Welcome to WFUMB 2009 Sydney World Medical Ultrasound Congress

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Sunday 30 August to Thursday 3 September 2009

www.wfumb2009.com and www asum.com.au

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Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre

Sydney

BridgeClim

About the congress venue and destination

Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre

The Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour is the largest and most technologically advanced facility in Australia. It has been purpose built to host a spectrum of conferences, international congresses, exhibitions, gala events, product launches and small meetings.

Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre is unique because of its ideal location within the Darling Harbour convention area. It is only five minutes from Sydney's city centre and within walking distance of restaurants, shops, and a range of accommodation and entertainment facilities.

Sydney

Sydney is the Gateway City to Australia and home to the world's most beautiful harbour. Life in Sydney revolves around its spectacular harbour, its golden beaches, parklands and national parks. Visitors soon fall in love with the attractions, experiences and atmosphere. It is a cosmopolitan, stylish city with a reputation for being friendly, clean and vibrant. Attractions include world class art galleries, museums, parks, waterways that stretch into all parts of the city, wildlife parks, the majestic sails of the Sydney Opera House, luxury cruises, aquariums, beaches, The Royal Botanic Gardens, theatre, entertainment, shopping, culture and sport.

Australia

Australia's landscape is a picture of amazing diversity, contrasts and natural wonder. From the ancient rock Uluru (Ayers Rock) to the Great Barrier Reef, Australia's Red Centre reaches out to a magnificent azure coastline. Scattered across this beautiful environment, our thriving cities bubble with sophistication and energy. Brisbane, Queensland's vibrant sub tropical capital, Sydney and its magnificent harbour, and Melbourne with its heritage of arts, fashion and fine food, are just three of Australia's outstanding city destinations. Australia, the world's smallest continent and largest island, is like nowhere else on earth. It is as big as mainland United States but has only 20 million people. It is adventurous, stylish and friendly, has unique flora and fauna and a fantastic climate. Aussies (as the locals are called) enjoy sport, beaches, music, performing arts, outdoor cafes, pubs, multicultural restaurants and good friends. A rich cultural blend of fashion, languages and cuisine colours the streets of Australia's major cities. Australia's diverse mix of environments and cultures offers an encounter like no other. Explore lively, sophisticated cities, experience the awe-inspiring beauty of Australia's natural wonders, discover the ancient mysteries of Aboriginal culture, and see and feel the rigours of life in the rugged Outback. Regardless of which path you take, Australia guarantees the experience of a lifetime!

Things to see and do in Sydney

BridgeClimb

BridgeClimb is a 3.5 hour adventure and an experience that will never be forgotten on one of the world's most modern wonders......The Sydney Harbour Bridge.

The Bridge Climb experience begins with a comprehensive briefing and safety demonstration to prepare you for the Climb of Your Life!

The exhilaration and personal satisfaction achieved by reaching the top of the Bridge is rewarded by the breathtaking view that lies before you as you scale up the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

There is no adventure like it in the world......no view like it.....no feeling like it!

Sydney Harbour Morning Tea Coffee Cruise

Join us on Sydney's Award Winning Coffee Cruise.

See all the Main Harbour attractions including the Opera House, Harbour Bridge and Fort Denison while enjoying morning tea and a personalised commentary.

You will also explore the magnificent upper reaches of Middle Harbour with its natural parklands, inner harbour beaches, marinas and palatial waterfront homes.

There is so much more to discover outside of Sydney. Explore the World Heritage Blue Mountains or the delightful wine growing are of the Hunter Valley.

Important Dates

• Abstract Notification, February 2009

• Early Registration Fee Deadline, March 2009

• Registration Deadline, July 2009

• Late Registration, From Saturday, 1 August 2009

Program outline

The Scientific Organising Committee is creating an innovative and unique program tailored to the needs of the ultrasound industry, medical users and scientist members. WFUMB 2009 in Sydney will be unique in that it will emphasize a wide range of opportunities from hands-on training at entry-level to specialist medical point-of-care procedures, such as Emergency Room and nerve block Anaesthetic monitoring. The program will also offer sessions on leading-edge technological developments, particularly in small portable scanning devices.

