Over 1,300 delegates attended ASA2010 Melbourne, the 17th Annual National Conference.

The three days featured seven concurrent sessions including four streams of workshops and three streams of plenary sessions plus a full day of cardiac workshops, that’s more than 150 presentations. With one in three sonographers in attendance and over 30,000 CPD points accumulated over three days, ASA2010 Melbourne was celebrated as the largest educational and networking experience for sonographers in Australia. To all those who contributed, we thank you.

We are particularly grateful to all our presenters. Our international speakers – Anne Sandoval and George L. Berdejo, and Dr Brian Haluska as keynote speaker for the Cardiac Day, together with the extensive faculty of speakers from a broad range of backgrounds, delivered a high-quality and stimulating education program.

The ASA particularly wishes to acknowledge the outstanding contribution of our volunteer convening committee:

Jenny Parkes	Co-convenor
Faye Temple	Co-convenor
Peter Coombs	Scientific program coordinator
Margaret Condon	Workshop coordinator
Diane Jackson	Cardiac Day coordinator
Lesley Donelan	Cardiac Day coordinator
Jane Keating	Delegate services coordinator
Taryn Gilbertson	Delegate services coordinator
Paul Lombardo	Adjudication coordinator
Glenda McLean	Scientific quiz coordinator
Greg Lammers	AV coordinator

ASA2010 Melbourne delegate evaluation – open until 15 June

Many new innovations were incorporated into ASA2010 Melbourne - we would love to receive your feedback on this year's event so we can ensure ASA2011 Brisbane and future events meet your expectations. Please complete the online survey by 15 June so we can continue to enhance ASA’s Annual National Conference, the premier education and networking event for sonographers.

Complete ASA2010 Melbourne survey now

Pre-conference workshop evaluation – open until 15 June 2010

New to the ASA Annual National Conference program, the pre-conference workshop program was designed to address the challenges of managing in the modern environment. If you attended the pre-conference workshops, we encourage you to complete the online survey by 15 June.

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Prize Winners

Best Clinical Presentation, kindly sponsored by MIA Victoria

The award of $750 was presented to:
Presenter	Stephen Bird
Title of Presentation	Common extensor origin
Honorable mentions in this category were awarded to: Narelle Spinner, Lisa Clarke, Vanessa Pincham and Craig Cairns.

Best Student or First Time Presenter Presentation, kindly sponsored by Lake Imaging.

The award of $750 was presented to:
Presenter	Kate Marriott
Title of Presentation	Posterior fossa abnormality and variants
Honorable mentions in this category were awarded to: Karen Thomson, Jane Best, Mat Vogels and Susan Lim.

Best Proffered Oral Presentation, kindly sponsored by City Imaging Ultrasound for Women.

The award of $750 was presented to:
Presenter	Maria Gonzalez
Title of Presentation	Perspectives on duplex scanning of post angiography false aneurysms

Best Poster or Case Study, kindly sponsored by Monash Ultrasound for Women.

The award of $750 was presented to:
Presenter	Michelle Branson & Claire Edgecomb
Title of Presentation	The Gynae Wheel
Honorable mentions in this category were awarded to: Beth Hinksman, Deb Paoletti et al, Lucy Pasque.

Best Research Presentation, kindly sponsored by the Australian Sonographers Association.

The award of $750 was presented to:
Presenter	Ann Quinton
Title of Presentation	Comparison of different methodologies in flow mediated dilatation in women with pre-eclampsia compared to women with gestational hypertension
Honorable mention in this category was awarded to: Susan Campbell Westerway.

Best Research Paper Grant: The ASA has introduced a Best Research Paper Grant to support Australian presenters seeking to present to an international audience. As Ann Quinton complied with the additional criteria set down by the ASA, we were delighted award Ann the Best Research Paper Grant to the value of up to $5,000 to assist with their attendance at an approved international conference.

Best Overall Presentation, kindly sponsored by the Australian Sonographers Association. The trophy to recognise the winner of this category was presented to:

Presenter	Kate Marriott
Title of Presentation	Posterior fossa abnormality and variants

Major prize winner

Each year, one lucky delegate attending the ASA’s Annual National Conference has the opportunity to win a travel prize to the value of $5,000 by having a delegate passport stamped by all participating sponsors. The ASA congratulates Darija Vasiljevic of NSW – the winner of the ASA2010 Melbourne passport prize, happy travels!

Certificate of Attendance

The process around receiving your certificate of attendance from the ASA has changed. An email will be sent the week following ASA2010 Melbourne requesting you to validate your attendance. You will then receive a certificate of attendance via a return email or if you are a PD-asa participant, your profile will be updated automatically and evidence retained on your behalf. This process has been designed to provide additional evidence of how many CPD points have been allocated and contributes to ASA’s compliance with best practice and quality standards.

To ensure your email address is correctly recorded with ASA visit the www.a-s-a.com.au and log into your membership profile.

ASA2011 Brisbane, 27–29 May 2011

Building on the success of ASA2010 Melbourne, the ASA Annual National Conference moves to Brisbane in 2011. Don’t miss ASA2011 Brisbane, the premier education and networking event for sonographers, as we showcase the latest in scientific presentations and live scanning workshops.

 

All conference and membership enquiries to:
Australian Sonographers Association
National Office
PO Box 709
Moorabbin VIC 3189
P: 03 9585 2996 F: 03 9585 2331
E: meetings@a-s-a.com.au
W: www.a-s-a.com.au

Sponsor acknowledgment:

We gratefully acknowledge the contribution of our sponsors without whom a conference such as this would not be viable: