Annual Report 2011 - ACEM

Annual 

Report 

2011

ACEM Annual Report 2011 

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CONTENTS 

Council 3 

President’s Report 4 

Honorary Secretary’s Report 6 

Honorary Treasurer’s Report 7 

CEO’s Report 8 

Censor-in-Chief’s Report 9 

Board of Education Committee Reports 11 

Board of Education Committee 

Membership 

Council Committee Reports 21 

Council Committee Membership 26 

Faculty Reports 27 

Faculty Board Membership 31 

Editor-in-Chief’s Report 

Emergency Medicine Australasia 

Awards 33 

Vale 33 

Fellows 34 

Administration 40 

Financial Report 41 

Cover: Advanced Trainee, Michaela Mee, ED Dandenong Hospital Vic, member of Southern Health 

Photos: Thank you to Southern Health and Dandenong Hospital for their assistance with the creation of the ED images in this report. 

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COUNCIL 

Executive 

Sally McCarthy (President) 

Peter Freeman (Vice President) 

Anthony Cross (Honorary Secretary) 

Andrew Maclean (Honorary Treasurer) 

Yuresh Naidoo (Censor-in-Chief) 

Ruth Hew (Deputy Censor-in-Chief) 

Australian Capital Territory 

Andrew Singer 

New South Wales 

Sally McCarthy 

Kate Porges 

Alan Tankel 

New Zealand 

John Bonning 

Peter Freeman 

Northern Territory 

Didier Palmer 

Queensland 

Niall Small 

Chris May 

South Australia 

Judy Cornish 

Tasmania 

Tony Lawler 

Victoria 

Anthony Cross 

Diana Egerton-Warburton 

Andrew Maclean 

Western Australia 

David Mountain 

Yusuf Nagree 


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PRESIDENT’S 

REPORT Sally McCarthy 

As President of ACEM, it is my pleasure to present the 

Annual Report for 2011. This has been a year of exciting 

growth and expansion for the College and it is pleasing 

to look back on the achievements of 2011 whilst looking 

forward to the challenges of 2012. 

Within College 

The past year has seen a fundamental review of the way we do 

things, from review of training and assessment, to review of offi ce 

staffi ng and management structures, and I mention just a few 

items in this report, with more details available on the College 

website. Most importantly, fi nal recommendations were received 

from the Training and Assessment Review Working Group, 

and after consultation and consideration by BOE and others, 

were accepted by Council. As a result we now see the start 

of the Curriculum Revision Project which will involve existing 

committees of College, as well as giving the opportunity for 

many additional Fellows to be part of the work over a number of 

years. Signifi cant outcomes will include non-clinical content areas 

becoming integrated into the curriculum across the training 

period, increased focus on workplace based assessment, and 

better transparency of progress throughout the training period, 

thus ensuring trainees are adequately prepared for examinations, 

and Fellowship. 

In December 2010, a Deputy Censor-in-Chief position was 

introduced to support the CIC and BOE. I thank Yuresh 

Naidoo (CIC) and Ruth Hew (Deputy CIC) for their work 

and collaborative effort in making this new role a great success. 

They have also completed the work of implementing fi nal 

BOE changes planned from the governance restructure of 

some time ago. 

Trainee input into College functions has been strengthened 

with trainee representation now on the majority of committees, 

and heartening interest from a large number of trainees for 

these roles. Council Executive and the CEO attended a short 

external course to enhance their knowledge about requirements 

of Boards as a prelude to the introduction of more formalised 

training for all new Councillors. 

Health Reform 

It is timely that this report coincides with the recently released 

progress report on National Health Reform. Of particular 

interest to Australian Fellows and trainees is the establishment of 

National Emergency Access Targets and the implications of these 

measures, and fortunately we can learn from the experience of 

colleagues in Western Australia and New Zealand. As you are 

aware, an Expert Panel was formed to examine issues associated 

with the implementation of the elective surgery and emergency 

department targets and ACEM was one of seventy organisations 

and individuals to make a submission to this group. College 

representatives attended consultation forums and Fellows and 

trainees made a large contribution towards the development of 

the recommendations now available on the COAG website. 

The focus of the College submissions was the need to take a 

holistic approach and recognise that time-based targets are a 

tool to drive change and not an end in themselves. 

It was gratifying to note that the recommendations 

put forward in the College submissions were largely 

refl ected in the Expert Panel recommendations 

released in June. The College is also a partner in 

a national research collaboration examining the 

impact of the access target. 

Hospital Overcrowding 

The 2011 Access Block Point Prevalence Survey (2) 

recently carried out by the Road Trauma and 

Emergency Medicine Unit of Australian National 

University on behalf of ACEM identifi ed that caring 

for patients waiting for beds represents nearly 

one third of ED workload in major hospitals. The 

number of patients waiting for beds continues to 

exceed the number waiting to be seen by a doctor 

(Richardson, 2011). ACEM continues to lobby on 

behalf of patients and staff for improved access to 

hospital beds and the alleviation of constraints and 

issues leading to hospital overcrowding. 

Emergency Department 

Workforce 

Non-specialist doctors are a critical element of 

the emergency department workforce and the 

College was pleased to receive support from 

the Department of Health and Ageing (DOHA) 

to facilitate further resource development and 

training for these practitioners. Following the 

successful conclusion of the pilot of the Emergency 

Medicine Certifi cate early this year, and the positive 

independent evaluation received, the Certifi cate has 

been rolled out across Australasia. Finalisation of the 

Diploma content is currently occurring, with that 

course becoming available from early 2012. 

As part of a large-scale program supported by 

DOHA, ACEM will also be introducing projects 

to support international medical graduates and 

rural and regional hospitals. The funding will allow 

increased capacity within the College with benefi ts 

for all trainees and Fellows. 

References: 

RICHARDSON, D. 2011. 2011 Access Block Point Prevalence 

Study (2). Australian National University.

PRESIDENT’S 

REPORT (continued) 

Strategic Planning 

The Strategic Planning process ensures that the College has a 

clearly articulated and communicated set of objectives outlining 

the goals for the coming year. Advocacy has been identifi ed as 

a key priority for ACEM and as the peak body for emergency 

medicine in Australia and New Zealand, much of the focus of 

this year has been on promoting and supporting this objective. 

Looking to the coming year and beyond, we will continue to 

ensure that the voice of emergency medicine is heard and that 

the interests of patients and staff are protected and promoted. 

Staff 

Jenny Freeman resumed her retirement in February this year 

and on behalf of Council, Committees, Fellows and trainees we 

would like to thank Jenny for her outstanding contribution to 

the College. We wish her all the best for a very well-deserved 

retirement and hope she maintains contact with the College as 

an Honorary Fellow, colleague and friend. 

Alana Killen commenced her role as CEO, having spent the 

previous two years as Director of Education. Alana’s educational 

background coupled with her management experience ensures 

the College is in capable hands. Under Alana’s guidance, the 

staff of the College has grown and the newly implemented 

restructure ensures that ACEM is well-placed for a sustainable 

and productive future. I would like to thank all the staff for their 

professional commitment to their respective roles and for a 

successful year in 2011. 

ACEM is committed to actively representing the 

membership on matters directly and indirectly 

impacting emergency medicine in Australia and 

New Zealand and we are fortunate to have the 

benefi t of enthusiastic and dedicated members 

who generously donate their time, knowledge 

and expertise. 

Thank you on behalf of the Council of ACEM for 

your continued support and I look forward to 

another productive, challenging and exciting year 

in 2012. 

Sally McCarthy, President 


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HONORARY SECRETARY’S 

REPORT Anthony Cross 

The recent expansion of College activities has provided many 

challenges to staff, Fellows and trainees. It is gratifying to see, 

however, impressive progress and achievements in such a wide 

spectrum of project areas. 

A large and important new program for the College is the 

‘Improving Australia’s ED Medical Workforce’ project. Funded 

by the Department of Health and Ageing, the program is being 

implemented by new program manager, Sam Denny. In brief, the 

College will be managing a range of projects aimed at enhancing 

and improving the skills of our ED workforce. 

The pilot program of the Emergency Medicine Certifi cate was 

completed earlier this year. The excellent feedback received 

from participants and the independent evaluators supported 

the College’s decision to proceed with the roll-out of the course 

in August. Now the College will offer non-specialist qualifi cations 

in Emergency Medicine to address a widely acknowledged need. 

The Curriculum project is now in its development phase, in 

preparation for an implementation program over the next few 

years. These initiatives are all addressed in more detail in other 

areas of this report but, in short, are a comprehensive revision 

and update of the curriculum. 

Jenny Freeman’s retirement as CEO signalled the end of an era for 

the College. Jenny’s enormous contribution and absolute dedication 

to the College over more than 20 years is greatly appreciated by 

staff, Fellows and trainees. Alana Killen, previously Director of 

Education, was appointed CEO and is skilfully steering the College 

through an exciting and challenging phase of development. 

The College offi ce has undergone a substantial refurbishment 

this year, to accommodate the growing number of staff who have 

been brought on board to assist with new projects and the overall 

expansion of College activities. A new management structure, 

put in place by Alana Killen, positioned the College offi ce well to 

support this expansion and future strategic direction. I am pleased 

to welcome the following new staff: Peter Bain, Rachel Brooks, 

Claire Byrne, Zoë Cocks, Sam Denny, Louise Feeney, Andrew 

Gosbell, Pam Jadeja, Mary Lawson, Tammy McEvoy, Marie Mucha, 

Bec McPhee, Johanna Owen, Claire Ridgway, Claire Spooner and 

Nat Tunbridge. I would like to thank all staff for their hard work 

and support of the College and its Fellows and trainees. 

The College governance structure has also seen development, 

with the inclusion of the new role of Deputy Censor-in-Chief. 

With a majority vote of approval from Fellows of the College, the 

composition of the Executive was extended to include the Deputy 

CIC role and the Constitution updated accordingly. Yuresh Naidoo, 

Censor-in-Chief and Ruth Hew, Deputy Censor-in-Chief, 

were welcomed to their fi rst Council meeting in March this year. 

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine remains, 

primarily, an organisation reliant on the contributions of its Fellows. 

I would like to thank all those Fellows who have taken part in 

College activities during the last year. I would also like to encourage 

all Fellows to do so in the next year – there really is ‘something for 

everyone’ when it comes to the College’s ever-broadening role as 

the pre-eminent organisation in emergency medicine. 

Anthony Cross, Honorary Secretary 

Attendance at Council and 

Executive Meetings 2010–2011 

Council 

(4) 

John Bonning (NZ) 4 of 4 

Judy Cornish (SA) 4 of 4 

Anthony Cross (VIC) 

(Hon. Secretary 

from Nov 2010) 

Diana Egerton- 

Warburton (VIC) 

Executive 

(8) 

2 of 4 5 of 8 

4 of 4 

Peter Freeman (NZ) 4 of 4 8 of 8 

Ruth Hew (VIC) 

(from January 2011) 

Tony Lawler (TAS) 

(Hon. Secretary 

to Nov 2010) 

1 of 4 4 of 8 

3 of 4 1 of 8 

Andrew Maclean (VIC) 4 of 4 8 of 8 

Chris May (QLD) 4 of 4 

Sally McCarthy (NSW) 4 of 4 8 of 8 

David Mountain (WA) 4 of 4 

Yusuf Nagree (WA) 4 of 4 

Yuresh Naidoo (WA) 

(from January 2011) 

Debra O’Brien (WA) 

(to November 2010) 

Didier Palmer (NT) 

(from Nov 09) 

Kate Porges (NSW) 

(from Nov 09) 

1 of 4 4 of 8 

3 of 4 2 of 8 

3 of 4 

4 of 4 

Andrew Singer (ACT) 4 of 4 

Niall Small (QLD) 

(from Nov 09) 

Alan Tankel (NSW) 

(from Nov 09) 

3 of 4 

4 of 4

HONORARY TREASURER’S 

REPORT Andrew Maclean 

I am pleased to report that the College has continued 

the strong performance of 2010. A surplus of $1,929,668 

($1,597,851 in 2010) and an increase in net assets to 

$14,681,607 ($12,555,826 in 2010) are indicative of 

both the growth and the sound fi nancial position of 

the College. 

