OBGYN.net International Representative - Australia

Bruce N. Farnsworth, MB BS MRCOG FRACOG

Consultant Gynaecologist and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgeon
Centre for Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery

Qualifications

• MB BS - University of Sydney 1981
• MRCOG Part 1 - March 1983
• MRACOG - March 1987
• MRCOG - July 1988
• FRACOG - February 1989
• FRANZCOG - 1999
• FRCOG - 2000

Education

• secondary
  • Bega High School, 1969
  • Springwood High School (1970-1975)
• tertiary
  • Medicine, University of Sydney 1976-1980, Lidcombe Hospital Clinical School
• credits
  • Chemistry
  • Physics 
  • Community Medicine 
  • Psychiatry 
  • Anatomy 
  • Biochemistry 
  • Behavioural Sciences 
  • Physiology

Post-graduate experience

• General
  • 1981 Intern Westmead Hospital
    • Accident and Emergency
    • Professorial Surgery Unit - Professor Miles Little
    • Colo-Rectal Surgery
    • Plastic Surgery
    • Professorial Medicine Unit - Professor Peter Castaldi
    • Paediatrics
  • 1988 Surgical Resident Westmead Hospital
    • Gynaecological Oncology
      Professor C N Hudson
      Dr A Crandon
    • Intensive Care
    • General Surgery
    • Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Surgery
  • 1983 Senior Resident in Surgery
    • General Surgery and Urology Registrar, Blacktown Hospital
    • Cardiothoracic Surgery Registrar, Westmead

Accredited training in obstetrics and gynecology

• 1983-1987 Western Metropolitan Training Scheme
  Pre-membership training in obstetrics and gynaecology was undertaken in the
  Western Metropolitan Training Scheme based at Westmead Hospital, Sydney.
• 1983 - July-Dec - Blacktown - General O & G
• 1984 - Jan-July - Blacktown - General O & G
• 1984 - July-Dec - Westmead - Perinatology, Assoc. Prof B Trudinger, Dr W Giles
• 1985 - Jan-Dec - Nepean - General O & G
• 1986 - Jan-April - Liverpool - General O & G
• 1986 - April-Jul - Westmead - General O & G
• 1986 - Jul-Dec - Westmead - Infertility Unit, Dr G Driscoll, Dr G A Mobbs
• 1986 - Jul-Dec - Westmead - Perinatology, Assoc. Prof B Trudinger, Dr W Giles
• 1986 - Jul-Dec - Westmead - Gynae-Urology, Dr J Gibson
• 1987 - Jan-Jul - Nepean Hospital - Senior Registrar
• 1987 - Jul-Dec - Westmead - Senior Registrar
• 1987 - Jul-Dec - Westmead - Gynaecological Oncology, Prof C R S Houghton, Dr A Crandon
• 1988 - Registrar/ Senior Registrar - Royal United Hospital, Bath - United Kingdom
• 1989-1996 - Visiting Medical Officer, Taree, NSW Australia
• January 1989 - Visiting Medical Officer at Manning Base Hospital, Taree. Taree is a regional centre on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales approximately 300 kilometres north of Sydney. The Area Health Service serves a population of around 80,000 with the hospital providing 174 acute beds.
• 1989 – Present - Visiting Medical Officer - Cape Hawke Community Private Hospital, Forster
• 1989 – Present - Visting Medical Officer - May Private Hospital, Taree
• 1997 – 2002 - Visiting Gynaecologist Kempsey District Hospital
• 1998 – 2002 - Visiting Medical Officer, Wolper Hospital, Woolahra, Sydney
• 1998 – Present - Visting Medical Officer - Westmead Private Hospital, Westmead, Sydney
• 1999 – Present - Visting Medical Officer - Minchinbury Hospital, Sydney
• 2000 – Present - Visting Medical Officer - Sydney Adventist Hospital
• 2001 – Present - Director, Centre for Pelvic Reconstruction San Clinic, Sydney Adventist Hospital
• 2005 – Present - Visiting Specialist Gynaecologist, South West Health Service, Bunbury, Western Australia
• 2005 – Present - Visiting Specialist Surgeon, Department of Urology Hesperia Hospital, Modena, Italy

Centre for Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery: The Centre for Pelvic Reconstruction at Sydney Adventist Hospital is a private clinic where gynaecologists, urologists and colorectal surgeons provide a multidisciplinary clinical service offering a range of diagnostic and treatment modalities.

