AGES Society
The Australasian Gynaecological Endoscopy and Surgery (AGES) Society has built on its vision 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.
Our Vision
AGES is a diverse, inclusive society of Gynaecologists, providing education and professional engagement opportunities for our members.
We aspire to operate in an innovative, patient-centered, socially responsible and sustainable manner.
We do this by:
- Championing and advancing excellence in surgical gynaecological practice
- Providing scientific and clinical forums on all aspects of patient-centered gynaecology
- Providing scientific meetings, education, workshops and courses in gynaecological care globally
- Delivering the two-year AATP focussed on minimally invasive gynaecological care
- Fostering and supporting gynaecological scientific research
- Collaborating with health practitioners, patients and societies to improve gynaecological health
- Advocating to promote gynaecological health
LEADERSHIP - looking to the future, investing strategically in education & training, surgery, and research to build professional skills & improve gynaecological health
EXCELLENCE - striving to be the best that we can be in all we do
INNOVATION - encouraging the pursuit of better ways of working
INCLUSION – advocating, respecting, valuing & including all
INTEGRITY - acting with integrity, being honest, honourable & fair in all we do
Strategic Planning
The AGES Board of 2025 - 2027 have created a strategic plan that has a vision, purpose and values that coincide with goals, objectives and actions. AGES’ purpose is to improve women’s health and the AGES Board are dedicated to becoming a leading international organisation focused on improving women’s health through education, training, research and advocacy.
Education
AGES strives to help its members:
Achieve the Appropriate Training
Evaluate the Latest Evidence
Deliver the Benefits to their patients
AGES collaborates with The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) in the development of continuing professional development (CPD) through many of its innovative programs.
Annual Scientific Meeting
Scientific meetings have long been the foundation of the AGES society success. Our annual scientific meetings showcase international experts and are a forum for excellence and exchange of ideas. The national faculty represents all areas of surgical care in our profession and frequently invites colleagues from associated specialty areas to present, engage and educate the membership.
Focus Meeting
Responding to an unmet need for education in a variety of fields that often fall outside the realms of science and evidence, the annual focus meeting hones in on a specific area in our speciality. These have included office gynaecology, surgical complications, practice and risk management as well as many other scientific fields.
Pelvic Floor Symposium
With the introduction of pelvic floor meetings in 2000, the AGES society entered a new era of surgical education with the inclusion of both subspecialists and generalists alike in this important and ever-changing field of surgical care. Their popularity has endured and they remain an important method of disseminating the very latest innovations, techniques and information.
AGES Accredited Training Program
AGES has introduced a two year national training program in advanced gynaecological endoscopy to facilitate endoscopic training in Australia and New Zealand to provide gynaecological surgeons with the skills necessary for minimally invasive surgery.
Research Grants
The AGES Society Research Fund has been the principal provider of surgical research in Australasia for the last 22 years. During this time, more than $1,700,000 has been granted to over 117 research projects and there is an ongoing commitment to continue the research program into gynaecological surgery and its impact on improvements in women’s health.
Awards, Fellowships, & Scholarships
With a strong focus on continued education, AGES proudly supports a variety of awards, grants, scholarships to not just our members but also the broader international audience. Over $23,000 AUD is awarded annually.