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16 Oct 2018

Mental Health in the Emergency Department Summit Communique

The peak body for emergency medicine in Australia today released a Communique following a successful Mental Health in the Emergency Department Summit.

04 Dec 2018

Statement on report into New Zealand’s mental health system

The peak body for emergency medicine in New Zealand and Australia has called for commitment and action, following the handing down of the Report of the Government Inquiry to Mental Health and Addiction.

26 May 2019

Unhelpful and harmful: long waits for mental health care in NZ EDs

New Zealand’s health system is struggling to meet the needs of people who present to emergency departments with a mental health crisis, according to new Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) analysis released today.

16 Jul 2019

New emergency department data exposes alcohol harm in Melbourne

17 Jul 2019

New emergency department data exposes alcohol harm in the ACT

New emergency department data exposes the scale of harm from alcohol in the Australian Capital Territory and the urgent need for national action, according to the peak body for emergency medicine in Australia.

30 Mar 2020

Update from the College President on COVID-19

Kia ora koutou katoa colleagues

14 May 2020

ACEM welcomes appointment of Australian Deputy CMO for mental health

Comment attributable to ACEM President Dr John Bonning:

06 Aug 2020

CPD 2020 Annual and Cycle Certificates Now Available

The 2020 CPD Year and Cycle certificates are now available.

23 Sep 2020

Significant hospital wait times a symptom of systemic failure

The national peak bodies for psychiatrists and emergency physicians have joined forces to call on the South Australian Government to find a systemic solution to the significant waiting periods experienced by people presenting to emergency departments across Adelaide

16 Feb 2021

Provision of Evidence Guideline 2021 CPD Year Now Available

Utilise the following guides as you record your 2021 CPD activities