Special interests

1. Clinical assessment of patients with stress incontinence and prolapse
2. Surgery of Stress Incontinence, prolapse and enterocoele
3. Ambulatory vaginal and incontinence surgery
4. Post graduate medical education and clinical research
5. Safe introduction of new medical technologies

Membership of Societies

• 1981 - Present - Member, Australian Medical Association .
• Australian Representative, OBGYN Net, Texas USA
• 1989 -2001 - Member Fertility Society of Australia
• 1993 - Present - Member Australian Gynaecological Endoscopy Society
• Member South Pacific Regional Obstetrics & Gynaecology Society
• 1998 - Present - Secretary, Association of Ambulatory Vaginal and Incontinence Surgeons
• 2003 - Present - Member, Kuring-gai District Medical Association

Publications

• Quinn, M.J., Farnsworth, B., Pollard, W., Smith, PJB., and Stott, M. (1989), Vaginal Ultrasound in the diagnosis of stress incontinence, a prospective comparison to urodynamic investigations. Neurourol Urodyn 8, 291.
• Farnsworth BN, Re:The sign of Stress incontinence—should we believe what we see? Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 1997 Nov;37(4):436-9
• Farnsworth BN, Posterior IVS (Infracoccygeal Sacropexy) for Vaginal Vault Prolapse. A Preliminary Report of Efficacy and Safety. Int Urogynecol J (2001) 12:Supplement 3 No 141
• Farnsworth BN, Intravaginal Slingplasty. A Review of Safety after 5000 cases using a postal survey. Int Urogynecol J (2001) 12:Supplement 3 No 224
• Farnsworth BN, A Multicenter trial of the Intravaginal Slingplasty procedure with critical analysis of results, surgical methodology and complications thereof Int Urogynecol J (2001) 12:Supplement 3 No 225
• Farnsworth BN, Posterior IVS (Infracoccygeal Sacropexy) for Vaginal Vault Prolapse. A Preliminary Report of Efficacy and Safety. Int Urogynecol J (2002) 13:4-8
• Farnsworth, BN. Letter to the Editor, Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2002; 42: 1:99
• Farnsworth BN. IVS Procedure for Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. Proceedings of 4th Asia-Pacific Congress of Advanced Gynaecological Endoscopy 2003. Pp 33-34.
• Farnsworth BN. Pelvic Floor Anatomy and the Mechanisms of IVS. Proceedings of 4th Asia-Pacific Congress of Advanced Gynaecological Endoscopy 2003. P 64.
• De Jong P.1, Radziszewski P.2, Dobronski P.2, Borkowski A.2, Cervigni M.3, Parsons M.4, Cardozo L.4, Farnsworth B.5, Nordling J.6, Groen J.7, Bosch R.8, Nissenkorn I.9, Electrical modulation of the pelvic floor for the treatment of interstitial cystitis European Urology. 2005 Supplement.
• Farnsworth B. . Initial results of pelvic floor electrostimulation for symptom relief in interstitial cystitis using the Miniaturo™-i system.
  European Urology 2005. Supplement., Awarded Best Poster for the Session. European Urology Congress. March 18th 2005.
• Farnsworth B. De Vita D. Nuovo approccio protestico nella churigia ricostruttiva vaginale per il prolasso genitale. Pelvi-Perineologia revista Italiana di Colon-Proctologia, 24, 42-43, 2005.
• Farnsworth B. Clinical update: Initial results of pelvic floor electrostimulation for symptom relief in interstitial cystitis. Australian and New Zealand Continence Journal. 11(2) 38-40.

