Mrs Catherine Kirkpatrick | BMUS; United Lincolnshire Hospitals Currently, I am a Consultant Sonographer, Clinical Lead and Lead Consultant Radiographer for Advanced Practice in NHS practice. In addition, I have been a BMUS elected council member since 2015 previously served as BMUS Hon Treasurer and Professional Development Officer before being elected into my current position of President Elect of BMUS. I have been lead author and expert panel member on many nationally published guidelines including NICE. Special interests lie in Head & Neck, Interventional Ultrasound including intra and extra cavity biopsies and drainages, MSK ultrasound and USG MSK therapeutic intervention. Governance and Standards. Out of work I'm an competitive netball player, runner and triathlete when I'm not injured!

Assoc Prof Michelle Fenech FASA | Central Queensland University Associate Professor Michelle Fenech is a sonographer, teaching scholar and active researcher based at Central Queensland University (Brisbane campus) where she is the Head of Course of post graduate medical sonography studies. She is the chair of the ASA MSK Special interest group (SIG) and a member of the ASA Research SIG and has a keen interest in anatomy and musculoskeletal sonographic imaging and is involved in researching and teaching these topics. She holds a principal teaching fellowship with AdvanceHE and HERDSA fellowship (Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia). Michelle is passionate about the sonographic profession and key professional issues including developing a strong sonographer professional identity, models of sonographer training, extended scope of practice, and the development sonographer career framework.