The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) is urging members of the community in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand not to let concerns over COVID-19 stop them from seeking treatment for acute and urgent medical issues or conditions.
ACEM President Dr Simon Judkins discusses Time-Based Targets (TBT)
Joint guidelines between the Aotearoa New Zealand ACEM Faculty and St John New Zealand (SJNZ) regarding principles and guidelines in the event of ambulance ramping at EDs in NZ. Its purpose is to provide personnel in hospital EDs and SJNZ ambulances with support in developing and implementing a joint process between their organisations.
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) calls upon political parties contesting the 2022 South Australian state election to commit to policies that will fix South Australia’s broken acute hospital system, and finally deliver South Australians the health system they need.
Welcome to the second issue of Your ED. The College was encouraged by the positive response to our first issue and look forward to bringing you more EM features from across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. We are also excited to feature stories in our Global Emergency Care section from Botswana, the Solomon Islands and Pakistan.
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.
ACEM will launch its strategy for excellence in emergency care for Māori at this week’s Winter Symposium.
Kia ora koutou katoa,
Honorary Fellowship recognises outstanding contributions and service of individuals in the promotion and advancement of the speciality of emergency medicine, with such contributions being above and beyond that ordinarily given by medical practitioners in the delivery of clinical emergency care.
ACEM has entered into a partnership with The Lowitja Institute to enhance cultural safety in Australian emergency departments.