• May 2025 | Clinical Supervision Framework

• May 2025 | A Guide for Trainees

• Dec 2024 | Guide to Bariatric Examinations

• Nov 2024 | Reducing the risk of litigation: Information for Sonographers | ASA-BMUS Joint Statement

• Sep 2024 | Guide to Consent for intimate and medical examinations

• Dec 2023 | Ultrasound assessment of the gravid cervix for risk of preterm birth

• Nov 2020 | ASA and ASUM joint Guidelines for Reducing Injuries to all Ultrasound Users

• May 2020 | Vasa praevia diagnosis in the mid trimester ultrasound

• Nov 2015 | A sonographer's guide to clinical supervision

May 2022 | Disinfection of intracavity ultrasound transducers

May 2024 | Early Pregnancy Loss

May 2021 | Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines for Sonographers

Feb 2021 | Safe use and storage of ultrasound gel

Feb 2021 | Veins of the lower limb

The following documents have been reviewed and are endorsed by the ASA:

Oct 2023 | International evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Designed to provide clear information regarding PCOS to assist clinical decision-making and support optimal patient care

Nov 2022 | Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

Nov 2022 | Prenatal Screening for Chromosomal Conditions including Down Syndrome (Practice Resource)
Down Syndrome Queensland, Queensland Government

Mar 2021 | Recommendations for the Adult Cardiac Sonographer Performing Echocardiography to Screen for Critical Congenital Heart Disease in the Newborn: From the American Society of Echocardiography
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Jul 2020 | Recommendations for the Assessment of Carotid Arterial Plaque by Ultrasound for the Characterization of Atherosclerosis and Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk: From the American Society of Echocardiography
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, Article in PressMay 2020 | Recommendations on the use of multimodality cardiovascular imaging in young adult competitive athletes
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Apr 2020 | Recommendations for Echocardiography Laboratories Participating in Cardiac Point of Care Cardiac Ultrasound (POCUS) and Critical Care Echocardiography Training: Report from the American Society of Echocardiography
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Mar 2020 | Australian Commission of Safety and Quality in Health Care advisory statement AS18/07: Reprocessing of reusable medical devices in health service organisations

Mar 2020 | Recommendations for Multimodality Assessment of Congenital Coronary Anomalies: A Guide from the American Society of Echocardiography, Developed in Collaboration with the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Japanese Society of Echocardiography, and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Jan 2020 | Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease 3rd edition
Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia

Jan 2020 | Guidelines for Performance, Interpretation, and Application of Stress Echocardiography in Ischemic Heart Disease
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Dec 2019 | New Zealand Obstetric Ultrasound Guidelines 2019
New Zealand Government Ministry of Health

Jun 2019 | Care Around Stillbirth and Neonatal Death – Section 3 Respectful and Supportive Perinatal Bereavement Care 
Third Edition from the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ) and the NHMRC Stillbirth Centre of Research Excellence

Jan 2019 | Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transthoracic Echocardiographic Examination in Adults: Recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography.
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.

Feb 2017 | Guidelines for Reprocessing Ultrasound Transducers.
This guideline was jointly produced by the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine and the Australasian College for Infection Prevention Control, published in the February 2017 issue of the Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

2017 | Industry standards for the prevention of work related musculoskeletal disorders in sonography. 
Developed through a 2016 consensus conference hosted by the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.

Nov 2016 | Diagnosis and management of ectopic pregnancy.
Joint guideline from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Association of Early Pregnancy Units. 

There are several situations where an extended scope of practice for sonographers provides an innovative solution to increasing demands on the healthcare systems in Australia and New Zealand. Extended scope of practice can be defined as:

• optimising full scope of practice

• extending scope of practice in appropriate contexts; and

• delegate tasks to the support workforce to enable full scope and extended scope.

In other countries, sonographers can be required to provide different or extended responsibilities than is generally expected of sonographers in Australia and New Zealand. For example, in the United Kingdom, it can be assumed that the ultrasound report should be written and issued by the sonographer undertaking the ultrasound examination.

