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 Peter Maher Distinguished Service Award

Nominations open on 1 August and close on 30 October 2024

Professor Peter Maher was a distinguished Clinical Professor at the University of Melbourne and the inaugural Director of Endosurgery at the Mercy Hospital for Women, where he served until his retirement in 2020.

He played a foundational role in the Australian Gynaecological Endoscopy Society (AGES), serving as a founding member and later as president from 1995 to 1999. He remained a lifetime member of AGES.

In addition to his national contributions, Professor Maher also held international leadership roles. He served as president of the International Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy (ISGE) and was a board member of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL).

His exceptional contributions to the field were recently recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the AAGL, and he was awarded an Order of Australia (AO) in 2024.

Selection Criteria

The Peter Maher Distinguished Service Award will be presented to a current or former member of AGES who has made a significant and lasting contribution to the society's work.

The recipient will have been actively involved in research, teaching, training, or administrative aspects of the Society for many years.

Click below to view the full submission details and to submit your nomination.

Please Note: Nominations must be submitted via the online submission link below. Email applications will not be accepted.

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 Travelling Fellowships

Submissions have closed for the 2024 AGES/Medtronic Travelling Fellowship and the AGES/Hologic Hysteroscopic Travelling Fellowship. 

Applications for 2025 Fellowships will open late 2024. 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.

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 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.

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 Global Gynaecology Scholarship

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. Through the AGES Global Gynaecology Scholarship that is awarded to up to two recipients annually, AGES endeavours to provide scholarship recipients with the opportunity to engage 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 AUD for airfares, accommodation, and attendance at 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 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
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
Outstanding New Presenter
Sponsored by AGES
Evaluating the Relationship Between Hormonal Expression and Clinical Presentation in Endometriosis and Adenomyosis Belinda Guo Belinda Guo
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
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
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

2023

AWARDS AGES XXXIII ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2023

Award Title Co-Authors Winner
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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