International Association for Ambulatory Surgery

To promote the development of high quality ambulatory surgery.

To stimulate the formation of national associations for ambulatory surgery.

To promote education and training in ambulatory surgery for surgeons, anaesthetists and nurses.

To encourage multi-disciplinary working in ambulatory surgery.

To stimulate research in ambulatory surgery.

To form a database of ambulatory surgery and anaesthesia.

To promote the international exchange of knowledge and experience in ambulatory surgery.

To organise seminars and conferences on ambulatory surgery.

To develop internationally agreed guidelines for the practice of ambulatory surgery.

To publish the peer reviewed international journal, Ambulatory Surgery.

To collaborate with International healthcare bodies.