ACEM - Standards and Advocacy Library

Data collected to measure performance is essential to inform policy and planning decisions. It must be accurate and comprehensive to be an effective tool for analysis and improvement.

All Policy Statement Clinician Wellbeing Ethics Standards

V1.0 01 May 2020

S738
Statement on Gender Equity

This Statement establishes our commitment to gender equity across College activities and the broader emergency medicine (EM) workforce. It outlines objectives and practical recommendations on how ACEM and the emergency medicine community can work towards a future in which everyone working in EM can achieve their full potential.

All Policy End of Life Care Ethics Geriatric EM Vulnerable Patients Standards

V2.0 01 May 2020

P455
Policy on End of Life and Palliative Care in the Emergency Department

This Policy aims to promote discussion and awareness of end-of-life care (EoLC) planning, and to ensure that emergency department (ED) staff are confident in providing quality EoLC. The Policy also describes ED systems and processes for recognising and appropriately caring for patients at the end of life (EoL).

NSW Access to Care Mental Health Safety & Quality Submissions

V1.0 01 Apr 2020

SUB441
Inquiry into Health Services in the South-West Sydney Growth Region

ACEM response to the inquiry into the current and future provision of health services in the South-West Sydney Growth Region, NSW. Recommendations for urgent investments in recruitment and staffing, treatment spaces and community-based healthcare, effective models for mental health patients, population growth and resources for acute care.

All Clinician Wellbeing Workforce Reports

V1.0 01 Apr 2020

2019 Workforce Sustainability Survey Report

ACEM is committed to monitoring the sustainability of the emergency medicine workforce, against the backdrop of increasing patient demand, access block, overcrowding and system issues.

All Policy Telehealth Standards

V3.0 01 Apr 2020

P44
Policy on Provision of EM Telephone Medical Advice to the Public

ACEM recognises that patients and carers may telephone the ED to seek emergency advice. ACEM recommends that EDs do not attempt medical assessment or management by telephone (apart from in exceptional circumstances when there is no viable alternative). The core business of EDs is to deal with patients who attend in person.

All Policy End of Life Care Ethics Geriatric EM Vulnerable Patients Standards

V6.0 01 Apr 2020

P51
Policy on the Care of Older Persons in the Emergency Department

This Policy relates to recommended standards of care for older persons in the ED. It has been developed in consultation with and endorsed by the Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine. Older persons have the right to high quality, timely, person-centred acute care in the setting that best meets their needs and wishes.

All Access to Care Safety & Quality Vulnerable Patients Submissions

V1.0 20 Mar 2020

SUB440
ACEM Submissision to Health Issues Paper: Health Care for People With

Support for the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability in EDs. Recommendations to overcome barriers, deal with NDIS issues, redesign and develop EDs, update and improve training and guidelines, devise support programs, and improve access and quality of care and for further research.

All Clinical Guideline Public Health & Prevention Standards

V2.0 13 Mar 2020

Guidelines on Management of Respiratory Disease Outbreaks

These guidelines will help all ED staff manage severe seasonal and pandemic influenza and other emerging respiratory illness, providing operational advice to help minimize the community impact of pandemic influenza and respiratory illness. EDs play a vital role as part of a system-wide approach to the management of pandemic influenza.

TAS Clinical Guideline Public Health & Prevention Submissions

V1.0 01 Mar 2020

SUB454
Independent Review - North-West Tasmania COVID-19 Outbreak

ACEM acknowledges the challenges facing the health departments including Tasmania in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. ACEM’s expectations have been communicated in correspondence with government and key decision makers, referring to clinical guidelines safety, workforce, vulnerable patients and planning in response to COVID-19.

P60 Policy on the Integrity of Data Collection in Emergency Departments

S738 Statement on Gender Equity

P455 Policy on End of Life and Palliative Care in the Emergency Department

SUB441 Inquiry into Health Services in the South-West Sydney Growth Region

2019 Workforce Sustainability Survey Report

P44 Policy on Provision of EM Telephone Medical Advice to the Public

P51 Policy on the Care of Older Persons in the Emergency Department

SUB440 ACEM Submissision to Health Issues Paper: Health Care for People With