Governance
Mission
ASUM is a multidisciplinary society whose mission is to advance the clinical practice of diagnostic medical ultrasound for the highest standards of patient care.
The Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine’s (ASUM) governance structure is one of a public company, limited by guarantee.
ASUM is governed by a Board of Directors (ASUM Council) elected by the Membership as per the ASUM Constitution. The Board of Directors appoint a Chief Executive Officer to administer the organisation.
ASUM has over 3,500 members, 9 full-time staff, 6 part-time staff members and hundreds of member volunteer positions on various committees.
Documents & Reports
Click below to view the ASUM Annual Reports:
The Board of Directors – ASUM Board and Committee Organisational Chart
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Boards and Committees
Brigid Geraldine Hill (Gerry)
Chair (Vascular)
A/Prof Sue Campbell Westerway
Member (Obstetric)
Debra Paoletti
Member (Obstetric)
Jo McCan
Member (General)
Alison Deslandes
Member (General)
Neil Keller
Member (Vascular)
Richard Allwood
Member (Cardiac)
Brian Starkoff
Member (Physics)
James Cadogan
Member (Cardiac)
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Jo McCann
Chair (General)
A/Prof Sue Campbell Westerway
Member (Obstetric)
Brian Starkoff
Member (Physics)
Jacqui Robinson
Member (Vascular)
Belinda Buckley
Member (Cardiac)
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Dr Adrian Goudie
Chair
Dr Jacqui Keene
Secretary
Dr Karen Mizia
Member (O&G)
Dr Chris Choong
Member(Cardiologist)
Dr Robert Gill
Member (Physics)
A/Professor James Rippey
Member (Emergency Medicine)
Dr Sashi Siva
Member (O&G)
Dr Denise Roach
Member (Vascular)
Prof Anthony McLean
Member (Critical Care)
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Dr Adrian Goudie
Board Chair
A/Prof Sue Campbell Westerway
President
Dr Sheryle Rogerson
Board Member
Dr Talat Uppal
Board Member
A/Professor Martin Kluckow
Board Member
Dr Peter Hugo
Board Member
A/Professor Ian Bennett
Board Member
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Dr Adrian Goudie
Member
A/Prof Fabricio DaSilva Costa
Member
Assoc. Prof George Condous
Member
Dr Philip Hung
Member
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A/Prof Sue Campbell Westerway
Sue Davies
Councillor
Suean Pascoe
Councillor
Rex de Ryke
Seconded Councillor
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Dr Karen Mizia
Medical (O&G)
Dr Ashes K Mukherjee
Medical (Emergency)
Dr Peter Muller
Medical (O&G)
A/Prof Fabricio DaSilva Costa
Medical (O&G)
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Dr Karen Mizia
Chair
Terry McAuley
Member (Infection Control)
Dr Sheryle Rogerson
Member (Neonatal/POC)
Robert Ziegenbein
Member (Vascular)
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Assoc. Prof George Condous
Chair
Assoc Prof Ian Bennett
Member
Dr Talat Uppal
Member
Assoc Prof Andrew McLennan
Member
Dr Sandhir B Prasad
Member
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Alan Williams
Chair
Richard Allan
Member
Wee Long Lee
Observer
A/Prof Sue Campbell Westerway
Member
Brian Starkoff
Member
Chiang Wei Lai
Observer
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Dr Padma Rao
Convenor (Paediatrics)
Richard Allwood
Convenor (Cardiac)
A/Prof George Condous
Gynaecology
Jenny Parkes
Breast
Suean Pascoe
Education
Delwyn Nicholls
Education
Dr Jayshree Ramkrishna
Obstetrics
A/Prof Fabricio Costa
Obstetrics
Dr Jason Chuen
Vascular
Oriana Tolo
POCUS
Le-Anne Grimshaw
MSK
Lisa Clarke
MSK
Meiri Robertson
Midwives/Registrars
Debra Paoletti
Midwives/Registrars
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The ASUM Team – Chart of ASUM Staff Structure
Lyndal Macpherson
CEO
Paul Stephenson
(FIPA).
Operations Manager and Company Secretary
Michele Short
Growth, Quality & CPD Events Manager
Outreach Secretariat
Sandra McDonald
Clinical Education Manager
Alex Watterson
LLB (Law Hons). M.Sc (Computer Science Hons)
IT Systems Development Officer
Meron Oxley
BSc (Biological Sciences)
Senior Education and Compliance Officer
Dr Jocelyne Basseal
BSc (Hons), PhD
AJUM Managing Editor and Research Grants Officer
Janet Currie
Standards of Practice Officer
Sue Loucks
Membership & CPD Officer
SoP & Conference Secretariat
Dhruva Raval (Maternity)
IT and LMS Officer
Maria Hitchcock
CCPU and CAHPU Education Coordinator
Rachael Paterson
Membership Coordinator
Tarryn da Silva
Events Assistant
Gerry Yuwono
DMU Education Coordinator – Cardiac and Vascular
Pushkar Baral
LMS and IT Officer
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Branches
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Rex de Ryke
Chair
Jo McCann
Treasurer
Kate Thomas
Secretary
Gerry Hill
Member (Vascular)
Rebecca Dong
Member (General)
Bernadette Gourlie
Member (General)
Sally Vogel
Radiologist
Bruce Allen
Radiologist
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