by AGES | Uterus Transplantation: Clinical and Ethical Considerations of Current and Emerging Clinicians | Joyce Wu, Rebecca Deans, Jana Pittman | Joyce Wu |
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Outstanding New Presenter Sponsored by AGES |
Is pain catastrophising predictive of pain and quality of life outcomes in women with persistent pelvic pain? | Stephanie Potenza, Samantha Mooney, Alish Quinless, Shweta Nair, Alexandra McCutchan, Nimita Origanti, Amy Fitzgerald, Siana Madden, Kelly Mirowska-Allen, Megan Sewell, Sarah Maxwell, Sonia R Grover | Stephanie Potenza |
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Outanding Trainee Presentation Sponsored by AGES |
Indocyanine green (ICG) and its evolving use in the of benign Gynaecology: Burch colposuspension and modified McCall vault suspension following Laparoscopic hysterectomy | Joseph Boustany, Timothy Chang, Tanushree Rao | Joseph Boustany |
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Best Digital Communications Presentation Sponsored by Medtronic |
EndoPROMs: Patient-reported outcomes for the first 1000 participants from the Australian National Endometriosis Clinical and Scientific Trials (NECST) Registry. | Cecilia Ng, Adriana Meneses Gonzalez, Blake Knapman, Joanne Lee, Andrew Michelmore, Gita Mishra, Grant Montgomery, Peter Rogers, Jason Abbott | Cecilia Ng |
|
Best Video Presentation Sponsored by AGES |
Thoracic endometriosis: Recurrence of catamenial pneumothorax managed by Robotic repair of diaphragm with graft and staple lobectomy. | Kusam Nagi, Jessica Robertson, Assem Kalantan, David Rosen, Greg Cario, Sarah Choi, Danny Chou | Kusam Nagi |
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ORReady Award Sponsored by Paul & Janis Wetter |
Shaving of Rectal endometriosis by Laparoscopic Reverse Submucosal Dissection (LRSD): Sydney Shaving. A case series of 19 procedures. | Jessica Robertson, Assem Kalantan, Mikhail Sarofim, Sarah Choi, David Rosen, Greg Cario, Danny Chou | Jessica Robertson |
| AGES / Medtronic Travelling Fellowship 2023 | Cherynne Johansson | ||
| AGES / Hologic Hysteroscopic Fellowship 2023 | Inge Putri |
2022
AWARDS AGES XXII PELVIC FLOOR SYMPOSIUM 2022
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by AGES | The Changing Trend and Clinical Implications of the Use of Mid-urethral Sling in the Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence | Charlotte Rook, Alan Lam | Charlotte Rook |
| Best Digital Communications Presentation Sponsored by AGES | The feasibility of a new technique for sacral neuromodulation for Bladder Pain Syndrome; An assessment by Pelvic Pain Impact Questionnaire (PPIQ) scores. | Anne O'Connor, Jason Chow | Anne O'Connor |
| Best Video Presentation Sponsored by AGES | Indocyanine green for intraoperative visualisation of bladder and ureters in laparoscopic Gynaecological surgery for benign conditions: video presentation | Reema Kohli, RK Mishra | Reema Kohli |
AWARDS AGES XXXII ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2022
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by AGES | Histological effect of fractional CO2 laser in postmenopausal vaginal epithelium: A double-blind sham-controlled randomised trial | Fiona Li, Rebecca Deans, Erin Nesbitt-Hawes, Catherine Camaris, Jason Abbott | Fiona Li |
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by AGES | MACH – Methoxyflurane Analgesia for Conscious Hysteroscopy: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial – an interim analysis | Emily Twidale, Catherine Streeton, Lyn Hunt, Narena Dudley | Emily Twidale |
|
Outstanding New Presenter Sponsored by AGES |
Oral Glucose Tolerance Tests and Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction | Candice Anderson, Ajay Rane, Dhivya Thangavel | Candice Anderson |
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Outanding Trainee Presentation Sponsored by AGES |
Identification of ureters with ICG dye in benign gynaecology | Tanushree Rao, Cherynne Johansson, Sophia Berkemeier, Timothy Chang | Tanushree Rao |
