Dr Sophie Collins, the first Trainee to undertake ACEM’s Specialist Skills Placement (SSP) in Indigenous Health, has seen first-hand the ongoing effects of colonialism on the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Dr Sophie Collins, the first Trainee to undertake ACEM’s Specialist Skills Placement (SSP) in Indigenous Health, has seen first-hand the ongoing effects of colonialism on the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
In some ways, writes Dr Juan Carlos Ascencio-Lane, working as an emergency physician perfectly mimics the random and chaotic multi-tasking necessary when you’re a parent with four young kids.
The Christchurch earthquake pushed Dr Thora Kristjánsdóttir away from emergency medicine, but 12 years later, she is ready to join the world of high-acuity care.
Dr Janet Talbot-Stern’s 40-year career has zig-zagged across the world, and she has no intention of slowing down yet.
Dr Thomas van Dantzig found adventure and opportunity when he took a leap and moved to Aotearoa New Zealand to complete his emergency medicine training.
In 1985, Dr Andrew Walby arrived, in 44-degree heat, at the glorious art deco Mildura Base Hospital to begin a three month rotation in the emergency department.
Dr Amaali Lokuge describes a day in a major inner-city emergency and trauma centre.
This year’s ACEM Winter Symposium will offer attendees opportunities to consider recent changes on the frontlines of emergency medicine.
Dr Bryan Walpole and Dr David Eddey reflect on designing the ACEM logo and the symbolic impact it had on legitimising the burgeoning field of emergency medicine.