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25 Jun 2021

ACEM urges safe release of medical professionals detained in Myanmar

The Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) continues to hold grave concerns for the welfare of medical professionals detained in Myanmar, including Professor Maw Maw Oo, Emergency Clinical lead for Myanmar’s national and regional COVID-19 response, who has now been held in prison for over ten weeks following his ar...

25 Jun 2021

Expressions of Interest - Global Emergency Care Stories

ACEM, in collaboration with International Federation of Emergency Medicine (IFEM) and Hardie-Grant publishers, is creating a collection of short stories focussed on global emergency care.

24 Jun 2021

ACEM statement - response to the South Australian state budget

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) welcomes the increased investment in mental health in the 2021/2022 South Australian state budget and looks forward to seeing the details of how, and where, the investment in mental health will be implemented.

18 Jun 2021

ACEM congratulates the 2021.1 Buchanan Prize winners

The 2021.1 Buchanan Prize has been jointly awarded to Dr Elyssia Bourke and Dr Shannon Baso. ACEM congratulates them on their achievement.

09 Jun 2021

College backs calls for release of Biloela family from detention

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) backs calls for the release of a family removed from Biloela and held in immigration detention on Christmas Island since 2019.

02 Jun 2021

Kim Hansen: CAPP member

FACEM Kim Hansen is a member of the Council of Advocacy, Practice and Partnerships.

25 May 2021

ACEM statement on resourcing, staffing commitment for PCH

ACEM acknowledges the commitment from the Western Australian Government for additional beds and staffing at the Perth Children’s Hospital.

24 May 2021

National Reconciliation Week: Liz Mowatt

National Reconciliation Week is celebrated each year in Australia from 27 May to 3 June. The days commemorate two significant moments in Australia’s journey towards reconciliation – the successful 1967 Referendum and the High Court Mabo Decision – the week reminds us there is more to do

20 May 2021

“Hands off” approach to collapsed lung wins 2021’s best clinical trial

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) is pleased to announce that a FACEM-led trial has been named as a joint winner of the 2021 ACTA Trial of the Year Award for a landmark study that showed that a ‘hands off approach’ is best to treat a collapsed lung.

20 May 2021

ACEM statement on Queensland media reports

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) is distressed by tragic media reports from Queensland that continue to highlight the state and nation’s acute hospital access crisis.