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FACEM Dr Louis Christie will discuss the important issue of end of life care when he takes to the stage at April’s geriatric emergency medicine conference, GEM SEM 2019.
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 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) is concerned ‘GP-type patients’ are once again being blamed for crowding in Queensland hospital emergency departments (EDs) while the root systemic causes contributing to ED crowding and hospital access block remain un-addressed.
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) welcomes renewed attention on the systemic failures in the treatment of mental health patients at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) and is hopeful that the Chief Psychiatrist’s intervention finally results in state-wide improvements emergency doctors have long been calling for.
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.
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) welcomes a commitment from the Tasmanian Government to find a state-wide solution to relieve the chronic overcrowding, long waits and ambulance ramping issues plaguing the state’s health system.
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).
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.
A new triage and patient flow system has been launched in the Emergency Department (ED) at Mount Hagen Provincial Hospital (MHPH).
Welcome to the first issue of Your ED, ACEM’s new quarterly magazine. We are thrilled to present this edition, filled with stories from emergency departments across Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and the world.