- 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.
