ASA2023 Brisbane Conference

9:00 am - 10:30 am - 27 May 2023

BREAST

- Breast - M3

9:00 am

Non breast CA masses, The benign, the common and the rare.

Michael Foster-Greenwood - Senior Sonographer - I-Med Queensland

9:20 am

Breast Elastography Strategy

Michael Foster-Greenwood - Senior Sonographer - I-Med Queensland

9:40 am

Shear-wave elastography of the breast to characterise breast lesions including the histologic profile, tumour grade and molecular subtype.

Natalie Clements, AFASA - Senior Sonographer - SKG Radiology

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9:50 am

Scanning Breast Implants: Pitfalls and Hurdles

Jenny Parkes, FASA - Tutor Sonographer - I-med Radiology / Eastern Health

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10:10 am

Breast Ultrasound with Mammographic correlations using interesting cases

Bianca Carlsson - Breast Sonographer - Perth Radiological Clinic

10:20 am

Q&A

9:00 am - 10:30 am - 27 May 2023

CARDIAC: Back to Basics

- Cardiac - M1

9:00 am

Image optimisation - getting the most out of your machine and patient

Kate Sturwohld - The Prince Charles Hospital

9:20 am

Indexing - who, when, how?ca

Agatha Kwon - Senior Cardiac Sonographer - Premier Cardiology

9:40 am

Measurement Technique and Common Scanning Mistakes

Grant King - Senior Cardiac Scientist - Hearts 1st

10:00 am

Measurement techniques

Grant King - Senior Cardiac Scientist - Hearts 1st

10:20 am

Q&A

9:00 am - 10:30 am - 27 May 2023

MUSCKULOSKELETAL: Specialised assessment

- Musculoskeletal - Plenary

9:00 am

Neurogenic amyotrophy

Andrew Grant - Ultrasound Supervisor - I-Med East Melbourne Radiology

9:20 am

Rectus Femoris assessment

Stephen Bird - Bird Ultrasound

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9:40 am

? Inguinal Hernia, ah no thanks!

Brendan Knight - Director - Link Radiography

9:50 am

Sonographic assessment of the Sural nerve

Michelle Fenech, FASA - Senior Lecturer - Central Queensland University

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10:00 am

Sonographer performed injections: doing the best for the patient

Mark Stieler - Director of Ultrasound - Exact Radiology Clinics

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10:20 am

Q&A

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9:00 am - 10:30 am - 27 May 2023

PAEDIATRICS: Tummy Time

- Paediatrics - M4

9:00 am

Biliary Atresia

Tristan Reddan, FASA - Consultant Radiographer/Sonographer - Queensland Children's Hospital

9:20 am

Upper GIT

Roger Gent - Head Sonographer, Paediatric Ultrasound - Women's and Children's Hospital

Watch

9:40 am

Paediatric Adnexal Torsion - are we taking too long to get a diagnosis?

Sara Kernick - Tutor Sonographer - Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne

9:50 am

Gastrointestinal Sonography

Henry Suarez - Pediatric/Vascular Sonographer - Sonographic Tendencies

10:10 am

Ovarian Torsion: Radiologist perspective

David Kim - Radiologist - Queensland Children's Hospital

9:00 am - 10:30 am - 27 May 2023

PROFESSIONAL TOPICS: ASA in focus

- Professional Topics - M2

9:00 am

Career development opportunities for sonographers – is regulation a barrier?

Pamela Parker - Past President - British Medical Ultrasound Society

9:20 am

Sonographer regulation: An update

Jodie Long - CEO - Australian Sonographers Association (ASA)

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9:40 am

Domains of Professionalism: their impact for both newly qualified and experienced sonographers

Alison White - Senior Lecturer - Griffith University

9:50 am

Radiology Across Borders

Catherine Scott - Vital Project Co-Lead - Radiology Across Borders

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10:10 am

Professional recognition: ASA Fellowship

Watch

10:20 am

Q&A

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10:30 am - 11:15 am - 27 May 2023

Morning Tea

- ASA 2023 Conference

11:15 am - 12:45 pm - 27 May 2023

CARDIAC: Valve Assessment

- Cardiac - M1

11:15 am

Quantification of Mitral Regurgitation: Why, When & How

Bonita Anderson, FASA - Advanced Cardiac Scientist/ Clinical Fellow - The Prince Charles Hospital/Queensland University of Technology

