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The Quality Standards and its associated Toolkit have been developed to assist clinicians with implementing the Quality Standards in their own emergency departments (EDs) and other services providing emergency care.
There is expected to be an increased frequency of natural disasters and extreme weather events, which will likely further strain the healthcare system. This research examines the impact of climate events on ED functions and patient presentations. It examines published literature and undertakes an analysis of presentations in NSW EDs.
ACEM warns that the floods in Queensland and New South Wales are having significant impacts on the healthcare system and urges people needing acute medical care to not put themselves in danger by travelling through floodwaters to seek care, but to stay in place, call 000 and utilise whatever medical resources are available.
ACEM congratulates Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and the New Zealand National, NZ First and ACT NZ Coalition on forming a new government, and looks forward to working together on measures to protect restore Aotearoa’s struggling EDs and staff – and get more patients the healthcare they need.
The sudden surge of COVID-19 cases in South Australia highlights the urgent need for strong responses based on latest evidence to contain and manage outbreaks while keeping the community and healthcare workers safe, says the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College).
The Workforce Wellbeing Network is a community of practice that has been formed to develop, support, educate, research and advocate for the wellbeing of ACEM trainees, members and College employees.
Following a call for nominations and pursuant to Regulation A3.3.3.8, the College is pleased to advise the appointment of the following members as Regionally-Elected FACEM members of the Council of Advocacy, Practice and Partnerships (CAPP)
I imagine that when people think about emergency medicine, they picture it like the ED on a TV show: all gunshots and car accidents.
Having dedicated much of his career to research in emergency medicine and serving in many leadership positions in both the International Federation of Emergency Medicine (IFEM) and ACEM, FACEM David Taylor has been recognised with the Order of the IFEM. We spoke to David about his passion for research and how it led to this honour.
Physiologic changes of aging, impaired immunity and common comorbidities increase vulnerability of older persons to COVID-19 and result in higher risk of severe disease. Last updated: 30 November 2021