Research activities, papers & presentations

• Survey of Post Operative Complications, 1980: A total of 201 patients were interviewed to determine the incidence of common post-operative complications such as nausea, vomiting and pain. The efficacy of various pharmacological agents to control these problems was compared. Results were presented at a District Hospital Clinical Meeting.
• Farnsworth BN. Rudimentary Horn Pregnancy - Case report and literature search presented to the Western Metropolitan Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society Annual Meeting, Penrith August 1985.
• Farnsworth BN. Ruptured Enterocele - Case report, Liverpool Hospital Clinical Meeting, May 1986.MJ Quinn, B Farnsworth ., D Bisson , Par Niven, GM Stirrat., Vaginal endosonography: A New method for the Objective Assessment of the Pregnant Cervix. Presented at British Society for Ultrasound in Medicine. Edinburgh. 1988.
• Farnsworth, BN. Intraabdominal Suture for Cervical Incompetence. Annual Scientific Meeting. Newcastle O&G Society. November 1992.
• Farnsworth, BN. Stemming the Tide .... The Importance of Urodynamic Investigations. Continence Foundation Seminar. Coffs Harbour.
  20th November 1993.
• Farnsworth BN. Cancer Management. Hunter Postgraduate Medical Institute. Genital Tract Malignancy Symposium. 27th August 1994.
• Farnsworth BN. Introduction to the Internet. Presented at RACOG Basic Computer Course. Melbourne. November 1995.
• Farnsworth, BN. Surgery for Pulsion Enterocele. Presented at Grand Rounds. Manning Base Hospital. April 1996.
• Farnsworth, BN. Obstetrics & Gynaecology on the Internet. Presented at NOGS Scientific Meeting. Vineyard Resort. 9th November 1996.
• Farnsworth, BN Manning Valley CME Program Lecture: Update on Incontinence 15th September 1997
• Farnsworth BN Lecture: Cape Hawke Community Hospital Grand Rounds A New Procedure in Incontinence Surgery 20th November 1998
• Farnsworth, BN Presentation: 2nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Australasian Association of Vaginal Incontinence Surgeons Coolangatta October, 1999 Update in Surgical Technique, Vaginal Bridge Repair
• Farnsworth, BN Presentation: RANZCOG Provincial Fellows Meeting Dubbo Base Hospital, September 2000 Update in Pelvic Surgery.
• Farnsworth, BN Presentation: 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Australasian Association of Vaginal Incontinence Surgeons La Trobe University, Melbourne October, 2000. Infracoccygeal Sacropexy
• Farnsworth, BN Presentation: 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Australasian Association of Vaginal Incontinence Surgeons La Trobe University, Melbourne October, 2000. AAVIS Intravaginal Slingplasty Multicentre Trial
• Farnsworth, BN Live Operating Demonstration: 2nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Australasian Association of Vaginal Incontinence Surgeons La Trobe University, Melbourne October, 2000. Infracoccygeal Sacropexy and Manchester Repair
• Farnsworth B*, secretary A multicentric experience of the Intravaginal Slingplasty procedure with critical analysis of results, surgical methodology and complications thereof by members of the Australasian Association of Vaginal and Incontinence Surgeons Presented at Australian Gynaecological Endoscopy Society IX Annual Scientific Meeting, 4th May 2001. Perth, Western Australia.
• Presentations at 3rd Royal Perth Hospital Course in Ambulatory Surgery. Royal Perth Hospital. 5th May 2001.
  • Introduction to the Integral Theory.
  • Intravaginal Slingplasty.
  • Infracoccygeal Sacropexy.
• Gynaecological Symposium. Riks Hospital, Oslo, Norway. May 14th, 2001. Presentations:
  • Introduction to the Integral Theory.
  • Intravaginal Slingplasty.
  • Infracoccygeal Sacropexy.
• One Day Workshop in Incontinence Surgery and Pelvic Reconstruction. May 15th, 2001. University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. Presentations:
  • Introduction to the Integral Theory.
  • Intravaginal Slingplasty.
  • Infracoccygeal Sacropexy.
• One Day Workshop in Incontinence Surgery and Pelvic Reconstruction. May 16th, 2001. Eindhoven, Holland Presentations:
  • Introduction to the Integral Theory.
  • Intravaginal Slingplasty.
  • Infracoccygeal Sacropexy.
• Scientific Meeting: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bath, England. May 17th 2001. Presentations:
  • Introduction to the Integral Theory.
    Intravaginal Slingplasty.
  • Infracoccygeal Sacropexy.
• Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Poole, England. One Day Workshop in Incontinence Surgery and Pelvic Reconstruction. Plummer Manor, Dorset. May 19th 2001. Presentations:
  • Introduction to the Integral Theory.
  • Intravaginal Slingplasty.
  • Infracoccygeal Sacropexy.
• Presentation: Department of Urology, Middlesex Hospital. London, United Kingdom. The Institute of Urology. May 21st 2001.
  • Advances in Pelvic Surgery.
• Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Osnabruck, Germany. Two Day Workshop in Incontinence Surgery and Pelvic Reconstruction. May 22nd – 23rd 2001. Presentations:
  • Introduction to the Integral Theory.
  • Intravaginal Slingplasty.