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Best Digital Communications Presentation Sponsored by Medtronic |
Davinci Robotic Port Sites – New Configurations For Cosmesis | Jessica Robertson, Mikhail Sarofim, Assem Kalantan, Sarah Choi, David Rosen, Gregory Cario, Danny Chou | Jessica Robertson |
|
Outstanding Video Presentation Sponsored by AGES |
Neuropelveology: Robotic decompression of the sciatic plexus secondary to vascular entrapment | Mikhail Sarofim, Jessica Robertson, Assem Kalantan, Sarah Choi, David Rosen, Gregory Cario, Marc Possover, Danny Chou | Mikhail Sarofim |
| AGES / Medtronic Travelling Fellowship 2022 | Alison Bryant-Smith | ||
| AGES / Hologic Hysteroscopic Fellowship 2022 | Lauren Hofmann |
2021
AWARDS AGES XXXI ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2021
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGES/AAGL Exchange Lecture Sponsored by AGES | Superior Hypogastric Plexus Nerve Block in Minimally Invasive Gynecology: a Randomised Controlled Trial | Praveen De Silva, Sam Daniels, Mujahid Bukhari, Sarah Choi, Andy Lieu, David MB Rosen, Dean D Conrad, Gregory Cario, Danny Chou | Praveen De Silva |
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by Medtronic | Are we ‘Gritty’ enough? The importance of ‘Grit’ in O&G training - Association of passion and perseverance with burnout, thriving and career progression | Tarana Lucky, Belinda Lowe, Yasser Arafat, Evelyne Rathbone, Donald Angstetra | Tarana Lucky |
|
Outstanding New Presenter Sponsored by AGES |
A potential role for the Ghrelin / LEAP-2 axis in Endometriosis | Russell Duncan, Dana Georgevksy, Michael Cooper, Lisa Chopin | Russell Duncan |
|
Outanding Trainee Presentation The Platinum Laparoscope Award Sponsored by AGES |
Instituting vNOTES hysterectomy: An alternative pathway to credentialling in the COVID era | Kate Martin, Martin Ritossa, Kate Walsh, Tran Nguyen | Kate Martin |
|
Best Digital Communications Presentation Sponsored by Medtronic |
Impact of introducing new outpatient hysteroscopy service to clinical workflow and a solution to improve gynaecological trainee surgical exposure | Thomas Yeung, Harjot Gill, Vanessa Lusink, Jay Iyer | Thomas Yeung |
|
Outstanding Video Presentation Sponsored by AGES |
Laparoscopic Reverse Submucosal Dissection (Sydney Shaving): Standardising rectal shaving for bowel endometriosis | Assem Kalantan, Mujahid Bukhari, Dave Listijono, Aoife McSweeney, Shevy Perera, Jason Abbott, Michael Wynn-Williams, George Condous, Sarah Choi, David Rosen, Gregory Cario, Danny Chou | Assem Kalantan |
| AGES / Medtronic Travelling Fellowship 2021 | Rachel Collings | ||
| AGES / Hologic Hysteroscopic Fellowship 2021 | Brydie Purbrick |
2020
| Scholarship | Recipient | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Global Gynaecology Scholarship | Dr Musarrat Sultana | Bangladesh |
| Global Gynaecology Scholarship | Dr Tahsin Islam | Bangladesh |
AWARDS AGES XXX ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2020
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGES/AAGL Exchange Lecture Sponsored by AGES | Bladder Care Following Laparoscopy for Benign Non-Hysterectomy Gynaecological Conditions: A Randomised Controlled Trial | Lalla McCormack, Sophia Song, Christine Zhang, Aaron Budden, Amy Arnold, Haryun Won, Erin Nesbitt Hawes, Rebecca Deans, Jason Abbott | Lalla McCormack |
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by Medtronic | We live in a virtual world: Training the trainee using an integrated Visual Reality Stimulator training curriculum | Samantha Mooney, Shagun Narula, Emma Readman, Lenore Ellett | Samantha Mooney |
| Outstanding New Presenter Sponsored by Johnson and Johnson | A randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial of fractionated carbon dioxide laser treatment for women with post-menopausal vaginal atrophy symptoms | Fiona Li, Rebecca Deans, Erin Nesbitt-Hawes, Aaron Budden, Lalla McCormack, Sarah Maheux-Lacroix, Eva Segelov, Stephen Lyons, Jason Abbott | Fiona Li |
