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19 Apr 2022

A staged approach to a fulfilling retirement

Retired Fellow, Eve Merfield shares her passion for emergency medicine and staged approach to a fulfilling retirement.

19 Apr 2022

ACEM comment on Royal Children’s Hospital FACEM training accreditation

14 Apr 2022

Response to Southern Adelaide Local Health Network Report

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) welcomes the release of the report issued by Dr Mark Monaghan for the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN), reviewing unplanned and emergency hospital admissions.

14 Apr 2022

Healthcare system issues cannot be blamed on COVID-19 alone

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) expresses distress at reports this week of the death of a patient after an hours long wait for admission to a regional Victorian hospital.

13 Apr 2022

ACEM statement in response to ALP’s UCC trial announcement

Attributable to ACEM President, Dr Clare Skinner

12 Apr 2022

ACEM urges healthcare to be primary focus in 2022 federal election

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) welcomes the announcement that the federal election is to take place on 21 May 2022. ACEM urges all parties to prioritise meaningful improvements to Australia’s healthcare as a major focus during the campaign.

11 Apr 2022

Vale 2021/2022

We recognise and celebrate the lives of our members and trainees who have passed, and thank those who contributed to this page. The College pays tribute to honour their memory and their life, commemorating the medical care they gave and the immense difference they made in their communities.

08 Apr 2022

ACEM warns bureaucracy contributing to WA healthcare worker shortage

ACEM is calling for immediate development of streamlined approval processes for healthcare workers who are deemed COVID-19 close contacts to be permitted to work in WA.

01 Apr 2022

ACEM welcomes Labor’s aged care policies

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) welcomes the federal Labor party’s aged care policies and believes the policies – particularly registered nurses working 24/7 at residential aged care facilities (RACFs) – could have positive impacts on emergency department pressures.

30 Mar 2022

ACEM responds to the 2022 federal budget

ACEM acknowledges the commitments in the 2022 federal budget aimed at delivering improvements to Australia’s healthcare system, but says greater investment is urgently needed to solve the widespread hospital and healthcare crisis and deliver Australians the healthcare they need, when and where they need it.