  • Infracoccygeal Sacropexy.
• Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Milan, Italy. One Day Workshop in Incontinence, Surgery and Pelvic Reconstruction. Polymedica Clinic, Milan, Italy. May 25th 2001 Presentations:
  • Introduction to the Integral Theory.
  • Intravaginal Slingplasty.
  • Infracoccygeal Sacropexy.
• Introductory Workshop in Ambulatory Vaginal Surgery. Sydney Adventist Hospital, Wahroonga, New South Wales August 31, 2001. Presentations:
  • Integral Theory
  • Posterior IVS
  • Live Operating Demonstrations Intravaginal Slingplasty, Posterior IVS
• One Day Workshop in Incontinence, Surgery and Pelvic Reconstruction. Durbanville Hospital, Capetown, South Africa, September 6th, 2001. Presentations:
  • Introduction to the Integral Theory.
  • Intravaginal Slingplasty.
  • Infracoccygeal Sacropexy.
  • Live Operating Demonstrations Intravaginal Slingplasty, Anterior Bridge Repair
• One Day Workshop in Incontinence, Surgery and Pelvic Reconstruction. Pretoria Urology Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa, September 8th, 2001. Presentations:
  • Introduction to the Integral Theory.
  • Intravaginal Slingplasty.
  • Infracoccygeal Sacropexy.
  • Live Operating Demonstration - Posterior Intravaginal Slingplasty
• Australian Gynaecological Endoscopy Society  Pelvic Floor Symposium and Workshop Preventing and Managing Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Mater Misericordae Hospital, Sydney. 14th-15th September 2001
  • Live Surgical Demonstration – Intravaginal Slingplasty
• Presentation: Update in Pelvic Surgery NSW Day Surgery Nurses Association Annual Conference 2001. Sydney. September 22nd 2001.
• Presentation: Review of Intravaginal Slingplasty Tyco Masterclass. Paris, France. September 25th 2001
• Live Surgery Workshop University of Helsinki, Helsinki Finland October 1st 2001.
• Live Surgery Workshop, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden October 2nd 2001.
• Presentation: IUGA Workshop, Introduction to the Integral Theory, Intravaginal Slingplasty and Posterior IVS. Melbourne, Victoria. December 5th 2001.
• Presentations: Update in Pelvic Surgery. John Flynn Hospital, Tugun. Queensland January 17th 2002
• Presentation: Secret Womens Business. Update in Gynaecology. Mosman and District GPs Association. Crows Nest, Sydney. February 12th 2002.
• Presentation: Urinary Stress Incontinence – different approaches to management. Western Metropolitan Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society. Blacktown Hospital, Sydney. February 17th 2002
• Presentation: Functional Anatomy of Female Pelvic Floor The XXIV Biennial Congress of the Urological Association of South Africa
  Sun City, South Africa. March 21st 2002.
• Presentation: Surgery of Female Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Reconstruction The XXIV Biennial Congress of the Urological Association of South Africa Sun City, South Africa. March 22nd 2002.
• Live Surgical Workshop Posterior Intravaginal Slingplasty Vincent Pallotti Hospital Capetown, South Africa. March 25th 2002.
• Live Surgical Workshop Anterior & Posterior Intravaginal Slingplasty Femina Clinic Pretoria, South Africa. March 27th 2002.
• IVS Tunneler Clinical Investigator Training Presentations and Cadaver Laboratory University of Miami, Thursday 16th May 2002 Miami, Florida United States of America
• Presentations and Surgical Workshop New Techniques in Pelvic Floor Repair John Flynn Hospital Tugan, Queensland. Tuesday 21st May 2002.
• Presentation: New Techniques in Incontinence Surgery Sydney Adventist Hospital Postgraduate Education Program. Tuesday 21st May 2002
• Presentations and Surgical Workshop New Techniques in Pelvic Floor Repair Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Victoria. Wednesday 22nd May 2002.
• Presentations and Surgical Workshop New Techniques in Pelvic Floor Repair Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia.  Thursday 23rd May 2002.
• Presentations and Surgical Workshop New Techniques in Pelvic Floor Repair Sydney Adventist Hospital, Wahroonga, New South Wales.
  Sunday 26th May 2002.
• Presentations and Live Operating. Minimal-invasive und spannungsfrei rekonstrucktive Beckendodenchirurgie Symposium Inkontinenzzentrum Rhein-Main Weisbaden/Rudesheim Germany. 31st May – 1st June 2002.
• Clinical Presentations and Live Operating. Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. University of Maastricht, Netherlands. 3rd June 2002.
• Live Operating Demonstration Hvildebord Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. 4th June 2002.
• Quality Assurance Meeting: Review of Posterior IVS in Finland. University of Helsinki, Finland. 5th June 2002.
• Live Operating Session, Posterior IVS and Prolapse Repair Angelshohm Hospital, Sweden. 6th June 2002
• Presentation: “Prolapse Old and New” Three Day Course on the Surgical Teaching for Pelvic Floor Repair. Liverpool Health Service and University of New South Wales. Carlton Crest Hotel. Sydney. 7th July 2002
• Live Surgical Demonstration: Posterior Intravaginal Sling Procedure. Three Day Course on the Surgical Teaching for Pelvic Floor Repair
  Liverpool Hospital, Sydney. 8th July 2002.