During the year, a major renovation of the College offi ce was 

undertaken to accommodate the expansion of staff numbers 

required for the DOHA funded project ‘More Doctors for 

Emergency Departments’. The renovation and recruitment of 

staff for the project have been notable items of expenditure 

that are fully offset by the project funding. 

Other notable increases in expenditure include College 

committee costs, computer software support, primary 

examination costs and wages. The valuable work of the 

College committees continues to expand and the number 

of committees has grown, with the transition of the 

Non-Specialist working group to a committee and 

establishment of the International Development Fund 

Committee. A one-off expenditure in the 2010-2011 

fi nancial year was required to establish the online MCQs 

for the primary examination. The increase in staff numbers, 

outside of those staff brought on board for the DOHA 

project, has resulted in higher expenditure on both wages 

and staff benefi ts. In other areas, such as printing, postage 

and stationery the pattern of substantial savings continues 

through from 2010. 

Looking forward, the College is moving into a period of 

signifi cant growth. The preparation of a Budget for 2011- 

2012 by Peter Bain, ACEM’s new Director of Operations, has 

clarifi ed that the primary focus over the next 12 months will 

be the implementation phase associated with the College staff 

restructure, redesign and development of both the website 

and database and the DOHA Project. Other key areas will 

include initiatives in education including e-learning and the 

CPD program and developments associated with the Policy 

and Research area. These initiatives will result in a smaller 

surplus than previous fi nancial years but, even taking into 

account the additional expenditure required, it is forecast 

that the College will achieve a substantial surplus for the 

2011-2012 year. My thanks go to Peter and Alana Killen for 

the work they have undertaken in project planning, budget 

and business planning, ensuring that the College maintains 

its sound position into the future. 

I am pleased to welcome Johanna Owen, Finance Offi cer, 

to the team and extend thanks to Mandy Strates, Finance 

Manager, for another year of hard work and much 

appreciated support. 

Andrew Maclean, Honorary Treasurer 


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CEO’S REPORT Alana Killen 

As 2011 draws to a close, it provides the opportunity 

to refl ect on the past year and look with anticipation 

towards 2012. 

Having stepped back in to provide support and guidance at a 

critical point, Jenny Freeman recommenced her well-deserved 

retirement in February this year. The College is indebted to 

Jenny for her dedication to the role she faithfully carried out 

for over 20 years and we know she is enjoying her new role as 

grandmother to baby Ivy Rose. 

I was honoured to be offered the position of CEO after working 

at the College for two years as the Director of Education. 

This experience had enabled me to gain a thorough 

understanding of the purpose and goals of ACEM and ensured 

a smooth transition for staff, Fellows and trainees. As you all 

know, specialist medical colleges are fairly unique bodies in terms 

of governance, core business and management, so having an 

appreciation of this type of organisation has been an advantage 

when commencing this position. 

The College has grown rapidly over the past fi ve years and with 

this growth has come a need to restructure the management of 

the College. This restructure will best meet the requirements 

of the Fellows and trainees, and also enable the implementation 

of the strategic plans developed by Council. The traditional 

secretariat model has been replaced by a professional 

management model which will ensure the sustained and future 

growth of the College. The appointment of Directors to key 

positions and the promotion of current staff to management 

roles will enable more proactive implementation of ACEM’s goals 

and will provide substantial support to the invaluable work of 

committees and subcommittees. 

Advocacy has been identifi ed as a key priority by the Fellows 

and trainees and the appointment of a Director of Policy and 

Research, Dr Andrew Gosbell, has been made to address this 

goal. This position will be responsible for working closely 

with committees to determine appropriate approaches to 

engagement and partnerships. This area will also monitor 

proposed changes and issues impacting on emergency medicine 

and will provide strategic support and advice to committees. 

Research will also be a focus of the department and this 

appointment supports ACEM’s commitment to building capacity 

in the important area of emergency medicine research. 

Internally, the Director of Operations, Peter Bain, is overseeing 

the redevelopment of the College website, the introduction of 

a new fi nance system and the redesign of the database. Growth 

has seen the need to introduce IT systems that will ensure 

future sustainability and streamline processes within the College. 

Peter successfully managed the renovation of the offi ce area 

to increase the capacity for new staff and is working on risk 

management strategies critical for an organisation of this size. 

Mary Lawson, the new Director of Education has 

taken on a large portfolio which includes e-learning, 

training and assessment, CPD and curriculum 

redevelopment. Mary’s extensive experience in 

the fi eld of medical education means the College 

is in excellent hands for this exciting new phase in 

educational development. Online exams have now 

been introduced and our e-learning presence will 

continue to grow and develop in the coming months 

and years ahead. 

The DOHA project, as it is commonly referred to, is 

a major body of work which commenced this year. 

Sam Denny (Ms) has been appointed as program 

manager and has made substantial progress in 

implementing this exciting, but complex program. 

You will no doubt have heard about the project and 

the opportunities this will provide. This project 

came to fruition due to the hard work and 

commitment of our President Sally McCarthy, who 

has advocated tirelessly for increased support for 

our emergency medicine workforce. It marks a 

new direction for the College and highlights ACEM’s 

inclusive, innovative and future-oriented goals. 

Thank you to all the committees and subcommittees 

for their extraordinary contribution to the College. 

This continuous and committed support has ensured 

that the College is in a strong position in terms of 

fi nance, management structure and governance. 

Finally, I would like to acknowledge the wonderful 

staff of the College who have demonstrated 

dedication to their roles throughout the transition 

process, patience throughout the renovation 

process and ongoing professionalism on a daily basis. 

As a group, they share a strong commitment to 

the goals and values of ACEM and I thank them 

for their loyalty. 

Alana Killen, CEO

CENSOR-IN-CHIEF’S 

REPORT Yuresh Naidoo 

It has been a very busy and exciting nine months for myself 

and Ruth Hew, Deputy Censor-in-Chief. A number of new 

initiatives and projects have been commenced and we look 

ahead with both excitement and trepidation. These projects 

require the dedicated work and goodwill of Fellows and 

College staff to ensure that we deliver quality products 

to our members. 

Curriculum Revision Project (CRP) 

Following a lengthy period of review, consultative forums and 

workshops, a Curriculum Project Outline was prepared by the 

Training and Assessment Review Working Group (TARWG) and 

submitted to the BOE and Council in July. Approval was given to 

proceed with the setting up of the Curriculum Revision Project 

governance structure and the development of an implementation 

plan for the revised ACEM training program. 

The revised training program will be aligned with the 

recommendations resulting from the review process and 

implemented over a period of at least fi ve years, from 2012. 

The governance structure will comprise a number of subgroups, 

overseen by a steering group which will report to Council via 

the BOE. A series of calls for expressions of interest in the 

various areas of the project has been issued by the College to 

commence the CRP. 

Further details of the CRP and timeline are available from a link 

on the home page of the ACEM website and I invite all Fellows 

and trainees to remain informed and become involved as this 

important project proceeds. 

DOHA Emergency Department 

Workforce Initiative 

ACEM has been awarded this important DOHA project aimed 

at ‘…increasing and sustaining the number of training places 

available, developing qualifi cations for non-specialist doctors, 

expanding the settings available for training, providing resources 

and support for supervision and training of emergency doctors... 

[which will]…contribute to building capacity in the emergency 

medicine workforce’. 

It is the intent of the College to provide a proactive contribution 

to the training and support of those doctors working in 

emergency departments through the development of 

specifi c programs. 

This is a signifi cant achievement and provides the opportunity 

to improve ACEM’s current role in providing specialist training 

as well as expanding its role to include programs targeting 

other members of the workforce and thereby becoming 

a comprehensive provider of education and expertise in 

emergency medicine in Australia. 

Emergency Medicine Certifi cate 

(EMC) 

A very successful pilot for the EMC was completed 

in March this year and the online exam was 

conducted in May. An independent evaluation of 

the pilot was conducted by Monash University, 

confi rming the high educational standard of the 

course and that it was well received by both 

candidates and supervisors. In August, the EMC 

was made available to candidates, and the course 

in Clinical Supervision is being conducted in major 

cities to ensure the availability of a suitable number 

of supervisors. Development of the initial clinical 

module of the Emergency Medicine Diploma is 

underway. 

Director of Education 

In May this year, following Alana Killen’s 

commencement as Chief Executive Offi cer, Mary 

Lawson joined the College as Director of Education 

– a role that encompasses education, training and 

assessment. The BOE is very pleased to welcome 

Mary to the College. 

Trainee Committee 

In November 2010, Council welcomed Andrew 

Perry as the new Chair of the Trainee Committee. 

With Andrew’s enthusiastic assumption of this role, 

the Committee has not only continued to provide 

valuable input to the BOE, but broadened the 

involvement of trainees in committees of both the 

BOE and Council. Unfortunately, Andrew’s term is 

coming to an end and we would like to thank him 

for his enormous contribution and welcome Chris 

Duncan as incoming chair. 

Online MCQs 

The Primary Examination MCQs went online this 

year and in spite of occasional computer teething 

problems and major geological upheaval, was very 

successful. The College staff are to be commended 

on their prompt and effi cient response to the 

Christchurch earthquakes and the smooth running 

of the examinations overall. 


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CENSOR-IN-CHIEF’S 

REPORT (continued) 

CPD Program 

This is currently undergoing a review with a planned needs 

analysis to be commenced early in 2012. Following this 

process, a new raft of educational content and activities will be 

progressively made available to Fellows to address these needs. 

Vote of thanks 

Ruth and I are very grateful to members of BOE, Committee 

Chairs and Council for their support over the year in allowing us 

to grow into our new roles. 

To Debra O’Brien, immediate past Censor-In-Chief and 

Bob Dunn, retiring Censor for South Australia, special thanks 

for your tireless, long-term contribution to ACEM and vision 

in taking ACEM to where we are currently. 

As the College looks forward to the next decade of the new 

millennium with its challenges and potential for expansion, 

I would urge all Fellows and trainees to become involved 

and informed participants of ACEM. 

Election to Fellowship 

Congratulations to the following Fellows who were elected 

to Fellowship since the last Annual Report (2 October 2010 

to 20 September 2011): 

Deborah Bernstein, Sabine Böes, Charles Britton, 

Roderick Campbell, Sean Casey, Iris Chan, Peter Cheng, 

Angela Chiew, Benjamin Clarke, Matthew Clarke, Megan Cooney, 

Chris Cresswell, Daniel Crompton, Jacob Crosdale, 

Benjamin Croton, Michael Davey, Conor Deasy, Deepak Doshi, 

Dino Druda, Blake Eddington, James Falconer, Alistair Fergusson, 

Kate Field, James Flynn, Angeline Foo, Kate Gallop, Femke Geijsel, 

Clinton Gibbs, Nicole Grant, David Grundy, Marc Gutenstein, 

Kusay Haba, Julia Haire, Joseph Harris, Christopher Hill, 

Andrew Hooper, Mark Hussey, James Innes, Katherine Isoardi, 

Ashish Jaison, Phil Janson, Thomas Jerram, Jon Johnston, 

Easwaran Krishnan, Tiffany Kuehl, Paul Labana, David Lang, 

Tony Lourensen, Amit Maini, Sander Manders, Vijay Manivel, 

Leonie Marcus, Alex Markwell, Kevin Maruno, Jakub Matera, 

Peter May, Duncan McAuley, Joshua McConkey, Kristi McLendon, 

Allison Moore, Carla Morgan, Keiko Morioka, Enasio Morris, 

Kim Mullaley, Kim Munckton, Andrew Na, Javad Najafi , 

Reoch Nanda, Khiem Ngo, Anna Nienaber, Bethany O’Neill, 

Shu-Haur Ooi, Scott Orman, Paula O’Sullivan, Cynthia Papendick, 

Hiten Patel, Hanh Pham, Michelle Philander, John Pierce, 

Edward Pink, Eileen Rogan, Sharon Roscoe, Cameron Rosie, 

Mark Rugless, Melanie Rule, Manoj Samuel, William Sargent, 

Franco Schreve, Gautam Sinha, Suzanne Smallbane, 

Jeremy Smith, Simon Smith, Jack Springer, Jeremy Stevens, 

Ananth Sundaralingam, John Sutherland, Ryan Tan, Ben Taylor, 

Lynn Williams, Ryan Windish, Karen Winter, Natalie Woo, 

Hakan Yaman, Natalia Zuleta. 

