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30 Apr 2020

Data highlights need for cautious approach to takeaway alcohol (ACT)

New emergency department (ED) data has reinforced the strong prevalence of takeaway alcohol consumption among patients requiring hospital treatment after drinking in the Australian Capital Territory.

08 Apr 2020

National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce

ACEM is pleased to be involved with Australia’s National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce as it continues to update ‘living guidelines’ to help clinicians contending with the challenges presented by coronavirus.

07 Feb 2022

ACEM responds to Australian Government’s $24 million for ED research

ACEM welcomes the Australian Government’s $24 million investment for research to improve acute care systems, and reduce waiting times in hospital Emergency Departments (EDs).

25 May 2021

ACEM statement on resourcing, staffing commitment for PCH

ACEM acknowledges the commitment from the Western Australian Government for additional beds and staffing at the Perth Children’s Hospital.

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).

26 May 2019

ACEM statement on emergency department violence

Any workplace, including hospitals, should be safe, and free from the threat of violence.

28 Feb 2019

Taking another look at geriatric emergency medicine

Geriatric emergency medicine – a niche group but one that is growing.

29 Apr 2025

This election, emergency departments are at breaking point

As ED physicians we devote our lives to providing health care for people experiencing urgent and life-threatening medical emergencies. Yet more and more demand for our services means we've reached the point where our whole health system has become completely overwhelmed, leading to soaring levels of violence and aggression in the ED.

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.