ACEM - Standards and Advocacy Library

This guide aims to provide ED clinicians with essential information about the features and capability of My Health Record. Published by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care it is co-badged by ACEM.

NZ Public Health & Prevention Submissions

V1.0 30 Oct 2019

SUB430
Draft Arms Legislation Bill

ACEM's support for the Arms Legislation Bill and gun law reforms in NZ. Recommendations for a national registry which can be accessed by health professionals.

SA Rural Regional & Remote Submissions

V1.0 30 Sep 2019

SUB427
Consultation draft of South Australia's Rural Medical Workforce Plan

ACEM submission to South Australia Health on its consultation draft of the Rural Medical Workforce Plan. By having representation on the Steering Committee to help shape the Plan, and to work with existing Steering Committee members to provide feedback on the key themes; workforce, rural care models, collaboration and co-ordination.

All Ethics Submissions

V1.0 11 Sep 2019

SUB418
Submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

ACEM position is that all older people should be able to access timely, responsive, affordable and appropriate health care, particularly acute healthcare. Such care should be of a high standard, person-centric, delivered in the environment of their choice (whether in their own home, emergency department or residential aged care facility).

NZ Submissions

V1.0 06 Sep 2019

SUB428
Draft Maori Health Strategy

ACEM suggestions for the Ministry of Health draft Māori Health Action Plan in NZ to consider and embed the perspective of emergency and acute care into the Strategy. To collaborate with the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders and support the implementation of the Ministry’s Māori Health Action Plan and ACEM’s Manaaki Mana Strategy

WA Public Health & Prevention Submissions

V1.0 05 Sep 2019

SUB423
Submission to the Climate Health WA Inquiry

Department of Health Climate Health Western Australia Inquiry. Assess the impacts of climate change on human health and seek to develop effective, evidenced-based strategies to mitigate and adapt to the negative effects of climate change. Frameworks should connect with urban planning, building codes, waste management and health.

ACT Leadership Submissions

V1.0 04 Sep 2019

SUB426
Development of Canberra Health Services Strategic Plan

Response to the Canberra Health Services Strategic Plan. ACEM considers this a timely opportunity to shape the direction of CHS in order to address systemic in-efficiencies and to better meet the needs of patients across the ACT.

All Clinical Guideline Mental Health Vulnerable Patients Standards

V1.0 01 Sep 2019

G637 (Under Review)
Guidelines for Safe Care of Patients Sedated for Acute Behavioural Dis

ACEM has endorsed these Guidelines, which were developed by ANZCA with contributions by FACEMs. The Guidelines focus on sedation in a range of a settings. While there are necessarily variations in practice between those settings and the ED, the principles of care are applicable. Practitioners must also comply with relevant legislation.

ACT Public Health & Prevention Submissions

V1.0 07 Aug 2019

SUB425
Impact Statement - Ambient Air Quality

Ambient Air Quality National Environmental Protection Measure in ACT. ACEM noted the consideration of the impact of poor air quality on respiratory and cardiovascular disease and associated Emergency Department presentations throughout the Impact Statement.

All ACEM Research Clinician Wellbeing Rostering and Staffing Workforce Reports

V1.0 01 Aug 2019

2018 FACEM and Trainee Demographic and Workforce Report

Understanding how and where our emergency medicine workforce is working and the issues they face is important to ACEM and workforce planning. This report presents the demographic and work profiles of FACEMs and FACEM Trainees working in Australia and New Zealand, based on data sourced from ACEM's Member Portal as at December 31 2018.

Guideline on My Health Record in the ED for Clinicians

SUB430 Draft Arms Legislation Bill

SUB427 Consultation draft of South Australia's Rural Medical Workforce Plan

SUB418 Submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

SUB428 Draft Maori Health Strategy

SUB423 Submission to the Climate Health WA Inquiry

SUB426 Development of Canberra Health Services Strategic Plan

G637 (Under Review) Guidelines for Safe Care of Patients Sedated for Acute Behavioural Dis

SUB425 Impact Statement - Ambient Air Quality