The Early Pregnancy Ultrasound Course
Join our one-day course designed to provide you with the skills and knowledge to perform and interpret early pregnancy ultrasounds confidently. Gain a comprehensive understanding of relevant anatomy and pathology while mastering trans-abdominal early pregnancy ultrasound techniques and interpretation.
APPROVALS, ACCREDITATIONS:
ACEM: Hrs to be confirmed
ACRRM: Hrs to be confirmed
OVERVIEW:
Enhance your expertise in early pregnancy care with this comprehensive one-day course, combining hands-on skills stations, case-based discussions, and engaging lectures. Tailored for professionals with a solid foundation in ultrasound, this program is ideal for O&G registrars, emergency registrars and physicians, rural and remote GPs, nurse practitioners, midwives, and GP trainees.
Participants will gain a deeper understanding of key anatomical and pathological concepts, refine their ability to perform and interpret trans-abdominal early pregnancy ultrasounds, and learn how to confirm intrauterine pregnancies. The course also covers recognising the limitations of trans-abdominal scans and identifying when transvaginal scans are necessary. Attendees will develop practical skills for labelling and recording scans and creating structured reports for integration into medical records.
The program includes pre-course study materials (5–10 hours) to ensure you arrive prepared, along with focused sessions on normal early pregnancy, first-trimester complications, and the integration of ultrasound into clinical practice. Take this opportunity to advance your skills and improve outcomes in early pregnancy care.
The course is suitable for;
O&G Registrars
Emergency Registrars and Physicians
Rural and Remote GP and GP trainees
Nurse Practitioners
Midwives
LOCATION:
Ground floor Conference Rooms, Monash SPHPM, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Vic 3004
Link to map.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
We would like to thank Fujifilm Sonosite for providing loan machines for our workshops. If you have any questions about the ultrasound machines then please contact Michelle.Bullock@fujifilm.com for more information.
Dr Elissa Kennedy-Smith
Dr. Elissa Kennedy-Smith is an Emergency Physician who works at Sandringham Hospital Emergency Department and The Royal Women’s Hospital in their Early Pregnancy Assessment Service, and is an Affiliate at Monash University. Elissa has an avid interest in all Emergency applications of Point of Care Ultrasound, completing her CCPU in AAA, E-FAST and 1st trimester in 2012, and then going on to attain her Diploma of Diagnostic Ultrasound (Emergency) in October 2017. She enjoys teaching, especially Focused Ultrasound in the ED, has been an instructor on many courses, and is currently the Ultrasound Lead for Emergency Medicine at Alfred Health, as well as being a Committee member for EMUGs Victoria.
Oriana Tolo
Oriana began her ultrasound career at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne in 1994 where she began developing her teaching skills by teaching the radiology registrars paediatric ultrasound. She moved into general ultrasound in private practice in 1998 at Mayne Health before joining Victoria House Medical Imaging in 2001. From 2001 until 2004 she continued to work at the RCH as tutor sonographer while specialising in MSK ultrasound at Victoria House until 2010. From late 2007 until late 2019, Oriana helped create and co - owned Ultrasound Training Solutions, (now Zedu), an education company teaching point of care ultrasound to physicians of different medical disciplines. She moved back into public hospital radiology as a clinical sonographer from late 2019 until April of 2023, moving from The Northern Hospital, to Eastern Health and finally Monash Health. In April 2023, she embraced the opportunity to join Alfred Health as the Sonographer Educator in the ED and establish a Point of Care program for the Alfred Emergency Department with great enthusiasm. She currently holds this position while keeping her hand in as a clinical sonographer for a private practice.
