Your Space for Obstetric Ultrasound Learning
- Need to meet your RANZCOG ultrasound requirements and feel confident scanning your own patients?
- Is ‘Image Optimization’ your biggest hurdle to a clear diagnosis?
- Why manage “blind” when ultrasound can guide your clinical decision-making?
- Why refer out for a simple scan when you can get the answer yourself?
From busy tertiary centers to rural practice, bedside ultrasound is your shortcut to diagnostic certainty. At Zedu, we bypass the fluff to focus on the high-yield scanning skills OB-GYNs actually need.
Our expert-led courses prioritize hands-on time with real patient models in all trimesters of pregnancy – not simulators – so you can master the ultrasound skills needed for confident clinical decision making.
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Unlock a structured step-by-step approach to obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound that boosts your diagnostic confidence.
Hands-on courses
At the completion of this course you will have the skills to conduct an ultrasound assessment of the pelvis using transabdominal and transvaginal approaches; evaluate for ectopic pregnancy, confirm an intrauterine pregnancy or discover the cause of your patient’s pain and bleeding; assess fetal well-being and growth in the third trimester; examine multiple pregnancy; and develop basic practical proficiency in transvaginal scanning.
Discover and explore the clinical utility of ultrasound evaluation in pregnancy to guide patient management. Complete your training curriculum requirements for advanced DRANZCOG and 1st and 2nd year trainees.
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At the completion of this course you will have the skills to evaluate for ectopic pregnancy, confirm an intrauterine pregnancy or discover the cause of your patient’s pain and bleeding.
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Confirm an IUP, ectopic pregnancy, RPOC, IUCD position, estimate gestational age, identify cause of pain & bleeding.
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Master the fundamentals of transvaginal scanning on real patient models. Explore techniques to make finding the ovaries easy.
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Master the fundamentals of fetal Doppler and fetal well-being assessment in the management of high-risk pregnancies.
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Learn the scanning techniques to assess and monitor follicle size in ovulation induction.
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Learn the scanning techniques to assess your patient for ectopic pregnancy, confirm intrauterine pregnancy or discover the cause for their pain and bleeding.
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Master the fundamentals of ultrasound assessment in late pregnancy. Identify the placental location, fetal lie and amniotic fluid volumes.
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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
The MTOP Ultrasound Online course will get you started on your journey of learning about the examination of early pregnancy.
Start your journey with us – we can’t wait to meet you. The Zedu family is ready to create a fun, focused and relevant educational experience for you.
On completion of this 1st trimester ultrasound online program, learners will be able to:
- Compare the advantages and disadvantages of transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasound in early pregnancy assessment
- Outline the scan protocols and transducer placement for ultrasound examination of early pregnancy
- and much more!
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!
Most ultrasound physics courses teach equations.
This one teaches you what those equations do – to your image, your probe, and your clinical decisions.
If you’ve already studied ultrasound physics but still don’t feel confident adjusting your image or explaining why something is happening, you’re not alone. This course is designed to change that.
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Why is learning ultrasound so important for obstetricians and gynaecologists?
In the modern OB-GYN practice, the ultrasound probe is your most powerful diagnostic ally. Mastering this skill isn’t just about obtaining an image; it’s about the real-time clinical correlation that transforms patient outcomes.
1. Beyond the “First Look”: Confirming Viability
Early pregnancy assessment requires more than just finding a gestational sac. Our training focuses on high-resolution techniques to:
- Establish Viability: Confirm intrauterine pregnancy and confidently identify normal cardiac activity and early embryonic structures.
- Rule out Ectopic Pregnancy: Gain the scanning proficiency to identify adnexal masses and pregnancy of unknown location (PUL) with speed and accuracy.
- Establish chorionicity and amnionicity: Use a systematic approach to assess for multiple pregnancy
2. The Foundation of Obstetric Care: Precision Dating
Timing is everything. ZEDU’s curriculum emphasises the technical nuances of first-trimester biometry.
- Crown-Rump Length (CRL): Master the callipers to establish a definitive EDD, the cornerstone for managing late-term inductions and spontaneous labour.
- Clinical Impact: Minimise unnecessary interventions by ensuring your dating is beyond reproach.
3. Advanced Surveillance: Fetal Wellbeing & Growth
Move from basic measurements to comprehensive fetal surveillance. We provide hands-on training for:
- Placental Mapping: Accurate localization to identify previa or low-lying placentas before they become delivery-room emergencies.
- Fetal presentation: Get definitive diagnostic clarity needed to identify malpresentations like breech or transverse lie and proactively transition from a routine labor plan to a safe, evidence-based delivery strategy.
- Serial Biometry: Expertly tracking growth trajectories to differentiate between a “small for gestational age” fetus and true Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR).
- Fluid Dynamics: Mastering the Amniotic Fluid Index (AFI) and Deepest Vertical Pocket (DVP) to assess placental sufficiency.
