The Ultrasound Core Course
Take the next step in your clinical practice with our focused training on eFAST and AAA scanning. Learn to perform and seamlessly integrate these essential ultrasound techniques into your daily workflow, whether in the Emergency Department, Urgent Care Centre, ICU, or GP practice.
APPROVALS, ACCREDITATIONS:
ACEM: Approved for 8 CPD hours
ACRRM: Accredited for 7 CPD hours
OVERVIEW:
The Alfred Emergency and Trauma Centre is a major trauma, transplant and ECMO centre; seeing significant numbers of trauma and critically unwell patients. Ultrasound is used in the vast majority of these patients. Our internationally recognised team of experts that comprise The Ultrasound Course faculty draw on this experience to foster your skills and confidence in Ultrasound practice.
This one-day entry-level course will provide you with basic probe handling and manipulation skills.
Embark on developing your skills to perform and integrate eFAST and AAA scanning into your daily practice in the ED, Urgent Care Centre, ICU or GP practice.
An introduction to the vascular access module will improve your skills in gaining ultrasound guided peripheral intravenous, arterial and central access.
Registration includes approximately 10 hours of pre-course study (materials provided), to ensure you can get the most from your attendance.
DATES:
21 April 2026
LOCATION:
Alfred Simulation Centre 4th Floor
89 Commercial Road Melbourne, VIC 3004
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.
