The Certificate in Clinician Performed Ultrasound (CCPU) is awarded by the Council of the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM) on the recommendation of the CCPU Certification Board to appropriately qualified medical graduates of good standing. A candidate for the Certificate must:
be a registered medical practitioner practicing in an approved specialty area or clinical discipline as prescribed by the ASUM Council and listed in an appendix to these regulations. Fellows and Registrars in other specialist disciplines may be admitted at the discretion of the CCPU Certification Board; and
be practicing in an relevant specialty or be appointed as a Registrar in their 2nd or subsequent year of an approved training position in a relevant specialty; and
fulfill the requirements specified for the Certificate in Clinical Ultrasound and submit a logbook, as described in the specifications, demonstrating completion of requirements.
To obtain the Certificate in Clinician Performed Ultrasound, a clinician must be a Fellow of his/her relevant College, or be a Registrar in the 2nd or subsequent year of their training program, and:
Complete an ASUM accredited course in Physical Principles and Instrumentation and Safety. ASUM offers an online tutorial also available to DMU/DDUcandidates. Other accredited courses are available;
Complete the Level 1 module;
Complete at least one Level 2 module;
Complete the Annual Practice Requirements over a minimum 5 year period including a minimum of 3 years from completion of the second Level 2 module;
Maintain a logbook demonstrating completion of these requirements. The logbook must include evidence of satisfactory completion of training sessions and evidence that at least half of the cases (including all clinically-indicated cases) have been signed off by a qualified (DDU, FRANZCR, CCPU) clinician;
Successfully complete a prescribed practical assessment, conducted by a qualified (DDU, FRANZCR, CCPU) clinician, to demonstrate competence in obtaining and interpreting appropriate images;
Annual requirement post-certification: Complete 10 points in categories 1 and/or 2 annually in ASUM's MOSIPP Program
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