| Outanding Trainee Presentation The Platinum Laparoscope Award Sponsored by Stryker & AGES | Increasing the adoption of ambulatory hysteroscopy in Australia – cost comparisons and patient satisfaction | Pav Nanayakkara, Joyce Xiao, MeHrnoosh Aref-Adib, Alex Ades | Pav Nanayakkara |
| Best Digital Communications Presentation Sponsored by Karl Storz | Pelvic Microbiome – A potential new player in the understanding of Endometriosis. | Lior Levy, Jim Tsaltas | Lior Levy |
| AGES / Medtronic Travelling Fellowship 2020 | Albert Jung | ||
| AGES / Hologic Hysteroscopic Fellowship 2020 | Samantha Mooney | ||
| Interactive Hub of the Year Sponsored by AGES | Olympus |
2019
| Scholarship | Recipient | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Global Gynaecology Scholarship | Dr Dashdemberel Baasankhuu | Mongolia |
| Global Gynaecology Scholarship | Dr Odbaigal Tugjsuren | Mongolia |
AWARDS AGES XX PELVIC FLOOR SYMPOSIUM 2019
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by AGES | Pilot Evaluation of 3D printed medical grade Polycaprolactone (mPCL) scaffold for the surgical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse in the sheep model | Chris Maher, Alex Mowat, Mairim Serafini, Flavia Savi, Onur Bas, Tara Shabab, Siamak Saifzedeh, Nicholas O'Rourke, Zhuoran Chen | Zhuoran Chen |
| Best Digital Communications Presentation Sponsored by AGES | Endometriosis at Appendicetomy: are patients being diagnosed at initial laparoscopy? | Rebecca Young, Stephen Lyons | Rebecca Young |
AWARDS AGES XXIX ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2019
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGES/AAGL Exchange Lecture Sponsored by AGES | Skin Preparation for Surgical-Site Antisepsis in Gynaecological Laparoscopic Surgeries: A Double Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial | Charlotte Reddington , Uri P Dior, Shamitha Kathurusinghe, Claudia Cheng, Catarina Ang, Martin Healey | Charlotte Reddington |
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by Medtronic | Oral riboflavin to assess ureteral patency during cystoscopy: A randomized controlled clinical trial | Keryn Harlow, Michael L Stitely, Elliot MacKenzie | Keryn Harlow |
| Outstanding New Presenter Sponsored by Johnson and Johnson | "My Devil Womb" - Patient perspectives and their understanding of Endometriosis | Nadine Chilton, Sarah van Rheede van Oudtshoorn , Jennifer Pontre , Bernadette McElhinney , Krishnan Karthigasu , Marian Kember | Nadine Chilton |
| Outstanding Video Presentation Sponsored by Device Technologies | Neuropelveology – topographic, surgical and functional anatomy of autonomic and somatic pelvic nerve systems and its clinical applications in gynaecologic pelvic surgery | Sarah Choi, Dean Conrad, Tal Saar, Mansour Alshamari , Gregory Cario, Danny Chou, David Rosen | Sarah Choi |
| Outanding Trainee Presentation The Platinum Laparoscope Award Sponsored by Stryker | Comparison of surgical outcomes using Gyrus PK and LigaSure in Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial | Clare Wong, Amy Goh, Harry Merkur | Amy Goh |
| Best Digital Communications Presentation Sponsored by AGES | Methoxyflurane analgesia for outpatient intrauterine device insertion | Emily Twidale, Catherine ` Streeton , Deborah Devonshire , Paddy Moore | Emily Twidale |
| AGES Travelling Fellowship 2019 Medtronic | Supuni Kapurubandara |
2018
| Scholarship | Recipient | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Global Gynaecology Scholarship | Dr Bolorjargal Erdenebileg | Mongolia |
| Global Gynaecology Scholarship | Dr Aina Kuk | Mongolia |
AWARDS AGES XIX PELVIC FLOOR SYMPOSIUM 2018
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by AGES | Pelvic Floor Medicine with CO2 laser and Platelet-rich Plasma: Chance, Change, Challenge | Tran T Nguyen, Fariba Behnia Willison | Tran Nguyen |
| Best Digital Communications Presentation Sponsored by AGES | Does Bilateral or Unilateral Fixation Matter for the Surgical Outcomes of High Uterosacral Vaginal Vault Suspension Procedure? | Pattaya Hengrasmee , Sasithorn Anukunwattaka, Chutimon Asumpinwong, Pichai Leerasiri | Pattaya Hengrasmee |
