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What is the state of fibroid awareness? In March of this year The Fibroid Foundation (patient advocacy group), posted to social media a game board style illustration mapping out the path to find a...
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Global Congress Sneak Peek!
New Orleans is well-known for its unique music, cuisine, and Mardi Gras celebration but this November it will take on another world-famous role as host city of the AAGL Global Congress! As the Chair...
Making an IMPACT: 2024 Honorary Chair
Choosing an Honorary Chair each year is a heartfelt, thoughtful process led by the Scientific Program Committee Chair and ratified by the AAGL Board of Directors. This position of great honor recognizes individuals who...
2nd AAGL Hysteroscopy Summit: Let There Be Light
Globally, millions of people witnessed the awe-inspiring spectacle of the total solar eclipse. The moon moved in front of the sun, and for a few precious moments, day turned into night. We witnessed the...
IMPACT: Advancing Women’s Healthcare Together
I sure hope you're planning to be in New Orleans Nov 16-19 for the 53rd Global Congress on MIGS. Our theme this year is “IMPACT: Advancing Women’s Healthcare Together.” The Scientific Program Committee is...
2024 AAGL Global Congress: Call for Abstracts
Join us as a presenter at the 53rd AAGL Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology, the premier MIGS education and networking event of the year! The Scientific Program Committee (SPC) cordially invites you to...
AAGL in the New Year: A Message From the President
Dear Friends, Dear AAGL members, First, I wish you and all your loved ones a wonderful and happy 2024. For many reasons, this year will stay in history; let’s hope for the best for...
Submit Your Course Proposals For the 2024 Scientific Program Now!
The theme of the 53rd Global Congress is IMPACT: Advancing Women’s Healthcare Together. To develop an innovative, robust, thought-provoking program for the 2024 Global Congress, one that will challenge us to grow as surgeons...
52nd Global Congress Reflections!
First, thank you to all the participants, you made this event a memorable one. Thank you for the sessions that were built from your ideas and abstract submissions. In our theme, “Sustainability in Surgery:...
Countdown to the Global Congress!
In just a little over a week, we will come together as an international body to discuss, design, and plan the future of MIGS during the 52nd AAGL Global Congress. Our hearts are heavy...
Global Congress Update: Keynote Address Speaker and Social Events
In just a little over six weeks, our colleagues from all over the world will be joining us for the 52nd Global Congress in Nashville or tuning in online! I am honored to announce...
Global Congress Update: Pre-Recorded Surgeries and Surgical Tutorials
We are just three months away from the 52nd AAGL Global Congress to be held November 5-8, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee. Registration and discounted hotel rates are now open. We anticipate attendees from 70+...
Fibroids ≠ Hysterectomy
“That’s reckless” said the General Ob/Gyn Board Examiner to my MIGS fellow after she presented an uncomplicated robotic myomectomy and salpingectomy in a 46-year-old with symptomatic fibroids. The patient had a long history of...
AAGL’s 2023 Strategic Plan
Dear Members of AAGL, As we begin a new year, I am pleased to present to you the AAGL 2023 Strategic Plan. Our Board of Directors met in 2022 to develop this plan and...
Opportunities for the New Year
Thanks to our many accomplishments in 2022, AAGL begins 2023 with a firm foundation and excitement for the opportunities in this new year! Part of planning for the new year is gathering input from...
2022 Year in Review
The AAGL has had many notable accomplishments in this past year. Some of these accomplishments built upon foundations laid for years by those who have gone before us, and other accomplishments blazed a new...
Patient Advocacy and Education at AAGL22
Our annual AAGL Global Congress is a mere few weeks away. Of course, it will be a great time to reconnect with old friends, make new friends, and learn cutting edge surgery and emerging...
SurgeryU: Progress and Gratitude
As I reflect on my last few months as Editor-In-Chief of SurgeryU, I am amazed and proud of what my team and I have accomplished over the last 5+ years. Back in 2017 when...
