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31 Jan 2022

ACEM Congratulates New Victorian Deputy Chief Medical Officer

ACEM congratulates Fellow of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, Dr Ed Oakley, on his appointment as the Victorian Deputy Chief Medical Officer.

16 Aug 2021

Medical colleges launch Wellbeing Charter for Doctors

Four medical colleges have come together to form a Wellbeing Charter for Doctors that defines wellbeing and sets out the shared responsibility for supporting doctors’ wellbeing

13 Nov 2020

Dangerous ED crowding cannot be blamed on ‘GP-type’ patients alone

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).

09 Oct 2020

UCCs alone will not fix hospital ED issues

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; The College) notes today’s reports of Urgent Care Centres (UCCs) once again under consideration to help address chronic overcrowding and access block issues facing Tasmanian hospitals.

19 Sep 2024

Blended Supervision Pilot

The Blended Supervision Pilot (BSP) Project, supported by Australian Department of Health and Ageing FATES funding (Flexible Approach to Training in Expanded Settings), aims to improve access to FACEM training opportunities in rural and remote areas.

06 Jun 2022

Mental Health Resources for Rural ED Staff

Mental health resources for rural ED staff are available free of charge to all health professionals via the Emergency Department Mental Health (EDMH) website at edmentalhealth.acem.org.au.

10 Oct 2019

ASM Presents: A climate emergency

As she prepares to chair a session at this year's ASM in Hobart, FACEM Dr Lai Heng Foong writes about the impact climate change is already having in emergency departments.

10 Jan 2019

Critical Care Guidelines Amended

The Critical Care Guidelines that have been in place for a number of years have resulted in two tiers of Critical Care and Anaesthetics accreditation

05 Sep 2021

System-wide approach needed to prepare for more COVID cases

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) is calling for whole of healthcare system approaches to prepare for and manage greater numbers of COVID-19 cases across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

07 Sep 2020

Mental healthcare reforms urgently needed

A disturbing media report of a mental health patient’s experience being restrained in hospital is further evidence of major systemic failings in mental healthcare in South Australia and Australia and the need for urgent reforms, says the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM).