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23 Mar 2023

Becoming an Indigenous EM Physician

ACEM's vision is that Australasian emergency departments deliver quality, acute healthcare that is culturally safe, resulting in health equity for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori Peoples.

05 Apr 2022

Statement on the Use of Restrictive Practices in Emergency Departments

This document is a position statement of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) and relates to the application of restrictive practices in the context of people with an acute behavioural disturbance from any cause.

06 Mar 2018

Policy on Medical Undergraduate Curriculum in Emergency Medicine

P50

20 May 2021

Therapeutic Products Bill

ACEM welcome regulations for therapeutic products that would align NZ with international standards, ensure patient safety and effective regulatory control over evolving technology. Concerns around direct-to-consumer advertising, definition of post-market activity, recognised authorities and regulation of natural products and rongoā Māori.

28 May 2021

ACEM Submission to Safer Care Victoria's clinical guidelines

ACEM supportive of the Safer Care Victoria’s Clinical Guidelines for Caring for people displaying acute behavioural disturbance with the following recommendations. Caution and audit around the use of restrictive practices, pre-hospital transitions, clear reporting/documentation pathways and resources and training for security personnel.

13 Apr 2021

Mental Health Service Use: A New Zealand Context

Patients with acute mental and behavioural conditions disproportionately experience unacceptably long waits in the ED for inpatient mental health care following admission to hospital and in New Zealand there has been a steady increase in the number of people accessing specialist mental health and addiction services.

28 Jun 2021

Keeping the National Law Up to Date and Fit for Purpose

ACEM support for inclusion of cultural safety to the Objectives of the National Law for quality and safe health care in line with the traditions and needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. Calling on the COAG Health Council to engage with stakeholders (particularly Reconciliation Australia) to develop and agree wording.

02 Feb 2021