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11:35 am

Rheumatic Heart Disease in Northern Australia

Jacqui Williamson - PhD candidate - Menzies School of Health Research

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11:55 am

TAVR assessment - important considerations

Rebecca Perry, FASA - Cardiac Stream Co-ordinator - University of South Australia

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12:15 pm

TAVR

Rebecca Perry, FASA - Cardiac Stream Co-ordinator - University of South Australia

Watch

12:35 pm

Q&A

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11:15 am - 12:45 pm - 27 May 2023

GENERAL: Small Parts

- General - M4

11:15 am

Bowel and IBD

Paul Simkin - Radiologist - Royal Melbourne Hospital

11:35 am

TIRADS

Craig Winnett - Senior Sonographer - Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Department of Medical Imaging

Watch

11:55 am

So you want to open your own practice.....

Mark Smyth - Sonographer - Direct Radiology

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12:05 pm

The one to six of anatomical neck levels

Paula King - Co supervising sonographer - Royal Melbourne Hospital

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12:25 pm

Acute Chest Ultrasound

Shailesh Dass - Senior Staff Specialist in Emergency Medicine - Redcliffe Hospital

12:35 pm

Q&A

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11:15 am - 12:45 pm - 27 May 2023

OBSTETRICS: 1st Trimester

- Obstetrics - M2

11:15 am

Twin pregnancy in a non-communicating rudimentary uterine horn – a unique case presentation

Carla Elliott - Sonographer - Fiona Stanley Hospital

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11:25 am

Qualitative and quantitative assessment of the dysfunctional placenta – beyond the Doppler assessment

Erika Cavanagh, FASA - Senior Sonographer - Mater Centre For Maternal Fetal Medicine

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11:35 am

Early pregnancy miscarriage prediction

Tracey Hanchard, FASA - Sonographer - Locum

11:55 am

Evaluation of a collaborative approach to cervical assessment in women at high risk for preterm birth

Julie Thwaites - Sonographer - Monash Health

12:05 pm

First Trimester structural assessment - accuracy and failings

Andrew McLennan - Sydney Ultrasound for Women

12:25 pm

Current practice of placental cord insertion documentation in Australia – a sonographer survey

Samantha Ward, FASA - Senior Sonographer - Ward Ultrasound Services

12:35 pm

Q&A

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11:15 am - 12:45 pm - 27 May 2023

PROFESSIONAL TOPICS: Expanded horizons

- Professional Topics - Plenary

11:15 am

Life as an Australian Army Sonographer

Sarah Patterson - Health Operations Officer - Australian Army

11:25 am

A common lexicon for teaching probe manipulation – why is it important?

Suean Pascoe - Director - Zedu

11:35 am

Ultrasound service during COVID: A Singapore experience

Siti Atiqah - Singapore General Hospital

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11:55 am

A Day In The Life Of A SEED

Christopher Mitchell - Sonographer - Qld Health

12:05 pm

Planning early so that there's sufficient money available at the right times in life to fund the various financial milestones so that you can enjoy and maximise every season of life.

Joseph Panthradil - Financial Planner - Net Gain Financial

12:25 pm

Students abroad: CQU students in Vietnam "its not wrong its different"

Jane Wardle - Joint Head of Course - Central Queensland University, Julie Cahill, AFASA - Sonography Discipline Lead (Student Experience) / Clinical Academic, Medical Sonography - CQUniversity

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11:15 am - 12:45 pm - 27 May 2023

VASCULAR: Peripheral

- Vascular - M3

11:15 am

Lower limb arterial bypass grafts - Are we looking at the whole picture?

Daniel Rae, AFASA - Head Sonographer - Sunshine Coast Vascular

11:35 am

Varicose Vein Treatment

Stuart McMaster

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11:55 am

Pedal Acceleration Time for Assessing Peripheral Vascular Disease and Foot Perfusion in High Risk Patients

Annette O'Connor - Senior Vascular Sonographer - The Doppler Centre /Sunshine Coast University Hospital

12:05 pm

Peripheral Arteries

James Maunder - Senior Sonographer - Vascular Solutions

12:25 pm

Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome

Bernadette Dellar - Sonographer - Vein Doctors Group

12:35 pm

Q&A

12:45 pm - 2:00 pm - 27 May 2023

Lunch

- ASA 2023 Conference

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 27 May 2023

CARDIAC: Mixed Bag of Trouble

- Cardiac - M1

2:00 pm

Diastology assessment - is LA strain a game changer?

