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15 Dec 2021

ACEM responds to AIHW emergency department care report 2020-21

ACEM welcomes the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) emergency department care report 2020-21. The data in the report verifies what ACEM, and other health bodies, have been repeatedly saying: the healthcare system in Australia is no longer fit for purpose.

09 Dec 2021

ACEM congratulates 2021.2 Joseph Epstein Prize winner

ACEM is pleased to announce that the Joseph Epstein Prize 2021.2 has been awarded to Dr Isabella Aloui, and congratulates her on her achievement.

06 Dec 2021

ACEM responds to announcement of parliamentary inquiry into SA ramping

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (the College; ACEM) extends its thanks to the public for their support that has led to a parliamentary enquiry into ambulance ramping in South Australia.

03 Dec 2021

Medical Colleges: climate change is biggest threat to health system

Medical Colleges from across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand say that climate change is the biggest current threat to the future of the Australian healthcare system and are calling on the Federal Government to commit to stronger 2030 targets.

02 Dec 2021

ACEM responds to comments made in The Courier Mail

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) is distressed by misleading comments attributed to the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) Queensland Branch President, Professor Brett Emmerson, in an article published today in the Courier Mail.

01 Dec 2021

Falling off the perch, gracefully

This piece, written by Dr Bryan Walpole, will feature in the December 2021 Retired Fellows Alumni Newsletter.

30 Nov 2021

Colleges offer condolences on death of emergency nurse

The College of Emergency Nursing Australasia (CENA), the peak professional association representing emergency nurses across Australia, and ACEM are deeply saddened at reports of the death of Melbourne emergency nurse Gillian ‘Jill’ Dempsey from COVID-19.

28 Nov 2021

Statement on ambulance ramping at the Women's and Children's Hospital

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; The College) is greatly concerned at the reports of ambulance ramping at the Women's and Children’s Hospital (WCH) in Adelaide this week. The College urges hospital executives and the South Australian government to take immediate steps to make sure women and children in need of acute ...

19 Nov 2021

Statement on the Independent Inquiry into Perth Children’s Hospital

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) welcomes the release of the Report of the Independent Inquiry into Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) following the death of Aishwarya Aswath earlier this year and the heavy psychological toll this has had on all of those involved.

08 Nov 2021

ACEM welcomes President Dr Clare Skinner

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (The College) is pleased to announce the commencement of Dr Clare Skinner’s term as ACEM President. Dr Skinner’s two-year term begun today and follows the term of ACEM’s first president from Aotearoa New Zealand, Dr John Bonning.