APPROVALS, ACCREDITATIONS:
ACEM: Approved for 8.5 CPD hours
ACRRM: Accredited for 15.4 CPD hours
OVERVIEW:
Enhance your expertise in early pregnancy care with this comprehensive one-day course, combining hands-on skills stations, case-based discussions, and engaging lectures. Tailored for professionals with a solid foundation in ultrasound, this program is ideal for O&G registrars, emergency registrars and physicians, rural and remote GPs, nurse practitioners, midwives, and GP trainees.
Participants will gain a deeper understanding of key anatomical and pathological concepts, refine their ability to perform and interpret trans-abdominal early pregnancy ultrasounds, and learn how to confirm intrauterine pregnancies. The course also covers recognising the limitations of trans-abdominal scans and identifying when transvaginal scans are necessary. Attendees will develop practical skills for labelling and recording scans and creating structured reports for integration into medical records.
The program includes pre-course study materials (5–10 hours) to ensure you arrive prepared, along with focused sessions on normal early pregnancy, first-trimester complications, and the integration of ultrasound into clinical practice. Take this opportunity to advance your skills and improve outcomes in early pregnancy care.
The course is suitable for;
O&G Registrars
Emergency Registrars and Physicians
Rural and Remote GP and GP trainees
Nurse Practitioners
Midwives
LOCATION:
The Alfred Simulation Centre, 4th floor, 89 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Vic 3004
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
We would like to thank Fujifilm Sonosite for providing loan machines for our workshops. If you have any questions about the ultrasound machines then please contact Michelle.Bullock@fujifilm.com for more information.
Dr Elissa Kennedy-Smith
Dr. Elissa Kennedy-Smith is an Emergency Physician who works at Sandringham Hospital Emergency Department and The Royal Women’s Hospital in their Early Pregnancy Assessment Service, and is an Affiliate at Monash University. Elissa has an avid interest in all Emergency applications of Point of Care Ultrasound, completing her CCPU in AAA, E-FAST and 1st trimester in 2012, and then going on to attain her Diploma of Diagnostic Ultrasound (Emergency) in October 2017. She enjoys teaching, especially Focused Ultrasound in the ED, has been an instructor on many courses, and is currently the Ultrasound Lead for Emergency Medicine at Alfred Health, as well as being a Committee member for EMUGs Victoria.
Oriana Tolo
Oriana began her ultrasound career at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne in 1994, where she developed a strong foundation in education by teaching paediatric ultrasound to radiology registrars. In 1998, she transitioned into general ultrasound in private practice with Mayne Health, before joining Victoria House Medical Imaging in 2001.
Between 2001 and 2004, Oriana continued her role at the Royal Children’s Hospital as a tutor sonographer, while also specialising in musculoskeletal ultrasound at Victoria House, a focus she maintained until 2010. From late 2007 to late 2019, she co-founded and co-owned Ultrasound Training Solutions, now known as Zedu, an education company delivering point-of-care ultrasound training to physicians across a wide range of medical specialties.
In late 2019, Oriana returned to public hospital radiology as a clinical sonographer, working across The Northern Hospital, Eastern Health, and Monash Health until April 2023. In April 2023, she took on the role of Sonographer Educator in the Emergency Department at Alfred Health, where she established the Point-of-Care Ultrasound program. She continues in this role with great enthusiasm, while also maintaining her clinical practice as a sonographer at The Northern Hospital.