Yuresh Naidoo, Censor-in-Chief

BOARD OF EDUCATION 

COMMITTEE REPORTS 

Accreditation 

Committee 

This last year has seen the 

Accreditation Committee remain 

busy undertaking an increasing 

number of inspections, whilst also 

continuing to work towards making 

the accreditation process easier to 

navigate for hospitals, emergency 

departments and other health services. 

With respect to the structure of 

the Committee, we welcomed 

Christopher Duncan as the new 

Trainee Representative and Andre 

Vanzyl. I would like to thank Andrew 

Perry for his time and contribution 

to the Committee as the previous 

Trainee Representative. 

The Committee with the aid of 

regional censors, deputy censors, 

DEMTs and Fellows completed 

28 emergency department inspections 

and 16 special skills term inspections 

in the last 12 months. There are 

currently 114 emergency departments 

accredited for training and 71 special 

skills terms available for trainees 

across Australasia. The Committee 

would like to thank all Fellows who 

have provided their time to serve in 

accreditation inspection teams. 

From an administrative perspective, 

the Committee formalised new 

criteria for the position of the DEMT 

within departments and developed 

guidelines for a number of special 

skills terms to create consistency for 

hospitals and health services applying 

for accreditation and for trainees 

entering these posts. The Committee 

has also started the move toward 

implementing an electronic Hospital 

Information Questionnaire that will 

tie in with the College’s database and 

enable enhanced collation of data 

concerning emergency departments 

across Australia and New Zealand. 

Finally, I would like to express sincere 

appreciation to Kirsty Grove, Sarah 

Smith and Marie Mucha within the 

College offi ce for their considerable 

efforts in facilitating the work of 

the Committee. 

James Collier, Chair 

Continuing Professional 

Development Committee 

(CPD) 

The MOPS Committee has completed 

its name change to the CPD 

Committee to bring our program 

into line with the majority of 

Australasian medical colleges and 

with the new Medical Board of 

Australia terminology. 

Much of our activity over the last 

12 months has been to ensure we 

understood the requirements of the 

new National Registration Scheme 

in Australia, whilst ensuring that 

any changes introduced would not 

adversely affect our New Zealandbased 

or international Fellows. 

In summary, it is now a requirement 

for re-registration in Australia, as it 

has been in New Zealand for some 

time, for Fellows to be compliant with 

a specialty-specifi c CPD program. 

Additionally in Australia, but not in 

New Zealand, it is a requirement that 

any Fellow registered to practice in 

more than one specialty has an active 

CPD program for each specialty. 

Compliance by Fellows for the 

2010-2011 year is 97% as at 

20 September 2011. 

In addition, we have an increasing 

role in provision of CPD for nonspecialist 

doctors practising in 

emergency medicine. In many parts 

of both Australia and New Zealand 

non-specialist doctors make up a 

substantial portion of our workforce 

and, with the completion of the 

fi rst EM Certifi cate program and 

introduction of this program going 

forward, we see this aspect of the 

CPD Committee’s work expanding. 

Looking forward, over the next 18 

months there will be major revisions 

to the CPD program to align it with 

the new training curriculum 

to ensure continuity of education 

and development going forward 

from Fellowship. 

Kevin Humphrey, Chair 

Skills Maintenance Question 

Subcommittee 

The hard work of the Skills 

Maintenance Question Subcommittee 

has provided an excellent ongoing 

opportunity for CPD development, 

as well as generating some friendly 

debate and review. As all the Fellows 

working on this Subcommittee are 

colleagues and volunteers it is worth 

remembering that constructive 

debate is most helpful in resolving any 

perceived issues with the questions. 

Fellows’ feedback to these questions 

has been most helpful in developing 

future questions and processes. 

Alan Broomhead, Chair 

ACME Monitoring 

Subcommittee 

The College’s Advanced Complex 

Medical Emergencies (ACME) Course 

has continued to be popular for 

FACEMs and senior trainees during 

the 2010-2011 year. 

Five ACME courses were run during 

this time, two at St Vincent’s Hospital 

Melbourne Medical Education 

Department, and one each at 

Southern Health Skills and Simulation 

Centre, Queensland Health Clinical 

Skills Development Centre and 

the Australian Centre for Health 

Innovation at the Alfred Hospital. 

A total of 53 participants attended 

these courses. 

Interest from New Zealand and 

Western Australia Faculty in running 

ACME continues to grow. The fi rst 

WA ACME courses (participants and 

facilitators) were run at Edith Cowan 

University in Perth in July 2011, while 

plans are underway to run ACME in 

Auckland in early 2012. 


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COMMITTEE REPORTS (continued) 

Senior registrars continue to attend 

ACME alongside their Consultant 

colleagues and contribute greatly 

to the healthy discussions that take 

place. In addition, the ACME course 

has been expanded to also include 

Career or Senior Medical Offi cers 

working in emergency medicine with 

the recommendation of their 

FACEM director. 

Two workshops (‘A Taste of ACME’) 

were run at the ACEM ASM in 

Canberra in November 2010. These 

workshops provided participants with 

the chance to have a taste of ACME 

and hopefully dispel any concerns 

they may have had around simulationbased 

learning. 

Subcommittee members have fi nished 

editing the content and structure of 

the course based on their experiences, 

participant feedback and evolving 

medical knowledge, and these changes 

have already been incorporated 

into ACME. 

There will be a call for expressions 

of interest from FACEMs to join the 

ACME Subcommittee during the 

2011-2012 year and I would urge all 

FACEMs interested in education and 

simulation medicine to apply. 

Stuart Dilley, Chair 

Credentials Committee 

2011 is yet another busy year for the 

Credentials Committee. The initiatives 

of the previous year continue to be 

progressed and the planning and 

development of procedures and 

policies to allow the Committee 

to make rulings in a transparent 

and consistent fashion is likewise 

undergoing expansion. 

Of particular signifi cance is the 

development of guidelines pertaining 

to circumstances in which a trainee 

might seek special consideration in 

assessments or examinations. A policy 

on networked training in emergency 

medicine for educational purposes is 

also under development. 

Development of the OTA Program 

is underway to allow DEMTs online 

access to their trainees’ previous ITAs 

(a feature which has been requested 

by a number of DEMTs). This 

functionality should be helpful in the 

development of individualised training 

and educational strategies for trainees 

performing below the expected level. 

Michael Bastick, Chair 

Examiner Committee 

The Examiner Committee will hold 

its fi rst meeting of 2011 in September. 

Following the meeting in October 

2010, there were fi ve new examiners 

appointed: Jennifer Davidson, Herman 

Chua, Sean Lawrence, Ian Summers 

and Barry Gunn. All new examiners 

have completed orientation through 

2011. 

The 2011 application call has recently 

gone out and recommendations 

will be forthcoming. The quality of 

applicants for examiner posts remains 

exceptionally high and we encourage 

reapplication from those Fellows who 

have not yet been successful but who 

wish to contribute to the College in 

this way. 

There has been successful 

implementation of a process to have 

more examiners marking the SAQ 

component of the Fellowship exam 

as the numbers of papers for marking 

were becoming very diffi cult. It is 

believed that this process will improve 

consistency and fairness of marking. 

The Peer Support examiner process 

continues to develop in its role, with 

the focus on consistency of marking 

and examining standards, as well as 

mentoring new examiners. There 

has been a noticeable achievement 

of consistent standards since the 

implementation of this program. 

Improving feedback to trainees for all 

components of the examinations has 

continued to be a focus. This can at 

times be challenging, given the time 

constraints of the examinations, but 

all examiners have been focusing on 

this aspect of the role. This enables the 

regional censors, deputy censors or 

senior examiners from each region to 

support and advise trainees who have 

been unsuccessful in examinations. 

Diane King, Chair 

Fellowship Examination 

Committee (FEC) 

The FEC has continued its efforts to 

set valid and reliable examinations 

that refl ect the ACEM Fellowship 

curriculum. The clinical examinations 

ran smoothly in Melbourne and 

Wellington in 2011, and were 

coordinated extremely well at all 

sites involved. My thanks go to all site 

coordinators and their teams. 

I would like to thank the hard 

working chairs and members of 

each of the FEC subcommittees, the 

Court of Examiners and especially 

Virginia Cunsolo, the ACEM Manager 

of Training and Assessment, who 

coordinates the organisation of 

the Fellowship exam so well at 

the College. The list of successful 

candidates and examiners follows 

as part of this report. 

Sheila Bryan, Chair 

46th Fellowship Examination 

2010/2 

The Buchanan prize was awarded to 

Joanne Cole. 

Successful candidates: 

Kate Anson, Deborah Bernstein, 

Roderick Campbell, Sean Casey, Iris 

Chan, Peter Cheng, Matthew Clarke, 

Benjamin Clarke, Jo Cole, Chris 

Cresswell, Michael Davey, Dino Druda, 

Blake Eddington, James Falconer, 

Alistair Fergusson, Kate Field, Kate 

Gallop, Marysha Gardner, Femke 

Geijsel, Marc Gutenstein, Julia Haire, 

Christopher Hill, Mark Hussey, Ashish 

Jaison, Thomas Jerram, Easwaran 

Krishnan, Tony Lourensen, Amit Maini, 

Alex Markwell, Erin Martin, Kevin 

Maruno, Allison Moore, Keiko Morioka, 

Kim Mullaley, Kim Munckton, Javad 

Najafi , Khiem Ngo, Anna Nienaber, 

Bethany O’Neill, Scott Orman, Cynthia 

Papendick, Hiten Patel, Michelle 

Philander, Mark Rugless, Melanie Rule, 

Manoj Samuel, Sean Scott, Hui Shi, 

Ananth Sundaralingam, Wei Tan Yin, 

Anthony Tzannes, Abigail Williams, 

Fran Williamson, Natalie Woo, 

Hakan Yaman, Natalia Zuleta.

Examiners: 

Sylvia Andrew-Starkey, Lou Finnel, 

Craig Hore, Tonia Nicholson, Nadi 

Pandithage, Jennifer Brookes, Sheila 

Bryan, Diane King, Debbie Leach, 

David Lewis-Driver, Bhavani Peddinti, 

Paul Pielage, Mark Smith, David 

Symmons, James Taylor, Eric Van 

Puymbroeck, Garry Wilkes, Philip Aplin, 

Shalini Arunanthy, Tony Brown, Gary 

Browne, Adam Chan, James Collier, 

Steve Dunjey, David Eddey, Diana 

Egerton-Warburton, Bernard Foley, 

Anna Holdgate, Tony Joseph, Fergus 

Kerr, Belinda Leigh, John Maguire, Leo 

Marneros, Jennie Martin, Mark Miller, 

Richard Mulcahy, Yuresh Naidoo, 

Michael Ragg, Philip Richardson, John 

Roberts, Irene Rotenko, Andrew 

Singer, Mark Smith, Kim Yates, Bryan 

Walpole, George Braitberg, Ian Rogers. 

47th Fellowship Examination 

2011/1 

The Buchanan Prize was awarded to 

David Lang. 

