Musculoskeletal ultrasound courses
Are you tired of sending patients away for scans, only to wait days for a report that doesn’t match the clinical picture?
How much more confident would you be if you could actually see the needle tip enter the target, every single time?
Are you still relying on ‘feel’ and landmarks while hoping to avoid the neurovascular bundle?
Could your spasticity management be more effective if you knew exactly which muscle belly your Botox was hitting?
Is your ultrasound machine an expensive paperweight because you lack the confidence to use it?
Precision is your shortcut to clinical certainty.
At Zedu, we bypass the academic fluff to focus on the high-yield scanning and procedural skills you actually need at the bedside.
Whether you are a physician differentiating a true tear from anisotropy, a pain specialist navigating complex anatomy for a nerve block, or a podiatrist seeking clarity beneath the plantar fascia, we provide the practical tools for the job. From rehabilitative clinicians ensuring Botox reaches the precise muscle belly to anaesthetists demanding “needle-to-nerve” accuracy, we streamline the path from probe to diagnosis. We give you the clinical edge and the confidence to manage complex MSK cases and interventional procedures in real-time.
Our expert-led courses prioritize maximum hands-on time with live models—not simulators—so you can build the muscle memory and scanning precision required for definitive decision-making. By focusing on the practical “how-to” of capturing crisp images on every body type, we ensure you spend less time searching for the view and more time focused on the intervention when it matters most
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Unlock a structured step-by-step approach to anaesthetic ultrasound that boosts your diagnostic confidence.
Hands-on courses
Differentiate musculoskeletal injury from arthritic change and manage your patient’s problem today. Guide common injections and get better treatment outcomes for your patients.
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$2,650.00
Use ultrasound to safely guide pain management procedures & reduce complications.
Elevate your skills in ultrasound imaging with hands-on training in probe manipulation, image optimization, and anatomical landmark identification.
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
$2,650.00
1-on-1 Scanning Practice
Zedu coaching and scanning practice options lead you to independent and safe practice sooner. If you need to know that you’re scanning properly and doing it right or want to be the local go to expert in your department, Zedu tailored days help you be the difference for your patients.
Online Courses
For new learners of ultrasound, this online module is perfect for getting started. Through a combination of focused video explanations and guided interactive activities you will be able to:
- Navigate your way around your system and its primary functions
- Set up for an ultrasound exam
- and much more!
$149.00
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Why is learning ultrasound so important for clinicians managing the musculoskeletal system?
For clinicians managing the musculoskeletal system, the ability to move beyond physical palpation to diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound represents a paradigm shift in diagnostic accuracy. Whether you are a GP looking to integrate ultrasound imaging for more precise guided injections, a pain medicine specialist wanting more confidence in complex procedures, or an anaesthetist getting started in regional anaesthesia or needing to brush up on your skills, our courses are tailored to your reality.
By being able to directly visualise your patient’s anatomy and see your injection target in real-time, you gain a level of clarity that simply isn’t possible with landmarks alone. This direct visualization replaces guesswork with diagnostic accuracy, giving you the unwavering confidence to perform interventions with the practical skills and precision required for significantly better patient outcomes. This clarity is transformative across the sports medicine field, exercise medicine field, for the rehabilitation specialist wanting greater precision for ultrasound guided botox injections to the podiatrist frustrated at radiology reports that don’t help clinically. This immediate visual feedback significantly enhances clinical outcomes and the overall quality of patient care
Our msk ultrasound courses serve as a comprehensive education platform to equip health professionals with the ability to correlate clinical symptoms with anatomical evidence. This is particularly vital in the sports medicine field and exercise medicine field, where making fast, accurate clinical decisions regarding joints, ligaments, and tendons is paramount. By empowering attendees to master diverse ultrasound applications, we ensure that every treatment plan is rooted in objective data rather than guesswork.
To achieve this level of proficiency, our comprehensive program designed for healthcare professionals prioritizes clinical relevance through intensive training sessions and hands-on sessions with live models. We believe a solid understanding of sono-anatomy is only the first step; true mastery comes from the practical components and practical skills that bridge the gap between theory and the bedside. Our curriculum focuses on the procedural skills necessary for high-stakes interventions, such as guided injections, which have become the gold standard for safety and efficacy. By mastering diagnostic ultrasound, you gain the confidence to perform complex maneuvers with “needle-to-target” precision, ensuring better patient outcomes and allowing you to lead your field with superior technical skill.