The Queensland Government Ministerial Taskforce on health practitioner expanded scope of practice: final report identified that training sonographers to perform musculoskeletal therapeutic steroid injections and produce independent reports has the potential to increase patient access to service and reduce wait times for services.

In support of this work, the ASA commissioned research which evaluated sonographers administering ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal injections on defined outcomes related to patient safety (e.g. expected incidence rates for complications) and patient satisfaction. Find the results from this research as well as FAQs below:

Patient satisfaction and incidence of adverse events during a trial of sonographer administered musculoskeletal injections

FAQs on Sonographer administered ultrasound-guided MSK injections  

The ASA is committed to ensuring that all sonographers have the opportunity and capacity for career progression and personal and professional extension. 

Sept 2020 | Informed consent - fact sheet for clinicians

May 2025 | TIPS-Transjugular-Intrahepatic-Portosystemic-Shunt 1

May 2025 | Penile-doppler-ultrasound-worksheet

Jan 2024 | Cervical assessment of the gravid cervix 
Extracted from the ASA clinical guideline Ultrasound assessment of the gravid cervix to assess for risk of spontaneous preterm birth

Jun 2021 | Paediatric renal ultrasound
Developed by the ASA SIG Paediatric committee

Apr 2021 | Paediatric pylorus ultrasound
Developed by the ASA SIG Paediatric committee

Feb 2020 | Paediatric spine ultrasound
Developed by the ASA SIG Paediatric committee

Nov 2018 | Paediatric cranial worksheet
Developed by the ASA SIG Paediatric committee

• Webinar | Reducing Injury to sonographers

• Webinar | Stretching for sonographers

• Educational Video | Ultrasound Ergonomics

• Poster | Posture is important for sonographers

• Poster | Stretching in the work place - Back and Neck

• Poster | Stretching in the work place - Arms and Shoulders

• Work Health and Safety Reports

SDMS | Industry standards for the prevention of work related musculoskeletal disorders in sonography

Online resources and support

• AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY | Find a Psychologist

• BEYOND BLUE | Mental Wellbeing Resources

• BLACK DOG INSTITUTE | Accredited webinars for health professionals

• BLACK DOG INSTITUTE | Resources for health professionals

• GROOV | Platform that gives you the tools you need to thrive at home and at work

• HEAD TO HEALTH | Australian Government mental health support

• HEADSPACE | Mindfulness for your everyday life

• MELON | NZ government app to help with mental health and wellness

• MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION (NZ) | Mauri Tū Mauri Ora

• NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH ALLIANCE | Help sheet on rural mental health services

• NSW GOVERNMENT | Health Independent and professional wellbeing advice line for health workers

• SMILING MIND | Practical tools to support good mental health

• THE ESSENTIAL NETWORK (TEN) | e-health hub developed for health care professionals to manage burnout and maintain good mental health

• THE LOWDOWN | Direct and devoted resource to depression and anxiety in NZ

• THIS WAY UP | Check your levels of stress, anxiety, and depression

• THIS WAY UP | Expert tips and free online tools to help you navigate a challenging time

Australian crisis hotlines

• BEYOND BLUE | 1800 512 348 |  www.beyondblue.org.au

• LIFELINE  |  13 11 14 |  www.lifeline.org.au – A crisis support and suicide prevention service for all Australians

• SUICIDE CALL BACK SERVICE  |  1300 659 467 | www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au – A free service for people who are suicidal, caring for someone who is suicidal, bereaved by suicide or are health professionals supporting people affected by suicide Australia wide

New Zealand crisis hotlines

• LIFELINE  |  0800 543 354 (0800 LIFELINE) or free text 4357 (HELP)

• THE LOWDOWN |  0800 111 757 | www.thelowdown.co.nz

• SUICIDE CRISIS HELPLINE  |  0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO)

• HEALTHLINE  |  0800 611 116

• SAMARITANS  |  0800 726 666