Overview of the inaugural congress of Asian Society for Gynecologic Robotic Surgery (ASGRS) 2015

Abstract

The inaugural scientific meeting of the Asian Society for Gynecologic Robotic Surgery (ASGRS) on gynecological field was held at Advanced Surgery Training Centre of National University Hospital in Singapore, 18 and 19 August 2015. The ASGRS was established for raising the bar on women’s surgical healthcare in Asia with robotic surgery through research, innovation, and leadership. In addition, this scientific meeting was aimed at enhancing and sharing up-to-date knowledge about robotic surgery for patients with gynecologic disease. A total of 40 participants from eight countries (Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and USA) participated in the congress (Figs. 1-4), which comprised 13 lectures and one live surgery divided into five sessions (Table 1).