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.
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) welcomes Aotearoa New Zealand’s new Minister of Health, the Honourable Dr Ayesha Verrall, and looks forward to working with her and other healthcare stakeholders at a time when the country’s healthcare system remains under significant pressure.
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.
CAPP member since 20 November 2023.
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) welcomes the release of a recent study on the health impacts of ambulance ramping and urges all parts of the health system to now collaborate on solutions for the dangerous systemic issues that cause ramping and emergency department overcrowding.
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) wishes to respond to misleading comments attributed to Health Minister Andrew Little and published in the New Zealand Herald on the 10th of June 2022.
ACEM has created an action plan that aligns with the College’s strategic vision for action against climate change.
This strategy represents the results of work undertaken by ACEM’s Workforce Planning Committee on behalf of the ACEM Board, over the last two years.
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College), stands by statements given by emergency physicians at the Inquiry into the Impact of Ambulance Ramping and Access Block on the Operation of Hospital Emergency Departments in New South Wales.
The head of the peak body for emergency medicine in Australia will tour Queensland hospitals today, meeting members and trainees, and calling on the state government to end the rhetoric and put patients first.