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09 Oct 2020

UCCs alone will not fix hospital ED issues

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; The College) notes today’s reports of Urgent Care Centres (UCCs) once again under consideration to help address chronic overcrowding and access block issues facing Tasmanian hospitals.

07 Oct 2020

Mental health support welcome but system reform still urgently needed

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) acknowledges the significant investment in healthcare contained in the Australian federal budget, as the country continues to contend with the COVID-19 pandemic and the fallout from it.

30 Sep 2020

ACEM updates policies to mark International Day of Older Persons

Demographics in emergency medicine have changed enormously over the past 20 years. Older people are in emergency departments in greater numbers – older age is starting later and people are living longer.

23 Sep 2020

Significant hospital wait times a symptom of systemic failure

The national peak bodies for psychiatrists and emergency physicians have joined forces to call on the South Australian Government to find a systemic solution to the significant waiting periods experienced by people presenting to emergency departments across Adelaide.

21 Sep 2020

New report offers solutions to Australia's mental health crisis

A major new report examining Australia’s mental healthcare crisis has provided a comprehensive set of recommendations and reforms to help improve care for members of the community seeking mental health support, and address unsustainable pressures on hospital emergency departments.

07 Sep 2020

Mental healthcare reforms urgently needed

A disturbing media report of a mental health patient’s experience being restrained in hospital is further evidence of major systemic failings in mental healthcare in South Australia and Australia and the need for urgent reforms, says the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM).

04 Sep 2020

COVID-19: November Registration Renewals

National Boards have provided COVID-19 pandemic related updates for practitioners due to renew their registration by 30 November 2020.

04 Sep 2020

MBA responses to COVID-19 Pandemic

The Medical Board responds to the COVID-19 pandemic by making its regulatory approach more flexible.

04 Sep 2020

FACEM Clare Skinner elected ACEM President-Elect

FACEM Dr Clare Skinner has been elected as the College’s next President-Elect, following the conduct of an election in which more than 1200 Fellows cast a vote.

02 Sep 2020

Dangerous SA hospital issues must not be accepted as ‘normal'

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM: the College) says a state-wide plan is urgently needed to address dangerous capacity and patient flow issues leading to hospital bed block, emergency department (ED) crowding and ambulance ramping in South Australian hospitals.