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17 Jan 2024

ACEM Congratulates 2023.2 Joseph Epstein Prize winners

ACEM is pleased to announce that Dr Michael Morton and Dr Harry Sofatzis have been awarded the Joseph Epstein Prize.

21 Feb 2025

Emergency doctors raise the alarm on violence in the ED

Concerning new data released by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) reveals the increasing and disturbing levels of violence and aggression faced every day by Australia’s emergency medicine (EM) workforce.

07 Mar 2018

Guidelines for Reducing the Spread of Infectious Disease in EDs

All ED staff have a role in reducing communicable disease transmission. This document advises on infection prevention and control practices for ED staff members, including ancillary as well as medical and nursing staff. Hospital and ED management are also in scope to ensure good practice is promoted within the ED and across the hospital.

05 Sep 2021

System-wide approach needed to prepare for more COVID cases

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) is calling for whole of healthcare system approaches to prepare for and manage greater numbers of COVID-19 cases across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

18 Jan 2022

ACEM responds to Victoria's Pandemic Code Brown

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) welcomes the Pandemic Code Brown called across the Victorian health system today.

10 Jun 2022

Support for VIC and NSW healthcare workers welcomed

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) welcomes the respective announcements by the Victorian (VIC) and New South Wales (NSW) state governments of policies and investments aimed at supporting healthcare workers.

03 Jan 2022

ACEM statement on emergency department pressures

Attributable to ACEM President Dr Clare Skinner

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).

01 Nov 2018

ACEM History Timeline Preview

Get a sneak peek at the upcoming ACEM History Timeline, to be launched at the 2018 ASM

26 Nov 2019

ACEM response to media reports of assaults on Queensland Health staff

ACEM response to today's media reporting of increased assaults on Queensland Health staff