Natalie Edwards - Clinical Measurement Scientist - Cardiac Sciences Unit, The Prince Charles Hospital

2:20 pm

Echo Assessment of Pericardial Effusions & 144 Tamponade

Bonita Anderson, FASA - Advanced Cardiac Scientist/ Clinical Fellow - The Prince Charles Hospital/Queensland University of Technology

2:40 pm

Echo Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension

Belinda Shearer - Chief Sonographer/educator - Cardionexus

3:00 pm

Echo assessment of pulmonary hypertension

Belinda Shearer - Chief Sonographer/educator - Cardionexus

3:20 pm

Q&A

Watch

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 27 May 2023

GENERAL: Other

- General - Plenary

2:00 pm

Rheumatology

Lisa Carroll - Rheumatologist - Watkins Medical Centre

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2:20 pm

Vet Ultrasound

Sara Kingsley - Tweed Coast Vet

Watch

2:40 pm

Ultrasound and MRI guided focused ultrasound system for veterinary applications

Christakis Damianou - Professor - Cyprus University Of Technology

2:50 pm

POCUS

Shailesh Dass - Senior Staff Specialist in Emergency Medicine - Redcliffe Hospital

Watch

3:10 pm

Eye Ultrasound

Donna Napier, FASA - Senior Sonographer/radiographer - Grafton Base Hospital

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 27 May 2023

GYNAECOLOGY: Pelvic Floor

- Gynaecology - M4

2:00 pm

The lasting impact of Maternal Birth Trauma

Amy Dawes - CEO - Australian Birth Trauma Association

Watch

2:30 pm

Pelvic Floor Anatomy & Pathology

Vivien Wong - Urogynaecologist - Pindara Private Hospital

2:50 pm

Ultrasound Imaging in Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Christopher Maher - Urogynaecologist and Reconstructive Gynaecology Surgeon - Wesley Urogynaecology Unit

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3:10 pm

Surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse & Post operative follow up with Ultrasound

Christopher Maher - Urogynaecologist and Reconstructive Gynaecology Surgeon - Wesley Urogynaecology Unit

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2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 27 May 2023

PAEDIATRICS: Go with the Flow

- Paediatrics - M2

2:00 pm

COW Doppler

Jennifer Powell - Queensland Children's Hospital

2:20 pm

Evaluation of a cranial ultrasound screening protocol

Glenda McLean, FASA - Research Lead - Monash Health

2:30 pm

Paediatric Neck Masses

Gregory O'Connor, AFASA - Acting Senior Sonographer - Hunter New England Imaging

2:40 pm

Paediatric hip ultrasound using the Graf method

Gregory O'Connor, AFASA - Acting Senior Sonographer - Hunter New England Imaging

2:50 pm

Post Liver Transplant Dopplers

Sara Kernick - Tutor Sonographer - Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne

Watch

3:10 pm

Paediatric Vascular Case Studies

Michael Malouf - Ultrasound Team Leader - Queensland Children's Hospital

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 27 May 2023

PROFESSIONAL TOPICS: Looking towards the future

- Professional Topics - M3

2:00 pm

Obstetric ultrasound and the obesity crisis- do we need industry guidelines?

Kate Russo - Senior Lecturer / MFM Specialist Sonographer - Central Queensland University / Women's and Children's Hospital Adelaide

2:20 pm

Career pathways- benefits to further education

Michelle Fenech, FASA - Senior Lecturer - Central Queensland University

2:40 pm

Obstetric cobotics – what? why? how?

Caterina Watson, AFASA - Sessional Academic - Edith Cowan University

2:50 pm

AI- Where are we at?

Ann Quinton, FASA - Associate Professor Medical Sonography - CQUniversity

3:10 pm

The digitisation of Radiology - Is it just the beginning of the golden age in medical imaging?

