Soft Tissue Ultrasound Training

Soft Tissue Ultrasound
Certificate in Allied Health Performed Ultrasound (CAHPU).

ASUM (Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine) accredited.

The Certificate in Allied Health Performed Ultrasound (CAHPU) is a credential that is awarded by the ASUM Council to allied health practitioners who are not imaging specialists but who may use ultrasound as a imaging tool at the point of care. The CAHPU represents a level of proficiency in image acquisition, optimisation and ultrasound skills relevant to the medical specialty area. The qualification structure as well as their fees and requirements can be accessed here.

The module that students enrol in is called “Soft tissue for Physiotherapists” but this doesn’t preclude other Allied Health professionals (for example osteopaths, nurse practitioners, podiatrists) from being enrolled.

In order to complete the qualification, you will need to pass ASUM's self-paced physics online tutorial, as well as satisfactorily complete all practical and applied theory, taught in-clinic at Sound Experience in Mt Albert. ASUM give you two years to complete all requirements of the qualification.

The broad structure of the practical teaching is as follows:

• ASUM require 80 logged examinations, with specified regional (joint) minima.

• We offer 100, some of which will be observations. Most examinations will be on symptomatic patients, though some may be on a model if required.

• We estimate this will require 10-days total of attendance in clinic, divided into half-day sessions.

• The cost of the Sound Experience component of the qualification is $9,600, not including ASUM’s own fees.

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