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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).
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) urges all parties and independents contesting the Australian federal election to prioritise significant investment and purposeful improvements to Australia’s healthcare system.
In August 2020, revised WBA forms will be launched for all four WBA types – Mini-CEX, DOPS, CbD and Shift Report. There is no change to the purpose and the number of WBAs required.
The following article has been supplied by Dr Marcus Kennedy as a contribution to the Retired Fellows Alumni Newsletter.
The sudden surge of COVID-19 cases in South Australia highlights the urgent need for strong responses based on latest evidence to contain and manage outbreaks while keeping the community and healthcare workers safe, says the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College).
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) welcomes the Australian Labor Party’s election commitment of $750 million to deliver better access to healthcare for patients, made a week out from Saturday’s poll.
The use of medical scribes increased emergency doctors’ productivity and reduced patients’ length of stay, according to a new study.
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) cautions against placing too much weight on ‘GP type’ patients presenting to hospital emergency departments (EDs) as the main cause of ED crowding.
The issues and distressing cases resulting from overcrowding in Australian hospitals highlighted on the 7.30 program (22/01/20) are unacceptable and demonstrate the major problems plaguing the country’s healthcare systems, says the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM).
Queensland FACEM Dr Brydie Edwards is the first Australian or New Zealander to be accepted into the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Fellowship in Disaster Medicine.