ACEM - Standards and Advocacy Library

This submission is the first of a series of consultations by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare to support the development of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (third edition).

All Cultural safety Reports

V1.0 01 Oct 2025

First Nations and Māori Emergency Care and Cultural Capabilities

This report presents the findings from ACEM's 2024 Annual Site Census pertaining to Indigenous presentations, workforce employed within EDs, and ED cultural resources and support, and, where relevant, the changes in trends over previous years.

All Standards Workforce Reports

V1.0 07 Aug 2025

2024 Emergency Department Trainee Placement Survey

The Trainee ED Placement Survey is an annual survey distributed to FACEM trainees that captures placement-specific data to ensure that ACEM-accredited sites provide training and a training environment that are appropriate, safe and supportive of FACEM trainees.

All Prehospital & Retrieval Rural Regional & Remote Safety & Quality Standards

V7.1 06 Aug 2025

G03
Joint Guideline for the Transport of Critically Ill Patients

Joint guidance assisting organisations in the development of protocols for the pre-hospital, inter-facility and intra-facility transport (retrieval) of critically ill patients to minimise risk and maximise safety for patients and accompanying multidisciplinary staff.

All Documentation & Handover Standards

V9 01 Aug 2025

P106
Emergency Medicine Research Projects Support Requests

The policy outlines the criteria for the various types of research support provided by ACEM. Research support includes advertisement of research project participation to our members and trainees; provision of letters of support for grant applications; and project endorsement by ACEM's Clinical Trials Network or ED Epidemiology Network.

All Clinician Wellbeing Leadership Roles & Responsibilities in the ED Rostering and Staffing Workforce Reports

V1.0 01 Aug 2025

2025 DEMT Survey

The key purpose of the DEMT survey is to understand how supported DEMTs are at their hospital and to identify areas of support and resources they need from the College. The survey also seeks DEMT perspectives on how their ED supports FACEM trainees, focusing on supervision and educational opportunities and various other aspects.

All Policy EM Classification Standards

V9 01 Aug 2025

P02
Policy on Standard Terminology

Terminology relating to emergency medicine, as defined in this document, is applicable to Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, and to the verbal and written communications of all Fellows, trainees and ACEM staff when undertaking work for the College.

All Geriatric EM Resource Stewardship Vulnerable Patients Reports

V1.0 01 Aug 2025

Emergency Medicine Preparedness for Population Ageing

ACEM advocates for the growing number of older persons in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand to have equitable access to person-centred emergency care, optimising healthcare outcomes and improving the sustainability of acute services for all users.

All Standards Statement Cultural safety Workforce

V1.0 01 Aug 2025

S962
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Māori Workforce Parity in EM

The ACEM parity goal is to increase representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Māori FACEMs, trainees and the broader emergency medicine workforce. This will increase culturally safe care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Māori patients.

AU Policy Clinician Wellbeing Public Health & Prevention Vulnerable Patients Standards

V5.0 01 Aug 2025

P39
Identifying & responding to family & domestic violence and abuse in ED

This Policy relates to the identification, screening, treatment and support of patients who present to the emergency department (ED) and are experiencing family and domestic violence and abuse (FDVA). It recognises that ED staff who treat and counsel patients experiencing FDVA can be vulnerable, also requiring organisational support.

Submission to the Aust. Commission on Safety & Quality in Healthcare

First Nations and Māori Emergency Care and Cultural Capabilities

2024 Emergency Department Trainee Placement Survey

G03 Joint Guideline for the Transport of Critically Ill Patients

P106 Emergency Medicine Research Projects Support Requests

2025 DEMT Survey

P02 Policy on Standard Terminology

Emergency Medicine Preparedness for Population Ageing

S962 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Māori Workforce Parity in EM

P39 Identifying & responding to family & domestic violence and abuse in ED

G03
Joint Guideline for the Transport of Critically Ill Patients

P106
Emergency Medicine Research Projects Support Requests

P02
Policy on Standard Terminology

S962
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Māori Workforce Parity in EM

P39
Identifying & responding to family & domestic violence and abuse in ED