Professional | Beyond the examination: Choose your own adventure (cont.)
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Rm 8 | Virtual
Prof Topics
| Saturday, May 30, 2026 |
| 4:40 PM - 5:15 PM |
| Rm 8 | First Floor |
Speaker
Mr Sean Coveney
Clinical Operations Manager
Advara HeartCare
My ASA board journey: Benefits, growth and why
4:40 PM - 4:50 PMPresentation Synopsis / Abstract
Want a peak behind the curtain of the ASA Board?
What do you need to know to be on a board?
This is my journey and about the skills you develop, the people you meet, the perspective you gain.
The benefits could compound in ways that ripple through your entire career.
What do you need to know to be on a board?
This is my journey and about the skills you develop, the people you meet, the perspective you gain.
The benefits could compound in ways that ripple through your entire career.
Biography
Mr Sean Coveney |
Advara HeartCare
Sean is the Clinical Operations Manager for Advara HeartCare (SA) after 20 years in a public health department and a time in Mobile Radiology.
As a director / vice president on the board of ASA (Australasian Sonographers Association) I can utilise this drive to enhance the profession of ultrasound by supporting Sonographers. Advocating for change, progression and education to allow the profession to continue growing and recognising the unique position we are in as Sonographers in the patient journey as well as the responsibility of a profession that is dependent on the skills and integrity of it’s members to provide information that will guide clinical decision making and ultimately enhance the patient journey.
Mrs Erika Cavanagh
Senior Sonographer
Mater Centre For Maternal Fetal Medicine
Thesis, trials, and triumphs: My postgraduate experience
4:50 PM - 5:10 PMBiography
Mrs Erika Cavanagh FASA |
Mater Centre For Maternal Fetal Medicine
Erika is a Sonographer of over 20 years experience, who specialises in Maternal Fetal Medicine ultrasound. She is currently in the final stage of completing her PhD, investigating Shear Wave Elastography of the Placenta in Fetal Growth Restriction and Pre-eclampsia. In her spare time she likes to smother her golden retriever with love and go shopping at Mecca.