DDU Technical Seminar

The Technical Seminar is designed to meet the needs of those preparing for the DDU part 1 examination. This seminar will also be useful for those preparing for Fellowship and other specialist examinations involving the principles and instrumentation of medical ultrasound.

Invited Speakers

An exciting line up of well respected speakers shall be presenting at the DDU Technical Seminar. We are delighted to confirm the following:

Mark Bryant

  • Diploma in Diagnostic Medical Radiography
  • Diploma in Medical Ultrasonography
  • Chris Kohlenberg ASUM Teaching fellowship award (WA and NT) 2000
  • Member of the ASUM Board of Examiners (DMU)
  • 17 years of clinical ultrasound experience including 12 years as a tutor sonographer at North Coast Radiology
  • Facilitator of numerous Multidisciplinary Ultrasound workshops in Australia

Roger Gent

Roger Gent is the Chief Sonographer in the Paediatric Ultrasound Unit at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide, South Australia. His involvement with diagnostic ultrasound spans 35 years, with particular interest in paediatric sonography and also in the physics and technology aspects. He has been an invited speaker at more than fifty national and international meetings and regularly presents lectures and workshops at ultrasound courses in Australia, on paediatric and technical topics. He is the author or co-author of more than thirty articles, has received several awards from professional ultrasound bodies, is an Honorary Fellow of ASUM and a long-standing member of the ASUM DMU Board of Examiners.

Dr Rob Gill

Rob Gill studied Science and Electrical Engineering at the University of Sydney, then completed a PhD at Stanford University. He was employed as a Research Scientist at the Ultrasonics Institute in Sydney from 1975 to 1989, at which time the group was transferred to the CSIRO. Dr Gill was Deputy Chief of CSIRO’s Division of Industrial Physics until his retirement in 2005. He has had an extensive career of research and development, specialising in Doppler instrumentation and applications, and has published over 70 scientific publications and 150 conference papers. He has taught extensively on ultrasound technology. He has also been involved with professional issues over many years, and is a Past President and Life Member of ASUM. Since retirement he has been actively involved in teaching ultrasound physics and instrumentation.

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