All tagged Emergency Department
“He aha ta mea nui o te ao? What is the most important thing in this world?
He tangata, he tangata, he tangata. It is people, it is people, it is people.”
This was the enduring message for around 100 delegates who made the journey from around Aotearoa, Australia, Canada, and the United States to attend the Aotearoa New Zealand Emergency Medicine Conference 2025.
Dr Mangu Kendino, 2019 GEC Scholar now serving as emergency physician and director for emergency medicine training at Port Moresby General Hospital, has words of wisdom to share with new scholars about the benefits of the program.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Dr Deepak Sharma considers himself fortunate that he has been able to learn and deliver learning to others in Fiji and the Pacific as part of his training.
“You can’t be the same person you were before,” says FACEM Dr Sandy Inglis. “But in emergency medicine, we are trained to help people who need emergency medical care.”
“What do I do in retirement? My partner and I love travelling,” says FACEM Dr Paul Pielage. “I never wake in the morning and wonder how to fill my day. The whole retirement process was quite simple and painless.”
The new edition of ETEK has updated information on a range of topics, including decision-making, the effect of bias at triage, communication with patients and support people, care for older people, responding to psychological distress and recognising early signs of sepsis.
FACEM Dr Sandy Inglis returns to Rafah, Gaza this week for his third rotation at the newly established field hospital – housed within a collection of canvas tents – that opened its doors on May 9.
ACEM congratulates FACEMs Dr Paul Gaudry, Dr Richard Harrod and Associate Professor Anthony Holley who were each recognised for their services to emergency medicine.
FACEM and “fitness addict” Dr Roxy Shahtahmasebi is grateful for the ability to be there for her two children while maintaining her sense of identity – “and sanity” – by working part-time.
Receiving a Premier’s Awards for Health and Medical Research for outstanding PhD research is a celebration of collaboration, says emergency physician FACEM Dr Rob Mitchell.
Since Maureen Williams was diagnosed with Addison’s Disease 45 years ago, she’s become a committed advocate for sharing information about the condition in the hope it may help raise awareness amongst medical professionals to recognise the symptoms and offer helpful support and advice – “a mission that goes into overdrive during Addison’s disease awareness month each May”.
“There’s only limited things we can do in the emergency department to influence health outcomes for the community, “ says FACEM Professor Diana Egerton-Warburton OAM, “so by expanding our research to policy and advocacy, we can have a much bigger impact.”
“Wellness is not something I can do intermittently and store away for later,” writes FACEM Dr Amaali Lokuge. “My personal cup of wellness is usually completely depleted at the end of one emergency shift, so it needs to be replenished daily.”