4. Hemodynamic Insights: Doppler Proficiency
ZEDU takes you beyond static 2D biometry by providing the expertise to utilise the Umbilical Artery Doppler and middle cerebral artery Doppler for advanced hemodynamic surveillance. This shift to physiological assessment allows you to distinguish the constitutionally small fetus from one experiencing placental failure, providing the definitive data needed to monitor the at-risk fetus and precisely time life-saving interventions.
5. Transabdominal and Transvaginal Scanning & Gynae Clinical Applications
A core pillar of the ZEDU training program is the transition from theoretical imaging to clinical proficiency through supervised practice on real patient models in all trimesters of pregnancy. This hands-on approach is essential for mastering the tactile nuances of the transvaginal probe, ensuring you can navigate the female pelvis with both diagnostic accuracy and patient comfort
- Adnexal pathology: In the presence of pelvic pain or a PUL, can I clearly visualise the ovaries and identify any extra-uterine masses or free fluid in the Pouch of Douglas?
- Endometrial and myometrial integrity: Does the endometrial morphology correlate with the patient’s menstrual cycle, and are there focal lesions like fibroids explaining abnormal bleeding?
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 OBGYN courses work?
Clinically Focused Curriculum Tailored for Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Zedu’s accredited ultrasound training courses follow a proven step-by-step program to address the specific challenges faced by OBGYN specialists. Our boutique approach ensures personalised training. Our courses cover everything from the probe moves to fetal well-being assessment, 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, 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 obstetric ultrasound. You’ll gain experience scanning real women (not simulators) at various stages of pregnancy and for transvaginal scanning techniques. Our live patient models represent a wide range of maternal body types and fetal presentations, preparing you to confidently manage diverse patient populations. Our clinical training emphasises pattern recognition, a systematic approach to obstetric examinations and troubleshooting techniques, all crucial for accurate and effective assessment of pregnancy across all trimesters of pregnancy.
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 for your specialty. 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 the while having the security and safety of learning with your peers. Your learning experience is not compromised by people joining at different stages and at different 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 obstetricians and gynaecologists 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 – no – as this is determined by your progress through your college fellowship pathway.
Yes indeed. Make sure you bring your chargers and accessories too.
The courses are run at the Zedu Learning HQ:
8-10 Flintoff Street, Greensborough VIC 3088, Australia
When you register you’ll get information on our location and transport options delivered to your email inbox too.
Yes we do – we love to tour and share ultrasound around the world. If you’d like to discuss what options you have to get us to deliver training at your place 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, 1/3 didactic – you won’t be disappointed.
No – but there is a very affordable options only a three-minute walk from our front door. You can find more information here…
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:
- The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ASUM)
- The Australian College of Midwives (ACM)
- The Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine (ACRRM)
- The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA)
- The Australasian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM)
- The College of Intensive Care medicine of Australia and New Zealand (CICM)
- The Point-of-Care Ultrasound Certification Academy
- The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
- The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
- The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
- The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
- The 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
How to: Ovarian Ultrasound – Location, Torsion + Spectral Doppler
In this #coachingcorner, Suean takes you through finding the ovaries on a transabdominal exam – top tips and tricks. How do I assess for ovarian torsion?
Plus – ‘The idiot’s guide to spectral Doppler’.
How to: Ovarian Ultrasound – Location, Torsion + Spectral Doppler
In this #coachingcorner – If 1st trimester #ultrasound gives you nightmares Suean takes you through a step-by-step sequence that will improve your sleep. PLUS Elias Jaffa shows us his amazing tech hack – Streambox – & how it can help #POCUS & education in resource ltd environments.
Obstetric & Gynaecological Ultrasound: How, Why and When
Obstetric and Gynaecological Ultrasound is a highly illustrated manual ideal for both the trainee and experienced sonographer that covers the full range of obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound examinations undertaken within a secondary referral setting. It combines the practicalities of how to perform these examinations with the information needed to interpret the findings and construct a clinically useful report.
How to Perform Ultrasonography in Endometriosis
This structured dynamic book outlines, step by step, an evidence-based systematic approach to the sonographic evaluation of the pelvis in women with suspected endometriosis.
Point-of-Care OB Ultrasound [iBook]
An essential resource for the initial evaluation of the acutely ill or injured obstetrical patient. Written by experts in both emergency medicine and obstetrics, whether the patient is in the first, second, or third trimester, this ACEP book covers the critical obstetrical conditions you need to be able to diagnose with point-of-care ultrasound. Each chapter contains referenced text, key points, pearls, and numerous videos and image banks.
WFUMB Ultrasound E-Book [online]
A highly comprehensive free online ultrasound resource covering every aspect of ultrasound – from the basics of performing the ultrasound examination, technique and sono-anatomy, to pathology and specialty applications. A go-to resource.
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.
