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08 Nov 2022

ACEM releases State of Emergency 2022 report

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) is proud to release the inaugural edition of an annual report that presents the numbers behind Australia’s acute healthcare crisis and lays bare the need for urgent solutions that work towards a truly equitable health future for everyone.

18 Jan 2023

Submission on Guardianship and Administration Amendment Bill 2022(TAS)

The Tasmanian Faculty Board made a submission to the Guardianship and Administration Amendment Bill 2022. The Faculty Board's view is that legislation research terms should be amended to align with other states/territories and that deferred consent be included so people can participate in medical research and clinical trials.

31 Oct 2019

Lean in: beating impostor syndrome

FACEM Sophie Wallace tweeted in early September that she had sent in EOIs for positions on ACEM’s Council of Education entities. Last week, she returned to Twitter. She was in. We spoke to Sophie about beating impostor syndrome

12 Jun 2018

Mental Health Access Block

Waiting Times in the Emergency Department for People with Acute Mental and Behavioural Conditions

20 May 2021

Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug 'Ice'

Three recommendations to the New South Wales Inquiry into the drug ‘ICE’. These being to strengthen existing data to inform policy development and service planning; increased funding and resourcing of emergency departments to manage high acuity presentations, and reframing public discourse and policy framework as a public health issue.

14 Dec 2020

Statement on Use of Handheld Ultrasound Devices

The mission of ACEM is to promote excellence in clinical diagnosis, research and education with the ultimate goal of ensuring quality care for patients. This statement aims to provide some guidance and recommendations regarding the use of hand-held ultrasound devices in hospital emergency departments in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

16 Jan 2025

Emergency medicine workforce crisis worse in RRR areas

The emergency medicine (EM) workforce crisis currently impacting public hospitals across Australia is worse in regional, rural and remote (RRR) areas, according to a new report released by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College).

06 Sep 2023

NZ Election 2023: ACEM calls for 24/7 security staff at every ED

Emergency doctors are calling for appropriately trained security staff to be posted 24-hours a day in every emergency department (ED), and for other measures to protect and restore the nation’s struggling EDs and staff – and get more patients the healthcare they need.

11 Oct 2021

Joint Guidelines in the Event of Ambulance Ramping in NZ

This document provides guidance for emergency departments in Aotearoa New Zealand, should ambulance ramping occur.

01 Jun 2018

ED Epidemiology Network

The ED Epidemiology Network uses large scale, routinely collected data to equitably improve emergency department care and save lives across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.