Dr Adrian Goudie is an Emergency Physician at Fiona Stanley Hospital in Western Australia. He completed his undergraduate degree and emergency training in Perth before working in Australia, South Africa and England, where he began training in ultrasound and echocardiography. His research interests include the use of ultrasound in critical illness and focussed ultrasound in emergency management. He is regularly involved in ultrasound training and education for critical care doctors. He is Past Secretary and Vice President of the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, a past president and past chair of the DDU board of examiners of the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine and past chair of the Ultrasound Subcommittee of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.

Originally trained in Ireland, I work as a Staff Specialist Emergency Physician in Adelaide, SA. I supervise an ultrasound special skills term at our hospital and take the clinical lead in ultrasound in the Emergency Department. I used to work as a travelling doctor at the road racing circuit in Ireland but have now slowed down and make my own beer.

Brian is an Emergency Physician and Clinical Lead in ED Ultrasound at Coffs Clinical Network and loves to diagnose and treat a pathology earlier and more accurately because ED ultrasound was used! Brian Started learning ED ultrasound in St Vincent’s in 2009 under the tutelage of one Sir Justin Bowra, completing the UTEC course in Liverpool Hospital as a springboard in emergency scanning followed by the CCPU. In 2015, Brian co-founded EMUGs. He recently retired from the Central Council to focus on climate adaption. He had the privilege of sitting on the ACEM Ultrasound Committee for 2.5 years and promoted change in how the college viewed and engaged with ED ultrasound and EMUGs. Brian is also a strong proponent of the evolving SEED programs, Ultrasound registrar roles and administrative support for Clinical Leads as key components of sustainable and developing Emergency Ultrasound and advocates for these fundamental building blocks in every training ED in ANZ. He also recognises the need for appropriate training resources in every smaller ED throughout the region also with the vision that all patients throughout ANZ have access to quality point of care ultrasound.

Senior Sonographer, PoCUS Educator, Monash Health Victoria

Chair Victorian branch Australasian Sonographers Association (ASA)

Pioneering sonographer PoCUS educator in Australia's first collaborative hospital-based PoCUS program. Awarded ASA Educator of the Year 2016 for innovation & achievement in PoCUS education.

Chris is an Emergency Physician at Liverpool Hospital and a Prehospital & Retrieval Specialist at Greater Sydney Area HEMS (NSW Ambulance). He is also a co-founding member of EMUGs. Born and bred in Sydney, Chris saw the positive influence of point-of-care ultrasound at an early stage in his career & completed his CCPU just prior to his Fellowship in 2014. He has an ultrasound leadership role in both workplaces which encompasses clinical governance, education and research.

Dr Cian McDermott is the Director of Emergency Ultrasound Education and a Consultant in Emergency Medicine in the Mater University Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. He spent several years in Melbourne, Australia working in Emergency Medicine and specialising in point of care ultrasound. Cian is holds a Certificate in Clinician Performed Ultrasound. Nationally Cian is a mentor & trainer in Ireland and works to implement FUSIC in the UK. Cian is the Emergency Medicine representative on the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine of Ireland (JFICMI) point of care ultrasound committee accreditation with ASUM. He is also in the process of credentialling in level 2 transthoracic echocardiography with the European Society of Cardiovascular Imaging. Cian is an organising committee member and ultrasound workshop director of the global conference Social Media and Critical Care (SMACC.net.au) conference and he leads international POCUS workshops in Europe, North American and Australia. Nationally Cian is a mentor & trainer in Ireland and works to implement FUSIC in the UK. Cian is the Emergency Medicine representative on the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine of Ireland (JFICMI) point of care ultrasound committee.

Dr Cris Zollo is a Emergency Physican and Clincial Lead for Ultrasound at Waikato Hospital Emergency Department. Originally from England, she has worked in EDs across New Zealand, Australia and the UK. Cris undertook most of her registrar training at Waikato Hospital and attained the ASUM DDU (Emergency Medicine) in 2018. Cris is a passionate advocate of increased POCUS availability, but acknowledges that this, like all other tests, should be used wisely, supported by appropriate training and credentialing. Cris is actively involved with EMUGS (Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Groups) and teaches ultrasound at all levels from first year doctors to DDU candidates.

Dr. Elissa Kennedy-Smith is an Emergency Physician who works at My Emergency Doctor, Sandringham Hospital Emergency Department and The Royal Women’s Hospital in their Early Pregnancy Assessment Service. Elissa has an avid interest in all Emergency applications of Point of Care Ultrasound, completing multiple CCPUs in 2012, and then going on to attain her Diploma of Diagnostic Ultrasound (Emergency) in 2017. She enjoys teaching all aspects of ED POCUS, is an Honorary Advisor for EMUGs, CLUS for Alfred Health, the current Chair of the ED Ultrasound Committee for ACEM and officially an “Ultrasound tragic”.

