Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine

Standards of Practice

The Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM) is a multidisciplinary society

whose mission is to advance the clinical practice of diagnostic medical ultrasound for the highest standards of patient care.

Cardiac

Guidelines for Standards of Practice in Paediatric Echocardiogaphy (SPPE)

Education Protocol : Competences required of Cardiac Sonographers who Practice Adult Transthoracic Cardiac Ultrasound Examinations

G09 Clinical Use of Liver Ultrasound Elastography (ASUM endorsement of EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Use of Liver Ultrasound Elastography, Update 2017) – short version and long version

Guidelines And Good Clinical Practice Recommendations For Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) In The Liver – Update 2012 AWFUMB-EFSUMB Initiative In Cooperation With Representatives Of AFSUMB, AIUM, ASUM, FLAUS AND ICUS

Guidelines for Abdominal Scanning

Guidelines on Breast Ultrasound Examination and Reporting

Guidelines for the Performance of Scrotal Ultrasound

Statement on the Use of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Development Hip Dysplasia and Dislocation

Statement on Penile Colour Duplex Ultrasound Examination

Education, Training, Qualifications

Guidelines for Application for Special Consideration

ASUM Position Statement on Minimum education & training requirements for ultrasound practitioners

Statement on the Practice of Ultrasound by Sonographers

Position Statement on Recognition of Training and Qualifications

Statement on the Education, Training and Supervision of Trainee Sonographers

Statement on the Use of Ultrasound by Medical Practitioners

Education Protocol: Competences required of Cardiac Sonographers who Practice Adult Transthoracic Cardiac Ultrasound Examinations

The Medical Radiation Technologists Board Review of the scope of the Definitions and Qualifications Statements for the Scope of Practice Specified for the Profession of Medical Radiation Technology (October 2012)

Policy on Scanning of Live subjects for Teaching Purposes during ASUM Meetings and Consent to Ultrasound Scanning for Teaching Purposes

Policy on Scanning of Live Models by Technical Exhibitors during ASUM Meetings

Musculo-skeletal

Under Review

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Guidelines for the performance of first trimester US

Guidelines for the performance of second(mid) trimester US

Guidelines for the performance of third trimester US

Statement on normal ultrasound fetal measurements

Guidelines for the performance of a gynaecological ultrasound examination

Policy on vaginal ultrasound examinations by Sonographers

Ultrasonic Fetal Measurement Standards for an Australian Population

STD02 Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Clinical Care Standard

WFUMB/ISUOG Statement on the Safe Use of Doppler Ultrasound During 11-14 week scans (or earlier in pregnancy) (January 8, 2013)

New Zealand Maternal Fetal Medicine Network and ASUM – New Zealand Obstetric Doppler Guideline (October 2015)

Safety Statement on Continuous Wave Doppler Fetal Monitoring

The 18-20 week morphology protocol

New Zealand Maternal Fetal Medicine Network and ASUM – Fetal Heart Assessment during the 18-20 week Anatomy Scan (August 2014)

New Zealand Maternal Fetal Medicine – Network Guideline for the Management of Suspected Small for Gestational Age Singleton Pregnancies after 34 weeks Gestation (revised September 2013)

New Statement relating to Management of Vasa Praevia (The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists July 2012)

Professional Conduct and Consent

Clarification about the requirements for consent for internal ultrasound procedures

Department of Health Standard 2.2, Consumer Consent and Information Standard of the Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Scheme was released in late April 2018

Policy on Scanning of Live Models by Technical Exhibitors during ASUM Meetings

WFUMB/ISUOG Policy Statement on Souvenir Imaging of the Fetus

WFUMB Recommendations on Non-medical Use of Ultrasound

One key purpose/role of ASUM is to set and promote the highest possible standards of medical ultrasound practice in Australia and New Zealand.

The ASUM Board/Council has constituted the Standards of Practice Board together with 8 Committees to oversee this important mission.

Latest News / Updates

Consultation for MSAC application – New mobile ultrasound services for residential aged care facilities: Call for Feedback (Australia)
Key Message from NZ Ministry of Health for radiology decision to remove nasal bone from the risk algorithm– (NZ only)
ST02 Statement on Ultrasound and Autism Spectrum Disorder was approved in August 2017 and published October 2017
G09 Clinical Use of Liver Ultrasound Elastography (ASUM endorsement of EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Use of Liver Ultrasound Elastography, Update 2017) – short version and long version
ASUM Position Statement on Minimum education & training requirements for ultrasound practitioners published in AJUM August 2017
G04 Guidelines for the Cleaning, Disinfection, and Reprocessing of Ultrasound Transducers published in AJUM February 2017
ASUM Discussion Paper: Definition of Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) published February 2017
G15 Guidelines and Good Clinical Practice Recommendations for Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in the Liver – Update 2012. A WFUMB-EFSUMB Initiative in Cooperation With Representatives of AFSUMB, AIUM, ASUM, FLAUS and ICUS

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