Successful candidates: 

Heidi Baker, Michael Baker, David 

Banfi eld, Jude Bharath, Sabine Böes, 

Alexander Browne, James Cameron, 

Daniel Crompton, Alwis De Chamila, 

Melissa Gan, Shane George, Clinton 

Gibbs, Nicole Grant, Kusay Haba, 

Louise Hewitt, Andrew Hooper, 

Kirsten Hrabar, Phil Janson, Murali 

Krishnaraj, Paul Kwa, Paul Labana, 

David Lang, Amaali Lokuge, Sander 

Manders, Vijay Manivel, Leonie Marcus, 

Jakub Matera, Mikael Mikaelsson, 

Carla Morgan, Enasio Morris, Omar 

Muhammed Noori, Andrew Na, Reoch 

Nanda, Shu-Haur Ooi, Ngoc-Hanh 

Pham, John Pierce, Tim Ritchie, Eileen 

Rogan, Sharon Roscoe, Cameron 

Rosie, Franco Schreve, Ainslie Senz, 

Shamus Shepherd, Amith Shetty, Ray 

Siauw, Mirjana Sikic, Gautam Sinha, 

Clare Skinner, Jeremy Smith, 

Logan Stuckey, Ryan Tan. 

Examiners: 

Neil Banham, Anne-Maree Kelly, 

Paul Mark, David Mountain, Debra 

O’Brien, Garry Wilkes, Matthew Chu, 

Bob Dunn, Eric Van Puymbroeck, 

Leo Marneros, Peter Aitken, 

Philip Aplin, Shalini Arunanthy, Michael 

Bastick, Simon Brown, Sheila Bryan, 

Betty Chan, Bill Croker, Steve Dunjey, 

David Eddey, Lou Finnel, Bernard 

Foley, Chris Gavaghan, Mark Gillett, 

Richard Harrod, Wayne Hazell, Ruth 

Hew, Craig Hore, Trevor Jackson, Tony 

Joseph, Diane King, Debbie Leach, 

Belinda Leigh, David Lightfoot, John 

Maguire, Jennie Martin, Sally McCarthy, 

Greg McDonald, Richard Mulcahy, 

Lindsay Murray, Tonia Nicholson, 

Bhavani Peddinti, Michael Ragg, Drew 

Richardson, Philip Richardson, John 

Roberts, Andrew Singer, Mark Smith, 

James Taylor, Graeme Thomson, Kim 

Yates, Diane King, Graeme Thomson, 

Richard Harrod, Matthew Chu, 

Greg McDonald. 

Overseas Credentials 

Committee (OCC) 

The OCC activities continue to grow in 

complexity, reliability and transparency. 

We expect to have processed up to 45- 

50 Overseas Trained Specialist (OTS) 

specialist assessment applications by the 

end of 2011. 

The majority of our processes, 

reports and recommendations are 

made online using the College OCC 

e-Learning (Moodle) site. 

In line with College decisions, the 

OCC has further expanded the 

supervision guidelines to cover 

applicants from the wider emergency 

medicine community. In essence, 

only specialists who have completed 

a recognised training program from 

IFEM-approved colleges will be 

considered. Those without advanced 

standing qualifi cations will be required 

to complete the Fellowship exam in 

addition to the usual supervision and 

research requirements. Specialists 

with advanced standing qualifi cations 

continue to be exempt from the 

Fellowship exam (FCEM, FRCPC, and 

ABEM – by exam – from UK, Canada 

and USA respectively). 

In order to improve governance and 

supervision of Area of Need (AON) 

Specialists, all applicants are now 

interviewed by a senior FACEM panel 

via teleconference. 

Eleven tele-interviews have been 

conducted since the implementation 

of AON Guidelines in November 

2010. 

The OCC would like to thank the 

members of the OTS and AON 

interview panels for their support. 

In addition we recognise the efforts 

of those Fellows who have provided 

structured references and oversight 

reports during the year. 

The OCC also formalised College 

approval and recognition of Specialist 

in Training (SIT) applicants. The 

aim is to communicate to external 

agencies the College criteria for 

suitable applicants. This pathway is 

for applicants within two years of 

completing specialist training in their 

country of training, although some 

qualifi ed specialists in emergency 

medicine may be eligible with a view 

to gaining experience not available 

in their country of origin or training. 

Fourteen SIT applications have been 

processed over the last year. 

I would like to congratulate Stephen 

Priestley on his appointment as 

Queensland Representative to the 

OCC, and thank Corinne Millane for 

her valuable assistance in supporting 

the Committee. 

James Taylor, Chair 

Non-Specialist Training 

Committee 

This Committee was initially convened 

as a working group at the request of 

Council in November 2008 to address 

a recognised gap in training and 

credentialling for the large number 

of doctors who work in Australasian 

emergency departments and are not in 

the ACEM specialist training program. 

It was decided to develop both 

a Certifi cate and a Diploma in 

Emergency Medicine (EM). 

The EM Certifi cate will provide 

participants with a broad range of 

knowledge and skills to meet the 

demands of basic EM practice and 

the EM Diploma will provide more 

advanced knowledge and skills, building 

on those gained in the EM Certifi cate. 


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It was decided that the learning and 

assessment would be largely based in 

the workplace with both summative 

and formative components. 

The College engaged the Australian 

Institute for Clinical Education (AICE) 

to develop the online learning and 

assessment modules, and the working 

group provided the curriculum 

framework and collaborated in 

module development and fi nalisation. 

In order to enrol in and complete the 

EM Certifi cate, the participants must 

be at least PGY 3 level and complete 

six months supervised practice in an 

approved ED under the supervision 

of a FACEM supervisor. They are also 

required to complete an ELS Course. 

In order to enrol in and complete the 

EM Diploma, the participants must 

have completed the EM Certifi cate 

(or equivalent) and complete a further 

12 months of supervised training in 

an approved ED as well as either six 

months anaesthetics training or three 

months anaesthetics and three months 

intensive care training. They are also 

required to complete either an EMST 

or APLS Course. 

A supervisors’ course was developed 

by the Director of Education in 

order to provide an overview of 

adult learning principles, workplacebased 

assessment, application of 

the assessment tools and the skills 

to apply these in the workplace 

environment. The pilot EM Certifi cate 

Course commenced in 2010 with 

14 participants. 

At the request of Council, the College 

commissioned an evaluation of the EM 

Certifi cate by the Health Workforce 

Education and Assessment Research 

Team, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and 

Health Sciences at Monash University. 

This was completed in August 2011 

with a very positive assessment and 

strong support for the continuing 

roll-out of the EMC with ‘ongoing 

improvements over time’. 

The curriculum for the EM Diploma 

is being fi nalised at the time of writing 

this report and it is planned that the 

fi rst Diploma course will commence 

in early 2012. 

The development of this educational 

initiative by the College has fi lled 

an obvious gap in training and 

education for the large section of 

the EM workforce which previously 

had limited access to training under 

FACEM supervision. This has been 

recognised by the Commonwealth 

Government in the form of signifi cant 

fi nancial support to assist in the 

provision of appropriate training 

and supervision to this section of 

the medical workforce, to deliver 

improved emergency care to the 

Australian community. 

I would like to thank the members of 

the College staff who have provided 

invaluable support in the development 

of this important initiative: Alana Killen, 

Katharine Ebbs, Mary Lawson and 

Helen Kaminski. 

I would also like to thank the 

members of the working group (and 

now the Committee) who have spent 

many hours of their valuable time 

in the development of the curricula: 

Shane Curran, Bronwyn Pierce, 

Liz Mowatt, Sally McCarthy, Paul 

Spillane, Andrew Bezzina, Andrew Jan, 

Brendon Smith, Kees Nydam, Eric 

Van Puymbroeck, Simon Chu, Stephen 

Gourley, Konrad Blackman, Yuresh 

Naidoo, James Smyth, Victoria Brazil, 

Thomas Chan, Craig Wallace, Jennifer 

Williams and Wayne Hazell. 

Tony Joseph, Chair 

Primary Examination 

Committee (PEC) 

The Primary Examination strode 

bravely into the 21st century this 

year when, for the fi rst time, we 

ran the MCQ section of the exam 

electronically at centres in every state, 

mainland territory and two centres in 

New Zealand. Extensive prior work 

was undertaken by the College staff 

in cooperation with Cliftons, the 

company hosting the exam, which 

ensured a smooth transition with 

minimal issues. My thanks go to the 

staff for this work. Candidates are now 

selectively invited to the oral exams, 

which are held in a single venue about 

six weeks after the MCQs. 

This break allows trainees to 

concentrate on viva practise prior to 

sitting the orals and feedback from 

examiners confi rms that the candidate 

presentations were of a higher 

standard. The selective invitation 

also allows for a more effi cient and 

streamlined examination as a whole. 

ACEM is the fi rst of the specialty 

colleges to run online exams and 

should be congratulated on leading 

the way. 

The TARWG has recommended 

changes to the PE. Individual subject 

MCQs will remain, but the oral 

examination will consist of a number 

of ‘combined’ vivas, where candidates 

will be examined in areas of each 

subject based upon a more clinical 

scenario. Work will begin in 2012 

on this transition. 

Two workshops will be held in 2011 

with work concentrating on exam 

setting, and improving the question 

database. The PEC is also working 

towards formal standard setting of 

the MCQ exams via its standard 

setting group. 

My thanks go to the executive and 

membership of the PEC, as well as 

the College staff for their ongoing 

dedication and hard work. Two 

members of the College staff deserve 

special mention. Dee Reynolds has 

been principally responsible for the 

PE for the last 10 years, and for most 

of that time has virtually singlehandedly 

ensured that the examination 

ran smoothly. With the College’s 

restructure she is now responsible 

for CPD. I would like to personally 

acknowledge and thank Dee for her 

huge contribution. We really couldn’t 

have run the exam without her. My 

gratitude also goes to Hydie Pallier, 

who has now taken on responsibility 

for the PE and has administered the 

last two exams with aplomb. 

David Lightfoot, Chair

48th Primary Examination 

2010/2 

The Joseph Epstein Prize was awarded 

to Thomas Georgeson. 

The following candidates have 

passed: 

Isaac Adewumi, Muhammad Akbar, 

Gabriel Akra, Christopher Alcock, 

George Allen, Claire Allerton, Daniel 

Anderson, Nicholas Annesley, Malcolm 

Anto, Maya Aoude, Caitlin Appleby, 

Melanie Armitage, Zoe Bamber, Aman 

Bamra, Noor Bari, Dirk Bass, David 

Bertoni, Steven Broad, Andrew Brown, 

Cindy Bullock, Jaswinder Buttar, Freddy 

Chafota, Deanne Chiu, Christopher 

Cole, Lucy Coulter, Timothy Cowan, 

Rosalind Crombie, Julia De Boos, 

Mawanana De Silva, Alec Dearden, 

Peter Dewing, David Dixon, Clare 

Doherty, Fiona Duncan, Rosamond 

Dwyer, Lucy Edwards, Charles Elliott, 

Mary Estrada, Suzan Fox, Philip 

Gartland, Thomas Georgeson, Robin 

Glover, Sridhar Gouravaram, Haider 

Hamed, Una Harrington, Joseph 

Hewitt, Belinda Hibble, Melody 

Hiew, Daniel Honneyman, Laura 

Hutchinson, Natasha Hutton, Suneth 

Jayasekara, Emmanouele Karpathakis, 

Rajasutharsan Kathirgamanathan, 

Julia Kelly, Jung-Hyun Kim, Alexander 

Kochi, Saleel Krishnan, Felicia Kwok, 

Richard Lane, Rhulameh Latona, 

Cherry Lau, Jacques Loubser, Eleanor 

Loughhead, Jane Lown, Stephen 

Luke, Sara MacKenzie, Alex Mackey, 

Hughes Makoni, Ena Maleckas, Yusuf 

Mamoojee, Pethidia Mango, Dawn 

Martin, Abhishek Mitra, Cara Moore, 

Terence Murray, Mstafa Najem, Una 

Nic Ionmhain, Seema Nimesh, Ruth 

Parsell, Christopher Partyka, Siegfried 

Perez, Norman Petersen, Soo Phang, 

Hsu Phua, Shweta Priyadarshini, 

Christine Quigley, Claudiu Radeanu, 

Paramenthiran Ramanathan, Kannan 

Ramanathan, Michaele Rawson, 

Alasdhair Reid, Craig Richards, Robert 

Roe, Mahesh Sainani, Anand Senthi, 

Alireza Shangarffam, Kirsty Short, 

Neeraj Shrestha, Rhea Sicat, Anna 

Singleton, Tara Smith, Zafar Smith, 

Michelle Snape, Matthew Spotswood, 

Ahmad Srour, Rosemary Stratford, 

Hannah Sundqvist, Sara Taher, Babak 

Tajvidi, Soon Kim Tan, Paul Tan, 

Christopher Tang, Lucy Taylor, Sumitra 

Thambirajah, Jonathan Thomson, 

Sheryl Tweddell, Andrew Underhill, 

Laura Valea, Lawrence Vilvarajah, 

Catherine Vogler, Simon Walker, Milena 

Wilke, Siew Wong, Kathryn Woolfi eld, 

Min-Hua Wu, Alex Yartsev. 