Gabriel is an Emergency Physician and Deputy Director at Monash Medical Centre ED, where his main portfolio is Quality and Safety. He also has clinical appointments at both Cabrini Hospital and My Emergency Doctor and is an ex- member of the Ultrasound Committee of ACEM. He drives the Monash Health Emergency Department Ultrasound Education and Quality Committee. He has completed a Masters of Science in Epidemiology at the University of Ottawa in Canada and has an appointment with Monash University as a senior adjunct lecturer. His research interests include point-of-care ultrasound and efficient use of diagnostic testing in emergency medicine.

Emergency physician and Sonologist at heart. Ultrasound is a practice changing tool that used in the right places, is life changing for patients and makes both our lives easier. It’s fun and can be used to educate patients to a deeper degree about themselves. It’s the best tool in resource limited areas where it can aid diagnostic decisions and be used to target pain relief. It facilitates interdisciplinary conversations and makes life smoother.

James has been using ultrasound in clinical practice since 2002. He was taught ultrasound in the UK by radiologists and cardiologists and integrating that knowledge into his clinical emergency medicine practice has shaped his career. James runs an Emergency Medicine ultrasound unit within a tertiary hospital ED. James' ultrasound interests and expertise lie in education, innovative teaching techniques, advanced emergency diagnostic and procedural ultrasound, critical care, and really anything emergency ultrasound related. ASUM’s prize winner for Best Sonologist, Best Sonography Tutor, and best article published in AJUM. James also occasionally runs ultrasound courses and is the currently lead of the ASUM DDU emergency medicine examination board.

Dr. Justin Bowra is an emergency physician and resident emergency ultrasound tragic at Sydney Adventist (‘the San’) and Royal North Shore Hospitals. He has been performing bedside US since 1999. He is the lead author of Emergency Ultrasound Made Easy (2nd ed), a past chair of the CCPU Board of the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine, and is the ACEM representative on the ultrasound interest group of the International Federation of Emergency Medicine. Hobbies include writing spectacularly unsuccessful film scripts and children’s books and being bossed around by his small yet opinionated daughter. Come & work for him as an US fellow at the San, he’s a top bloke and definitely did not write this bio.

Kylie Baker is an Emergency Physician who has worked at Ipswich Hospital, since 1991. She has studied point of care ultrasound since 2001, attending Australian Institute of Ultrasound regularly first as a student, then as a teacher. This has resulted in research- specifically into lung ultrasound, funded by two generous grants from the Queensland Emergency Medicine Research Fund.

As a full time emergency physician at one of the busiest emergency departments in Australasia bedside ultrasound remains an essential tool in my practice. As such I am committed to improving systems that enhance access to safe and effective bedside ultrasound for my colleagues to improve care for our patients.

Martin is a clinical specialist sonographer, associate clinical director of ultrasound and clinical tutor of ultrasound imaging at Waikato hospital in Hamilton, New Zealand. Martin completed his training in general and vascular ultrasound in Seattle, USA in 1996 and subsequently attained a Master’s Degree in Medical Sonography at the University of South Australia in 2007. Martin has practiced diagnostic ultrasound in USA, New Zealand and Australia in a wide variety of clinical settings ranging from private centers to tertiary teaching hospitals. Martin is an ultrasound enthusiast, clinical instructor, university lecturer, researcher, author and a prolific conference speaker. Martin’s main areas of interest include: general, vascular, paediatric and contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Martin is a strong advocate for efficient, focused and clinically targeted utilisation of ultrasound, evidence-based bracts and clinical research.

Dr Melody Hiew (MBBS/B Med Sci, FACEM) is a consultant Emergency Physician based at Casey Hospital Emergency Department (Monash Health), where she is the Ultrasound Clinical Lead. She has served as co-chairperson of the Victorian chapter EMUGs (EMUG-Vic) and as a member of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Subcommittee. Her interest in point-of-care ultrasound began with an ultrasound fellowship at Fiona Stanley Hospital, where she obtained multiple CCPU units. She currently teaches and demonstrates POCUS for EMUG-Vic and Monash Health.

Dr Mick Killeen. Emergency Specialist Whangarei Hospital, NZ. Clinical Lead in DEM Ultrasound Training. Involved in teaching ultrasound to ED trainees for many years. Qualifications include (but not limited to) Otago Cert CCPU 2012, Ultrasound leadership Academy Fellowship, University of Melbourne Certificate Ultrasound (working towards Masters.) Particular interests include the role of handheld in POCUS education, the creation of Training apps (for smart phones) that allow trainees access to training logs and other continuous training resources. In summary I am all about overcoming all barriers to POCUS training.

Rex de Ryke has been the Charge Sonographer within Canterbury district Hospital board (CDHB) radiology services since 2003. He is immediate past Chair of NZASUM and was an ASUM director 2016-2018. Rex is passionate about all aspects of clinical ultrasound, with special interests in fetal medicine, fetal echo and emergency medicine ultrasound. As well as his extensive clinical roles, Rex is involved in ongoing Sonographer and POCUS education. He has presented at numerous national conferences and meetings covering all aspects of clinical ultrasound. A current focus is coordinating and supporting POCUS service provision within the CDHB and greater NZ community, with an emphasis on quality of service provision, image recording, audit and review.