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ACEM’s Breaking Point report reveals the unacceptable levels of violence and aggression faced every day by Australia’s emergency medicine workforce, and provides recommendations to Federal, State/Territory health authorities as well as hospitals for addressing this significant problem.
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been rapid changes to processes in emergency departments (EDs) and the healthcare system. Last updated: 10 November 2021
Respect the tikanga in your emergency department.
COVID-19 resources for emergency departments with limited resources.
A clear concern in emergency departments across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand is not just the health and well-being of patients, but the health and well-being of emergency medicine physicians and trainees.
Welcome to the first issue of Your ED, ACEM’s new quarterly magazine. We are thrilled to present this edition, filled with stories from emergency departments across Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and the world.
This document relates to credentialing for emergency medicine ultrasonography in emergency departments. This policy details the credentialing process that ACEM recommends for emergency physicians who wish to perform focused emergency medicine ultrasound on resuscitation and trauma patients and for procedural guidance.
ACEM’s When Care Meets Conflict report reveals the prevalence of ongoing violence in emergency departments (EDs) across Aotearoa New Zealand and provides recommendations at government and hospital level to address this significant problem.
All hospitals and health services should have a pandemic plan, which includes all aspects of the health service including emergency departments (EDs) and critical care areas. Pandemics require whole-of-hospital and whole-of-healthcare responses with integration of ED plans into both of these. Last updated: 10 November 2021
The purpose of this Statement is to specifically advocate for the increased recruitment of Indigenous Health Liaison Officers/Aboriginal Liaison Officers (IHLOs/ALOs) and Australian Indigenous Language Interpreters to emergency departments in Australia. ACEM recognises that these professions are not represented by a peak body.