Keyword: emergency care
Putting Dollars And Statistics Ahead Of Patients 13 January 2009 - 2:00pm
Doctors in hospital emergency departments are under increasing pressure
from administrators to allow nursing teams to take responsibility for
patients without being seen by a doctor.
AMA President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, said the practice had come under
scrutiny in NSW where it had been linked to the deaths of two patients.
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Ethical Considerations for Medical Practitioners in Public Health Emergencies in Australia - 2008 5 August 2008 - 9:00am
AMA Position Statement: Ethical Considerations for Medical Practitioners in Public Health Emergencies in Australia - 2008
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine 2 June 2005 - 9:00am
Introduction
The following is an excerpt from the college website and the training handbook.
The ACEM is an incorporated educational institution whose prime objective is the training and examination of specialist emergency physicians for Australia and New Zealand.
The Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine 2 June 2005 - 9:00am
Introduction
The following is an excerpt from the website.
In November 2001, the Councils of Royal Australian College of Physicians (RACP) and Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) agreed to form the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, responsible for all intensive care training and certification in Australia and New Zealand. In February 2002, the Foundation Fellowship was established, comprising 420 Fellows.