AWARDS AGES XXVIII ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2018
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGES/AAGL Exchange Lecture Sponsored by AGES | Use of a multimedia module to aid junior doctors’ knowledge to consent patients for Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: A randomised controlled trial | S Jackson, P Chowdary, L Hicks, L Ellett, P Maher | Stephanie Jackson |
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by Medtronic | Skin Preparation for Surgical-Site Antisepsis in Gynaecological Laparoscopic Surgeries: Preliminary results of A Double Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial | Uri P Dior, Shamitha Kathurursinghe , Claudia Cheng, Catarina Ang , Martin Healey | Uri Dior |
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by Medtronic | Perfusion MRI in Asherman syndrome | Rebecca Deans | Rebecca Deans |
| Outstanding New Presenter Sponsored by Johnson and Johnson | Surgery at home: Can portable laparoscopic simulators improve the skills of gynaecology trainees? | Erin Wilson, Sarah Janssens , Luke McLindon, David G Hewett, Brian Jolly , Michael Beckmann | Erin Wilson |
| Outstanding Video Presentation Sponsored by Device Technologies | Laparoscopic discoid resection of rectal deeply infiltrative endometriosis nodule - Retroperitoneal anatomy of pararectal and retrorectal spaces in nerve-sparing endometriosis surgery | Sarah Choi , Dean Conrad, Matthew Morgan, Stefaan Pacquee, Lionel Reftmann, Gregory M. Cario , Danny Chou, David Rosen | Sarah Choi |
| Outanding Trainee Presentation The Platinum Laparoscope Award Sponsored by Stryker | The operating theatre as classroom: a qualitative study of learning and teaching surgical competencies | Violet Kieu , Debra Nestel | Violet Kieu |
| Best Digital Communications Presentation Sponsored by AGES | Build it, and they still won't come: how to motivate gynaecology trainees to make the most of laparoscopic simulation training opportunities | Alison C Bryant-Smith , Janice Rymer, Ged Murtagh | Alison Bryant-Smith |
| AGES Travelling Fellowship 2018 Medtronic | Hugh O'Connor |
AWARDS AGES PELVIC FLOOR SYMPOSIUM 2017
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by AGES | MiniArc vs TVT Abbrevo Midurethral Sling in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence – an RCT – 6 and 12month follow up | Joan Melendez Munoz, M Braverman, Anna Rosamilia, N Young, A Leitch, J Lee 1 | Author: Joan Melendez-Munoz Presenter: Anna Rosamilia |
| Best Digital Communications Presentation Sponsored by AGES | Is total vaginal length a confounder between cervical descent and symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse? | Myriam Girgis, Ka Lai Shek, Hans Peter Dietz | Myriam Girgis |
AWARDS AGES XXVII ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2017
| Award | TItle | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGES-AAGL Exchange Lecture Sponsored by AGES | The Ergonomics of Laparoscopic Surgery: A Quantitative Study of the Time and Motion of Laparoscopic Surgeons in Live Surgical Environments | Aitchison L, Cui C K, Arnold A, Nesbitt-Hawes E, Abbott J | Lucy Aitchison |
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by Medtronic | The Fatigue Study: A Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial of the Impact of Fatigue on Surgeon Performance in Long Procedures | Yazdani A, McDowell S, Spooner D, Dux P, Ford E, Kroon B | Ben Kroon |
| Outstanding New Presenter Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Medical Companies | Ultrasound Based Endometriosis Staging System (UBESS) to predict complexity of laparoscopic surgery using AGES laparoscopic skill levels | Tompsett J, Gerges B, Reid S, Chang T, Condous C | Jessica Tompsett |
| Outstanding Video Presentation Sponsored by Device Technologies | Ovarian ectopic pregnancy: a surgical technique for ovarian conservation | Blain G, Abbott J | Gemma Blain |
| Outstanding Trainee Presentation The Platinum Laparoscope Award Sponsored by Stryker & AGES | Pilot study to assess the possible role of the Mirena Intrauterine Device (IUD) in the management of endometrial polyps | Chowdary P, Ma T, Newman M, Ellett L, Maher P, Readman E | Prathima Chowdary |
| Best Digital Communications Presentation Sponsored by AGES | Laparoscopic anatomy of the superior and inferior hypogastric plexus in the cadaver. | Reyftmann L, Chou D, Rosen D, Gale P, Cario G | Lionel Reyftmann |
| AGES Travelling Fellowship 2017 | Iferne Tan |
AWARDS AGES PELVIC FLOOR SYMPOSIUM 2016
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by AGES | Effect of Parity on Ovine Vaginal Wall Tissue Properties | Emmerson S, Gargett C E, Young N, Rosamilia A, Werkmeister J, Vashi A, Edwards S, White J | Stuart Emmerson |
| Best Digital Communications Presentation Sponsored by AGES | The Case of the Mismanaged Prolapse : Video Presentation and Review of Literature | Kapurubandara S, Nikam Y | Supuni Kapurubandara |
AWARDS AGES XXVI ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2016
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGES-AAGL Exchange Lecture Sponsored by AGES | Can Narrowband Imaging Improve the Laparoscopic Identification of Superficial Endometriosis? | Ma T, Ellett L, Eskander A, McIlwaine K, Manwaring J, Readman E, Maher P | Tony Ma |
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by Medtronic/AGES | A prospective analysis of hysteroscopic morcellation in the management of intrauterine pathologies | Arnold A, Ketheeswaran A, Bhatti M , Nesbitt-Hawes E, Abbott J | Amy Arnold |
| Outstanding New Presenter Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Medical Companies | Caesarean scar pregnancy: A systematic review of diagnosis and management | Maheux-Lacroix S, Budden A, Deans R, Soon G, Arnold A, Nesbitt-Hawes E, Lyons S, Abbott J | Sarah Maheux-Lacroix |
| Outstanding Video Presentation Sponsored by Device Technologies | My period takes my breath away | McLindon L, Wynn-Williams M, Yeung S, Kroon B | Luke McLindon |
| Outstanding Trainee Presentation The Platinum Laparoscope Award Sponsored by Stryker & AGES | 3-D transvaginal sonography as pre-operative predictor of the need to morcellate in women undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy: pilot study to evaluate the "probability of morcellation index"(PMI) | Gerges B, Mongelli M, Casikar I, Bignardi T, Condous G | Bassem Gerges |
| Best Digital Communications Presentation Sponsored by AGES | Use of a Bettocchi hysteroscope and microscissors, in difficult cases of access to the uterine cavity | Reyftmann L | Lionel Reyftmann |
| AGES Travelling Fellowship 2016 Medtronic | Sarah Choi |
AWARDS AGES PELVIC FLOOR SYMPOSIUM 2015
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by AGES | Do paravaginal sutures improve outcomes for cystocele repair? Results from an RCT at 1-year | Singh R, Cornish A, Carey M | Ruchi Singh |
| Best Digital Communications Presentation Sponsored by AGES | Urethral Diverticulum – Diagnosis and Management | Carswell F | Frida Carswell |
AWARDS AGES XXV ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2015
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by AGES | Intrauterine adhesions following hysteroscopic treatment for retained products of conception: what are the risk factors? | Barel O, Krakov A, Pansky M, Vaknin Z, Smorgick N | Oshri Barel |
| Outstanding New Presenter Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Medical | Retrospective clinical audit comparing outcomes of Magnetic Resonance Guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) in the treatment of submucosal uterine fibroids and all other fibroid types at the Royal Women’s Hospital Melbourne | Demyanenko M, Szabo R, Dobrotwir A, Ang C | Marina Demyanenco |
| Outstanding Video Presentation Sponsored by AGES | Surgical pearl of colpotomy and specimen removal for laparoscopic myomectomy | Hada T, Andou M | Hada Tomonori |
| Outstanding Trainee Presentation The Platinum Laparoscope Award Sponsored by Stryker & AGES | Laparoscopic resection of interstitial ectopic pregnancy (1426) | Harris A, Anpalagan A | Amani Harris |
