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20 May 2025

Role of the Paediatric Clinical Lead in Emergency Departments

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on the definition, role, and responsibilities of a Paediatric Clinical Lead in emergency departments (EDs). The implementation of this role is designed to lead to improved outcomes for paediatric emergency patients.

16 May 2025

Sedation in the paediatric emergency department: Current trends and direction

We are excited to hold the next ACEM Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Network webinar, with a talk covering a topic that has been attracting lots of discussion within the PEM community.

05 Mar 2018

Completion of Paediatric Logbook in Overseas Emergency Department

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12 Oct 2020

Paediatric Emergency Medicine Network

PEMN aims to build a community that supports and advocates for optimal paediatric care in all emergency departments, through collaboration, education and implementation of best evidence.

21 Feb 2023

Paediatric Emergency Medicine Training

Paediatric emergency medicine (PEM) is the major branch of medicine concerned with the short-term and emergency treatment of children (neonates to adolescents). To be eligible to enrol in PEM Training with ACEM, you must be enrolled as a trainee in the FACEM Training Program.

25 Jul 2025

PEMN Updates

PEMN aims to build a community that supports and advocates for optimal paediatric care in all emergency departments, through collaboration, education and implementation of best evidence.

06 Mar 2018

Policy on Child at Risk

This policy relates to the issues of awareness, detection and management in the emergency department (ED) of children at risk of abuse or neglect. The policy is applicable to EDs in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

02 May 2019

Application for Post-Fellowship Specialty Recognition in Paediatric EM

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07 Mar 2018

Policy on Hospital Emergency Department Services for Children

This document establishes minimum standards for the provision of services to children and young people attending emergency departments (EDs) in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

06 Mar 2018

Policy on Emergency Department Signage

This document outlines a policy position on the signage that should be used to denote emergency departments. It is a matter of public safety that if a facility is signposted as an ‘Emergency Department’ or ‘Emergency’ then it must comply with a minimum standard as defined in the ACEM Statement on the Delineation of Emergency Departments.