Examiners: 

Bob Dunn, Janet Talbot-Stern, David 

Eddey, Philip Richardson, Richard 

Harrod, Leo Marneros, Steve Dunjey, 

Andrew Singer, Garry Wilkes, Eric 

Van Puymbroeck, Chris Gavaghan, 

Ruth Hew, Drew Richardson, Richard 

Mulcahy, Irene Rotenko, Michael 

Ragg, Bill Croker, Shalini Arunanthy, 

Betty Chan, Tony Joseph, Sheila 

Bryan, Mark Miller, John Maguire, 

David Symmons, Greg McDonald, 

Yuresh Naidoo, Bernard Foley, Diana 

Egerton-Warburton, Bhavani Peddinti, 

Chanh Huynh, Matthew Chu, Fergus 

Kerr, Stephen Priestley, Belinda Leigh, 

Lindsay Murray, Jennie Martin, Diane 

King, Tonia Nicholson, Craig Hore, 

Nadi Pandithage, George Braitberg, 

Ian Rogers, Pam Rosengarten, Graeme 

Thomson, Trevor Jackson, David 

Mountain, Paul Pielage, Mark Smith, 

Mark Webb. 

49th Primary Examination 

2011/1 

The Joseph Epstein Prize was awarded 

to Andrew Dobinson and Liam 

Hannon. 

Successful Candidates: 

Abdulaziz Alrabiah, Ashwini 

Amaratunga, Amanda Appleton, Rory 

Ardlie, Emad Atia, Andrew Backay, 

Motaz Bahageel, Haidar Balasem, Ziad 

Basyouny, Amie Beattie, Jessie Biles, 

Sebastiaan Blank, Santiago Cegarra 

Garcia, Andrew Challen, Shimonti 

Chatterjee, Heng Cheok, David Clancy, 

Sarah Clarke, John D’Arcy, Johannes 

Davel, Owen Davies, James Dent, 

Andrew Dobinson, Suzanne Doherty, 

Tracey-Ann D’Souza, Christopher 

Duncan, Michael Edmonds, Mary- 

Ann Elliott, Danielle Feigin, Ciaran 

Ferguson, Barrie Field, Mark Fisher, 

Shailesh Ganasegaram, 

Vinay Gangathimmaiah, Mark Garcia, 

Philip Gaudin, Bahareh Ghadak, 

Rachael Gill, Atul Goel, Cade Grima, 

Liam Hannon, Pradeep Hanumantha 

Rao, Caroline Heggie, Joanne Henry, 

Arsalan Hermiz, Karina Hochholzer, 

Adam Hollingworth, Sanna Huhtamaki, 

Anna Ings, Michael Jacob, Simon Jones, 

Laura Joyce, Sunita Kantavil, Helen 

Kanter, John Kao, Daniel Khamoudes, 

Riaz Khan, Darren Khodaverdi, Julie 

Kiel, Jin Liao, Danny Lim, Deborah 

Maher, Caroline Mann, Claire Manning, 

Anit Manudhane, Michelle McNamara, 

Sarah Mikhail, Aidan Murray, Terry 

Nash, Pushpa Nettle, Michael Noonan, 

Brian O’Connell, Adesoji Olabode, 

Christopher Pazaratz, Su Pham, Guy 

Porter, Kevin Power, Khuram Qazi, 

Anirban Rashid, Mohammed Rayyan, 

Claire Roche, Hannah Rotherham, 

Mihir Roy, Anand Sadashiva, Diya Saleh, 

Rajbir Sandha, Anil Seshadri, Xiaofeng 

Shen, Yousuf Sheriff, Yii Wern Siow, 

Hannah Smith, Mthuthuzeli Sobantu, 

Sandeep Somanathan, Danielle 

Spratt, Phillippa Stuart, Ilse Swart, 

Andrew Tagg, Loana Tanielu, Yogendra 

Tikare, Cadressen Villepin, Robert 

Wakuluk, Persia Waldock, Amanda 

Wallis, Elizabeth Walsh, Simon Walsh, 

Christopher Wignall. 

Examiners: 

Neil Banham, Diana Egerton 

Warburton, Philip Aplin, James Collier, 

Andrew Singer, Leo Marneros, Anna 

Holdgate, Sally McCarthy, James 

Taylor, Scott Pearson, Garry Wilkes, 

Shalini Arunanthy, Matthew Chu, Bill 

Croker, Bernard Foley, Debra O’Brien, 

Jennifer Brookes, Eric Van Puymbroeck, 

Lindsay Murray, Ruth Hew, Tony 

Joseph, Bhavani Peddinti, Simon 

Brown, Bob Dunn, John Maguire, Chan 

Huynh, George Braitberg, Yuresh 

Naidoo, Sheila Bryan, Mark Webb, 

Drew Richardson, David Symmons, 

GraemeThomson, David Lewis-Driver, 

Philip Richardson, Wayne Hazell, Philip 

Richardson, Adam Chan, Michael 

Ragg, Tony Lawler, Craig Hore, Mark 

Smith, Debbie Leach, Jennie Martin, 

Trevor Jackson, Herman Chua, Jennie 

Davidson, Barry Gunn, Sean Lawrence, 

Ian Summers. 


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Trainee Research 

Committee (TRC) 

This has been another busy year 

for the TRC. Since the introduction 

of the alternative pathway and the 

introduction of the minimum criteria 

for a TRP there has been a signifi cant 

change in the way that trainees are 

satisfying the College’s research 

requirement. Currently, approximately 

two thirds of trainees are completing 

the requirement via the alternative 

pathway with one third choosing to do 

a trainee research project. There are 

now 45 subjects from 16 universities 

approved and, so far, the feedback 

regarding these subjects has been 

very positive. Retrospective approval 

of suitable subjects is now also a 

possibility for trainees. 

Those choosing to perform TRPs are 

now producing studies of a higher 

quality than previously, as they are 

now required to meet all of the 

College’s minimum criteria for a TRP. 

Whilst the new standards have proved 

challenging for some, it is expected 

that this should be a temporary issue 

as trainees and supervisors adjust to 

the new requirements. 

During the year the College offi cer 

for Trainee Research changed again, 

with Freda Lisgaras leaving and Kirsty 

Grove (née MacDowell) having to 

fi ll in at short notice. A new College 

offi cer, Pam Jadeja, was appointed and 

has already proved her worth. On 

behalf of the TRC I would like to thank 

Kirsty and Pam very much for their 

hard work for the Committee during 

the year. 

I would like to thank all adjudicators 

for their important work in helping 

develop research skills in our Fellows. 

So far this year there have been more 

than 60 TRPs requiring adjudication. As 

adjudicators often spend considerable 

time and effort performing their 

duties, I would like to acknowledge the 

following adjudicators who have made 

a particularly signifi cant contribution 

over the last year(s): David Taylor, 

Richard Mulcahy, Shane Curran, Alan 

Tankel, Kevin Chu, Daniel Fatovich, 

Tony Brown, Peter Jones, Mark Miller, 

Anna Holdgate, Michael Bastick, David 

Mountain, Garry Wilkes, Phil Aplin, 

Glenn Arendts, Sue Ieraci, Fergus Kerr, 

Alastair Meyer, George Braitberg, Ian 

Rogers, Michael Ragg, Chris May, Jamie 

Hendrie, Matthew Chu, Robert Meek, 

Tony Joseph, James Collier, Wayne 

Hazell, Andrew Maclean, James Taylor, 

Kim Yates and Thomas Chan. 

In addition I would like to thank our 

retiring members of the adjudication 

panel, Alan O’Connor, Debra O’Brien, 

Trevor Jackson and Lou Finnel for 

their contribution to the College 

over many years. I would also like 

to welcome Brendon Smith, Colin 

Page, David Teubner, James Kwan, 

James Smyth, Peter Aitken and Pamela 

Rosengarten and congratulate Alan 

Tankel, Chris May and Jamie Hendrie 

on their appointment to the Senior 

Panel of Adjudicators. 

Finally, as I am standing down from 

the TRC in November, I would like to 

welcome Peter Jones as the new Chair 

and Kevin Chu and Pam Rosengarten 

as new TRC members. I would also 

like to thank all TRC members yet 

again for their considerable and 

intelligent commitment to the working 

of the Committee – it has always been 

a privilege and a pleasure to work 

with such a great group of people. 

With the changes introduced over 

the last three years I am confi dent that 

future Fellows will be better than ever 

prepared to understand and undertake 

research. 

Robert Dunn, Chair 


2011 has been a very positive year 

from the trainee point of view for a 

large number of reasons. 

Firstly the participation of trainees 

in ACEM’s governance continues 

to grow with Trainee Committee 

representatives appointed to a 

further eight committees within 

ACEM, bringing our total number of 

committees to 15 and ensuring the 

trainee voice and perspective is heard. 

This input into governance has also 

continued at the level of policy, with 

the Trainee Committee continuing 

to make formal representations and 

submissions either to the College 

or in its own right to such measures 

as the Commonwealth Expert Panel 

on the National Access ED Target, 

the Medical Board of Australia’s draft 

Registration Standard for Internship 

and the Medical Council of New 

Zealand’s review of the prevocational 

years. The College has been very 

supportive of this form of advocacy 

and incorporated trainee views into 

overall College positions. 

Trainee Committee representatives 

were also involved in the fi nalisation 

of the Training and Assessment Review 

Working Group’s recommendations, 

and the ongoing role of trainees has 

been embedded in the governance 

structure of the Curriculum Revision 

Project which will enact these 

signifi cant curriculum changes. 

An area in which trainees show 

considerable interest is the utilisation 

of technology for education. Members 

of the Trainee Committee are working 

closely with College staff in this area 

through such facilities as Moodle and 

converting the Paediatric Logbook to 

an electronic format. 

This year’s Annual Scientifi c Meeting 

has education as its focus, which was 

welcomed by trainees. 

Communicating with trainees 

continues to be a priority and, as well 

as keeping trainees informed of our 

submissions via College emails, the 

Committee helped coordinate surveys 

of trainees about recent Primary Exam 

changes. These surveys will likely be 

repeated on other topics, given 

their success. 

A fi nal point of interest is that 

according to Australian Dept of Health 

and Ageing data from the Medical 

Training Review Panel, ACEM now has 

the third largest number of trainees 

of all of the bi-national colleges with 

approximately 2000 trainees at the 

commencement of the training year. 

