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Kiwi Emergency Doctors And Nurses: Play It Safe And Help Prevent Avoidable Trips To Busy EDs

Thursday, 16 December 2021, 5:28 pm | Australian College for Emergency Medicine

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) and the College of Emergency Nursing New Zealand (CENNZ - NZNO), the peak bodies for emergency medicine and nursing in Aotearoa New Zealand, urge Kiwis to have fun, but play it safe this festive season ... More >>

Emergency medicine conference highlights

Thursday, 24 November 2016, 10:39 am | Australian College for Emergency Medicine

She was working as a young doctor in a remote settlement in Far North Queensland when a very sick infant was brought into her clinic. More >>

‘Epidemic’ of opioid abuse could reach NZ and Australia

Wednesday, 23 November 2016, 11:06 am | Australian College for Emergency Medicine

The increasing importance that healthcare providers are placing on eliminating unnecessary and sometimes harmful tests, treatments and procedures – commonly referred to as the ‘Choosing Wisely’ movement – is a major focus of the ACEM Annual Scientific ... More >>

Six-hour hospital target associated with fewer deaths

Monday, 21 November 2016, 9:46 am | Australian College for Emergency Medicine

New research shows that New Zealand’s six-hour emergency department target was associated with a reduction in crowding in emergency departments by half. More >>

Emergency medicine conference highlights - Wed November 27

Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 2:53 pm | Australian College for Emergency Medicine

The annual scientific meeting of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine is being held at the Adelaide Convention Centre, North Terrace, Adelaide, November 25-28. More >>

Emergency medicine highlights for Monday August 13

Monday, 13 August 2012, 12:46 pm | Australian College for Emergency Medicine

Media release Highlights for MONDAY AUGUST 13, Winter Symposium of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, Sebel Hotel, Cairns EMBARGOED BEFORE MONDAY AUGUST 13 9.00 – 10.00 More >>

Despite overcrowding and access block, doctors still caring

Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 9:28 am | Australian College for Emergency Medicine

Despite overcrowding and access block, patients still rate their emergency department (ED) doctor as "caring". More >>

Doctors and Big Pharma: emergency physicians draw a line

Thursday, 3 February 2011, 12:16 pm | Australian College for Emergency Medicine

Doctors need to stop being used as agents of the drug industry in the complex financial arrangement between drug companies and consumers, according to the writers of an editorial in the latest issue of Emergency Medicine Australasia , the journal of ... More >>

Emergency Medicine Conference - Highlights for November 25

Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 3:01 pm | Australian College for Emergency Medicine

Climate change and environmental degradation, whether they are due to extreme weather events or outbreaks of infectious disease, have their severest impact on the most vulnerable. The conference will hear about the practicalities of coordinating the ... More >>

Patients are still dying unnecessarily

Friday, 19 November 2010, 1:18 pm | Australian College for Emergency Medicine

While politicians and health bureaucrats continue to pay lip service to finding solutions to access block and overcrowding, very little has been achieved, the annual scientific meeting of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) will be told. More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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