Whilst surgeons and anaesthetists over the years have understood the importance of optimising perioperative pain management, it is only relatively recently that real exploration of the topic of perioperative pain and outcome has gained prominence.

Looking from someone’s front or back, their spine should be straight. The term scoliosis simply refers to a sideways bend of the spine. There are two main types of scoliosis – postural and structural.

We’re thrilled to welcome Dr Tim Sinclair to the Healthscope team as the General Manager of our Nepean Private Hospital. Tim is a passionate and experienced health professional and was most recently the Executive Director, Operations at the Sydney Local Health District. Tim will lead the multi-million dollar redevelopment of Nepean Private that will reaffirm its position as one of Australia’s leading private hospitals. Away from work Tim is kept busy with a five and three year old, and also enjoys time on the open road on his motorbike.

Urinary incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine. It means having ‘poor bladder control’ or leaking urine when you don’t want to.

"No matter your gender, everyone should be screened for colon cancer starting at age 50. Those at high risk for colon cancer should be screened earlier and more often." Hear from General and Colorectal Surgeon Dr Kolitha Goonetilleke who busts some myths around Colon Cancer.

It is International Men’s Health week, and it is my pleasure to share my thoughts about mental health in this brief piece. I want to touch upon the issue of the prevailing stigma of discussing mental health issues, particularly in men. I also want to discuss spiritual learnings of self-management for better mental health as learnt from the Bhagwad Gita, which is an ancient Hindu scripture that provides a synthesis of key philosophical concepts of Hinduism and yoga.

Fourth dan black belt, bonsai enthusiast and renaissance art fan – our new Sydney Clinic General Manager, Adjunct & Associate Professor Steven Bernardi, has quite a few strings to his bow! He also brings deep experience in developing and managing mental health programs and services, and is excited about the opportunity to lead our mental health program across NSW and the ACT. Click the link below to read more about Steven’s passions, and his aspirations for growing our mental health services to meet community needs.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common chronic psychological disorder that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. A person may be exposed to death, threatened death, actual or threatened serious injury or sexual violence either by direct exposure or even indirect exposure, for example in the course of professional duties (such as first-responders, medics, police officers) or even learning that a relative or close friend was exposed to a trauma.

A stoma is an artificial opening that is made in the small or large intestine which is then brought out to the skin in the abdomen during surgery.

Hemochromatosis is an inherited genetic disorder resulting in continued iron absorption from the small intestine, despite normal total body iron. The gene involved in this disorder is called the HFE gene and changes that occur can results in the 2 common mutations (different from normal), which is the C282Y and H63D mutations.