Presenting original, practical and entertaining ultrasound education through webinars, lectures and live scanning workshops.
Bird Ultrasound provides up to date and relevant ultrasound education, on diagnostic and interventional ultrasound both face-to-face, directly to medical imaging professionals through in their clinical environment throughout Australia, New Zealand and Asia, and Online webinairs, through this website.
Online ultrasound webinars now available!
Over 60 courses currently available on the subscription page with new material being added regularly.
Resources can be accessed at any time, from any location. They are an ideal and convenient way to stay up to date with new developments and fulfil your continuing professional development (CPD) requirements.
The online resources cater for professionals who are new to diagnostic ultrasound through to those who are experienced and looking to expand their skill and knowledge base.
Please enjoy this free viewing of excerpts from a variety of the material available right now.
This is an example of the educational material available by subscribing to the website.
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Stephen is a very passionate educator of diagnostic medical ultrasound and regularly presents at national and international conferences.
Since 1997, Stephen has been preparing and presenting original, practical and entertaining lectures; and live scanning workshops.
Since 2009, through Bird Ultrasound, Stephen has been providing up to date and relevant training directly to medical imaging professionals in their clinical environment throughout Australia, New Zealand and further abroad.
Extensive teaching material is available on a range of ultrasound applications, including:
- musculoskeletal diagnostic ultrasound
- ultrasound guided MSK interventions
- pain management
- ultrasound guided botulinum toxin injection for spasticity management
- emergency medicine point of care ultrasound
- men’s health applications of ultrasound
- obstetrics and gynaecology
- breast imaging
- paediatric ultrasound applications
- vascular ultrasound
- small parts ultrasound
- abdominal ultrasound
Each training package is tailored to meet the client’s individual needs.
The packages are designed to be clinically relevant, impacting immediately on the delivery of diagnostic and interventional ultrasound services.
Bird Ultrasound offers a variety of methods to deliver ultrasound education, including:
- Weekend workshops (multi station), made up of didactic lectures and live scanning demonstrations performed by Stephen. This is followed by instructional scanning time while your staff scan under Stephen’s supervision. This mode of delivery is best suited to groups of less than 15 staff. It is the ultimate learning experience combining education, demonstration and practical skill acquisition.
- Weekend workshops (single station), including didactic lectures and live scanning demonstrations performed by Stephen. This mode of delivery is best suited to groups of more than 15 staff. It allows a greater volume of subject material to be explored in the allocated time.
- Collaborative scanning days, where Stephen scans in your clinical setting, providing tuition and practical advice.This mode of delivery is most commonly used following a weekend workshop to consolidate new skills in a real clinical environment.
- Pure didactic lecture sessions, This allows a large volume of material to be discussed in a timely manner and may be used as an evening lecture option following a collaborative scanning day.
- Combinations of the above, for trade company clients who wish to offer ongoing education services to valued customers.
Bird Ultrasound already has over 50 online courses available now on a wide range of ultrasound subjects.
The courses are made up of either a single webinar or a webinar along with a live scanning demonstration. Most courses also come with downloadable notes for ongoing reference.
On completion of a course, you will receive a personalised CPD certificate.
This makes birdultradound.com.au the ideal place to build your knowledge and fulfill your personal CPD requirements.
Bird Ultrasound provides training to sonographers, radiologists and a wide variety of point of care ultrasound specialists. For professionals who are new to diagnostic ultrasound through to those who are experienced and looking to expand their skill and knowledge base. Our clients include:
- radiologists
- sonographers
- sports physicians
- rehabilitation physicians
- pain physicians
- emergency physicians
- podiatrists
- imaging professionals
- private radiology practices
- public hospitals
- trade companies
- local affiliations of medical specialists
At each of Stephens’ seminars he encourages attendees to ‘stay in touch’.
Attendees get access to the secure discussion forum on this website so past attendees can keep in contact with Stephen and their peers..
The member’s section also contains:
- Case Studies
- Tips & Tricks
- Journal Articles
STEPHEN BIRD
AMS, AMS (Vascular), DMU, DMU (Vascular), MMedSon
Stephen is a general sonographer with 30 years of clinical experience. He holds a General and a Vascular Diploma of Medical Ultrasound (DMU) and a Masters of Medical Sonography from the University of South Australia.
He has a strong commitment to advancing the best practice of ultrasound around the world and he has been a member of the:
- Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM) Federal Council
- Australian Sonographers Association (ASA) Federal Council
He has been the chairman of:
- The Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry (ASAR)
- The Diploma of Medical Ultrasound (DMU) Board of Examiners.
In 2002 Stephen received the Australian Sonographers Association (ASA) Pru Pratten Memorial Sonographer Achievement Award. In 2008 he was made an Honorary Fellow of the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM). In 2022 he was made a Life Member of the Australian Sonographers Association (ASA)
Upcoming meetings with Stephen Bird
Would you like Stephen Bird to provide face to face education in your workplace?
Bring Stephen Bird directly to your staff for a face to face meeting.