| Best Digital Communications Presentation Sponsored by AGES | Ovarian torsion in pregnancy: Video case report and review of the literature | Kapurubandara S, Anpalagan A | Supuni Kapurubandara |
| AGES/Covidien Travelling Fellowship 2015 Covidien | Marilla Druitt |
AWARDS AGES FOCUS MEETING 2014
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Free Communication | 10 year retrospective review of leiomuyosarcoma cases and complications from surgery for fibroids | T Ma, L Elett, J Manwaring, K McIlwaine, E Readman, P Maher | Tony Ma |
AWARDS AGES PELVIC FLOOR SYMPOSIUM & WORKSHOP XV 2014
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Free Communication | TVT – 5year Follow Up in the Obese and Non-obese Patient | McKenna J, Brims F, Sarma S, Parkin K, Allen W, Moore K | Joanne McKenna |
| Best Interactive Session AGES | Richa Gulati |
AWARDS AGES XXIV ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2014
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by Covidien | A prospective case-control study to examine for the presence of nerve fibres in the endometrium and the usefulness of endometrial biopsy as a diagnostic test for endometriosis | Ellett L, Readman E, Newman M, McIlwaine K, Villegas R, Jagasia N, Maher P | Lenore Ellett |
| Outstanding New Presenter Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Medical | Myosure resection of endometrial polyps under local anaesthesia in the outpatient setting: A prospective study | McIlwaine P, McElhinney B, Karthigasu K | Patrick McIlwaine |
| Outstanding Video Presentation Sponsored by AGES | A novel method to facilitate uterine delivery at robotic hysterectomy | Manolitsas T | Tom Manolitas |
| Outstanding Trainee Presentation The Platinum Laparoscope Award Sponsored by Stryker & AGES | Implication of umbilical port and endoscope size on total laparoscopic hysterectomy: A randomized control trial | Acton J, Salfinger S, Tan J | Jade Acton |
| Best Digital Communications Presentation Sponsored by AGES | Decrease in AMH after laparoscopic excision of endometrioma | Rodgers R, Reid G, Cooper M, Tsaltas J | Rachel Rodgers |
| AGES/Covidien Travelling Fellowship 2014 Sponsored by AGES & Covidien | Jade Acton | ||
| AGES Travelling Fellowship 2014 Sponsored by AGES | Tom Manley |
AWARDS AGES XXIII ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2013
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Free Communication Sponsored by Covidien & AGES | The use of a multimedia module to aid the informed consent process for gynaecological laparoscopy for gynaecological laparoscopy for pelvic pain. A Randomised Control Trial | Ellett L, Villegas R, Jagasia N, Beischer A, Readman E, Maher P | Lenore Ellett |
| Outstanding New Presenter Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Medical | Retrospective clinical audit reviewing the use of Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) in the treatment of submucosal uterine fibroids at the Royal Women’s Hospital Melbourne | Rajadevan N, Szabo R, Dobrotwir A, Ang WC | Niveditha Rajadevan |
| Outstanding Video Presentation Sponsored by AGES | Laparoscopic removal and repair of Caesarean scar ectopic pregnancy | Titiz, H | Hasan Titiz |
| Outstanding Trainee Presentation The Platinum Laparoscope Award Sponsored by Stryker & AGES | XCEL Bladeless Trocar versus Veress Needle: A randomised controlled trial comparing these two entry techniques in gynaecological laparoscopic surgery | Manley T, Wright P, Vollenhoven B, Tsaltas J, Lawrence A, Najjar H, Pearce S, Tan J, Chan K-W, Wang L, Amir M, Fernandes H, Hyde S, Grant P, McIlwaine K, Cameron M | Tom Manley |
| Best Digital Communications Presentation Sponsored by AGES | Thrombus-like structures seen in the infundibular-pelvic ligament during the laparoscopic management of ovarian torsion | Georgiou C | Chris Georgiou |
| The Carl Wood Memorial AGES/Covidien Travelling Fellowship 2013 Sponsored by AGES & Covidien | Simon McDowell | ||
| The David Healy Memorial AGES Travelling Fellowship 2013 Sponsored by AGES | Hugo Fernandes |
AWARDS AGES XXII ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2012
