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All Policy Statement Documentation & Handover EM Classification Roles & Responsibilities in the ED Triage Standards
V5.0 01 Mar 2024

P18
Policy on Responsibility for Care in Emergency Departments

This policy is designed to provide guidance for emergency departments (EDs) and hospitals on the roles and responsibilities of EDs in providing care to patients within the ED, including those with delayed admissions or transfers, where shared care may be required.
All Access to Care Standards
V1.0 01 Mar 2024

S913
Position Statement on Health Equity for Māori

This Statement makes a commitment that ACEM will demanding health equity for Māori and to achieve equitable access to and outcome in emergency care. The Statement is underpinned by ACEM's vision and strategy for Māori health, Te Rautaki Manaaki Mana, Excellence in Emergency Care for Māori 2022-2025 (The Manaaki Mana Strategy).
Guideline Access to Care Documentation & Handover ED Design Mental Health Safety & Quality Triage Standards
V2.0 01 Mar 2024

G554
Emergency Department Short Stay Units Guidelines

This document provides guidance on the clinical governance, staffing, admission inclusion and exclusion criteria, and design of an emergency department short stay unit (ED SSU). Some health providers have requirements relating to the design and clinical governance for ED SSUs. These guidelines supplement those requirements.
All Guideline Policy Imaging & Testing Resource Stewardship Standards
V3.0 01 Dec 2023

G125
Guidelines on Pathology Testing in the Emergency Department

Pathology tests are a common and important component of patient management in emergency departments. This ACEM/RCPA joint document advises on indicated testing, specimen collection and timeliness of results. Inappropriate testing can lead to management delays, difficulties around follow-up and increased costs.
AU Rural Regional & Remote Workforce Submissions
V1.0 01 Dec 2023

SUB646
Submission to the Medical Board of Australia - Speciality Recognition

The ACEM submission to the Medical Board of Australia regarding an application to have Rural Generalist Medicine recognised as a new field of specialty practice within the specialty of General Practice under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (National Law).
All Policy Disaster Management Public Health & Prevention Standards
V5.0 01 Nov 2023

P59
Policy on Heatwave Preparedness for EDs and EM Systems

This Policy relates to the preparation, readiness and responsiveness of emergency departments and emergency medicine systems to environmental heatwaves and extreme heat events.
All Imaging & Testing Safety & Quality Triage Standards
V1.0 01 Nov 2023

S904
Joint CENA/ACEM Position Statement on Vital Signs Monitoring in EDs

Joint position of CENA and ACEM on vital signs monitoring in emergency departments (EDs) in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The purpose of the document is to provide a minimum set of principles and recommendations about the frequency of vital signs monitoring.
All Policy Access to Care Documentation & Handover Roles & Responsibilities in the ED Triage Standards
V4.0 01 Nov 2023

P55
Policy on EM Consultation Standards of Care

This document outlines the standards that apply to every emergency medicine consultation. An emergency medicine consultation is a complex, structured process of significantly variable length, depending on patient complexity. The consultation should maximise patient benefit, while minimising delay and inefficiency in the patient journey.
All Policy Access to Care EM Classification Triage Standards
V5.0 01 Nov 2023

P06
Policy on the Australasian Triage Scale

The Australasian Triage Scale (ATS) is designed for use in emergency department settings throughout Australia and New Zealand. The role of the ATS is as a clinical tool for ensuring that patients are seen in a timely manner, commensurate with their clinical urgency. The ATS should only be used to describe urgency.
All Policy Statement Access to Care Prehospital & Retrieval Rural Regional & Remote Standards
V5.0 01 Nov 2023

S27
Statement on Rural Emergency Medicine

ACEM believes that everyone has the right to timely, safe and quality emergency care and is committed to advocating for improved service planning and development across hospital, community health services, community and cultural organisations in rural areas. ACEM defines a number of principles for achieving this outcome.

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P18 Policy on Responsibility for Care in Emergency Departments

S913 Position Statement on Health Equity for Māori

G554 Emergency Department Short Stay Units Guidelines

G125 Guidelines on Pathology Testing in the Emergency Department

SUB646 Submission to the Medical Board of Australia - Speciality Recognition

P59 Policy on Heatwave Preparedness for EDs and EM Systems

S904 Joint CENA/ACEM Position Statement on Vital Signs Monitoring in EDs

P55 Policy on EM Consultation Standards of Care

P06 Policy on the Australasian Triage Scale

S27 Statement on Rural Emergency Medicine

P18
Policy on Responsibility for Care in Emergency Departments

S913
Position Statement on Health Equity for Māori

G554
Emergency Department Short Stay Units Guidelines

G125
Guidelines on Pathology Testing in the Emergency Department

SUB646
Submission to the Medical Board of Australia - Speciality Recognition

P59
Policy on Heatwave Preparedness for EDs and EM Systems

S904
Joint CENA/ACEM Position Statement on Vital Signs Monitoring in EDs

P55
Policy on EM Consultation Standards of Care

P06
Policy on the Australasian Triage Scale

S27
Statement on Rural Emergency Medicine