This complimentary webinar will bring together some of the College’s most passionate equity advocates to talk about their programs, experiences and what drives them towards equity and inclusion work and how it aligns with the new network.
The goal of the Equity Champions Network is to lead in the implementation of the ACEM Equity and Inclusion Strategy, now and into the future. This means working with likeminded emergency medicine colleagues to advocate for and make changes in the College and your workplaces to improve equity and inclusion for all members of the EM community.
Everybody is welcome to attend this webinar as we strive towards a more equitable and inclusive future for our specialty.
This activity will meet 1.5 ACEM CPD hours.
Program
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Opening and Acknowledgements
Barb West, Lead, Equity and Inclusion, ACEM
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Launch of the Equity Champions Network
Dr Stephen Gourley, FACEM, ACEM Immediate Past President, Chair of the Equity and Inclusion Committee, Director Emergency Medicine at Alice Springs Hospital
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Our work in progress in supporting IMGs
Learn how your hospital could benefit from the ACEM Equity and Inclusion Award winning package of programs that help IMGs to transition not only to the work in Australia but also to the cultural and logistics knowledge required to make Australia truly a new home.
Dr Soe Naing, FACEM, Staff Specialist, Royal Hobart Hospital and
Dr David Choi (he/him), FACEM, Staff Specialist, Royal Hobart Hospital, Critical Care and Retrieval Consultant Ambulance Tasmania
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First Nations ED equity: partnerships and progress
Hear from those who have designed and delivered the triage program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM), which received the ACEM Foundation Al Spilman Award for Cultural Safety Initiatives in an Emergency Department in 2025. To address systemic inequities in emergency care access for these patients, SVHM ED implemented a mandatory ATS Minimum Category Three triage policy as well as early engagement with Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officers.
St Vincent's ED Indigenous Health Equity Working Group Members
Simone Soderlund, Senior Nurse
Rachel Goh, FACEM, SVHM Emergency Dept Indigenous Health Equity Working Group (IHEWG) Clinical Lead
Wilam Ngarrang Aboriginal Health Unit member
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Disability inclusion in medicine – the empty seat at the table
Traditional medical and educational structures often treat disability and neurodivergence as deficits rather than diversity. This leads to discrimination, bullying, exclusion and limited career progression for clinicians. In addition, patients and employers miss out on innovation, workforce resilience, pattern recognition, creativity and deep focus. Come hear some practical steps you and your hospital can take to create greater inclusion and provide better care.
Dr Jocelyn Howell (she/her), FACEM, MPH, MBBS, AFRACMA, GC-ClinEd, SS-ClinLead, Director of Emergency Medicine at Austin Health, AWE Executive member
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LGBTQIA+ITSB equity in the ED
Only sporadically interact with trans, intersex or same-sex attracted patients? Learn more about how to create a safe and welcoming space for everybody who identifies as gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, asexual, Irawhiti, Takatāpui, Sistergirl or Brotherboy.
Dr Bhushan Joshi (he/him), MBBS, FACEM, Staff Specialist Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals and Deputy Chair of EIC
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SUPER Doctors, SUPER Support: Designing a Return-to-Work Course for Emergency Physicians
Learn more about the benefits of SUPER from a co-creator of this 2025 ACEM Wellbeing Award winning initiative, which has helped more than 300 ED parents across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand return to work with the confidence that they are an asset to the system and their patients.
Dr Nicole Delaat, FACEM, Acting Co-Director Emergency Medicine, Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital
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Silence Isn’t Neutral: Bystander action in emergency medicine
Don’t know how to react when a patient, colleague or someone else at work says or does something that you feel is racist or racially motivated? Come along for some practical tips on how to be a supportive ally and create a safer workplace and care provider.
Dr Haddy Hughes, FACEM, Visiting Medical Officer, Sydney Local Health District
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Q&A
Barb West, Lead, Equity and Inclusion, ACEM
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When
April 15, 11:00am to 12:30pm AEST, 12:00pm to 1:30pm NZST
Registration
Attendance is free but registration is essential.
Location
Online
Organisers
Hosted by the ACEM Equity Inclusion Committee and Equity Champions Network
Join the Equity Champions Network here.