Courageous change urged as emergency departments struggle to meet demand
Emergency departments around the country are on the brink of collapse, with patients waiting hours to be seen and ambulances banking up in numbers previously unheard of.
ACEM statement on Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) acknowledges the release of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s final report and supports its intent of developing a new rights-based aged care system.
Life in the Emergency Department: Caring For All Patients With Dr Clare Skinner
Dr Skinner explains the Emergency Department’s role, the changes and trends defining urgent care in Australia and what is like to work the Emergency Department (ED).
Be kind to yourself this holiday season
After a difficult year, residents are being urged to look after themselves mentally this holiday season and take time to recharge their batteries.
President-Elect - Dr Clare Skinner
Dr Skinner is Senior Staff Specialist and Director of Emergency Medicine at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital in New South Wales. She is President-Elect of ACEM.
ED Musos - Music, Medicine and Connection
Conversation with Clare Skinner re ED Musos Oct 30th
Australian doctors accuse government of failing on climate change
A group of more than 700 Australian doctors has written to Prime Minister Scott Morrison to accuse Energy and Emissions Reductions Minister Angus Taylor of failing in his duties by not acting to protect Australians from the impacts of climate change.
ACEM confirms new President-Elect
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM; the College) has confirmed Dr Clare Skinner as its new President-Elect during the College's Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 21 October.
FACEM Clare Skinner elected ACEM President-Elect
FACEM Dr Clare Skinner has been elected as the College’s next President-Elect, following the conduct of an election in which more than 1200 Fellows cast a vote.
Vienna Richards blogs on ED Musos
ED Muso Vienna Richards on finding joy and connection through music.
Nature’s deadly venom
With a long weekend fast approaching one false move almost cost more than a holiday.
Don’t attack the humanities; they’re important for health too
Experts in the health sector have urged the Federal Government to abandon plans to increase charges for university students undertaking humanities courses, arguing that these studies make a vital contribution to health.
How you can support Australia's frontline workers during the COVID-19 crisis
With challenging months ahead, a number of campaigns are asking the public to show their support for those working hard to contain the spread of the virus - from buying a healthcare worker a coffee to offering up your babysitting services.
Larger facilities best equipped to provide health care to aged care residents
Larger facilities best equipped to provide health care to aged care residents, Sydney emergency medicine director tells Commission – and there is scope for specialist aged care medical workforce
Advancing Women in Emergency Section
For members of the Executive, AWE offers an opportunity to work with likeminded people to remove barriers, bias and glass ceilings that exist for women working in emergency medicine.
Doctor calls for women to flex their skills
Empathy, diligence and communication — these are traits that women possess and why Hornsby Hospital emergency department director Clare Skinner wants to see.
Trading emergency department for orchestra
When they’re not darting around Hornsby Hospital’s emergency department saving lives, doctors Clare Skinner and Paulina Richard are soothing souls with the NSW Doctors’ Orchestra.
Taking a positive stance
One of the best things you can do for your own wellbeing is to choose to adopt and project a positive attitude.
Nine bitten by snakes this year
A doctor and a Fire and Rescue snake handler are urging residents to stay alert during the warmer months as snakes become more active, with nine people already treated for snake bites across the district this year.To date, nine people have been presented to hospitals with snake bites in the Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) in 2018.
Hornsby Hospital set for huge transformation
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital is in for a huge transformation, with work beginning on a multi-million dollar redevelopment. The hospital is one of the most neglected in Sydney, with doctors going as far as secretly recording the conditions they have to work in.