The WFUMB 2009 Organising Committee will prepare optimal programs and skills development workshops in all aspects of ultrasound imaging. The intention of the program will be to highlight the growth of the industry and emerging techniques.

As a fundamental aim of the WFUMB, this Congress is committed to providing assistance for education in the developing world, thereby helping to develop wider markets for the application of diagnostic ultrasound in medicine.

Some of the exciting program topics we hope to include are

• Point of care

• cutting edge ultrasound practice and technology

• safety and quality assurance, medico-legal issues

• 3D and 4D ultrasound

• echocardiography

• ultrasound contrast

• therapeutic applications

• hands-on workshops and live-demonstration sessions

• pediatrics

• obstetrics and gynecology

• musculoskeletal

• emergency room and veterinary and other non-medical applications of ultrasound

Delegates will have ample opportunity to meet with exhibitors who will be displaying their new, innovative and technical diagnostic and therapeutic equipment, supplies and services.

Back by popular demand interactive ASUM MDW multidisciplinary Ultrasound workshops will run every day on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, 30 August to 1 September 2009.

Latest Point of Care, Critical Care Ultrasound workshops will run on Wednesday and Thursday 2- 3 September 2009

Nuchal Translucency courses and WINFOCUS (Emergency Medicine Ultrasound )workshops and more...

Check out www.wfumb2009.com for regular updates to the program timetable.

WINFOCUS

The 5th World Congress on Ultrasound in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine is being held as an official Satellite Meeting to the WFUMB2009 Congress 4 - 6 September 2009. For more information go to www.winfocus2009.org

Prizes/Awards

Prestigious awards and prizes

Papers submitted by registrants are generally eligible for a range of generous prizes offered by our sponsors. To be eligible for a poster prize a presenter must give permission for the content of the poster to be published in the ASUM Ultrasound Bulletin. An independent jury of sonographers and radiologists, grouped according to their expertise, will judge all scientific exhibits with regard to originality / educational value / scientific quality, visual impression and overall assessment.

The following prizes will be awarded at WFUMB 2009 Congress

• Best Sonographer Research WFUMB2009 Presentation Award - US$2,000

• Best Medical Research WFUMB2009 Presentation Award - US$2,000

• Best Clinical WFUMB2009 Presentation Award - US$1,000

• Best Poster Presentation WFUMB2009 Award - US$1,000

• Best Poster Presentation Award - to an AFSUMB member -US$1,000

• Best Poster Presentation Award - to a MASU member - US$1,000

• Best Poster Presentation Award - to a FLAUS member US$1,000

• Best Poster Presentation Award - to a EFSUMB member US $1,000

• Best Poster Presentation Award - to an AIUM member US$1,000

• Best Poster Presentation Award - to an ASUM member US$1,000

• 50 Young Investigators scholarships total value US$500 each

Details of these prizes will be published in the ASUM Bulletin.

Prizes/Awards Application

Details of the application process will be available after abstract submission has closed and upon notification of your abstract acceptance email.

Photographic Competition - close 7 August 2009

A photographic competition has been organised by WFUMB 2009 Organising Committee. Individuals are invited to submit up to 3 photographs for each of the 2 prize categories

• 1. General Interest Photograph

• The WFUMB 2009 Organising Committee is looking for all budding photographers to send in their favourite photographic work. This might be an artistic photo, a holiday snap or portraits of people. There are no specific themes for this category.

• 2. Historical Photograph (Ultrasound) Prizes will be awarded to the best historical photograph of ultrasound under the following 3 categories:

•  1. Interest

•  2. Technology

•  3. Occasion

If you are interested in entering the competition please contact the Congress Office for further information. You will be sent guidelines and a form, to be returned with a 50 -100 word description of each of your photos.

Please note that submissions close on Friday, 7 August. By entering a photograph you are acknowledging that the photograph was taken by yourself, and is not from copyrighted sources. You also assign rights to use the photograph in any ASUM publication. The winners' photographs will be printed in large format and displayed at the Congress.

Dr Caroline Hong, Chief Executive Officer, Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM)

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