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ACEM ASM 2023
ACEM Annual Scientific Meeting 2023

Concurrent Session 4A: EM Workforce Challenges

Concurrent

Concurrent

10:45 am

21 November 2023

Royal Theatre

Session Description

Chaired by Dr Andrew Singer.

What are the challenges facing the Emergency Medicine (EM) workforce? How can we staff our emergency departments in a way that is both achievable and sustainable for hospitals, FACEMs and trainees? This session will discuss the EM workforce in the context of the current challenges for medical workforce generally, as well as those specifically facing EM.

Chairs

Session Program

Senior Medical Adviser in the Department of Health and Aged Care will present on the medical workforce in general, as well as provide insights on the National Medical Workforce Strategy.
Principal Medical Adviser in the Department of Health and Aged Care and a former President of ACEM will look at the current state of the EM workforce and its trends.
Immediate Past President of ACEM will talk about ACEM’s G23 – Guideline on Constructing an emergency Medicine Workforce.
Chair of CAPP will discuss the challenges ACEM sees in the EM Workforce.