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Kerin Award for Best Free Communication Sponsored by Covidien | A single blind randomised controlled trial of surgical and patient outcomes using mechanical bowel preparation | Won HR, Maley P , Salim S, Rao A, Neil T. Campbel NT, Abbott JA | Haryun Won |
| Best Video Presentation Sponsored by B Braun | Have you seen my threads? | Georgiou C | Chris Georgiou |
| Best Registrar Presentation Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Medical | Coexistence of endometriosis in women with symptomatic fibroids | Patel PS, Lam A | Priya Patel |
| Best Free Communications Presentation Sponsored by Karl Storz Endoscopy | Laparoscopic hysterectomy, implications of port size | Acton J, Salfinger S | Jade Acton |
| Best Poster Presentation Sponsored by AGES | Audit to assess the failure rate of Essure sterilization at South West Gynaecology, Bunbury, WA | Weishaupt J | Jennifer Weishaupt |
AWARDS AGES FOCUS MEETING 2011
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Free Communications Presentation Sponsored by AGES | Statewide survey on safety mechanisms in gynaecological surgery. | McGurgan P, Faithfull T, Wilde K, Wong S | Assoc. Prof. Paul McGurgan |
AWARDS AGES PELVIC FLOOR SYMPOSIUM & WORKSHOP XII 2011
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Free Communications Presentation Sponsored by AGES | Functional outcomes for surgical revision of synthetic slings performed for voiding dysfunction. | Agnew G, Dwyer PL, Rosamilia A, Edwards G, Lee JK | Dr Gerard Agnew |
| AGES / Covidien Travelling Fellowship Sponsored by Covidien | Dr Nick Bedford | ||
| AGES Travelling Fellowship Sponsored by AGES | Dr Kenneth Law |
AWARDS AGES XXI ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2011
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Kerin Award for Best Free Communication | Pre-operative MRI for assessment of bowel involvement in patients with deep pelvic endometriosis – does timing of menstrual cycle make a difference? | Cameron M, Readman E, McIlwaine K, Esler S, Maher PJ | Dr Nisha Jagasia |
| Best Video Presentation | Pregnancy management following Laparoscopic Mesh Sacrohysteropexy in a nullipara | Chou D, Aust T, Cario G, Rosen D, Reyftmann L, Miller T | Dr Kate Gardner |
| Best Registrar Presentation | What is sonovaginography and how can it help the laparoscopic surgeon? | Winder S, Reid G, Abbott J, Cario G, Chou D, Condous G | Dr Shannon Reid |
| Best Poster Presentation | Robotic gynaecological surgery at Epworth Eastern Hospital, Melbourne | Dr Tom Manolitsas |
AGES AWARDS 2010
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGES / Covidien Travelling Fellowship Sponsored by Covidien | Dr Neil Campbell | ||
| John Kerin Award for Best Free Communication | Introducing the ‘magnet method’ into gynecological single port surgery | Andou M | Yoshihiro Takaki |
| Best Video Presentation | Deep bladder endometriosis-surgical treatment | Tsaltas J, Donnellan S, Chan Y, Tan J | Michal Amir |
| Best Registrar Presentation | Can we predict posterior compartment deep infiltrative endometriosis (DIE) using sonovaginography in women undergoing laparoscopy for chronic pelvic pain? | Reid S, Alhamdan D, Reid G, Condous G | Tommaso Bignardi |
| Best Poster Presentation | Robotic-assisted radical trachelectomy | Choi DS, Kim B-G, Bae D-S | Chel Hun Choi |
| Best Free Communication | Lower urinary tract and bowel dysfunction following radical endometriosis resection | Krishnan S, De Vries B, Cooper M | Ying Hong Li |
| Best Video Presentation | A novel technique for opened uterine cavity in deep intramural fibroids: Two step bottom up suturing technique in laparoscopic myomectomy | Matsumoto T, Saeki A, Hashimoto Y, Kuramori R, Akashi Y, Chien HW, Morishita M, Ikuma K | Hisato Oku |
| Best Registrar Presentation | Is Pouch of Douglas (POD) obliteration a marker of bowel endometriosis? | Bignardi T, Lam A, Luscombe G | Su-Yen Khong |
AGES AWARDS 2009
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGES / Covidien Travelling Fellowship Sponsored by Covidien | Dr Luice Wang | ||
