Grant recipient: Doa El-Ansary MACP, Melbourne University

Project title: eLearning Focused UltraSound Education (eFUSE) for Physiotherapists

Year awarded: 2017

Grant: Pat Cosh Trust grant

Grant amount: $24,960

The findings: The study developed an eLearning package that will directly improve student and physiotherapy clinician knowledge and skills in UltraSound imaging, analysis, interpretation and reporting that can be applied to facilitate accurate diagnosis, clinical decision-making, rehabilitation and evaluation of practice within a myriad of clinical settings. 

Benefits to the profession: The Ultrasound for Physiotherapists course presented a contemporary, evidence-based eLearning package to facilitate an understanding of the foundational science of UltraSound imaging, the development of the competency skills for UltraSound imaging and the application of UltraSound imaging in clinical practice.