Andrew Perry, Chair


COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP at 30 June 2011 

Censors 

Yuresh Naidoo (Censor-in-Chief) 

Ruth Hew (Deputy Censor-in-Chief) 

Michael Bastick (Censor NSW) 

James Collier (Censor QLD) 

David Cruse (Censor WA) 

Bob Dunn (Censor SA) 

Lou Finnel (Censor NZ) 

Barry Gunn (Censor VIC) 

Paul Pielage (Censor TAS) 

Sally McCarthy (Ex-Offi cio) 

Andrew Perry (Chair Trainee Committee) 

Accreditation 

Committee 

James Collier (Chair) 

Jennifer Davidson 

Robert Day 

Gina De Cleene 

Michael Hall 

Craig Hore 

Diane King 

Paul Pielage 

James Taylor 

Andre Vanzyl 

David Ward 

Simon Wood 

Andrew Perry (Trainee Rep) 

Continuing Professional 

Development 

Committee 

Kevin Humphrey (Chair) 

Alan Broomhead 

Greg Comadira 

Stuart Dilley 

Tim Gray 

Fergus Kerr 

Marian Lee 

Deputy Censors 

Shalini Arunanthy (NSW) 

Terry Brown (TAS) 

Joanne Dalgleish (VIC) 

Gina De Cleene (NZ) 

Simon Chu (SA) 

Colin Parker (WA) 

Philip Richardson (QLD) 

Kim Lim 

Geoffrey Mifsud 

Yuresh Naidoo 

Bhavani Peddinti 

Geoffrey Williamson 

Simon Wood 

Philip Richardson 

(Censor Liaison) 

Skills Maintenance 

Questions Subcommittee 

Alan Broomhead (Chair) 

Kevin Humphrey 

Kim Lim 


Yuresh Naidoo 


Simon Wood 

ACME Monitoring 

Subcommittee 

Stuart Dilley (Chair) 

Tim Gray 

Cameron Burrows 

Tim Gray 


Sean Lawrence 

Marian Lee 

Sandra Neate 


Committee Chairs 

Michael Bastick Credentials Committee 

Sheila Bryan Fellowship Examination Committee 

James Collier Accreditation Committee 

Bob Dunn Trainee Research Committee 

Kevin Humphrey Continuing Professional 

Development Committee 

Tony Joseph Non-Specialist Training Committee 

Diane King Examiner Committee 

David Lightfoot Primary Examination Committee 

Andrew Perry Trainee Committee 

James Taylor Overseas Credentials Committee 

Credentials Committee 

Michael Bastick (Chair) 

Reza Ali 

Shalini Arunanthy 

Waruna de Alwis 

Lou Finnel 

Andrew Giles 

Ruth Hew 

Yuresh Naidoo 

Alex Paspaliaris 

Paul Pielage 


Kylie McNamara 

(Trainee Rep) 

Trainee Selection 

Committee 


(Chair) 

Philip Aplin 

David Brook 

Christopher Johnstone 

Jonathan Knott 

Willem Landman 

David Mah 

Debra O’Brien 

Stephen Parnis 

Marielle Ruigrok 

Greg Sweetman 

Eric Van Puymbroeck 

Jack Wearne 

Graham Williams 


(Trainee Rep) 


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Examiner Committee 

Diane King (Chair) 

George Braitberg 

Jennifer Brookes 

Bob Dunn 

Bernard Foley 

Trevor Jackson 

David Lightfoot 

Fellowship Examination 

Committee (FEC) 

Sheila Bryan (Chair) 

Phil Aplin 

Bernard Foley 

Anna Holdgate 


Don Liew 

FEC Subcommittees 

MCQ Subcommittee 

Anna Holdgate (Chair) 

Lindsay Bridgford 

Sean Clark 

Rob Edwards 

Tim Gray 

Wayne Hazell 

Susan Hertzberg 

James Mallows 


Richard Mulcahy 

David Richards 

Shameem Safi h 

Janet Talbot-Stern 

Gim Tan 

SAQ Subcommittee 

Bernard Foley (Chair) 

Simon Chu 

Matthew Chu 

Hector Fuentes 

Victor Lee 

Yusuf Nagree 


Tom Reade 

Andrew Singer 

Adam West 

VAQ Subcommittee 

Philip Aplin (Chair) 

Christina Fong 

Jeremy Furyk 

Paul Gee 

James Hayes 

Irene Ho 

Bronwyn Peirce 

Michael Ragg 

Duncan Reid 


SCE Subcommittee 

Don Liew (Chair) 


Rachel Boddy 

Jan Bone 

Geoff Couser 

Anthony Cross 

Shane Curran 


Emmeline Finn 

Sean Lawrence 

Andrew Munro 


Ian Summers 

David Symmons 

Joseph Ting 

Non-Specialist Training 

Committee 

Tony Joseph (Chair) 

Andrew Bezzina 

Konrad Blackman 

Victoria Brazil 

Thomas Chan 

Simon Chu 

Shane Curran 

Stephen Gourley 

Wayne Hazell 

Andrew Jan 


Elizabeth Mowatt 

Yuresh Naidoo 

Kees Nydam 


Brendon Smith 

James Smyth 


Jennifer Williams 

Overseas Credentials 

Committee 

James Taylor (Chair) 

Peter Ritchie 


Chris Cahill 

Lou Finnel 

Peter Freeman 



Yuresh Naidoo 

Paul Pielage 

Peter Ritchie 

Primary Examination 

Committee (PEC) 

David Lightfoot (Chair) 

Philip Aplin 

Reza Ali 

Varna Amarasinghe 


Gary Ayton 



Sheila Bryan 

Herman Chua 

Adam Coulson 

Simon Craig 

Shailesh Dass 


Naren Gunja 

Barry Gunn 

Darsim Haji 

Kim Hansen 

Jamie Hendrie 

Ruth Hew 

Fergus Kerr 

Zoe Knights 


Debbie Leach 

Marian Lee 

Shyaman Menon 


Yuresh Naidoo 

Kenneth Ooi 


Mani Rajee 

Jason Scop 

Brendon Smith 

Timothy Stanley 

Miguel Taliana 

Peter Thompson 

Gino Toncich 


Michael Yeoh 

Cheryl Martin (Trainee Rep) 

PEC Anatomy 

Subcommittee 

Eric Van Puymbroeck (Chair) 

Philip Aplin 


Shailesh Dass 

Ruth Hew 



Mani Rajee 

Jason Scop 

PEC Pathology 

Subcommittee 

Shalini Arunanthy (Chair) 

Reza Ali 


Herman Chua 


Kim Hansen 

Jamie Hendrie 

Zoe Knights 



PEC Physiology 

Subcommittee 

Michael Yeoh (Chair) 

Darsim Haji 

Marian Lee 


Shyaman Menon 

Yuresh Naidoo 

Kenneth Ooi 



Gino Toncich 

PEC Pharmacology 

Subcommittee 

Fergus Kerr (Chair) 


Sheila Bryan 

Simon Craig 

Naren Gunja 

Barry Gunn 

Brendon Smith

Trainee Research 

Committee 

Bob Dunn (Chair) 

Peter Jones 

Meredith Borland 

Tony Brown 

Daniel Fatovich 

Ruth Hew 

Anna Holdgate 

Peter Jones 

Tony Lawler 

David Taylor 

Anna Fairbairn 

(Trainee Rep) 

Adjudicators – 

Senior Panel 

Richard Aickin 

Philip Aplin 

Glenn Arendts 

Michael Bastick 


Tony Brown 

Kevin Chu 

James Collier 

Shane Curran 

Bob Dunn 


Gordian Fulde 

Mark Gillett 

Tim Green 

Wayne Hazell 

Anna Holdgate 

Craig Hore 

Sue Ieraci 

Peter Jones 

Tony Joseph 

Anne-Maree Kelly 

Robert Meek 

Alastair Meyer 



Michael Ragg 

Geoff Ramin 

Ian Rogers 

James Taylor 

David Taylor 

John Vinen 

Garry Wilkes 

Kim Yates 

Adjudicators – Panel 

Peter Aitken 


Thomas Chan 

Matthew Chu 

David Cooper 

Robert Dowsett 


Craig Ellis 

Bernard Foley 


Jeremy Furyk 

Adrian Goudie 

Andis Graudins 

Joanne Grindlay 

Ruth Hew 

Gerben Keijzers 

Fergus Kerr 


James Kwan 

Tony Lawler 

Don Liew 



Mark Miller 

Biswadev Mitra 

Lindsay Murray 

Gerard O’Reilly 

Colin Page 

Georgina Phillips 

Paul Pielage 

Drew Richardson 


Pamela Rosengarten 

Michael Sinnott 

Brendon Smith 

James Smyth 

David Teubner 

Ogilvie Thom 

Graeme Thomson 

Bryan Walpole 

Michael Yeoh 


Andrew Perry (Chair) 

Michael Natale 

Christopher Duncan 

Anna Fairbairn 

Yusuf Mamoojee 

Cheryl Martin 

Anna McKinlay 


Michael Natale 

Jennifer Williams 

Adrian Bonsall 


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Senior Court of Examiners Year Appointed 

George Braitberg VIC 2002 

Matthew Chu NSW 2002 

Richard Harrod VIC 2002 

Paul Mark WA 2002 

Greg McDonald NSW 2002 

Adam Chan NSW 2003 

David Lewis-Driver QLD 2003 

Paul Pielage TAS 2003 

John Roberts NSW 2003 

Pamela Rosengarten VIC 2003 

Mark Smith VIC 2003 

Tony Brown QLD 2005 

Diane King SA 2005 

Ian Rogers WA 2005 

Andrew Singer ACT 2005 

Philip Aplin OS 2006 

Neil Banham WA 2006 

Jennifer Brookes VIC 2006 

Sheila Bryan VIC 2006 

Bill Croker NSW 2006 

Steve Dunjey WA 2006 

David Eddey VIC 2006 

Anne-Maree Kelly VIC 2006 

David Kirkpatrick NSW 2006 

John Maguire NSW 2006 

Colin Myers NT 2006 

James Taylor VIC 2006 

Drew Richardson ACT 2007 

Sylvia Andrew-Starkey QLD 2009 

Betty Chan NSW 2009 

Bob Dunn SA 2009 

Chris Gavaghan NSW 2009 

Mark Gillett NSW 2009 

Timothy Gray VIC 2009 

Anna Holdgate NSW 2009 

Stephen Priestley QLD 2009 

Garry Wilkes WA 2009 

Peter Aitken QLD 2010 

Bernard Foley NZ 2010 

Wayne Hazell NZ 2010 

Debbie Leach VIC 2010 

Lindsay Murray NSW 2010 

Janet Talbot-Stern OS 2010 

Kim Yates NZ 2010 

Court of Examiners Year Appointed 

Michael Bastick NSW 2002 

Simon Brown TAS 2002 

Gary Browne NSW 2002 

Diana Egerton-Warburton VIC 2002 

Craig Hore NSW 2002 

Trevor Jackson WA 2002 

Tony Joseph NSW 2002 

Jennie Martin NSW 2002 

David Mountain WA 2002 

Debra O’Brien WA 2002 

Scott Pearson NZ 2002 

Bhavani Peddinti NZ 2002 

Mark Webb SA 2002 

David Lightfoot VIC 2003 

James Collier QLD 2007 

Chanh Huynh SA 2007 

Belinda Leigh SA 2007 

Tonia Nicholson NZ 2007 

David Richards NZ 2007 

David Symmons QLD 2007 

Lou Finnel NZ 2008 

Ruth Hew VIC 2008 

Tony Lawler TAS 2008 

Sally McCarthy NSW 2008 

Yuresh Naidoo WA 2008 

Nadi Pandithage NT 2008 

Shalini Arunanthy NSW 2009 

Fergus Kerr VIC 2009 

Leo Marneros QLD 2009 

Mark Miller NSW 2009 

Richard Mulcahy QLD 2009 

Michael Ragg VIC 2009 

Philip Richardson QLD 2009 

Eric Van Puymbroeck QLD 2009 

Jennifer Davidson NSW 2010 

Barry Gunn VIC 2010 

Sean Lawrence QLD 2010 

Ian Summers VIC 2010 

Peer Support Examiners Year Appointed 

George Braitberg VIC 2006 

Pam Rosengarten VIC 2006 

Bryan Walpole TAS 2006 

Ian Rogers WA 2009 

Graeme Thomson VIC 2010 

Tony Brown QLD 2010 

Matthew Chu NSW 2010 

David Green QLD 2010 

Richard Harrod VIC 2010 

Diane King SA 2010 

Greg McDonald NSW 2010

COUNCIL COMMITTEE 

REPORTS 

Constitution and 

Regulations Committee 

During the past year, the Committee 

has reviewed faculty regulations and 

special interest group regulations, 

along with regulations relating to 

the Board of Education and the 

non-specialist training program, the 

minimum paediatric requirement and 

the interruption of training. 

Special Considerations and 

Discretionary Powers of Board of 

Education policies have been added, 

along with a new regulation for 

establishment of a Gift Fund. 

