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07 Mar 2018

Statement on Ambulance Ramping and Diversion

Both ambulance ramping/off-stretcher delay, and ambulance diversion are detrimental to patient outcomes. ACEM recommends their avoidance, and that the use of KPIs for monitoring interactions between ambulance services and EDs informs system optimisation.

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 Australasian healthcare system and are calling on the federal government to commit to stronger 2030 targets.

16 Aug 2021

Medical colleges launch Wellbeing Charter for Doctors

Four medical colleges have come together to form a Wellbeing Charter for Doctors that defines wellbeing and sets out the shared responsibility for supporting doctors’ wellbeing

16 Aug 2022

Inquiry into the impact of ambulance ramping and access block in NSW

A committee has been formed comprising of a subset of New South Wales (NSW) Members of Parliament to inquire and report on the impact that ambulance ramping and access block is having on the operation of hospital emergency departments in NSW.

28 Sep 2022

Pacific emergency care experiences during COVID-19

A new series of journal articles highlighting the experiences of emergency care practitioners in the Pacific Region during COVID-19 have been launched.

23 Jan 2020

Educational Resources

29 Jul 2021

Regulation G

FACEM Training Program Regulations for FACEM Trainees Enrolled from 2022

28 May 2021

MRRF - Australian Medical Research & Innovation Priorities 2020-2022

ACEM considers there is an opportunity to consolidate priorities with regards the MRFF investments, in particular, in data and infrastructure. Further recommendations to create a network of EDs to consolidate existing data, rapidly detect and monitor health outcomes and inform timely improvements in acute health service delivery.

15 Mar 2018

MBA guidelines for medical practitioners and medical students infected

Released 1 July 2011