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ASAR/ASA Meeting

Admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 14:30:00 GMT

In a historic milestone for the sonography profession, the Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry (ASAR) and the Australasian Sonographers Association (ASA) Boards met together over the weekend for the first time.

CPD Ethical Standards

Admin — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:30:00 GMT

Ensuring Ethical Practice Through Ongoing Learning

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a cornerstone of professional sonography, helping practitioners maintain up-to-date skills, knowledge, and ethical standards. All accredited sonographers in Australia are required to participate in regular CPD. This commitment to lifelong learning is not only about technical proficiency, but also about reinforcing the professional and ethical conduct expected in daily practice.

Sonography Awards

Admin — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 14:30:00 GMT

We are delighted to share that two of our esteemed Board directors have been recognised with major awards at the 2025 Australasian Sonographers Association Conference, celebrating their outstanding contributions to the profession.

AMS Fee Increase

Admin — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 13:30:00 GMT

Effective from January 1st 2025, the annual fee will increase by $10, making the total annual registration fee $120. An email has been sent to all Accredited Medical Sonographer registrants regarding the increase.

CPD Cap 1B

Admin — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 13:30:00 GMT

As of 1 January 2024 there will be an introduction of a CPD cap of 10 points that can be accrued per triennium for workplace training, both in-person and online (Category 1B).

To ensure that any existing CPD points you have accrued for this category aren’t impacted, this cap will be introduced at the beginning of each new triennium as they begin, until all registrants have the cap applied; all registrants will have this cap applied by 1 January 2026. If your triennium finishes in either 2024 or 2025, this cap won’t apply for your current triennium.

This cap rollout will look as follows:

Stream 2 (2024 – 2026 triennium): cap is applicable immediately from 1 January 2024
Stream 3 (2025 – 2027 triennium): cap applicable from 1 January 2025
Stream 1 (2026 – 2028 triennium): cap applicable from 1 January 2026

If you have any queries, please contact the ASAR team at registry@asar.com.au.

Important Reminders

Admin — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:30:00 GMT

Some important reminders for course providers have been added to the Course Accreditation Application section of the website.

Sequencing of clinical placements

Clinical experience should be continuous and integrated with the theoretical components of any course, to enable the effective scaffolding of theoretical and practical knowledge and ensure that clinical experience is relevant throughout the program, aligning with learning outcomes at all levels. Per the Standards, “ASAR recommends that students be engaged in ultrasound practice for a minimum of 3 days/week over a 2-year period, full-time equivalent, in an Australian or New Zealand clinical setting.”

Supervision of student scanning

The ASAR Standards for the Accreditation of Sonographer Courses stress supervision as a critical aspect of clinical training. Well-supervised clinical training is vital for students to gain exposure to various patient groups and conditions, enabling them to develop the tacit knowledge required for contemporary sonographic practice.

For further information about course accreditation criteria, please visit the Course Accreditation Application page.

New Board Members

Admin — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 14:30:00 GMT

ASAR is delighted to welcome two new elected Board members, Alison Lee-Tannock and JIllian Clarke (re-elected).

Accreditation Certificates

Admin — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 14:30:00 GMT

ASAR accreditation certificates, which confirm your ASAR ID number, accreditation status and specialty, as well as the date in which you are registered until, can now be downloaded directly from your ASAR website profile.

Simply login using your ASAR registered email address and password when visiting www.asar.com.au and then click 'My Profile' in the Profile and CPD tab.

You will see several link options on this page - click the 'Membership Certificate' link and your accreditation certificiate will be automatically generated with today's date as the date of issue.

You can then print directly or download directly from this screen.

CPD Audit Update

Admin — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 13:30:00 GMT

2020-2022 CPD Audit Now Complete

The 2020-2022 CPD Audit is now complete. 289 registrants in the triennium were selected for random audit and we are pleased to report that 278 had been determined as meeting ASAR’s CPD requirements by the audit deadline.

Important Update

Admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 13:30:00 GMT

The 'Voluntary Deactivation' page has been updated to include information relating to retirement of sonographers (or indefinite periods of leave). If you are are taking leave both temporarily or indefinitely (for example: maternity, parental, travel, non-sonographer practice, or retirement), you should read this page.