Skills development
Every ultrasound user must establish the ultrasound skills fundamental to acquiring an image – from turning a system on and optimising the system setup, to patient positioning and ergonomics. We’ll give you the foundations for independent practice.
Scanning Skills
To get the most out of your efforts and before picking up a probe it’s important to identify your objective – do you have a purpose for scanning? Scanning for scanning’s sake isn’t optimal. When learning you need to engage in deliberate practice to develop your ultrasound skills. When applied clinically, you need to have the ability to define your needs, identify limitations and make decisions. We’ll help you focus on where you’re going and what you want to achieve.
Learning Pathway
Attending a course is one thing – making the time to develop your ultrasound skills and abilities is another. Learning ultrasound is a lifelong commitment – trust us, we know. Commit to invest your time before you start. Take time to remove practice barriers. Focus your time. Track your progress. Spend time developing skills out of the clinic. We’ll work with you to identify a pathway for skills development in your context.
Support
When you get back to the workplace, what’s next? Early enthusiasm to use ultrasound can soon fade to frustration when you return to the workplace, where the reality of clinical demands and often lack of ultrasound users can undermine your confidence. We can help by providing ongoing support, training and credentialing – as well as ongoing information through our free coaching corner and social media posts. We’re there for you.
How do Zedu’s MSK ultrasound courses work?
Zedu’s accredited ultrasound training courses follow a proven step-by-step program to address the specific challenges faced by sport medicine doctors, rehabilitation specialist, pain medicine physicians anaesthetists and podiatrists. Our boutique approach ensures personalised training. Our courses cover everything from sonoanatomy to needle guidance techniques providing a deep understanding and hands-on proficiency in using ultrasound as a diagnostic tool. Learn with your peers in small groups.
Each course employs a systematic approach to help you understand the principles with short lectures to prime learning and loads of practical sessions to develop scanning skills and implement strategies that have worked for thousands of clinicians in Australia, New Zealand and around the world.
Hands-On Training with Real-Life Patient Models
We prioritise practical learning through extensive, supervised, hands-on scanning sessions tailored to musculoskeletal ultrasound. You’ll gain experience scanning real people (not simulators) and injection practice on dedicated ultrasound phantoms (we want our amazing patient models to keep coming back) to understand the variability of imaging in a diverse population. Our live patient models represent a wide range of body types and ages, preparing you to confidently manage diverse patient populations. Our clinical training emphasises pattern recognition, a systematic approach to ultrasound assessment and troubleshooting techniques, all crucial for msk ultrasound.
Experienced Instructors Committed to Your Success
Our team of experienced sonographers and sonologists, are dedicated to providing you with personalised instruction and feedback. With a passion for teaching and a deep understanding of ultrasound imaging, our instructors will guide you through each step of your ultrasound training journey, ensuring you build both confidence and competence.
Deliberate Practice for Mastery
At Zedu, we believe in the power of deliberate practice. Our training programs are designed to foster ultrasound skills development through specific goals, focused attention, constructive feedback, and repetitive practice. This structured approach ensures you develop the muscle memory and analytical skills necessary for proficiency and confidence in ultrasound.
Zedu is driven by seven key values
Relevance
Focusing on clinical practice to deliver immediate benefit to clinicians and patients
FUN
Learning should always be fun, engaging and entertaining
QUALITY
Providing real patients, small groups and skilled educators for best practice education
IMPACT
Create a ripple effect – making a difference for clinicians so they can make a difference for their patients
INNOVATION
Creative teaching methods to inspire better results
COLLABORATION
Making friends and breaking silos is what we’re about; the future of medicine lies in collaboration
SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
No question’s too big, too small, or too silly – no judgements here
FAQs
From one to twelve, and everything in between. As a rule, we exceed the minimum requirements, ensuring that there is an industry-leading ratio of 1 sonographer educator or physician to every 4 course participants. This is important as it ensures that you get more hands-on time all the time.
The better question to ask is what machines don’t you have! Most of the major players in the ultrasound world support us with their latest systems, making sure you get access to the best and newest technology available. We have so many systems here – from high-end carts to handhelds – that in most cases there is a one-to-one ratio.
Zedu courses are designed with a specific focus on musculoskeletal applications. With quality education always at our front of mind, you’ll be learning with a group of your peers from start to finish. This ensures you are getting a no-compromise sequential and structured education experience, all while having the security and safety of learning with your peers. Your learning experience is not compromised by people joining at different stages and levels — you’ll be on board with the same team from beginning to end.
