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
The Board of Directors – ASUM Board and Committee Organisational Chart
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Boards and Committees
Assoc. Prof George CondousChair
Assoc Prof Ian BennettMember
Dr Talat Uppal
Member
Assoc Prof Andrew McLennan
Member
Dr Sandhir B Prasad
Member
Dr Yang Yang
Member
Assoc Prof Sue Campbell-Westerway
Member
Debra Paoletti
Member
Dr Denise Roach
Member
Prof Gillian Whalley
Member
Dr Alexandra Stanislavsky
Member
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Fred Joshua
Chair
Tina Cullen
Board Member
Sheryle Rogerson
Board Member
Dr Talat Uppal
Board Member
Professor Martin Kluckow
Board Member
Darren Moisey
Board Member
A/Professor Ian Bennett
Board Member
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Dr Karen Mizia
Chairperson
Dr Christopher Chong
Head of Speciality Cardiology
Dr Sam Orde
Head of Specialty Critical Care
Dr James Rippey
Head of Specialty Emergency Medicine
Dr Jacqueline Chua
Head of Specialty O & G
Dr Denise Roach
Head of Specialty Vascular
Sashi Siva
Member O & G
Dr Rob Gill
Member Physics
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Gerry Hill
Chair (Vascular)
Agatha Kwon
Member (Cardiac)
Samantha Ward
Member (General)
Debra Paoletti
Member (Obstetric)
A/Prof Sue Campbell Westerway
Member (Obstetric)
Adam Lunghi
Member (Physics)
Brian Starkoff
Member (Physics)
Kylie Burnley
Member (Vascular)
Michelle Rodeh
Member (Vascular)
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Sue Campbell Westerway
Chair
Richard Allan
Member
Wee Long Lee
Observer
Jo McCann
Member
Brian Starkoff
Member
Chiang Wei Lai
Member
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Dr Karen Mizia
Medical (O&G)
Dr Ashes K Mukherjee
Medical (Emergency)
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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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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 & Policy Manager
Lauren O’Donnell
Membership & CPD Officer
Michelle Martin
Conference and Financial Officer
Dianne Qu
Policy and Standards Officer
Maria Hitchcock
CCPU and CAHPU Coordinator
Gerry Yuwono
DMU Education Coordinator-Cardiac and Vascular
Tarryn da Silva
Events Assistant
Jananie Ravi
Education Coordinator
Samantha Haynes
Education Administration Assistant
Dhruva Raval
IT and LMS Officer
Pushkar Baral
IT and LMS Officer
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Branches
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Jo McCann
Chair
Kate Thomas
Secretary
Rebecca Dong
Member (General)
Anne Markowski
Member (General)
Angela Morgan
Member (Cardiac)
Martin Necas
Member
Dr Iain Bell
Member
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