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25.01.2022 Our thoughts today are with the people of Christchurch as they commemorate ten years since the earthquake of 2011.

24.01.2022 ACEM has signed a five-year partnership with Volunteer Service Abroad Te Tao Twhi that will support the development of emergency care and emergency medicine across the Pacific. Read more: https://vsa.org.nz//new-partnership-supports-emergency-ca/

24.01.2022 On Friday ACEM released findings from our 2019 Alcohol and Methamphetamine Harm in Emergency Departments Snapshot Survey, which took place at 2am local time in emergency departments across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand on a weekend night last December. Read the report: acem.org.au/AOD

24.01.2022 ICYMI: For the past couple of years ACEM has produced quarterly magazine Your ED. We are currently seeking feedback on your experience of and engagement with the magazine. We'd appreciate if you could please take a few minutes to complete this survey: https://form.jotform.com/202928089830866

24.01.2022 Oh boy, the Virtual ASM is less than a month away. Now is a great time to check out the program and see some of the planned speakers and activities. https://www.acem2020.com/program

24.01.2022 Our first ever Virtual ASM is one week away. It's going to be different to any ASM we've held before, but the most important things remain the same. Connect, learn, grow, be. acem2020.com. We can't wait to see you.

23.01.2022 New Zealand will host SUPER for the first time in January! This is a hands-on course for parents returning to work in emergency medicine to refresh their skills. We spoke to facilitator FACEM trainee Jennifer Heyes about what to expect: https://acem.org.au//D/SUPER-comes-to-Aotearoa-New-Zealand

22.01.2022 ACEM has welcomed significant mental healthcare announcement by the Victorian government yesterday, but calls for urgent focus on implementation and addressing dangerous, long ED waits. Full statement: https://acem.org.au//Mental-healthcare-commitment-welcome-

21.01.2022 In case you missed it: last week we spoke to FACEM Una Harrington about the work of The Wellness Interest Group, one of the group winners of the 2020 ACEM Wellbeing Award. https://acem.org.au//February-/Wellbeing-Award-Winner-TWIG

21.01.2022 ACEM has today raised concerns that attributing crowding and access block within NZ EDs to ‘GP-type’ patients alone fails to acknowledge and address the true causes of these major and urgent issues https://acem.org.au//Dangerous-ED-crowding-cannot-be-blame

20.01.2022 Have a browse, see what might work for your ED. All the best ED workplace wellbeing ideas, tried, tested and successfully implemented by FACEMs and trainees around Aus and NZ are ready to watch here: https://vimeo.com/showcase/5776835.

19.01.2022 Missed our online mental health roundtable for your jurisdiction? Want to know what's happening with the College's advocacy in the mental health space? Check out our latest mental health newsletter: https://mailchi.mp//mental-health-newsletter-february-2021

18.01.2022 Advent. Day 17. Andy Tagg, need we say more? https://acem.org.au//2020-W/2020-Wellbeing-Advent-Calendar

18.01.2022 ACEM statement: ED crowding fix urgently needed in response to SA COVID outbreak: https://acem.org.au//ED-crowding-fix-urgently-needed-in-re

17.01.2022 ACEM's new President-Elect, Dr Clare Skinner shares her insights about wellbeing from a personal, system and workplace perspective. Can you relate to any of her ideas? https://vimeo.com/470403971/4db60b2291

17.01.2022 We've updated our DipPHRM webpage with the latest information, including details sites already accredited for training and information on enrolment (opening December!). Check out: acem.org.au/PHRM Paul Kernick

16.01.2022 We are currently seeking feedback on strategies to help sustain the emergency medicine workforce. Shape your future: acem.org.au/workforce

16.01.2022 Action is needed now more than ever to build and sustain a functioning, integrated mental health system across the whole spectrum of care. acem.org.au/nowhere-else-to-go

16.01.2022 Best wishes to the trainees sitting today's Fellowship Written Exam.

15.01.2022 ACEM is a signatory to a joint statement by FARE Australia responding to legislation being considered by the NSW Parliament about online alcohol deliveries. FACEM Trevor Chan says the NSW Parliament has the opportunity to 'ensure we are doing all we can to keep families and communities safe by introducing common-sense measures.' Read more: https://fare.org.au/its-not-ok-to-sell-alcohol-to-children/

