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10 Jun 2022

Response to misleading comments published in the New Zealand Herald

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) wishes to respond to misleading comments attributed to Health Minister Andrew Little and published in the New Zealand Herald on the 10th of June 2022.

10 Jun 2022

Support for VIC and NSW healthcare workers welcomed

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) welcomes the respective announcements by the Victorian (VIC) and New South Wales (NSW) state governments of policies and investments aimed at supporting healthcare workers.

09 Jun 2022

International emergency medicine experts convene for ICEM 2022

Emergency medicine experts from over 60 countries will convene next week, June 14-19, for the International Conference on Emergency Medicine (ICEM).

06 Jun 2022

ACEM congratulates 2022.1 Buchanan Prize winners

ACEM congratulates Dr Jin Kim and Dr Shane O’Donovan on being each awarded the Buchanan Prize, following the 2022.1 Fellowship Clinical OSCE.

03 Jun 2022

SA budget: ACEM welcomes health focus, workforce sustainability is key

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) welcomes the $2.4 billion investment into health, detailed in the 2022 South Australian state budget.

01 Jun 2022

Health minister welcomed, now healthcare must work together on reform

ACEM welcomes the new Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Honourable Mark Butler, and looks forward to working with him and other healthcare stakeholders on a systemic overhaul of Australia’s outdated health system.

23 May 2022

ACEM congratulates Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM, the College) congratulates Anthony Albanese on becoming Australia’s 31st prime minister and looks forward to working with the new government to deliver urgent solutions for Australia’s health emergency.

19 May 2022

From Australia to Zambia: LDSS supports ICEM to be truly global event

The 21st International Conference on Emergency Medicine (ICEM) is shaping up to be a truly global event, with delegates attending virtually, and in-person, from all over the world.

19 May 2022

ACEM welcomes $11.1b for health in NZ budget, urges workforce fixes

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) strongly welcomes the focus on health in the 2022 Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) budget and believes that elements of the $11.1 billion investment could help reduce pressure on struggling hospital systems, and contribute towards the provision of a better, fairer health system ...

18 May 2022

Queensland’s emergency physicians: we are fed up, broken and exposed

Right now, emergency physicians in Queensland agree that the hospital system is in the worst state we have ever seen it. Things are deteriorating, with no end or reprieve in sight.