Benzo use increasing, study finds 08 April 2013
A retrospective study of people presenting for treatment at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital Emergency Department (ED) following benzodiazepine use has found a constant increase over the five years 2007-2011.
EDs under threat in health crisis 25 January 2013
Victorian public health crisis impacts emergency departments.
New stats for NSW hospital performance 14 December 2012
NSW hospital performance: Time patients spent in emergency departments 2011-2012.
New stats for Australia-wide hospital performance 14 December 2012
Hospital performance: Time patients spent in emergency departments in 2011-2012.
Drug mules in EDs not always reported to authorities 06 December 2012
Call for mandatory reporting of 'body packers'.
Emergency medicine conference highlights 20 November 2012
Annual Scientific Meeting conference highlights - Tuesday.
Emergency medicine conference highlights 19 November 2012
Annual Scientific Meeting highlights - Monday.
2012 Annual Scientific Meeting announced 14 November 2012
ACEM holds its 29th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) in Hobart from the 19th to the 22nd of November, 2012.
Australian drug problem among worst in world 11 October 2012
Australia's amphetamine use among the highest in the world with impacts on mental health.
10 October 2012
Ambulance patients frequently wait up to an hour in emergency departments because of overcrowding.
Magnesium no solution for stings 09 October 2012
Study finds no benefit in the commonly used magnesium for Irukandji stings.
Text messages to help in disasters 08 October 2012
Group SMS use proves an advantage in management of disaster casualties.
Emergency department report skewed 28 September 2012
AIHW report on EDs still using inaccurate performance indicators.
ACEM Winter Symposium conference 13 August 2012
Monday highlights.
ACEM Winter Symposium conference 12 August 2012
Sunday highlights.
Is it safe to return to the tropics? 06 August 2012
Winter Symposium 2012
Chest pain not always present in heart attacks 19 July 2012
EMA study finds chest pains only fair predictor of heart attack.
Happy high leads to heart attack 13 June 2012
Ecstasy-induced heart attack - something to rave about.
ED access block scapegoat 25 May 2012
Stop the scapegoating: ACEM members speak out on the need to address the ramping and access block issues.
25 May 2012
Risky drinkers over-represented in rural emergency departments.
Planning for disasters with emergency medicine 07 May 2012
Emergency medicine, disaster and public health landmark consensus meeting.
Nurse help line no solution 05 April 2012
Nurse-led telephone advice line a serious failure, despite government spin.
National emergency targets: states respond 04 April 2012
States respond differently to national emergency access targets.
More going to the emergency room 20 February 2012
Study finds emergency department demand increased 37% over a decade.
Albumin quarantine statement 08 February 2012
CSL quarantines its albumin stock.
Reader's Digest looks at the ED with a little help from some FACEMs 30 January 2012
Several FACEMs contributed to an article in the January 2012 edition of Reader's Digest looking at conditions in the ED.
Annual Scientific Meeting 2011 24 November 2011
Conference highlights - access block, sepsis and more.
Annual Scientific Meeting 2011 23 November 2011
Conference highlights - a summer of disasters.
Atrial fibrillation on the rise 21 November 2011
Atrial fibrillation incidence increasing in Australia - and many don't know they have it.
17 November 2011
Croup study findings - earlier treatment benefits.
Migraines more serious in children 16 November 2011
Complicated migraine common cause of brain attack in children.
Annual Scientific Meeting 2011 15 November 2011
Looking ahead to the ACEM Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) - program highlights.
10 November 2011
Mixed martial arts under scrutiny following brain injury.
04 October 2011
Experts debate the direction of emergency medicine patient care.
Integrity of electronic records in EDs questioned 21 September 2011
Is routinely collected electronic medical information fit for purpose?
12 September 2011
This study offers lessons for all endurance athletes.
Preventing falls in the elderly 26 August 2011
Call for increased strategies to prevent falls in the elderly and, therefore, reduce the rate of related deaths.
11 July 2011
Still potentially dangerous
11 July 2011
The Christchurch earthquakes, cardiac arrest and more...
06 July 2011
A persisting problem despite changes in modern day work practices.
New study shows prescribing errors can be reduced 19 April 2010
New study shows prescribing errors can be reduced when paramedics increase the frequency of patients bringing their medications to the emergency Department
Access Block: far from resolved 19 April 2010
Access Block: far from resolved, needs national focus, affects everyone, results in increased mortality .. new research
ACEM responds to Daily Telegraph report "Sore throats clog casuality" 19 April 2010
The myth that emergency departments are swamped by patients with non-urgent conditions who could be seen by a general practitioner is political spin and not based in truth, according to Dr Richard Paoloni, Chair of the NSW Faculty of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.
LPG cold burn while refueling a car: doctors warn of danger 11 February 2010
The increasing use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) may result in increasing numbers of burn injuries, as most people are unaware of the dangers and of appropriate first aid.
Patients and carers willing to perform CPR on kids but knowledge is poor 20 October 2009
Parents and carers are willing to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), especially on family members, although their knowledge of the current guidelines is poor, according to a new study.
Seriousness of animal bites under-recognised in Australia 17 November 2008
One in two Australians are bitten by an animal at least once in their lifetime and 2% of the population is bitten each year, according to a review article published in the latest issue of Emergency Medicine Australasia, the journal of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.
Australia's emergency department overcrowding needs urgent solutions 12 September 2008
The latest “snapshot” of Australia’s 90 major emergency departments, released today at the
Access Block Solutions Summit in Melbourne, shows more than 40% of patients receiving care in
emergency departments (EDs) were waiting for ward beds, and 77% of those had been in the ED
for more than eight hours.
Experts seek solutions to "access block" for emergency patients 10 September 2008
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) is bringing together key
experts from around Australia for a summit this Friday 12 September to find effective
solutions to the problems of overcrowding and access block facing our emergency
departments (EDs).
Australia's Emergency Dept's continue to decline in function, new "snapshot" reveales 01 August 2007
A "snapshot" of the emergency departments of over 70 Australian hospitals has revealed a major decline in their function since they were first subject to a snapshot in 2004.
Access Block Snapshot July 2007 01 August 2007
A "snapshot of the emergency departments of over 70 Australian hospitals has revealed a major decline in their function since they were first subject to a snapshot in 2004. To be read in conjunction with Media Release.
30 July 2007
Emergency Medicine Training Highly Commended. The Australian Medical Council has recently reviewed the education and training programs of the College and the highest level of accreditation has been granted.
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