15.01.2022 Overnight FACEM Clare Skinner was confirmed as ACEM's new President-Elect at the College AGM. Clare said: I am grateful to have received the endorsement of my colleagues, to represent them and the interests of our wonderful specialty of emergency medicine." We also want to take a moment to acknowledge the work and tireless efforts of FACEM Simon Judkins during his presidency. Simon stepped down from the Board yesterday evening, having completed his term. A full statement from Clare and President John Bonning is available here: https://acem.org.au//Oct/ACEM-confirms-new-President-Elect

13.01.2022 Good morning. We’re back online.

13.01.2022 A little good news story to end the year! An ACEM team including FACEM Rob Mitchell recently supported the first field testing of a new World Health Organization-designed triage tool in two locations in Papua New Guinea. https://acem.org.au//ACEM-team-pilots-new-WHO-triage-tool-

10.01.2022 The National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce has today issued guidance on CPR during the pandemic. Healthcare workers and trained first aid responders are being urged not to delay commencing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Taskforce, in partnership with the Australian Government’s Infection Control Expert Group (ICEG), have published new clinical flowcharts to guide clinicians and first aid responders in delivering potentially li...fesaving CPR as safely as possible. View the new flowcharts and the Australian guidelines for the clinical care of people with COVID-19 here: www.covid19evidence.net.au #SavingLivesSafely #CPR #CPRSavesLives #COVID19ClinicalEvidence

09.01.2022 Respect, Integrity, Collaboration and Equity (RICE !) ACEM's core values are more than just words. Just like their acronym, they are sustaining, nourishing and comforting. They define how we conduct ourselves and work together. Make sure you get your recommended daily intake of RICE to support a healthy lifestyle! Do these core values resonate with you?

08.01.2022 Our Policy on Family and Domestic Violence and Abuse advocates for a whole-of-hospital model for responding to FDVA. Read more: https://ace.mn/daa

07.01.2022 A reminder that we've joined forces with College of Emergency Nursing Australasia and Australasian College of Paramedicine to host a special SA education evening this coming Tuesday (7pm). The evening will be hosted by the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Emergency Department on the topic of paediatrics and will feature updates on common paediatric ED presentations that may require critical care interventions. Register here: https://acem.eventsair.com//saeducationwebin/Site/Register

07.01.2022 A/Prof Jane Munro and Dr Andrew Tagg will help you to gain the skills and motivation to make workforce wellbeing a priority in your department at ASM 2020's Workforce Wellbeing workshop. Wed 25 Nov. Have you registered yet? Check out all the great workshops available at this year's virtual ASM here https://www.acem2020.com/workshops/

07.01.2022 ICYMI: Patient Safety Workshop registrations are now open. The workshop will feature a range of FACEM and other perspectives on achieving a culture of safety in the emergency department. Register now: https://acem.eventsair.com//patient-safety-w/Site/Register

04.01.2022 Member of the Victoria Faculty? It's been an extraordinary year! We're planning for next year and would like to get your feedback on Faculty meetings to help inform how they look and feel through 2021. Please have your say with this short survey: https://vicfacultysurvey.questionpro.com/

03.01.2022 End-of-life care (EoLC) and palliative treatment discussions are increasingly the responsibility of emergency medical care providers. Emergency departments have become a location where discussions about limitations of medical treatment are not unusual, where EoLC plans are discussed and initiated, and where established plans may be implemented. Our policy on EoLC and palliative treatment (455) intends to provide you with the information you need and the confidence you require. Find it here: ace.mn/q2h

03.01.2022 Do you have a burnout plan? ACEM President-Elect Dr Clare Skinner shared with us how she learnt to recognise burnout in herself and what she does to get herself back on track. There are many issues affecting emergency workforce sustainability. ACEM's Workforce Planning Committee is seeking consultation from members and trainees on the issues affecting emergency medicine, see acem.org.au/workforce https://vimeo.com/481508770/91adb533ad

03.01.2022 Morena. ACEM offices will be closed today from 5pm and will re-open on 11 January 2021. We want to thank you for your work this year and for your continued engagement across our platforms. We wish you all the best for the festive season that it is safe and full of cheer and that you may spend it with your loved ones.