Face to face weekend or weekday workshops are a fabulous way to provide your ultrasound staff with great value, high quality, clinically relevant ultrasound education. The meetings can be constructed using a combination of original lecture material, live scanning demonstrations and practical guidance. The available topics cover most areas of ultrasound clinical practice. Regardless of the size of your practice, weekends can be presented to small or large groups, ranging from one on one tuition to audiences of more than 500.
These meetings not only provide ultrasound education, but are also a perfect team building exercise, encouraging staff engagement, enthusiasm, retention, and even attraction.
CPD certificates are provided for all attendees, making it easier for your staff to satisfy their ASAR CPD requirements.
For enquiries, please fill in the form or email Stephen Bird directly at: [email protected]
Sonographers throughout Integral Diagnostics (IDX) have been lucky to have Stephen present to us on a regular basis over the past few years. All of our businesses, from WA to Auckland, have benefited from Steve's amazing knowledge, depth of information and professionally curated presentations on a large variety of ultrasound topics. From nation-wide webinars to in-house workshops and live scanning demonstrations, Steve is able to provide engaging and comprehensive education to sonographers of all levels. I highly recommend getting in touch with Steve to organise events within your organisation or simply take advantage of his ever-growing number of online presentations through his website membership. It's impossible not to reignite your passion for sonography after listening to Steve talk about anything ultrasound related!
Robyn Cross, IDX Ultrasound Training Program Manager & Apex Radiology Ultrasound Services Manager
Steve provides regular bespoke teaching sessions for Smart Health’s MSK Medicine team of doctors and allied health practitioners. These small group, hands-on sessions have enabled us to approach musculoskeletal ultrasound with increased confidence and competence and have become highly anticipated events for our team!
The learning process is made enjoyable by Steve’s enthusiastic teaching style. His ability to craft clever, memorable analogies transforms intricate anatomy and diagnostic principles into simple take home messages and reproducible techniques.
Steve shares his vast knowledge generously. His encouragement and constructive feedback have enabled us to progress from mastering the basics to confidently navigating more advanced techniques in MSK ultrasound.
Dr Ramona Chryssidis, Musculoskeletal Medicine, Smart Health, Adelaide
Since 2013, Perth Radiological Clinic consistently partnered with Stephen Bird to support the ongoing upskilling of our sonographers in MSK, Vascular, and Obstetrics. Stephen has a unique ability to distill complex information into relatable and practical content that has an immediate and lasting impact on those he trains. His contributions have significantly advanced the professional development of our sonographers, not only through expert training but also through ongoing mentorship and encouragement. Stephen's involvement has been instrumental in supporting a culture of continuous improvement across our sonography department.
Ben Roberts, Sonographer Manager at Perth Radiological Clinic
Australia is incredibly fortunate to have a terrific educator and master of MSK ultrasound to learn from in the form of Stephen Bird. I have known Stepehen for over 7 years now and being able to learn from one of the world's best is a privilege. By attending Stephen's seminars, viewing his online content, and inviting him for US weekends for him to showcase his amazing skills is such a valuable resource. I am incredibly grateful in the course of the year to learn on a clinical case by case basis from his instruction. So generous with his time, willing to help, always clear with his approach together with a sprinkling of humour, makes every minute worthwhile. Thank you Stephen for what you contribute to the world of ultrasound. Ultrasound is your passion and its infectious for those of us around you to want to learn more. Stephen comes highly recommended.
Dr Ryan Kohler, Consultant Sports Medicine Physician Gold Coast Australia
Stephen’s sessions have become an integral part of our continuous education program at Vision Radiology Group across the country. His engaging and dynamic teaching style has consistently received outstanding feedback from both our sonographers and radiologists. His workshops are interactive, evidence based, and always leave our team feeling inspired and more confident in their ultrasound scanning abilities. We look forward to continuing our training sessions with Stephen and highly recommend his sessions to any radiology group looking to enhance clinical capability and team engagement.
Nabeel Chaudhry, Managing Director at Focus Radiology
Synergy Radiology has had the pleasure of working with Stephen Bird for over 12 years, during which time he has led our Annual Synergy Ultrasound Conference. This event is attended by over 50 Synergy Sonographers, along with our Radiologists, and has become a highly valued part of our ongoing education program.
Stephen’s ability to tailor each conference to our current clinical needs ensures that the content remains relevant, engaging, and highly practical. His sessions consistently foster meaningful interaction between Sonographers, Radiologists, and Stephen himself—often leading to updated protocols and improved practice.
His skill in delivering fresh, thought-provoking, and engaging content year after year guarantees that every attendee gains significant value from the event. We look forward to many more years of collaboration with Stephen.
Peter Bonovas, Operations Manager of Synergy Diagnostics
Stephen’s workshops are always well structured, very informative and his interaction with participants makes them enjoyable and fun to learn. He engages with his audience in such a way that it’s hard not to share his enthusiasm for ultrasound and quest for knowledge, both from a practical and academic point of view. Stephen’s workshop notes are comprehensive, he is generous with is time and his hands on scanning sessions allow everyone to practice what they’ve been taught. When I am at a conference, I will always attend Stephen’s talks because I know I will learn something new. Perth Radiological Clinic regularly run Stephen’s workshops to upskill its radiologists and sonographers.
Hsieng Foo-Sanderson, Chief Sonographer from Perth Radiological Clinic
