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For ACEM trainee Dr Colleen Taylor preparation is the key when facing exams.
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) has concerns about media reports today suggesting patients unable to access GP appointments are the major cause of dangerous crowding and capacity issues facing New Zealand emergency departments (EDs).
New Zealand’s annual provisional suicide data is a tragic and sobering reality check of the mental health challenges facing individuals, families and communities.
ACEM is supportive of the Productivity Commission’s recognition of emergency departments as an integral part of Australia’s mental health system. Unless more specific attention and action is paid to this issue, EDs and the increasing numbers of mental health patients who present to EDs will not get the resourcing and support needed.
A major new report examining Australia’s mental healthcare crisis has provided a comprehensive set of recommendations and reforms to help improve care for members of the community seeking mental health support, and address unsustainable pressures on hospital emergency departments (EDs).
We acknowledge the COVID-19 situation is evolving, often rapidly. As such, this webpage will be updated regularly to reflect the most current information available which we are sending through emails and media releases.
In response to decisions made by the Medical Board of Australia and the Medical Council of New Zealand to suspend CPD registration and recertification requirements for 2020, the Council of Education (COE) has revised the CPD requirements for ACEM CPD participants.
From #ACEM19, FACEM Clare Skinner reflects on her journey as a mental health champion
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) has welcomed a strong focus on mental health from Australian governments amid concerns over the mounting and compounding toll of COVID-19.