• Presentation: Incontinence and Urodynamics. Pre Congress Workshop. 6th Asian Congress of Urology. Kuala Lumpur Hospital. Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia. 12th-13th August 2002.
• Presentation: Posterior IVS Update. 4th Annual Scientific Meeting Association of Vaginal and Incontinence Surgeons. Hilton Hotel and Sydney Adventist Hospital, Sydney, Australia. 5th-6th October 2002.
• Presentation: Midline IVS Update. 4th Annual Scientific Meeting Association of Vaginal and Incontinence Surgeons. Hilton Hotel and Sydney Adventist Hospital, Sydney, Australia. 5th-6th October 2002.
• Live Surgery Demonstrations: Microwave Ablation, Cavaterm Ablation, Midline IVS, Total Vaginal Reconstruction with Mesh, Posterior Fornix Repair with Free Skin Grafts to the Pelvic Fascia. 4th Annual Scientific Meeting Association of Vaginal and Incontinence Surgeons. Hilton Hotel and Sydney Adventist Hospital, Sydney, Australia. 5th-6th October 2002.
• Live Operating: Total Pelvic Reconstruction with Posterior IVS and Mesh. AGES Pelvic Floor Symposium and Workshop III.  Pelvic Prolapse for the Generalist – Controversies and Solutions.  Hyatt Regency and Flinders Private Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia.
  18th – 19th October 2002.
• Presentation: Posterior IVS. AGES Pelvic Floor Symposium and Workshop III. Pelvic Prolapse for the Generalist – Controversies and Solutions.  Hyatt Regency and Flinders Private Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia.  18th – 19th October 2002.
• Convener: 3 Day Workshop in Advanced Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery December 3-5, 2002. Centre for Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Sydney Adventist Hospital. Wahroonga, NSW, AUSTRALIA.
• Workshop: Posterior IVS Techniques. Albury Private Hospital, Albury NSW. December 14th, 2002.
• Cadaver Workshop: Posterior IVS Surgical Training Course USSurgical, Norwalk CT, USA. January 27th 2003.
• Two Day Conference on Pelvic Surgery. Presentations: Update in Surgical Technique, Results, Complications of Surgery. Frankfurt, Germany. January 31- February 1st 2003
• Live Surgery Workshop. University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Academic Hospital - Maastricht, Holland.  February 3rd , 2003
• Live Surgery Workshop Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Dordrecht, Holland.  February 4th , 2003
• Live Surgery Workshop. Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. University of Ljubljana. Ljubljana, Slovenia. February 6th , 2003
• Practical One Day Workshop: New Approaches to the Repair of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. Presentations and Live Surgery. Ascot Hospital. Auckland, New Zealand. February 17th 2003.
• Convener: 3 Day Workshop in Advanced Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery February 18-20, 2003. Centre for Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Sydney Adventist Hospital. Wahroonga, NSW, AUSTRALIA.
• Practical One Day Workshop: New Approaches to the Repair of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. Presentations and Live Surgery. Womens and Childrens Hospital, Adelaide, SA February 22nd 2003.
• Practical One Day Workshop: New Approaches to the Repair of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. Presentations and Live Surgery. Sydney Adventist Hospital, Sydney February 23rd 2003.
• Urodynamics – is it a prerequisite for Surgery? South African Society of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists 28th Congress Durban International Convention Centre 6th April 2003. Durban, South Africa
• Posterior Intravaginal Sling Procedure Update South African Society of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists 28th Congress Durban International Convention Centre 8th April 2003. Durban, South Africa
• Practical One Day Workshop: New Approaches to the Repair of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. Presentations and Live Surgery. Medica Clinic, Pietermaritsburg, South Africa April 11th 2003.
• Practical One Day Workshop: New Approaches to the Repair of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. Presentations and Live Surgery. Parklands Hospital, Durban, South Africa April 12th 2003.
• Presentation: Microwaves for Menorrhagia Kuring-gai District Medical Association 27th Annual Conference, Shangri La’s Fijian Resort, Yanuca, Fiji Islands July 8th, 2003.
• Presentation: Bladder Repair Update Kuring-gai District Medical Association 27th Annual Conference, Shangri La’s Fijian Resort, Yanuca, Fiji Islands July 10th, 2003.
• Live Surgery Workshop: Flinders Medical Centre Adelaide South Australia 25th August 2003
• Live Surgery Workshop: Modbury Public Hospital Adelaide South Australia 26th August 2003
• Lecture: Anterior Intravaginal Slingplasty AGES Pelvic Floor Conference Royal North Shore Hospital and Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney
  September 5th-6th 2003
• Lecture: Anterior Intravaginal Slingplasty AGES Pelvic Floor Conference Royal North Shore Hospital and Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney
  September 5th-6th 2003
