Improving patient diagnosis through quality ultrasound training - Destination Sydney

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According to growing evidence that the timeliness of patient and emergency care is associated with quality of care, there is internal and external motivation for relevant departments to continually improve their ultrasound diagnostic and imaging skills.

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For emergency physicians, nurses and other practitioners, emergency and ultrasound training is essential and one of the challenges that remain is to select a training provider who can provide didactic education, critical thinking exercises, and opportunities to assimilate concepts and apply them in real-world scenarios that assess their understanding.
As an outcome focused training organisation, the Australian School of Medical Imaging (ASMI) is based in Sydney and has been providing quality ultrasound training to the Australian and New Zealand healthcare sectors for nearly 10 years.
Partnering with those at the coal face
In December 2013, ASMI partnered with Dr Adrian Goudie of Ultrasound Village and The Sono Cave to deliver high quality emergency and critical care ultrasound seminars on the East Coast that are not only CCPU approved by ASUM, but most importantly, are incredibly relevant to the busy Emergency Department.
ASMI continues to provide their innovative courses that reflect new policies and current best practices to ensure that healthcare professionals have the most up to date knowledge and skills to deliver the best evidence-based care in the interest of patient safety.
We feel that we have developed the finest teaching faculty available in emergency ultrasound. Our staff has held numerous national positions in the ultrasound community and continue to be a vital part of the development and implementation of this technology. Our world-class Faculty members have been hand-picked for their dedication, expertise and leading edge knowledge in their particular field of medical imaging and allied health and are able to transfer their exceptional depth of knowledge and practical skills to all seminar registrants.
“I found the ASMI Emergency Physician’s Ultrasound Course to be very enlightening. I particularly appreciated being taught by experts, including an ultrasound engineer, an emergency physician and a senior sonographer. The practical approach gave me new skills to match the theoretical knowledge.”
Dr J W – Emergency Department Director
Decades of collective experience have equipped us with proven best practices for amplifying the ultrasound capabilities within your hospital by enabling the seminar attendees to perform at their best. The number of physicians, sonographers, allied health professionals and radiologists that feel confident in partnering with the Australian School of Medical Imaging is overwhelming and of course, complimentary.
Even if ultrasound may be new to you, perhaps you can take heart knowing ASMI also delivers seminars for a beginner that are also outcome focused as evidenced by the following testimony.
“I came with a fear of the unknown – the ultrasound – the grey and white images had never made sense to me, but after the well organized and individualized attention at ASMI, I left with an understanding not only of the machine but also the ability to capture meaningful imagines and to understand what I was looking at. I didn’t need an emergency consultant or radiologist, I needed a very experienced ultrasonographer to guide me through the tricks of the trade which can only be enhanced with practice and that I think was and is the reason I left satisfied with my ability.”
Dr V R M – Emergency Fellow
Key Point
ASMI is the only ultrasound training organisation in Australia who is in academic partnerships with Monash University in Melbourne, Charles Sturt University and ASUM.
For all of your ultrasound training requirements including CCPU or CAHPU courses, please visit our website www.asmi.edu.au or call us on (02) 9482 8711.