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The ACEM submission to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care on their draft Standard on opioid analgesic stewardship in acute pain clinical care.
Demand for ED care is increasing in terms of patient numbers, complexity/severity of presenting conditions, and community/government expectation. This document provides a framework for establishing and maintaining an ED medical workforce, outlining how health services should plan appropriate and sustainable staffing models.
All hospitals and health services should have a pandemic plan, which includes all aspects of the health service including emergency departments (EDs) and critical care areas. Pandemics require whole-of-hospital and whole-of-healthcare responses with integration of ED plans into both of these. Last updated: 10 November 2021
ACEM acknowledges the role of the National Preventive Health Strategy to provide a 10-year plan for shaping the health and wellbeing of the population. ACEM welcome the commitment for increased investment, however there are concerns that climate change, mental health and the inequities in Indigenous health are missing from the Strategy.
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Amendments were proposed to the Controlled Substances (Poisons) Regulations 2011 to mandate the use of ScriptCheckSA, South Australia’s Real-Time Prescription Monitoring (RTPM) system. ACEM was broadly supportive of the change but highlighted system capability issues will hamper further implementation.
This statement aims to encourage physicians to reflect on their career paths, raise awareness on changes related to ageing, and guide workforce planning and rostering practices for DEMs and health services.
This document outlines a policy position on the signage that should be used to denote emergency departments. It is a matter of public safety that if a facility is signposted as an ‘Emergency Department’ or ‘Emergency’ then it must comply with a minimum standard as defined in the ACEM Statement on the Delineation of Emergency Departments.
In this issue, we focus on the last of the ACEM Core Values, Equity. We sat down with several College members and trainees to get their perspectives on equitable partnerships, workplaces, and healthcare for all.