• Lecture: Non Absorbable Mesh Repair AGES Pelvic Floor Conference Royal North Shore Hospital and Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney
  September 5th-6th 2003
• Lecture: Posterior Intravaginal Slingplasty with Mesh AGES Pelvic Floor Conference Royal North Shore Hospital and Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney September 5th-6th 2003
• Farnsworth BN. IVS Procedure for Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. Keynote Lecture 4th Asia-Pacific Congress on Advanced Gynaecological Endoscopy  Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Taiwan International Convention Center Taipei, Taiwan. September 26-28, 2003.
• Farnsworth BN. IVS Pelvic Floor Anatomy and Mechanisms of IVS. Lecture - 4th Asia-Pacific Congress on Advanced Gynaecological Endoscopy  Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Taiwan International Convention Center Taipei, Taiwan. September 26-28, 2003.
• Farnsworth BN. Live Surgery Workshop - Taipei 4th Asia-Pacific Congress on Advanced Gynaecological Endoscopy Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Taiwan International Convention Center Taipei, Taiwan. September 26-28, 2003.
• Farnsworth BN. Live Surgery Workshop - Kiaoushiang 4th Asia-Pacific Congress on Advanced Gynaecological Endoscopy Kioushiang, Taiwan. September 29, 2003.
• Live Surgery Workshop: Anterior IVS, Posterior IVS with Mesh Reconstruction, PIVS with Single Flap Graft to vaginal Wall. University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Academic Hospital - Maastricht, Holland.  October 3rd , 2003
• Poster: Posterior Intravaginal Slingplasty - A Review of 93 patients who underwent a Posterior IVS Procedure between 1998 and 2000. 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society. Fortezza di Bassa, Florence, Italy. October 5th -9th, 2003
• Poster: Intravaginal Slingplasty - A Survey of Tape Related Complications in Current Practice. 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society. Fortezza di Bassa, Florence, Italy. October 5th -9th, 2003
• Farnsworth BN. Posterior IVS. Integral Theory Workshop. 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society. Fortezza di Bassa, Florence, Italy October 5th, 2003
• Live Surgery Workshop: Posterior IVS with Mesh Reconstruction, PIVS and Pelvic Reconstruction with Uterine Conservation. Hysteria Hospital, Modena, Italy October 10th , 2003
• Live Surgery Workshop: Posterior IVS with Mesh Reconstruction, PIVS and Pelvic Reconstruction with Uterine Conservation. University Hospital, Vicenza, Italy October 11th , 2003
• December 7th, 2003 Lecture and Video Demonstration: Midline IVS Techniques. Current Pelvic Floor Surgery and Hysterectomy Techniques Workshop. John Flynn Gold Coast Private Hospital, Tugun, Queensland, Australia.
• December 7th, 2003 Lecture and Video Demonstration: Posterior IVS Techniques. Current Pelvic Floor Surgery and Hysterectomy Techniques Workshop. John Flynn Gold Coast Private Hospital, Tugun, Queensland, Australia.
• March 26th, 2004 Presentation: Australian Experience with Miniaturo-1 Device. Satellite Meeting- European Association of Urology Annual Congress, Austria Centre, Vienna, Austria.
• March 28th, 2004 Presentation: Miniaturo-1 Device for Interstitial Cystitis, Preliminary Results Pelvicare Unit Meeting, Academic Hospital, Maastricht, Netherlands.
• March 28th, 2004 Presentation: Mesh Reconstruction for Severe Vaginal Prolapse Pelvicare Unit Meeting, Academic Hospital, Maastricht, Netherlands.
• March 29th, 2004 Live Surgical Workshop: Mesh Reconstruction for Severe Vaginal Prolapse Tongeren Hospital, Belgium.
• May 7th 2004. Presentation: A New MIVS Training and Accreditation Program AAVIS 6th Annual Scientific Meeting. Twin Waters Resort, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
• May 7th 2004. Presentation: Posterior IVS with Mesh – Initial Results  AAVIS 6th Annual Scientific Meeting. Twin Waters Resort, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
• May 9th 2004. Live Surgery Workshop: Mesh Reconstruction and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. AAVIS 6th Annual Scientific Meeting. Twin Waters Resort, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
• May 14th - 15th 2004. Live Surgery Workshop and Demonstration: Mesh Reconstruction and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. Bunbury, WA.
• November 6th, 2004. Presentation: Update on Prolapse. Sydney ColoRectal Society Meeting. Sydney, NSW
• November 13th, 2004. Presentation: Understanding Micturition. Newcastle Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society 2004 Scientific Meeting. Newcastle City Hall, King St, Newcastle.
• November 13th, 2004. Presentation: Relationship between Prolapse and Colorectal Problems. Newcastle Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society 2004 Scientific Meeting. Newcastle City Hall, King St, Newcastle.
• March 14th 2005. Live Surgery Workshop. Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. Academic Hospital Maastricht, Netherlands.
• May 21st 2005. Training Workshop in Transobturator TVT Procedure. Sunshine Coast Private Hospital, Buderim, Queensland.

