A collection of videos and articles showcasing what members and EDs are doing to support wellbeing as they share their initiatives, experiences and the importance of personal and workplace wellbeing.
The overwhelming majority of paediatric patients presenting to emergency departments in Victoria are treated by emergency department clinicians trained in general emergency care, and experience positive outcomes.
Exam delays borne of the pandemic were not all bad for a trainee on the cusp of a second specialty
The Aotearoa New Zealand Faculty of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) has been asked to provide commentary on media reports of patients who have experienced adverse outcomes, including potentially avoidable deaths.
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) acknowledges the significant investment in healthcare contained in the Australian federal budget, as the country continues to contend with the COVID-19 pandemic and the fallout from it.
The peak body for emergency medicine in Australia welcomes the findings in the Auditor-General’s report into the state’s four major hospitals’ emergency departments, saying executive engagement with clinical leaders is critical to improving patient outcomes.
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) acknowledges the release of the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce report and is hopeful it will contribute to the urgently needed, meaningful and widespread reform required to help improve Australia’s struggling healthcare system.
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.
Following the release of the Victorian state budget, the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) is calling for vision, collaboration and big-picture thinking to ensure the creation of a holistic strategy that can reform, and heal, Victoria’s broken health system.
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) welcomes the announcement by the Victorian Greens of a $1.3 billion funding package aimed at addressing crippling bed block in the Victorian health system.