Welcome to the website of Associate Professor Bernard Haylen, Certified Urogynaecologist.
This
website has been designed to provide information to patients and their
families as well as medical and allied health professionals about
Urogynaecology, that area of gynaecology and female urology that
involves the assessment and treatment of Bladder and pelvic floor
problems including urinary Incontinence, uterine and vaginal Prolapse.
You
will find detailed information on the diagnosis and treatment of all
the different conditions in Urogynaecology. Included also is a full
academic and professional background of Associate Professor Haylen as
well as details of his three Clinics.
It is hoped you will find the site informative and easy to use.
This website was launched February 18, 2006.
It was last updated on November 2, 2007.
Associate Professor Bernard Haylen is a Certified Urogynaecologist
(Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and
Gynaecologists). He accepts referrals of women with symptoms of bladder
dysfunction (most commonly urinary incontinence), uterine and vaginal
prolapse, other pelvic floor problems as well as general gynaecological
issues such as menstrual disorders or uterine fibroids.
Associate Professor Haylen commenced practice at St Vincent’s in 1989
following his graduation at the University of Liverpool, U.K. as a
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), his thesis entitled “Screening for voiding
difficulty in women” having been successful. He has 17
years subsequent experience in the field of urogynaecology seeing
around 850 new referrals per year.
Associate Professor Haylen has full Consulting and Urodynamic Clinics
at St Vincent’s Clinic (Monday, Tuesday), Prince of Wales Private
Consulting Rooms (Thursday) and the Mater Medical Centre (Friday). He
has general consulting at St Vincent’s Clinic (Thursday). He operates
privately at St Vincent’s Clinic, St Vincent’s Private and the Mater.
He also operates at two public Hospitals, St Vincent’s and the Royal
Hospital for Women. His surgical activity in 2006 (1070 major and 613 minor procedures) is outlined in the section Surgery.
Associate Professor Haylen is Conjoint Associate Professor at the
University of New South Wales. He has been Chairman of the Dept of
Gynaecology at St Vincent’s Private Hospital since 1998. He is the
current Chairman of the Medical Staff Council at St Vincent’s Private
Hospital. He is a Fellow of the RANZCOG and the RCOG. He is a member of
International Urogynecological Association (serving on its
International Board from 2000-2004) and the International Continence
Society.
Associate Professor Haylen is the author of over 60 articles in peer
review journals. In addition to his presentations at international
meetings, he is a regular speaker at RANZCOG , general practice and
pelvic floor meetings. He is extensively involved in research and
publication. He is most well-known for his many papers on the subject
of “Voiding Difficulty in Women. His Liverpool Nomograms for urine flow
rates in men and women are a worldwide standard. His other research
interests include ultrasound in urogynaecology, the effects of hormone
replacement therapy on the bladder and pelvic floor, recurrent urinary
tract infections and the retroverted uterus.
Under the auspices of the International Urogynecological Association, he has prepared ‘A classification of complications directly related to the insertion of prostheses (meshes, tapes and implants) and grafts in urogynecological surgery. He has developed a urogynecology-specific terminology report.
Associate Professor Haylen reviews submitted publications for the
International Urogynecology Journal, Neurourology & Urodynamics and
the Medical Journal of Australia, the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. |