Internal and external communication 

processes have been reviewed. 

To fully establish the role of Deputy 

Censor-in-Chief, a number of 

clauses of the Constitution and the 

Regulations have been amended. 

Regulations relating to quorums 

for committees and subcommittees 

as well as voting rights for trainee 

representatives on Council 

committees have been clarifi ed. 

The structure and numbering of 

the Regulations are currently being 

reviewed. 

A draft proposal for review of the 

Terms of Reference is to be forwarded 

to Council Executive for consideration 

and advice, with a view to updating 

the role of the Constitution and 

Regulations Committee. 

I am indebted to Liv Cameron and the 

other Committee members for their 

continuing support and advice. 

Alan Tankel, Chair 

Private Practice 

Committee 

In the previous 12 months, there have 

been signifi cant developments within 

the Private Practice Committee. 

Yusuf Nagree ended his tenure as 

Chair of the Committee. Kate Porges 

and Greg McDonald were elected as 

co-chairs, with Kate Porges remaining 

the Council representative. 

Other new members include Aled 

Williams, Pankaj Arora, Pip Wills and 

Michael Ben-Meir. 

A major funding stream became 

available through the federal 

Department of Health and Ageing 

(DOHA) to enhance supervision 

of trainees in private emergency 

departments, including registrars 

and career medical offi cers. Several 

departments made successful 

applications for this funding, most 

receiving between $1-2 million over 

three years. This will allow the 

appointment of emergency physician 

supervisors of training, as well as 

infrastructure and clerical/support 

staff. 

In conjunction with this program, the 

College and DOHA have negotiated 

additional funded registrar positions 

in private emergency departments 

under the Specialist Training Program. 

Those emergency departments who 

successfully received funding for 

enhanced supervision have committed 

to increasing the number of 

emergency medicine training positions 

within their departments or their 

hospitals. 

The problem with adequate 

remuneration of private emergency 

physicians and the fl awed funding 

model for private emergency 

departments continues. Put simply, 

private emergency departments 

cannot be self-funding under the 

current fi nancial model and require 

signifi cant out-of-pocket expenses 

for patients and cross subsidies from 

the parent hospital. The Committee 

has considered ways of enhancing 

emergency physician remuneration 

and will discuss these with the College 

and present them to DOHA in the 

next 12 months. 

There are also some anomalies 

regarding the Medicare reimbursement 

rates for trainee emergency physicians 

in private departments. Again, the 

Committee will negotiate these 

anomalies with DOHA. 

It has been noted that knowledge 

of the general scope and activities 

of private emergency departments 

throughout Australia is not adequate. 

The Committee will survey all private 

emergency departments so that it can 

know more about their activities and 

better advocate for private emergency 

medicine. 

Other issues considered by the 

Committee are: private practice 

emergency department role 

delineation; accreditation standards; 

and establishing a Moodle page on the 

College website for private emergency 

physicians. 

The Committee thanks Corinne 

Millane for her contribution as 

Committee administrator, and 

welcomes Bec McPhee as its new 

administrator. 

Greg McDonald, Chair 

Public Health 

Committee 

Many Fellows and trainees may be 

unaware of the role and actions of 

the Public Health Committee (PHC) 

and uncertain of why a college for 

emergency medicine even has one. 

It may seem far from important to 

busy emergency doctors just trying 

to do their best for their patients. 

The challenges that face us may risk 

us becoming inwardly focused, with 

almost a siege mentality. The curious 

emergency physician may ask: why 

do I keep seeing the same types of 

injury or illness? Why am I working in 


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REPORTS (continued) 

an overcrowded department? Could 

this overcrowding or presentation 

be prevented? Involvement in 

preventative medicine and public 

health allows us, albeit remotely, to 

become part of the answers to these 

questions. It is not easy however; 

many interventions have failed to 

demonstrate improved outcomes and 

resource limitations are challenging. 

The PHC has traditionally worked 

mainly on policy development and 

has produced a number of excellent 

documents which can be sourced 

on the College website. We have 

also been involved in education 

with numerous presentations at 

conferences. These roles have been 

largely passive. As Chair, I would like 

to see the PHC take an active role in 

public health in emergency medicine. 

Over the last year the PHC has 

developed a curriculum in public health 

and, if this is submitted, it will be a fi rst 

for a college for emergency medicine. 

We are also planning a forum in which 

Fellows and trainees will be invited to 

participate. The forum will be divided 

into two days, one with an internal 

focus and the other external. We will 

be investigating how the College can 

actively be involved in public health. We 

will also lobby for additional resources 

to allow EDs the opportunity to take 

up this innovative role. 

We will be surveying Fellows and 

asking them for expressions of interest 

in attending the forum and I would 

encourage you to get involved. 

Diana Egerton-Warburton, Chair 

Disaster Subcommittee (DSC) 

Bruce Bartley has assumed the 

position of Chair of the DSC with the 

handover occurring at the May faceto-face 

meeting. Formal approval was 

given for this transition by Council 

at its July 2011 meeting. Council 

also approved the DSC’s proposed 

policy of rotating the Chair position 

to ensure ongoing enthusiasm and 

regeneration of the Subcommittee. 

This has worked well and could be 

considered as either part of a ‘toolkit’, 

or even policy, for subcommittees. 

Membership 

The new faces have blended in well 

and added new scope and interests to 

the DSC. 

College Support 

College support for the DSC 

transitioned from Corinne Millane to 

Pam Jadeja at the face-to-face meeting, 

and has now moved to Zoë Cocks. 

The DSC would like to thank Pam for 

her efforts and support while with us 

and take the opportunity to formally 

welcome Zoë to the group. 

Policies and Guidelines 

The DSC has drafted a College 

position statement on man-made 

climate change and potential for 

disasters. This has been posted on 

the web site for faculty comment and 

reviewed by Standards in 2011, before 

submission to Council. 

Scientifi c Meetings 

Consistent with previous DSC 

coordinated sessions at ASMs in 

Canberra and Melbourne, planning 

is well underway for a number of 

disaster sessions at the 2011 ASM in 

Sydney. 

Research 

A number of research activities are 

underway, with the focus currently 

being a mapping exercise illustrating 

the timeline of disaster legislation. 

Education 

A Surge Action Card has been 

developed based on a paper published 

in Academic Emergency Medicine, with 

work continuing on a fully costed 

proposal to distribute this through 

ACEM. 

Linkages 

The formal approval by IFEM Executive 

of an IFEM Disaster Medicine Special 

Interest Group will occur in October 

2011. The aim is to aid collaboration 

and sharing of learning and experience 

between disaster subcommittees 

(or equivalents) of member 

organisations. Peter Aitken has been 

asked to be the inaugural Chair of 

the IFEM DMSIG, and as Chair will 

also be a member of the IFEM Clinical 

Practice Committee. Initial activities 

of this group are in the planning 

stages. Collaborative linkages with 

groups such as WADEM are also being 

explored, through the IFEM DMSIG. 

Future Planning 

Organisation is underway for a PHC 

and DSC Strategic Planning Day, 

which is likely to align with the 2012 

Winter Symposium. 

On a fi nal note I would like to thank 

members of the DSC, and particularly 

Corinne, Pam and Zoë for their 

support during my term as Chair of 

the DSC. 

Peter Aitken, Chair (to July 2011) 

Rural Regional and 

Remote Committee 

This year the Rural and Regional 

Committee has been offi cially 

renamed the Rural Regional and 

Remote Committee (RRR) to 

better refl ect the broad practice 

of emergency medicine in nonmetropolitan 

areas. 

A number of RRR members are 

involved in delivering the ACEM 

Emergency Medicine Certifi cate and 

will be helping with the roll-out of the 

Diploma, which is being planned at 

present. 

I have had the opportunity to join the 

ACEM-led National Project Steering 

Group implementing the ACEM/ 

Department of Health and Ageing 

(DOHA) project: ‘Improving Australia’s 

Emergency Department Medical 

Workforce’. This project offers huge 

potential to support non-specialist 

emergency medicine training, to provide 

clinical supervision by Fellows of junior 

doctors, and supervision and support of 

international medical graduates. 

A large component of the project is 

aimed specifi cally at outer metropolitan, 

regional and rural areas, so has 

particular relevance to Fellows working 

in these areas of emergency medicine. 

The Committee has submitted 

a document outlining ‘Desirable 

Learning Objectives from an 

Accredited Rural/Remote term’ to the 

Accreditation Committee and looks

forward to trainees being able to 

access advanced training in rural and 

remote facilities. 

We continue to promote and support 

the various individual and project 

applications to the Rural Health 

Continuing Education program 

supported by DOHA. 

In line with other College committees, 

we have welcomed a trainee 

representative, Anna Fairbairn, 

to the group. 

Through the new option on the ACEM 

Fellow Information Sheet, which now 

allows Fellows to nominate as Rural/ 

Regional practitioners, we can now 

communicate more effectively with 

that group. 

Our admin support has passed from 

Corinne Millane, to Pam Jadeja and 

now rests with Bec McPhee. Thank 

you to all three for their support 

over the year. 

Niall Small, Chair 

Scientifi c Committee 

The Scientifi c Committee has had a 

very productive year undertaking a 

major review of the ‘Guidelines for 

Conduct of the College Scientifi c 

Meetings’. This document now 

combines updated guidelines for 

both the Annual Scientifi c Meeting 

and Winter Symposium and provides 

comprehensive information to ensure 

that the meetings run smoothly and 

consistently. In addition, the guidelines 

now include a set of resources 

to assist conference organising 

committees with the planning and 

coordination of the meetings. 

One of the more signifi cant changes 

includes the requirement of total 

separation of trade and industry from 

the scientifi c program. This allows the 

scientifi c program to be free from 

infl uence, yet still provide an exhibition 

forum for industry to showcase their 

products and services. 

Scientifi c meetings are run to ‘breakeven’, 

however, meetings often 

produce surpluses. The Scientifi c 

Committee and Council are fi nalising 

guidelines as to the use of any surplus. 

Broadly speaking, surpluses will be 

used to promote research within 

emergency medicine, enhance the 

quality of future meetings and to 

support attendance at the meeting 

by delegates from economically 

challenged countries. 

The Committee continues to have 

broad representation on a number 

of external committees and regularly 

reviews external guidelines and 

policies for endorsement. 

The Committee has recently endorsed 

the NHMRC pain management 

guidelines and work continues with 

the Royal Australasian College of 

Anaesthetists on joint guidelines for 

procedural sedation. 

I would like to thank Committee 

members for the hard work and time 

they have given to the Committee this 

year. Thanks also to Anthony Cross, 

the previous Chair, who instigated 

much of the workplan for this year. 

Yusuf Nagree, Chair 

Standards Committee 

The new College administrative 

structure has provided continuity 

of support, allowing the Committee 

to conduct an enormous amount 

of work. The backlog of document 

reviews and work around new 

documents has been completed. All 

documents are now up to date and 

catalogued under the new system. 

Documents are catalogued under 

each specifi c group of statements, 

policies and guidelines respectively. 

All future documents will have 

continuous numbering relevant to each 

group, rather than the old system of 

continuous, single sequential numbering 

across all groups. All documents 

created by the College since inception 

have been identifi ed and allocated 

numbers within each group. Crossreferences 

have been applied where, for 

example, a guideline has transitioned 

to a policy. The new system now tracks 

every document from creation to 

implementation. Document review and 

creation processes have been refi ned 

and simplifi ed to ensure the shortest 

time to implementation is achieved. 

Advice and information sheets have 

been developed to assist document 

reviewers and creators. 

The Committee is in the process of 

developing orientation packages for 

subcommittee members and chairs, 

Standards Committee members and 

the Standards Committee Chair. It is 

hoped this will improve the transition 

for new members. A review will be 

conducted after implementation as a 

quality measure. 

New documents developed or in the 

process of development this year 

include: Emergency Department Role 

Delineation – completely new format 

and structure; new Management 

of Blood Products Policy (jointly 

with the Red Cross); and Role of 

Nurse Practitioners in Emergency 

Departments (jointly with CENA 

and ACEN). 

