ASUM 24 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS


Professor Sailesh Kumar 

Professor Kumar trained in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Singapore, UK and Australia. He has a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Oxford and is a Fellow of the RCOG and RANZCOG. He completed his subspecialist Fellowship in Maternal & Fetal Medicine at Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital/Imperial College London. He is the Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Senior Staff Specialist in MFM/O&G at the Mater Mothers’ Hospital and Mater Research Institute-University of Queensland. He is also a Head of Discipline (Obstetrics & Gynaecology) at the University of Queensland’s School of Medicine. 



Associate Professor Alwin Chuan 

Associate Professor Chuan is a clinician-researcher in the fields of anaesthesia and pain medicine. Internationally known as an innovator and leader in regional anaesthesia, perioperative ultrasonography, and medical education with the aim of improving patient outcomes after surgery.



Featured Presenters

Below are just some of the many exciting presenters confirmed for ASUM 24.

Dr Peter Snelling
Ultrasound for the diagnosis of paediatric distal forearm fractures

Dr David Herd
Building Phantom Models Workshop

Dr Sofie Piessens
Chronic Pelvic Pain & Endometriosis Workshop


Rebecca Long
Ultrasound Assessment for Endometriosis: The (recent) Past, Present & Future & Endometriosis Workshop

Prof John Svigos
Intrapartum Ultrasound - the Nexus between Traditional and Contemporary Management of Labour 

Dr Vivien Wong
Pelvic Floor Ultrasound Workshops

Dr Arun Sett
Neonatal Lung Ultrasound 


Dr Kylie Burns 
ACHD in Pregnancy 

Prof Dieter Nürnberg
We are honoured that WFUMB Presenter Prof Nürnberg will present across four sessions throughout the ASUM 24 program.

Prof Fabricio Da Silva Costa
Pre-eclampsia screen- fetal growth restriction

Dr Vanessa Atienza-Hipolito
Breast Imaging Update: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis & Biopsy


Sara Kernick
Paediatric PoCUS Pearls 

A/Prof Daniel Rolnick
Early Diagnosis of Fetal Malformations Before 11 Weeks & Pitfalls of NIPT: A Practical Approach

Dr Natalie Edwards
Cardiac Stream: Left Atrial Strain and LV Strain Imaging

Dr Robert Illingworth
Beyond the Joint: Regenerative Medicine Treatment of the Sacroiliac Ligament Complex


Dr Sierra Beck
Shaping Tomorrow's Experts: Exploring the Impact of AI-Enabled Handheld Devices on Novice Ultrasound Users


Confirmed Presenters

Confirmed presenters for ASUM 24.