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There are currently 70 standards in this directory
Application Guidelines for Special Consideration and Arrangements
Download  education research grants-asum Examination, assessment, CCPU, DDU, CAHPU, DMU
ASA and ASUM joint Guidelines for Reducing Injuries to all Ultrasound Users
Download  safety-asum Musculoskeletal, WHS, WMSD
ASE Consensus Statement on Hypersensitivity Reactions to Ultrasound Enhancing Agents (2021)
Link  cardiac and lung-asum Anaphylaxis, allergy, polyethylene glycol, PEG, contrast, CEUS
ASUM Academic Misconduct / Plagiarism Policy
Download  education research grants-asum Appeals, penalties, integrity
ASUM Position Statement Minimum Education & Training Requirements for Ultrasound Practitioners
Link  education research grants-asum Competence, PoCUS, CCPU, DDU, CAHPU, DMU
ASUM Research and Grants Policy
Download  education research grants-asum Funding, award, eligibility criteria
Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (3rd edition) 2020, issued by Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia (RHDA) (long version)
Link cardiac and lung-asum Infection, echocardiography, ARF,RHD
Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (3rd edition) 2020, issued by Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia (RHDA) (short version)
Link  cardiac and lung-asum Infection, echocardiography, ARF, RHD
Code of Conduct
Download  code of conduct consent-asum Ethics, safety, professional practice, misconduct
Consent To Ultrasound Scanning For Teaching Purposes
Download  code of conduct consent-asum Informed consent, communication
COVID‐19: Infection prevention and control guidance for all ultrasound practitioners
Link  safety-asum Disinfection, cleaning, infection control, PPE
Definition of Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Download  emergency medicine POCUS-asum Comprehensive, limited, focused, diagnostic
Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Scheme Standards
Link  code of conduct consent-asum Quality, safety
Discussion Paper on Consent
Download  code of conduct consent-asum Informed consent, communication
Duplex Doppler Ultrasound Extracranial Carotid Artery Disease
Download  vascular-asum Stenosis, PSV,EDV
Education Protocol: Competences Required of Cardiac Sonographers Who Practice Adult Transthoracic Cardiac Ultrasound Examinations
Download  education research grants-asum Echocardiography, TTE
EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Use of Liver Ultrasound Elastography
Download  abdominal-asum Fibrosis, hepatitis, SWE, SE
Endometriosis ultrasound worksheet
Download  obstetrics gynaecology-asum Women's health, uterus, adnexa
Fetal Heart Assessment During The 18-20 Week Anatomy Scan, issued by New Zealand Maternal Fetal Medicine Network and ASUM-NZ Branch (August 2014).
Download  obstetrics gynaecology-asum Fetal, cardiac, screening
Guidelines And Good Clinical Practice Recommendations For Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) In The Liver
Download  abdominal-asum Metastases, HCC, FNH, CEUS
Guidelines for Abdominal Ultrasound Examination
Download abdominal-asum Pancreas, liver, spleen, kidney, adrenal
Guidelines for Neurosonography in Infants
Download  paediatrics neonatal-asum Cranial, brain, meningitis, ischaemia, NICU
Guidelines for Parent-centred Communication in Obstetric Ultrasound
Download  Click here to watch the introduction to this guideline obstetrics gynaecology-asum Framework, terminology, strategy, training
Guidelines for Penile Colour Duplex Ultrasound Examination
Download  small parts-asum Men's health, erectile, dysfunction
Guidelines for Reprocessing Ultrasound Transducers
Link  safety-asum Disinfection, sterilisation, cleaning, infection control
Guidelines for the Operation of Vascular Ultrasound Practices
Download  vascular-asum Safety, equipment, report, procedure
Guidelines for the Performance of First Trimester Ultrasound
Download  obstetrics gynaecology-asum Safety, fetal, gestation, 1st first
Guidelines for the Performance of Scrotal Ultrasound
Download  small parts-asum Men's health, testicular, mass
Guidelines for the Performance of Second (Mid) Trimester Ultrasound
Download  obstetrics gynaecology-asum Fetal, anatomy, gestation, maternal, second, 2nd
Guidelines for the Performance of Third Trimester Ultrasound
Download  obstetrics gynaecology-asum Fetal, anatomy, growth, EFW, third, 3rd
Guidelines on Breast Ultrasound Examination and Reporting
Download  breast-asum Women's health, mass, lesion, cancer
Guidelines on the Performance of a Gynaecological Scan
Download  obstetrics gynaecology-asum Women\'s health, transvaginal, consent
Guidelines on the Performance of an Intracranial Cerebrovascular Ultrasound
Download  vascular-asum Transcranial, flow, velocity
Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Care Clinical Care Standard, issued by Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (October 2017)
Link  obstetrics gynaecology-asum Women\'s health, transvaginal, transabdominal, uterus
Interpretation of peripheral arterial and venous doppler waveforms: A consensus statement from the Society for Vascular Medicine (U.S.) and Society for Vascular Ultrasound (U.S.) - Journal for Vascular Ultrasound
Link  vascular-asum PAD, stenosis, nomenclature
ISUOG Practice Guidelines: diagnosis and management of small-for-gestational-age fetus and fetal growth restriction (2020)
Download  obstetrics gynaecology-asum Fetal, biometry, EFW
ISUOG Safety Statement Endorsed by ASUM BMUS SCoR and SIEOG.
Download  ISUOG Safety Committee Position Statement on use of personal protective equipment and hazard mitigation in relation to SARS-CoV-2 for practitioners undertaking obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound. Released on 31 March 2020. obstetrics gynaecology-asum Infection control, COVID-19, disinfection, ventilation, PPE
New Zealand Obstetric Doppler Guideline issued by New Zealand Maternal Fetal Medicine Network (October 2015)
Download  obstetrics gynaecology-asum Fetal, UA, MCA, cerebroplacental, CPR
Normal Ultrasonic Fetal Measurements Standard
Download  obstetrics gynaecology-asum Gestation, fetal, growth, weight
NZ Medical Radiation Technologists Board Competence Standards for Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Practitioners in Aotearoa New Zealand (2018)
Link  education research grants-asum Competence, training, safety
Peripheral Venous Ultrasound
Download  vascular-asum Thrombosis, DVT, SVT, CVI
Policy on Diagnostic Ultrasound Services
Download  safety-asum Sonographer, equipment, guidelines, report
Policy on Scanning of Live Models on the Exhibition Floor During ASUM Events/Conferences
Download  education research grants-asum Safety, informed consent, infection control
Policy on Scanning of Live Subjects for Teaching Purposes at ASUM Events
Download  education research grants-asum Demonstrator, informed consent
Policy on Vaginal Scanning by Sonographers
Download  obstetrics gynaecology-asum Women's health, transvaginal, endovaginal, infection control
Position Statement on Recognition of Training and Qualifications
Download  education research grants-asum DMU, sonographer, assessment, RPL
Proficiency & Appropriate Use Statement for the Certificate in Clinician Performed Ultrasound (CCPU) Neonatal Ultrasound Modality
Download  emergency medicine POCUS-asum Skills, criteria, equipment, NICU
Recommendations for multimodality cardiovascular imaging of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Download  An update from the American Society of Cardiography, in collaboration with the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomographycardiac and lung-asum Echocardiography, HCM
Recommended Standards for the Performance of Transoesophageal Echocardiographic Screening for Structural Heart Intervention : from the American Society of Echocardiography
Link  cardiac and lung-asum Echocardiography, TEE
Safety Statement on Continuous Wave Doppler Fetal Monitoring
Download  safety-asum Neonatal, cardiac, safety
Small for Gestational Age and Fetal Growth Restriction in Aotearoa New Zealand. A clinical practice guideline: Summary of recommendations.
Download  obstetrics gynaecology-asum Fetal, growth, EFW
Standards of Practice in Paediatric Echocardiogaphy – Position Statement by The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
Link  paediatrics neonatal-asum Echocardiography, training, CHD
Standards of Practice in Paediatric Echocardiography – Position Statement by the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
Link cardiac and lung-asum Echocardiography, CHD
Statement on Doppler Ultrasound
Download  safety-asum Exposure, cardiac, fetal
Statement on Extracranial Cerebrovascular Ultrasound
Download  vascular-asum Stenosis, plaque, stroke, TIA
Statement on the Education, Training and Supervision of Trainee Sonographers
Download  education research grants-asum Qualification, accreditation, supervisor
Statement on the Peripheral Arterial Ultrasound
Download  vascular-asum Stenosis, plaque, PAD
Statement on the Practice of Ultrasound by Sonographers
Download  education research grants-asum Training, supervision, accreditation, ethics, CPD
Statement on the Use of Ultrasound by Medical Practitioners
Download  education research grants-asum CCPU, DDU, training, PoCUS, CPD
Statement on the Use of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Developmental Hip Dysplasia and Dislocation
Download  paediatrics neonatal-asum DDH, morphology, anatomy
Statement on Ultrasound and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Download  safety-asum Obstetrics, fetal, genetics
Statement on Use of “Superficial Femoral Vein” Term
Download  vascular-asum Nomenclature, thrombosis
Statement relating to Management of Vasa Praevia, issued by The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Link  obstetrics gynaecology-asum Fetal, placenta, umbilical cord, screening
The Third Trimester Fetal Growth Scans Reporting Template, endorsed by ASUM, RANZCOG (Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists) and RANZCR (Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists)
Download  obstetrics gynaecology-asum Fetal, anatomy, growth, EFW
Visceral Vascular Testing Using Ultrasound
Download  vascular-asum Stenosis, plaque, renal, hepatic, transplant
WFUMB Clinical Safety Statement for Diagnostic Ultrasound – An overview
Link  safety-asum Exposure, bioeffects
WFUMB Policy on Live Scanning at Commercial Exhibitions
Link  code of conduct consent-asum Exhibitor, safety, education
WFUMB Recommendations on Non-medical Use of Ultrasound
Link  safety-asum Exposure, bioeffects
WFUMB/ISUOG Policy Statement on Souvenir Imaging of the Fetus
Link  safety-asum Exposure, bioeffects, obstetrics
WFUMB/ISUOG Statement on the Safe Use of Doppler Ultrasound During 11-14 week scans (or earlier in pregnancy)
Link  safety-asum obstetrics gynaecology-asum Exposure, bioeffects, obstetrics