The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) is an incorporated educational institution whose prime objective is the training and examination of specialist emergency physicians for Australia and New Zealand and the Continuing Professional Development of the Fellows.

ACEM has a vital interest in the quality of emergency medical care provided to the community and therefore has a wide range of subsidiary objectives relating to emergency department accreditation, policies and standards for the emergency medical system, teaching and research, publication, and those aspects of the medico political framework that have a direct impact on health outcomes for emergency patients.

Detailed information on the educational programs of the College can be accessed on this site as can information on the structure of the College, ACEM policies, news and media items.

LATEST MEDIA RELEASES

7 May: 'Closing the Gap' - emergency medicine, disaster and public health landmark consensus meeting...more

5 April: Nurse-led telephone advice line a serious failure, despite Government spin...more

20 February: Emergency Department demand increased 37% over a decade, study finds...more

21 November: Atrial fibrillation incidence increasing in Australia - and many don't know they have it...more

17 November: Croup study findings - earlier treatment benefits...more

16 November: Complicated migraine common cause of brain attack in children...more

10 November: Mixed martial arts under scrutiny following brain injury...more

21 September: Is routinely collected electronic medical information fit for purpose?...more

21 September: Care needed when handling products containing hydrofluoric acid, researchers warn...more

26 August: Call for increased strategies to prevent falls in the elderly - and therefore reduce death rate ...more

 

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS 2012

8 March: Quarantining of CSL Human Albumin...more

 

 ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2011

Media Releases

24 November: ASM Conference Highlights...more

23 November: Summer of Disasters...more  

15 Nov 2011: Annual Scientific Meeting 2011: Highlights for November

WINTER SYMPOSIUM 2011

Media Releases

12 Sept 2011: Lessons for all endurance athletics from Kokoda Trail study...more

12 July 2011: NZ Winter Symposium: Highlights for July 12...more

11 July 2011: NZ Winter Symposium: The Christchuch earthquakes, cardiac arrest...more

11 July 2011: Party Drugs: Still potentially dangerous...more

6 July 2011: Monday Morning Fever: A persisting problem despite changes in modern-day work practices...more

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JULY 2011

1 July: Access block and overcrowding a problem in tertiary hospitals - NZ's first published study...more