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At Rotorua Hospital, staff, patients and whānau (family) meet every morning for karakia (blessing) and waiata (song). This is a valued opportunity to connect, reflect and learn together – the same philosophy of this year's Manaaki Mana Kaikōkiri Hui (10-12 August 2026) in Rotorua. ‘Everyone is at different levels on their cultural journey, and it is about learning from one another,’ FACEM and Head of Rotorua Hospital Emergency Department Dr Kate Kerr said.
The emergency medicine community gathered on the Gold Coast in late November 2025 from across Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world to celebrate their specialty, share knowledge and new research, and connect with colleagues.
The ACEM korowai (Māori ceremonial cloak) is a prestigious garment which holds profound cultural meaning and significance. First worn by Past President Dr John Bonning at his inauguration in 2019, FACEM Dr Stephanie Bedford wore the korowai at the College’s graduation ceremony in late 2025.
“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.
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.
The 2024 ACEM Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) conference was held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from Sunday 24 November to Thursday 28 November.
The inaugural Regional, Rural and Remote Emergency Medicine Conference 2024 celebrated the innovation that underpins the ways emergency medicine and health care professionals work together to heal communities.
FACEM Dr Liz Mowatt says it’s an honour to deliver the closing lecture at the inaugural RRR conference, held on the weekend of July 7 – 9, 2024.
“The more creative we are with communication, the higher the chances are that we are heard and our concerns are acted on,” said FACEM Associate Professor Viet Tran.
As the ED Musos get ready to perform at the closing ceremony of the 2023 ASM, read about the history of the world’s first virtual emergency department choir.
Leaders of emergency medicine, patients, elite athletes, international aid coordinators, and military experts will come together in Canberra next week for ACEM’s 38th Annual Scientific Meeting.
This year’s ACEM Winter Symposium will offer attendees opportunities to consider recent changes on the frontlines of emergency medicine.
