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07 May 2019

ACEM builds a coalition to improve mental health care

The peak body for emergency medicine in Australia is building a coalition of health professionals, consumers and their advocates to call on Federal, state and territory governments to act urgently to improve timely access to mental health care.

06 May 2019

ACEM statement on better patient care

The peak body for emergency medicine in Australia says patients waiting for extended times in the emergency department because there aren’t inpatient beds should never be considered acceptable.

05 May 2019

A proud disrupter

You could say Associate Professor David Caldicott is a straight shooter, and he could not have been more direct when asked on national television earlier this year about the current discussion over pill testing.

05 May 2019

ACEM statement on ALP's $500 million health promise

The peak body for emergency medicine in Australia says while it welcomes Bill Shorten’s promise an ALP government would invest $500 million emergency departments, the key is to make sure the money is spent where it is needed most.

03 May 2019

Successful Winter Symposium

More than 300 emergency doctors from around New Zealand, Australia and beyond enjoyed four days of workshops, discussions, keynote addresses and plenaries, and social and networking opportunities at ACEM’s 2019 Winter Symposium.

03 May 2019

The Medevac law

The Medevac law is Commonwealth legislation which deals specifically with the medical transfer of refugees and people seeking asylum from offshore processing to Australia.

29 Apr 2019

ACEM launches Māori equity strategy

ACEM will launch its strategy for excellence in emergency care for Māori at this week’s Winter Symposium.

28 Apr 2019

Victorian public hospital system needs long-term fix

The peak body for emergency medicine in Australia says solutions to fix a struggling Victorian public hospital system need to be more sophisticated than just focusing on time-based targets.

25 Apr 2019

ACEM statement on Dr Christopher Kwan Chen Lee

21 Apr 2019

ACEM welcomes Minister to the table to help find solutions for RHH

The peak body for emergency medicine in Australia has welcomed Tasmanian Health Minister Michael Ferguson's move to support emergency doctors’ call for solutions to issues confronting The Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH).