ACEM 2014

31st Annual Scientific Meeting07-11 December 2014Melbourne, Australia

This conference will be different, exciting, interactive and new. The theme will be to explore those things that have built Emergency Medicine to its current status; the diagnostic skill, clinician gestalt, evidence-based care, decision-making, multi-tasking and clinical leadership. It will also explore how we will approach future demands and challenges; the increasing growth in presentations, how to tackle the aging population, challenges in education, skills maintenance, longevity and sustainability. The politics of health care, physician well-being and social media will find a place in this event.

The conference will be structured around four daily themes:

Heart and Mind

Expore the latest evidence on acute stroke management, cardiac innovations and advanced life support and trauma management. Toxicology and psychiatry will also find a place in this day of science and management updates.

Cradle to Grave

The great challenge of Emergency Medicine - treating patients from birth to advanced age. Incorporating paediatric skills and advanced resuscitation workshops in the morning, followed by an afternoon discussing how we approach the challenges of an aging population. The patients, the politics, end-of-life planning and palliation...and more.

Innovation, Education and Social Media

Discuss the future of Emergency Medicine with a focus on technological advances designed to make patient care more effective and efficient. Advances in education; how it is delivered and what you need to know.

Our Patients, Ourselves

NEAT (National Emergency Access Targets), KPI's, quality-care, patient outcomes. How do we meet the seemingly competing demands with fewer resources? Join robust discussion, with a variety of speakers to keep you in the game on the final day.