Friday 10 October

• Day 1 Conference Sessions and hands-on workshops followed by the ASUM Games and Welcome Reception in the Exhibition

Saturday 11 October

• Day 2 Conference Sessions and hands-on workshops, including the ASUM Outreach Breakfast Session, ASUM AGM and concluding with the Gala Dinner & Awards Night at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Sunday 12 October

• Day 3 Conference Sessions and hands-on workshops
  

CPD Points

Approved for 16.5 CPD hours	Approved for 20 ACEM CPD hours	Approved for RANZCOG CPD Domains: EA: 16.50 PR: 2.00 OM: 2.00

Full Program

Please note that this program is draft and subject to change.

Click on the sessions below for more information on the presentation topics, speaker details to be available soon - watch this space!

Workshops

ASUM Outreach Wellness Breakfast – Sponsored by Big Green

Saturday 11 October from 7:30am

ASUM Outreach advances the use of clinical ultrasound through education and workshops to a multidisciplinary group of medical professionals spanning Radiology, Nurse Practitioners, Allied Health, and Medical Practitioners. Through this work ASUM Outreach aims to improve patient outcomes in resource-limited communities throughout Australasia and Oceania.

Join us for breakfast to learn more, with a range of presentations including Dr Felicity Park and Dr Nitik Ram.

ASUM25 Hands-on Workshop sessions – limited spots available

In addition to the demonstration sessions being offered throughout the ASUM25 program there are a number of hands-on workshop sessions available, with limited spots available.

Add a ticket to one of these sessions to your ASUM25 registration during the registration process (new registrations only) or by emailing us at asum@theconferencecompany.com

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Workshop: Foot & Ankle, Shoulder, Hip, and Knee

Friday 10 October – 11:00am – 12:30pm PoCUS Stream

This hands-on musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSK US) workshop provides practical demonstration and hands on practice.

Stations will review diagnostic scanning techniques, probe placement and identification of anatomic structures across four anatomical regions. Participants will rotate through four dedicated stations: foot/ankle, shoulder, hip, and knee. Small-group, interactive format with expert guidance and live models.

Audience: Physicians, physiotherapists, and sonographers interested in hands on practice and opportunities for expert guidance in optimising MSK imaging.

Faculty: Daniel Walkley, Dr Iain Bell, Dr James Rippey, Dr Ashes Mukherjee & Jo McCann

Rheumatic Heart Disease Screening Workshop

Sunday 12 October – 11:00am – 12:30pm PoCUS Stream 

Abbreviated screening for asymptomatic rheumatic heart disease (RHD) has been shown to increase the identification of highrisk children and enable them to access life-saving penicillin treatment. RHD screening using focused ultrasound is different to clinical echocardiography and has been refined to effectively a single view protocol. In this workshop, we will teach you the basics of RHD screening using the World Heart Federation criteria.

Audience: Suited to sonographers (of all specialties) and doctors, nurses and allied health professionals familiar with PoCUS. No cardiac experience needed.

Faculty: Professor Gillian Whalley, Dr Ellen Woodcock, Dr Lewis McLean, Dr Segun Olusanya, Dr Sierra Beck & Jo McCann (facilitator) 

Crohn’s Ultrasound: Visualising Inflammation

Sunday 12 October – 1:30pm – 3:00pm General Stream

Intestinal ultrasound is an integral part of ultrasound assessment of patients with abdominal pain as well as patients with known inflammatory bowel disease. Join our intestinal ultrasound (IUS) experts in a live scanning and discussion session focused on IUS techniques, anatomical identification and pathology recognition.

This session will showcase the use of high-resolution ultrasound in the evaluation of bowel pathology, using a model with known active disease.

The workshop will be a small-group, interactive format with expert guidance and live models.

Audience: Clinicians and sonographers aiming to enhance their diagnostic skills in gastrointestinal ultrasound.

Faculty: Dr Ruth Reeve, Professor Alina Popescu & Martin Necas

Demonstration sessions at ASUM25 will include:

Echoes in Motion: Targeted MSK Ultrasound techniques with Daniel Walkley and Sumi Shrestha Taylor – Sponsored by ParagonCare/Samsung

General Program Stream – Friday 10 October

Pelvic Floor Workshop & Endometriosis Workshop

O&G Program Stream – Sunday 12 October

ASUM Pre-Conference Workshop – Lung Ultrasound for All

ASUM will be running a half day pre-conference workshop on Thursday 9 October from 12:30pm.

Learning Objectives

On completing this course learners should be able to: 

• Understand the clinical role and limitation of lung ultrasound 

• Demonstrate the ultrasound techniques required for scanning and image optimisation of the lungs 

• Identify the normal sonographic anatomy and artifacts: chest wall, ribs and costal cartilages, visceral and parietal pleura, pleural space, lungs, diaphragm, liver, spleen, and heart 

• Recognise pathology including pleural fluid collections, pneumothorax, pulmonary oedema pulmonary fibrosis and consolidation 

• Describe artifacts which are crucial for lung ultrasound interpretation

• Evaluate the anatomy and function of the diaphragm, specifically diaphragmatic excursion and thickening on ultrasound

Course Prerequisites

• Completion of the Applied Physics in Ultrasound unit though ASUM.

Course Prework 

• ACEM Foundation Lung Ultrasound Module

• ACEM Extended Lung Ultrasound Module

Faculty: Dr Sierra Beck, Dr Jacques Loubser, Rex de Ryke

For more information or to register please contact the ASUM events team at events@asum.com.au. Registration fees apply and limited places available.