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ACEM Responds To Misleading Comments Published In The New Zealand Herald
Friday, 10 June 2022, 6:29 pm | ACEM
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) wishes to respond to misleading comments attributed to Health Minister Andrew Little and published in the New Zealand Herald on the 10th of June 2022. ACEM, the peak body for emergency ... More >>
ACEM Welcomes $11.1B For Health In NZ Budget, Urges Fixes For Health Workforce Crisis
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 7:02 pm | ACEM
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) strongly welcomes the focus on health in the 2022 Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) budget and believes that elements of the $11.1 billion investment could help reduce pressure on struggling ... More >>
COP26: ACEM Urges Global Leaders To Act On Climate Change To Protect Public Health
Thursday, 21 October 2021, 9:43 am | ACEM
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; The College) urges global leaders and their representatives meeting at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNCCC) 26th Conference of the Parties ( COP26 ) to immediately transition ... More >>
New Zealand’s suicide data a sobering reminder
Wednesday, 28 August 2019, 9:04 am | ACEM
New Zealand’s annual provisional suicide data is a tragic and sobering reality check of the mental health challenges facing individuals, families and communities and it highlights how our existing systems are not always meeting people’s needs, ... More >>
ACEM statement on 2018 New Zealand Budget
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 6:43 pm | ACEM
The peak body for emergency medicine in New Zealand and Australia has welcomed the government’s commitment to health in today’s Budget, and acknowledges the sentiment that not everything can be addressed in one announcement. More >>
Largest ever study of alcohol harm in EDs reveals huge toll
Tuesday, 24 November 2015, 2:02 pm | ACEM
Research conducted by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) has found that, at peak times, one in eight presentations to emergency departments (EDs) is alcohol related. More >>