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13 Jul 2021

Message of solidarity and support for New South Wales colleagues

Kia ora koutou katoa,

03 Dec 2019

Response to Royal Commission into mental health interim report

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) has welcomed the interim report of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System’s recommendation to increase funding for mental health, including via a new revenue mechanism.

14 May 2020

ACEM welcomes appointment of Australian Deputy CMO for mental health

Comment attributable to ACEM President Dr John Bonning:

20 May 2021

ACEM statement on Queensland media reports

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) is distressed by tragic media reports from Queensland that continue to highlight the state and nation’s acute hospital access crisis.

10 Apr 2019

Providing additional oversight

The appointment of Dr Elizabeth Gass as Independent External Reviewer is part of the College’s commitment to address and implement the recommendations of the Expert Advisory Group (EAG).

28 Jun 2022

ACEM Medal awarded to Dr Barry Gunn and Dr John Bonning

ACEM is pleased to announce that Immediate-Past President Dr John Bonning and Censor-in-Chief Dr Barry Gunn have each been awarded the esteemed ACEM Medal.

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.

31 Jan 2019

FACEMs recognised in Australia Day awards

Congratulations to FACEMs Dr Harvey Hunt and Dr Bryan Walpole, both recognised in the 2019 Australia Day Honours List.

20 Mar 2019

ACEM welcomes next steps in RHH redevelopment

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) has welcomed the release of the masterplan for the next stages of the ongoing redevelopment of the Royal Hobart Hospital, saying the arrangements bode well for the delivery of high quality emergency health care.

09 Aug 2018

Statement on the Role of Private Hospital EDs

ACEM recognises that private EDs are important components of acute health care systems and are an additional resource. Private EDs can take a consistent and growing number of patients to assist public EDs to cope with increasing demand pressures. Private EDs can increase jurisdictional capacity during major incident and disaster response.