| John Kerin Award for Best Free Communication | Laparoscopy for all: A team approach | N Tait, S Bagia | Chris Georgiou |
| Best Video Presentation | Temporary uterine artery clipping as an adjunct for the resection of large leiomyomata | M Wynn-Williams | Ben Kroon |
| Best Registrar Presentation | The role of the gynaecological oncologist in a tertiary hospital | S Salfinger | Jade Graham |
| Best Poster Presentation | Total laparoscopy hysterectomy: a three year experience Instituto Nacional de perinatologia. Isidro Espinoza de los Reyes. | M C M Valezquez, H A Coeto, L L Lopez | Hector Hugo Bustos |
AGES AWARDS 2008
| Award | Title | Co-Authors | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGES / Covidien Travelling Fellowship Sponsored by Covidien | Dr Ben Kroon | ||
| Wednesday 12 March – Free Communications | |||
| Best Clinical Presentation | Pre operative histological diagnosis of intestinal endometriosis achieved by FNA during intestinal endosonography (EUS FNA) | Rossini L, Ribeiro PAG, Colaiacovo R, Rodrigues F, Aoki T | Lucio Rossini |
| Best Scientific Presentation | Oestrogen has differential effects on vegf-a isoform and receptor mrna expression in different cellular compartments of the mouse uterus | Walter L, Rogers P, Girling J | Jane Girling |
| Best Poster Presentation | Structural changes during menstrual shedding and repair | Garry R, Hart R, Karthigasu K | Ray Garry |
| Thursday 13 March – Free Communications | |||
| Best Clinical Presentation | The MDOT study: menstrual disorder of teenagers | Parker M, Sneddon A | Melissa Parker |
| Best Scientific Presentation | MicroRNAs in endometriosis | Ohlsson Teague M, Print CG, van der Hoek K, van der Hoek MB, Hull ML | Maria Ohlsson-Teague |
| Best Poster Presentation | Absence of aromatase expression in human peritoneal, ovarian and rectovaginal endometriotic lesions | Colette S, Heilier JF, Lousse JC, Defrère S, Van Langendonckt A, Loumaye E, Donnez J | Sebastian Colette |
| Friday 14 March – Free Communications | |||
| Best Clinical Presentation | Endometriosis Fertility Index (EFI): The new, validated endometriosis staging system | Adamson D, Pasta D | David Adamson |
| Best Scientific Presentation | The role of the EP2 receptor in the growth of ectopic lesions in a mouse model of endometriosis | Pullen N, de Giorgio-Miller A | Nick Pullen |
| Best Poster Presentation | Altered cell cycle control in endometrial cultures from patients with endometriosis carrying the PROGINS allele: evidences for impaired progesterone action in endometriosis | D’Amora P, Maciel TT, Tambellini R, Mori MA, Pesquero JB, Girão MJBC, Silva IDCG, Schor E | Paulo D’Amora |
AGES AWARDS 2007
| Award | Presentation | Winner | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGES / ConMed Linvatec Travelling Fellowship Sponsored by ConMed Linvatec | Fariba Behnia-Willison | $5,000.00 | |
| AGES / Tyco Travelling Fellowship Sponsorship Tyco Healthcare | Stuart Salfinger | $5,000.00 | |
| John Kerin Award for Best Free Communication at AGES 2007 Sponsored by Tyco Healthcare | A prospective, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of multimodal intra-operative analgesia for laparoscopic excision of endometriosis | Michael Costello | $500.00 |
| Best New Technology at AGES 2007 Sponsored by N Stenning & Co | A new biosynthetic material for pelvic floor repair Georgiou C, Cario G, Neethling WML | Chris Georgiou | $500.00 |
| Best Registrar Presentation at ‘AGES 2007′ Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Medical | Applying education theory to the informed consent process using a web-based multimedia application – a prospective, randomized, controlled pilot study Claydon-Platt D, Cameron M, Maher P, Ong N, Manwaring J, Beischer A | Melissa Cameron | $500.00 |
| Best Video Presentation at ‘AGES 2007′ Sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap | Laparoscopic cervical cerclage: a six step approach – a video presentation.Singh SS, Allen LM, Leyland NA, Thomas J, Windrim R, Whittle WL | Sony Singh | $500.00 |