AAGL
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| Abbreviation | AAGL |
|---|---|
| Gegründet | 1971 |
| Standort |
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Mitglieder | More than 5000 |
Key people | Dr.Ceana H.NezhatPresident Dr.Arnold P.AdvinculaVice-President Dr.Robert K. ZurawinTreasurer Linda MichelsExecutive Director |
| Website | http://www.aagl.org/ |
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, AAGL is a professional medical association of surgeons dedicated to the research and advancement of minimally invasive gynecologic procedures. AAGL was founded by Jordan M. Phillips, M.D. in 1971 and currently has over 7000 members spread over 110 countries.[1]
Vision
AAGL was established with the intention of serving women with the best medical procedure related to Women's Health. Since inception the society has held dialogues, discussed and shared views on minimally invasive procedures.[2]
Meetings
AAGL provides a number of Continuing Medical Education (CME) events to its members throughout the year.
Publication
AAGL publishes the advancements in gynecologic laproscopy and other conference proceedings in the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, a part of AAGL.[3]
Affiliation
AAGL has over 40 collaborations with sister societies around the world which include the North America, South America, European Union, Africa, Australasia & Asia. The society corroborates international relationship as a means to promote the art of training and free knowledge flow through partnership and collaboration.[4]
Debate
- Hysterectomy:In January 2014, there was a debate in relation to a Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy procedure called Uterine Morcellation. Morcellation involves using of a powered device to grind the tumor/fibroid into smaller pieces. The pieces are later removed through small incisions. The in house editors at Lancet Oncology had stated the use of morcellation to pose risks ten times higher to normal surgery. However, many doctors & members of other societies have defended the procedure by stating the risks to be 1-in-400 to 1-in-1000. The message board of AAGL had been the forefront of the debate till association decided to call off the debate because of the controversy. As per the leader of AAGL, they were preparing a paper investigating the risks in relation hysterectomy.[5]
See Also
References
- ^ "About us". AAGL website. Retrieved 5thFebuary,2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Our Vision". AAGL website. Retrieved 4th February,2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "JMIG homepage". JMIG website. Retrieved 5th february,2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Affiliated Societies". AAGL website. AAGL. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ Levitz, Jennifer. "Debate Grows Over Possible Dangers From a Type of Hysterectomy". USA: The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 5th February,2014.
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