Would you only go to part of a movie? Our courses are designed to be attended as a whole, structured in a sequential way to make sure you develop and extend your ultrasound repertoire. Besides, if gaining your credentials is an important part of your motivation to come along, the bodies that accredit our courses wouldn’t look too kindly on you skipping class.
Absolutely not. Our courses are designed for anaesthetists at any stage of their career, with any level of ultrasound experience. Our experienced sonographer educators will adapt their teaching to meet you at your level — no stress.
In short — it depends.
If you’re attending to meet the requirements of your own local health authority, and attending a course is all that’s required, then the answer may be yes.
If your local health authority requires validation of your skills via an external or third-party credentialing provider — such as the POCUS Certification Academy or ASUM — then no.
If it’s all too confusing and causing you a headache, we can help you navigate the credentialing process — please get in touch.
Yes indeed. Make sure you bring your chargers and accessories too.
The courses are run at the Zedu Learning HQ:
Level 4, Suite 37/240 Plenty Road, Bundoora. VIC 3083
When you register, you’ll also receive information on our location and transport options via email.
Yes we do — we love to tour and share ultrasound around the world. If you’d like to discuss options for delivering training at your location, please get in touch.
That’s precisely what we do. Our courses are designed for you to get your hands on a probe so you can take home practical skills. All courses have a ratio of at least 2/3 practical and 1/3 didactic — you won’t be disappointed.
No — but there are very affordable parking options only a three-minute walk from our front door. You can find more information on our contact page.
Yes — we love teaching one-on-one as it delivers optimal results over a short time period. Get in touch.
Yes, there is — but it’s not too onerous. We recommend you at least revise your physics by watching the short videos before you arrive. The other material you can review as you go, or afterwards.
Use the login details you created at registration.
The vast majority of Zedu ultrasound courses carry accreditation or are recognised by one or more bodies, including:
- Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM)
- Australian College of Midwives (ACM)
- Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine (ACRRM)
- Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA)
- Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM)
- College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (CICM)
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound Certification Academy
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
- Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ)
No — we are famous for our catering. Rest assured you will be well fed and watered.
Resources
Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Effectively perform and interpret musculoskeletal ultrasound with this concise, highly illustrated resource by Jon A. Jacobson, MD. Fully revised, this bestselling title covers all the essential details of musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging, providing a solid understanding of the technique and how to make accurate diagnoses.
Ultrasound of the Musculoskeletal System
A comprehensive reference and practical guide on the technology and application of ultrasound to the musculoskeletal system. It is organized into two main sections. The first is devoted to general aspects, while the second provides a systematic overview of the applications of musculoskeletal ultrasound in different areas of the body.
Testimonials
It was an engaging learning environment. Different models with time limit for each doctor is nice for learning. Thank you to the faculty for great work.
Eduard N
Concise, informative and like the amount of hands-on opportunities provided.
Sashi K
I find many CPD activities I just do for the CPD points and they don't really actually make any difference to my practice. I think this course has made a huge difference to my confidence. I should have done the course 3 years ago! Know exactly what the screen is showing you BEFORE I put the needle in!
David K
Very much appreciated the comprehensive & anatomical approach that Myra taught. Feel much more confident & capable to do a useful variety of blocks.
Yvonne W
Very engaging course with lots of hands on practice. Even put a Fascia iliaca nerve block with great results in a Pt.
Seema N
Very relevant information in the perfect amount of depth. All in line with the current teaching that I have been getting elsewhere. All topics were extremely relevant to my current job and future aspirations. Amazing facilitators!! Some of the best teachers ive had in a very long time. So approachable yet insanely knowledgeable. I felt like I could ask anything and they would have a solution. I think starting from the absolute basics at the start really gave a fantastic foundation but also allowed me to feel safe in my limited prior knowledge and with asking questions.
Alyssia D
This was better than I ever imagined. Facilitators were the best ever, course structure and content was spot on, location and facilities (especially lunch and snacks) were amazing, machines were high quality and engaging with real patients was invaluable.
Sarah H
Very clinically focused and relevant to my area of practice. The short theory sessions combined with regular short practical sessions was an engaging way to learn and helped build on the skills we were learning bit by bit. The presenters were very knowledgeable and all clearly very experienced at ultrasound. They all had different tips and pieces of advice, which I found very valuable.
Carine M
It was awesome, thanks so much for making the course hands on, exciting and very visual. You have done an amazing job with facilitating and everything that was provided.
Angela S
Covered everything was hoping to learn. Great presenters and facilitators, very relaxed but knowledgeable, very patient and reassuring.
