This isn’t a piece about being nice. It’s about choice, about what it means to care when it is hard to care. Not when things are calm, but when someone’s screaming, the phone won’t stop, and another trolley rolls in. Because this is where it matters most.
ACEM Wellness Week ran from 8-14 June 2025. Read about what Mt Barker ED did to mark ACEM Wellness Week last year and how it still has an impact today.
ACEM’s mentoring program, Mentor Connect, matches participants with an EM colleague and provides support in their role as mentor or mentee. It’s a rewarding journey of learning and growth for both participants, and a chance to give back and share wisdom. Hear from a recent FACEM mentor/mentee about how they both benefitted from taking part.
FACEM Dr David Green is looking forward to ‘towing a boat around Australia’ in retirement after nearly four decades as ED Director at Gold Coast University Hospital.
‘You can’t be what you can’t see.’ As we approach International Women’s Day on 8 March 2025, YourED invited some women in emergency medicine (EM) to share some of their passions, pathways and plans for the future.
As summer heats up, YourED reflects on the impact bushfires can have on the entire community, and the medical professionals working in emergency departments across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
When Dr Olufemi Onikola passed a serious car accident on his way home, the new skills he had just learned at an Emergency Medicine Education and Training (EMET) session helped save the patient’s life.
The launch of the ACEM Foundation Kelly Research Grant is another way to help nurture a research culture in emergency medicine, with early and mid-career researchers encouraged to apply.
Progress PoCUS workshops support trainees and FACEMs who are pursuing ACEM’s training and recommended ultrasound credentialing pathway to use point of care ultrasound in the ED.
The 2024 ACEM Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) conference was held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from Sunday 24 November to Thursday 28 November.
As ACEM President-Elect, WA-based FACEM Dr Peter Allely comes to the role with a wealth of international experience and a respect for those who have walked the leadership path before him.
At ACEM’s Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) in Adelaide across 24-28 November 2024, ACEM President FACEM Dr Stephen Gourley presented Jacqueline Gibson-Roos with an Honorary Fellowship of the College.
The Equity and Inclusion session delivered at ACEM’s recent Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) in Adelaide in November explored how greater inclusivity and understanding benefits workplace culture and patient outcomes in emergency departments.
The national Traumatology Talks Working Group within ACEM is exploring how social emergency care can be integrated into emergency medicine in Australia and what all emergency medical professionals can do to help improve the care of Indigenous patients.
ACEM’s Emergency Medicine Education and Training (EMET) provides education, training and supervision to doctors and other health professionals who are not specifically trained in emergency medical care – but it relies on funding to keep going.
For Retired Fellow Dr Bruce Lambie, saying goodbye to shiftwork in the ED means having more time to focus on his much-loved hobbies and interests.
Contributing to ACEM’s Annual Site Census helps improve patient care in EDs across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
In 1975, when retired FACEM Dr Edward Brentnall started work at Box Hill Hospital, emergency medicine was very different than it is today.
Retired FACEM Dr David Taylor generously donated his collection of antique medical instruments and equipment to ACEM in 2019 – and each item in the display cabinet tells its own special story.
Participants in ACEM's Mentor Connect program describe it as a positive way to reinforce knowledge and training, share mutual support, and build a foundation of genuine friendship.