Positions Held:

• 1994 - 1996 Secretary, Medical Staff Council Lower North Coast Health Service
• 1994 - 1996 Medical Staff Council Representative Board of Directors Lower North Coast Health Service
• 1993 - 1995 Chairman, Dept of Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Paediatrics Cape Hawke Community Hospital Forster, NSW
• 1995 , 1996 Chairman, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Manning Base Hospital Taree, NSW
• 1996 – 2001 Member of the Board of Directors Mayo Private Hospital
• 1997 Chairman Credentials Committee  Southern Sector, Mid North Coast Health District
• May 1997 - Oct 98 Member RACOG IT Committee
• 1997 - 1998 Chairman Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Manning Base Hospital
• 1998 Representative Medical Appointments Advisory Committee Manning Base Hospital
• 1999-2000 QA Coordinator Dept Obstetrics & Gynaecology Manning base Hospital
• 2000 - Present Preceptor and Trainer Association of Ambulatory Vaginal and Incontinence Surgeons
• 2001 – Present Director, Centre for Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery Sydney Adventist Hospital
• 2004 Member, Research Advisory Committee of the Australasian Research Institute at Sydney Adventist Hospital
  • FRANZCOG Clinical Experience
  • Present Positions Held
    • 1989-Present - Visiting Medical Officer, Mayo Private Hospital Taree
    • 1989-Present - Visiting Medical Officer, Cape Hawke Community Private Hospital, Forster
    • 1998 - Present - Visiting Medical Officer, Westmead Private Hospital, Private Gynaecological Practice
    • 2000 – Present - Visiting Medical Officer, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Private Gynaecological Practice
    • 2001 - Present - Visiting Medical Officer, Prince of Wales Private Hospital, Private Gynaecological Practice
    • 2005 – Present - Visiting Gynaecologist, Hesperia Hospital, Modena, Italy
  • Previous Positions Held
    • 1989-2002 - Visiting Medical Officer, Manning Base Hospital, Taree, NSW
    • 1989-2001 - Medical Director, Taree Urodynamic Centre Providing Urogynaecology services to the Mid North Coast Area Urodynamic investigations and Vaginal Ultrasound
    • 1998 - 2002 - Visiting Medical Officer Wolper Hospital, Sydney Private Gynaecological Practice
    • 1998 - 2002 -Visiting Gynaecologist, Kempsey District Hospital 
    • 1998 - 2002 - Senior Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mid North Coast Area Health Service
       

Interests and hobbies

• Electronics and Computers
• Amateur Radio (licensed 1974-1987)
• Building and Renovation
• Boating