Aarti Bajaj - Management Consultant and Clinical Diagnostic Sonographer - Kpmg

Watch

3:20 pm

Q&A

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3:30 pm - 4:00 pm - 27 May 2023

Afternoon Tea

- ASA 2023 Conference

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - 27 May 2023

CARDIAC: Echo in Special Populations

- Cardiac - M1

4:00 pm

Echo in the COVID era

James Harley - Lead Sonographer - Monash Health

4:20 pm

Echo in Pregnancy - what's normal, what's not?

Sandhir Prasad - Clinical Lead in Echocardiography - RBWH

4:40 pm

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - A guidelines update

Dermot Phelon - Medical Director of Cardiovascular Imaging, Director of Sports Cardiology and Co-Director of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center - Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute

5:00 pm

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy – What to look for and measure

5:20 pm

Q&A

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - 27 May 2023

GENERAL: Renal

- General - M2

4:00 pm

Renal Transplant

David Hatch - Clinical Sonographer - Princess Alexandra Hospital

Watch

4:20 pm

Renal Cyst Classification

Nishal Patel

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4:40 pm

Mass Confusion: A Renal Case

Joshua Sultmann - Trainee Sonographer - Qscan Radiology Clinics

4:50 pm

Renal tumours and CEUS

Jane Keating - Tutor Sonographer - Royal Melbourne Hospital

Watch

5:10 pm

Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy

Brittany Stephenson-Smith

5:20 pm

Q&A

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4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - 27 May 2023

MUSCULOSKELETAL: Extremity imaging 1

- Musculoskeletal - M3

4:00 pm

Ultrasound of the inferior glenohumeral ligament in the assessment of adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder

Mitchell Cassin - Clinical Sonographer - Sunshine Coast Radiology

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4:10 pm

Ultrasound diagnosis of an unusual hernia following a stabbing incident

Stephanie Kirk - Sonographer - SKG Radiology, Perth WA

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4:20 pm

Adductors: The long and short of it

Daniel Walkley - Clinical Sonographer - Fowler Simmons Radiology

4:40 pm

Knowing arthritis. Understanding different sonographic appearances.

Iwona Lipski - Sonographer - Imaging Associates

4:50 pm

Post op ultrasound assessment scale

Lisa Hackett, MSc, FASA - Clinical Sonographer/researcher/educator - Premier Specialists

Watch

5:10 pm

Finger Ultrasound and its Correlation to the Biomechanics of the Finger

Sophie O'Brien - Sonographer Supervisor - Hunter Imaging Group

5:20 pm

Q&A

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - 27 May 2023

PROFESSIONAL TOPICS: Educating Sonographers

- Professional Topics - M4

4:00 pm

Fertility Journey: A Sonographer & Patient Perspective

Joshua Sultmann - Trainee Sonographer - Qscan Radiology Clinics

4:10 pm

Tips for improving mental health when working in a difficult clinical environment

Rachel Bushing - Centre for Perinatal Psychology

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4:30 pm

Developing the next generation of sonography leaders

Catherine Rienzo - President, Sdms & Sdms Foundation - SDMS.org

4:40 pm

QA and auditing program implementation- the RBWH experience

Naomi Dare - Ultrasound Team Leader - Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital

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5:00 pm

The importance of articulating optimum image criteria for learners

Suean Pascoe - Director - Zedu

Watch

5:10 pm

The impact of virtual site visits on programmatic accreditation

Catherine Rienzo - President, Sdms & Sdms Foundation - SDMS.org

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4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - 27 May 2023

VASCULAR: Head & Neck

- Vascular - Plenary

4:00 pm

Unusual Carotid Pathology

Jacqueline Robinson, FASA - Chief Vascular Sonographer - Liverpool Hospital

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4:20 pm

Bilateral Carotid Artery Disease. What are the haemodynamic and diagnostic implications?

Ian Schroen - Sonographer - Monash Health

4:30 pm

Carotid Disease in Head and Neck Radiotherapy

Matt Adams - Senior Vascular Sonographer - Chief Vascular Sonographer- Camperdown Vascular Laboratory

4:50 pm

Head & neck Ultrasound

Henry Suarez - Pediatric/Vascular Sonographer - Sonographic Tendencies

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm - 27 May 2023

Gala Dinner

Awards Evening - ASA 2023 Conference - Plaza Ballroom

7:30 pm

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