Brooke Osborne

Teaching Strengths

Professional preparedness
Student self-concept

Dr Brooke Osborne

Senior Lecturer, Academic Development

Teaching and Learning Innovation

Academic

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Brooke is an academic developer within the Teaching Innovation Unit. 
Prior to academia, Brooke worked for over a decade as a radiographer/sonographer in major public hospitals. Her passion for teaching and learning saw her complete a graduate diploma in education, and she enjoyed being able to link her clinical and education knowledge in previous roles as course coordinator then program director within the medical sonography programs at UniSA.
With a continuing focus on skills development and awareness in allied health professionals, Brooke has explored the effectiveness of high-fidelity ultrasound simulators in the teaching of obstetric ultrasound skills and her PhD investigated the development and accuracy of self-judgement and evaluation of clinical skills competency throughout tertiary health education.
Preparing students to be safe, reflective, and collaborative health practitioners has been a major focus of Brooke’s work, with experience as course coordinator for the capstone course of the medical sonography program. Brooke especially enjoys the challenge of how best to support students’ educational needs whilst equally encouraging students to be autonomous in their learning.
Brooke has recently accepted that she no longer needs to add two spaces following a full-stop, but will continue to persist in her use of the Oxford comma.

Year Citation
2025 Boucaut, P., Tunny, R., McMahon, K., Osborne, B., Lamb, K., Wardle, J., . . . Edwards, C. (2025). Work integrated learning in sonography: Barriers, enablers, and comparative perspectives. Radiography, 31(6), 1-8.
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2025 Kim, D., Deslandes, A., Childs, J., & Osborne, B. (2025). Are Transvaginal Ultrasounds Withheld From Non-Sexually Active Adults? An Online Survey of Current Practices and Opinions of Australasian Sonographers. Sonography, 12(3), 332-344.
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2025 Milanese, S., Farley, A., Osborne, B., Lamb, K., & Perry, R. (2025). Satisfaction With Current Scan Times in Sonography Practice. A Survey of Australian and New Zealand Sonographers. Sonography, 12(3), 265-272.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2024 Osborne, B., Milanese, S., Van Kessel, G., King, S., & Thoirs, K. (2024). A three-arm delphi process for exploring Australian radiography stakeholder prioritisation of graduate skill development and their perception of how often these skills are demonstrated by graduate radiographers. Advancing Scholarship and Research in Higher Education, 5(1), 1-26.
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2023 Maranna, S., Osborne, B., & Nallaya, S. (2023). Structured online vivas for evaluating professional competency in a capstone allied health course: a pilot study. Advancing Scholarship and Research in Higher Education, 4(1), 1-21.
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2023 Deslandes, A., Parange, N., Childs, J. T., Osborne, B., Hull, M. L., Panuccio, C., . . . Bezak, E. (2023). What is the accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound for endometriosis mapping prior to surgery when performed by a sonographer within an outpatient women's imaging centre?. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 67(3), 267-276.
DOI Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC7
2022 Osborne, B., Thoirs, K., Dizon, J., Parange, N., & Milanese, S. (2022). Patient satisfaction and incidence of adverse events during a trial of sonographer administered musculoskeletal injections. Sonography, 9(3), 116-122.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2022 Edwards, C., Thoirs, K., Osborne, B., Slade, D., McDonald, S., Lombardo, P., . . . Childs, J. (2022). Australian sonographer competency—A new framework. Sonography, 9(3), 108-115.
DOI Scopus12 WoS12
2022 Childs, J., Thoirs, K., Quinton, A., Osborne, B., Edwards, C., Stoodley, P., . . . Halligan, T. (2022). Development of a professional competency framework for Australian sonographers - perspectives for developing competencies using a Delphi methodology. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 34(2), 7 pages.
DOI Scopus8 WoS6 Europe PMC3
2022 Deslandes, A., Parange, N., Childs, J. T., Osborne, B., Panuccio, C., Croft, A., & Bezak, E. (2022). How long does a transvaginal ultrasound examination for endometriosis take in comparison to a routine transvaginal ultrasound examination?. Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 25(1), 20-27.
DOI Scopus11 Europe PMC8
2021 Childs, J., Osborne, B., Lamb, K., Maranna, S., & Esterman, A. (2021). The initial impact of COVID-19 on Australasian sonographers part 3: Sonographer professional, personal, and social wellbeing. Sonography, 8(3), 109-115.
DOI Scopus3 WoS4 Europe PMC4
2021 Childs, J., Maranna, S., Osborne, B., Lamb, K., & Esterman, A. (2021). The initial impact of COVID-19 on Australasian sonographers part 2: Changes to sonographic examination protocols and access to personal protective equipment. Sonography, 8(3), 100-108.
DOI Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC5
2021 Childs, J., Lamb, K., Osborne, B., Maranna, S., & Esterman, A. (2021). The initial impact of COVID-19 on Australasian Sonographers Part 1: changes in scan numbers and sonographer work hours. Sonography, 8(3), 90-99.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC5
2020 Deslandes, A., Parange, N., Childs, J. T., Osborne, B., & Bezak, E. (2020). Current Status of Transvaginal Ultrasound Accuracy in the Diagnosis of Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis Before Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Literature.. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 39(8), 1477-1490.
DOI Scopus36 WoS30 Europe PMC21
2019 Deslandes, A., Parange, N., Childs, J., Osborne, B., & Bezak, E. (2019). What is the accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound in the assessment of deep infiltrating endometriosis when performed by a sonographer? A review of the current literature. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 45(S1), 87-88.
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2018 Geng, W. Z. M., Fuller, M., Osborne, B., & Thoirs, K. (2018). The value of the erect abdominal radiograph for the diagnosis of mechanical bowel obstruction and paralytic ileus in adults presenting with acute abdominal pain. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 65(4), 259-266.
DOI Scopus16 WoS14 Europe PMC11
2018 Roesch, H. J., Milanese, S., Osborne, B., Spurrier, D. J., & Thoirs, K. A. (2018). The acute effects of exercise on tendon dimensions and vascularity. An exploratory study using diagnostic ultrasound of the male Achilles tendon. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 21(10), 982-987.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC5
2018 Maranna, S., Hill, A., Fairlie-Jones, L., Osborne, B., & Davison, K. (2018). Reliability of sonographic measurements of endothelial function: Flow-mediated dilation, blood flow velocity, resistive and pulsatility indices. Sonography, 5(4), 148-156.
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2016 Osborne, B., Thoirs, K., & Parange, N. (2016). The effectiveness of simulation training in the teaching of skills required for sonographic fetal assessment in mid-trimester pregnancy to novices: A pilot study.. Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine, 19(4), 147-153.
DOI Europe PMC2
2015 Osborne, B., Parange, N., & Thoirs, K. (2015). The effectiveness of the use of high fidelity simulators in obstetric ultrasound training: A systematic review. Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 18(3), 107-111.
DOI Scopus8 Europe PMC5
2015 Thoirs, K., Osborne, B., Childs, J. T., Parange, N., & Maranna, S. (2015). Skill development of beginner sonography students using high-fidelity simulators: Initial experiences. Sonography, 3(1), 5-11.
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  • The impact of COVID-19 on the Australasian sonographic community., Australasian Sonographers Association, 30/06/2020 - 31/12/2021

Courses I teach

  • SCTIU 90003 Engaging Learners Online 1 SC (2024)
  • SCTIU 90004 Teaching and Learning Principles and Practice in Higher Education 1 SC (2024)

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