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21 Jan 2022

ACEM responds to Western Australian border opening delay

Statement attributable to ACEM WA Faculty Chair Dr Peter Allely:

27 Jun 2019

2018 ED Trainee Placement Survey Findings

ACEM is committed to monitoring and evaluating the FACEM Training Program. This report presents the findings from the 2018 ED Trainee Placement Survey, which captures the perspectives of FACEM Trainees on how their site is meeting their needs and providing a safe and supportive training environment.

04 Mar 2019

End of life care in focus at GEM SEM

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.

11 Apr 2019

Looking at the issue of snake bites

Emergency physicians are being urged to take part in a survey looking at current practices in snake and spider envenoming management in Australian emergency departments.

12 May 2021

SA Govt yet to offer genuine solutions to acute hospital access crisis

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) is calling for the South Australian Government to offer genuine and systemic improvements to address the state’s acute hospital access crisis.

08 Apr 2019

ACEM calls for improved recruitment and retention in SA

The peak body for emergency medicine in Australia and New Zealand has called for enhanced recruitment and retention of senior medical experts in South Australia to help improve working conditions across the state.

02 Sep 2020

Dangerous SA hospital issues must not be accepted as ‘normal'

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM: the College) says a state-wide plan is urgently needed to address dangerous capacity and patient flow issues leading to hospital bed block, emergency department (ED) crowding and ambulance ramping in South Australian hospitals.

16 Jan 2025

ACEM concerned about increasing pressure on NSW emergency departments

Emergency physicians from the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) are concerned about the effects of increased pressure on NSW’s already overworked emergency departments (EDs), following the mass resignation of the state’s public-sector psychiatrists.

05 Apr 2019

Advocating for patients and staff

Logan Hospital emergency department staff have welcomed a marked change in work conditions following a recent ACEM advocacy campaign calling for better patient outcomes in Queensland.

23 May 2022

ACEM congratulates Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM, the College) congratulates Anthony Albanese on becoming Australia’s 31st prime minister and looks forward to working with the new government to deliver urgent solutions for Australia’s health emergency.