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(Background Paper) This joint guideline of ANZCA, ACEM, RACP and ACCRM will assist medical practitioners in ‘diagnosing’ dying, considering the intention of the proposed intervention, promoting shared-care decision and cultural safety, and mitigating the potential for clinical momentum.

All End of Life Care Ethics Standards

V1.0 31 Jul 2022

PG67(G)
Guideline on Surgery or Intervention for Patients at End-of-life

This joint guideline of ANZCA, ACEM, RACP and ACCRM will assist medical practitioners in ‘diagnosing’ dying, considering the intention of the proposed intervention, promoting shared-care decision and cultural safety, and mitigating the potential for clinical momentum.

All Rostering and Staffing Workforce Reports

24 Jul 2022

2021 Annual Site Census Report Part Two

ACEM-accredited EDs are required to complete the Annual Site Census. Part two of the report presents findings of ED resources and services.

All Statement Access to Care Disaster Management EM Classification Standards

V2.0 22 Jul 2022

S555
Statement on the Role of Private Hospital EDs

ACEM recognises that private EDs are important components of acute health care systems and are an additional resource. Private EDs can take a consistent and growing number of patients to assist public EDs to cope with increasing demand pressures. Private EDs can increase jurisdictional capacity during major incident and disaster response.

All Policy Statement Disaster Management Public Health & Prevention Standards

V3.0 22 Jul 2022

S68
Statement on Climate Change

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine considers climate change and the associated health impacts to be a population health emergency. Climate change presents an immediate risk to the capacity and durability of EDs, health systems and the medical workforce.

All Policy Clinician Wellbeing Cultural safety Safety & Quality Standards

V5.0 22 Jul 2022

P28
Policy on a Quality Framework for Emergency Departments

A quality culture is fundamental to providing the highest standard of care in EDs. As part of its leadership role ACEM has developed Quality Standards that are applicable to emergency medicine at all levels in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

SA Mental Health Submissions

14 Jul 2022

SUB575
Review of the Mental Health Act 2009 (SA)

Submission to the South Australian Law Reform Institute on the statutory review of the Mental Health Act 2009 (SA).

AU Access to Care Resource Stewardship Submissions

08 Jul 2022

SUB574
Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2023–24

ACEM's submission to the annual consultation on Australian hospital pricing, determined by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA). This consultation included a focus on telehealth.

TAS Access to Care Mental Health Public Health & Prevention Telehealth Workforce Submissions

04 Jul 2022

SUB571
ACEM submission on Our Healthcare Future: Advancing Tasmania's Health

This ACEM submission to Tasmanian Department of Health is the second phase of the development of a 20-year strategy to inform the planning and delivery of the Tasmanian healthcare system.

All Clinician Wellbeing Workforce Standards

V1.0 01 Jul 2022

S860
Doctors with a disability and the ACEM training programs

This document outlines the College's position on doctors who are considering an application to undertake the a training program with ACEM, who have a disability, or are already training with the College who have or acquire a disability.

PG67(G) (BP) Guideline on Surgery or Intervention for Patients a

PG67(G) Guideline on Surgery or Intervention for Patients at End-of-life

2021 Annual Site Census Report Part Two

S555 Statement on the Role of Private Hospital EDs

S68 Statement on Climate Change

P28 Policy on a Quality Framework for Emergency Departments

SUB575 Review of the Mental Health Act 2009 (SA)

SUB574 Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2023–24

SUB571 ACEM submission on Our Healthcare Future: Advancing Tasmania's Health

S860 Doctors with a disability and the ACEM training programs

PG67(G)
(BP) Guideline on Surgery or Intervention for Patients a