The IT special interest group has 

been developed and the ED Design 

Subcommittee has been reconstituted. 

Both have new terms of reference and 

should provide a valuable resource for 

the College. 

The subcommittees have done 

an incredible job this year. Special 

mention should be made of the 

Quality Management, ED Ultrasound 

and Pre-Hospital Subcommittees, 

which have developed a new quality 

framework, new credentialling processes 

for ultrasound use and a proposal 

for transition to a Pre-Hospital and 

Retrieval Committee respectively. 

On behalf of my Committee 

members, subcommittee chairs and 

subcommittee members, I would like 

to express my sincere thanks, gratitude 

and admiration for the tremendous 

amount of work done and dedication 

applied. Particularly, I want to thank 

Bec McPhee, the Standards Committee 

support offi cer whose persistence, 

hard work and organisational ability 

has been invaluable. 

Chris May, Chair 


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Emergency Department 

Ultrasound Subcommittee 

Ultrasound use in emergency medicine 

continues to expand, both through 

the increasing numbers using it for 

core indications, and a smaller number 

performing more advanced and 

specialised scans. The growing number 

of special skills posts in ultrasound for 

trainees and ultrasound fellowships is 

a sign of the continued interest and 

growing expertise within the College 

of this skill set. The Subcommittee is 

pleased to see this expansion of use, 

and with it, the increased recognition 

of emergency ultrasound in Australasia 

by broader groups, both nationally 

and internationally, with ACEM 

Fellows being invited to participate in 

meetings and committees at national 

and international level (including the 

Australasian Society for Ultrasound in 

Medicine, the International Consensus 

Conference of Focused Echo and the 

World Congress on Ultrasound in 

Medical Education). 

The Subcommittee continues to focus 

on education and credentialling. Work 

has continued on developing standards 

for teaching and credentialling bedside 

echo in life support. Thanks go to 

Adam Bystrzycki, Darsim Haji, James 

Rippey and Katie Walker for their 

efforts in creating the initial draft 

proposal, which has then developed 

with input from other critical care 

specialties. It is hoped that the fi nal 

policy will be available shortly. 

A submission has been made to 

TARWG, discussing the role 

of ultrasound in the training of 

emergency physicians, refl ecting its 

developing position as a core skill. The 

College’s Moodle teaching website 

now hosts a large amount of teaching 

information on ultrasound, and we 

extend particular thanks to Alana 

Killen, Katherine Ebbs and Justin 

Bowra for their efforts in making 

this available. To further encourage 

research and learning projects in 

ultrasound, the ACEM WINFOCUS 

Ultrasound Bursary has been created 

from donations and funds from the 

2009 WINFOCUS Point of Care 

Ultrasound Conference in Sydney. 

I would like to thank all members of 

the Subcommittee for their time and 

effort, and on their behalf thank the 

College support staff, without whose 

assistance we would not have been 

able to achieve the results that 

we have. 

Adrian Goudie, Chair 


Subcommittee 

The membership of the Subcommittee 

changed signifi cantly this year with 

a few new faces and more than 50% 

of previous members leaving. Many 

thanks to all those who have spent 

time on the Subcommittee. The 

Subcommittee also welcomed a new 

member, Kylie McNamara, who will 

represent the trainees. 

The Subcommittee has been involved 

in a number of key issues during 

the year. It was involved in putting 

together the College submission to 

the DOHA Expert panel on national 

health reform about the four hour 

rule. The recommended changes 

were almost universally accepted by 

that panel and are now refl ected in 

changed government targets. The need 

for research and review of the four 

hour rule implementation (AU) or 

six hours (NZ) needs to be pushed 

at state levels as they will have the 

implementation money. This has 

already occurred in WA. 

A research project involving many 

stakeholders continues to be 

progressed. Initial funding from the 

Department of Health WA and ACEM 

will start the project examining the 

WA four hour rule implementation. 

An NHMRC partnership grant 

proposal has been submitted for an 

expanded research program across 

four states and territories. This has 

passed through the fi rst round. The 

Subcommittee’s proposal that the 

College increase its funding for this 

vital project was successful. The 

Subcommittee will continue to look 

for other ways to promote research 

into overcrowding and access block 

and its solutions. 

A new statement (S57) on ED 

overcrowding and its management 

was reviewed and has been passed 

by Council. The resource document 

about the causes, effects, potential 

solutions and non-solutions: Access 

Block and Overcrowding in Emergency 

Departments (April 2004), will be 

reviewed and revised this year. 

The Subcommittee provides a good 

forum for information gathering 

and distribution on issues related to 

overcrowding and access block. In 

addition, it facilitates the dissemination 

of key messages and a more uniform 

approach to public comments and 

media discussions about access block. 

It is vital that Fellows are seen to 

speak as one in the public arena on 

these issues and we look forward 

to working with the new media and 

policy offi cers at the College in the 

coming year. 

With the continued severe 

overcrowding in many EDs in many 

states, the coming year looks to 

be full of further challenges for the 

Subcommittee and will provide plenty 

of work for the members. 

There are still three positions free 

on this Subcommittee and we would 

welcome additional members for 

what will be another challenging and 

interesting year for EDs faced with 

severe overcrowding. 

David Mountain, Chair 

Pre-Hospital Care 

Subcommittee 

2011 has been an exciting and 

productive year for the Subcommittee. 

In the UK, pre-hospital emergency 

medicine has been formally recognised 

as a medical subspecialty this year. 

A curriculum has been developed, 

overseen by an intercollegiate board, 

with formal training anticipated to 

commence in 2012. 

The Subcommittee has proposed 

that ACEM takes a lead role in a 

similar process in Australasia, given 

the strong presence of ACEM Fellows 

and trainees in this area of practice. 

The aims are to develop formalised 

training, education and credentialling

standards and create a process 

whereby non-fellows can be embraced 

within the ACEM structure. 

To achieve these aims, College 

Executive has given in principle 

approval to the formation of a new 

committee: the Pre-Hospital and 

Retrieval Committee. The proposal 

includes working closely with the 

Board of Education and strengthening 

links with the UK group. 

A series of face-to-face meetings has 

now been planned to commence the 

large amount of work required. It will 

be a challenging time as we embark 

upon this exciting task. 

As always my thanks to the current 

and past members who work 

tirelessly in this high intensity area 

of our specialty. 

Garry Wilkes, Chair 

Quality Management 

Subcommittee 

2011 has been an active year for the 

Quality Management Subcommittee. 

Work continues with both the Royal 

Australian and New Zealand College 

of Radiologists and the Royal College 

of Pathologists of Australasia for the 

development of joint college guidelines 

for medical imaging and pathology 

ordering from the emergency 

department. It is hoped that some 

preliminary guidelines will be available 

late in 2011 on the ACEM website. 

In May 2011 the Subcommittee met 

in Melbourne for an all day workshop. 

The group reviewed quality indicators 

used in Canadian and United Kingdom 

emergency departments, as well as 

the new ACHS emergency medicine 

indicators. The result was a major 

revision of P28 Policy on Quality 

Management in Emergency Medicine, 

now renamed P28 ‘Policy on a 

Quality Framework for Emergency 

Departments’. The policy recommends 

that all EDs should have a quality 

framework and designated quality 

team. A balanced quality program 

is recommended for EDs, with 

elements drawn from the following 

fi ve areas; clinical, education and 

training, research, administration and 

professional profi le of the department. 

It is anticipated that this revised policy 

will form the basis for EDs moving 

towards measuring the quality of the 

care delivered in their department, 

rather than the purely time-based 

parameters of emergency care. 

The Quality Management 

Subcommittee contributed to the 

development of the new ACHS 

‘Clinical indicators for emergency 

medicine’, released in July 2011. This 

saw an expansion of the number of 

emergency medicine indicators from 9 

to 21, with an increased emphasis on 

quality indicators. 

The Subcommittee submitted a 

proposal to Standards for a specialtyspecifi 

c incident monitoring project, in 

conjunction with the Australian Patient 

Safety Foundation. This would see the 

development of an online incident 

monitoring tool for Australasian 

EDs, and would aim to inform future 

research and education in patient 

safety in emergency medicine. 

Carmel Crock, Chair 

Trauma Subcommittee 

Entering into its sixth year of 

existence, the Subcommittee has laid 

foundations for future growth and 

development in the different aspects 

of trauma management to optimise 

patient outcomes. 

From an educational perspective for 

the College trainees, a trauma tool 

kit, which identifi es key learning areas 

in trauma for advanced trainees, will 

shortly be available on the College 

website for reference. 

Trauma simulation is another valuable 

educational tool that can enhance 

team cohesion and performance. 

It is currently used in the tertiary 

centres and major teaching centres. 

The Subcommittee encourages active 

participation by all trainees and 

Fellows. 

In collaboration with the Royal 

Australasian College of Surgeons, 

members have generously contributed 

to the trauma verifi cation process – 

a comprehensive review encompassing 

all aspects of trauma care that assists 

the institution involved to ‘benchmark’ 

their trauma service. This especially 

ensures that the interests of 

emergency medicine are taken into 

account. In this vein, the Trauma 

Subcommittee would like to highly 

recommend FACEM representation 

and participation in hospital trauma 

committees. 

Ezila Kapilan, Chair 

Workforce Subcommittee 

The Workforce Subcommittee 

continued to work on workforce 

planning this year. A review of the 

present standing of the Guideline 

on Workforce Construction was 

completed. There was no additional 

research or evidence found to 

necessitate change to the formulae 

in the guideline. 

Work continued on the data analysis 

from the College in relation to the 

longitudinal study on workforce 

(Fellows). A questionnaire has 

been developed to supplement data 

already stored. Data extraction has 

been problematic, but some results 

should be available by the end of the 

year. Based on this, a modifi cation 

to the annual subscription renewal 

will be made to better track Fellows 

throughout their career. 

Chris May, Chair 


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MEMBERSHIP at 30 June 2011 

Constitution and 

Regulations Committee 

Alan Tankel (Chair) 

William Davies 

John Ding 

Tony Lawler 


Andrew Singer 

International 

Development Fund 

Committee 

Gerard O’Reilly (Chair) 

Peter Aitken 

Chris Curry 

Craig Hore 

John Kennedy 

Andrew Maclean (ex-offi cio) 

Robyn Parker 


Guy Sansom 

Gim Tan 

Brady Tassicker 

Jules Willcocks 

Matthew Wright 

Private Practice 

Committee 

Greg McDonald (Chair) 

Kate Porges 

Pankaj Arora 

Paul Bailey 

Michael Ben-Meir 

Andrew Jan 

Phillip Kay 

Jarrod Koh 

Greg McDonald 

David Rosengren 

David Smart 

Ronald Sultana 

Aled Williams 

Pip Wills 

Public Health 

Committee 


(Chair) 

Peter Aitken 

Marianne Cannon 

Gerry FitzGerald 

Dale Hanson 

George Jelinek 

John Kennedy 


Kate Porges 

Roger Swift 

Lynda Vine 

Andrew Wilde 

Disaster Subcommittee 

Bruce Bartley (Chair) 

Peter Aitken 

David Bradt 

David Cooper 

Hilmar Kjartansson 

Mary McCaskill 

Colin Myers 

Conrad Ng 

Ian Norton 


Andrew Singer 

Roger Swift 

Kavita Varshney 

Rural Regional and 

Remote Committee 

Niall Small (Chair) 

Diana Badcock 

Cameron Dart 

Jonathan Dryburgh 

Alan Forrester 

Randall Greenberg 




Paul Spillane 

Alan Tankel 

Neale Thornton 

Greg Treston 

Scientifi c Committee 

Yusuf Nagree (Chair) 

Glenn Arendts 

Peter Cameron 

Grant Cave 

Anthony Cross 


Anna Holdgate 

Geoff Isbister 

James Kwan 

Peter Leman 

Paul Middleton 

Joseph Ting 

John Vinen 

Emergency Medicine 

Clinical Trials Group 

Subcommittee 

Paul Middleton (Chair) 

Anthony Cross 

Daniel Finucci 



David Taylor 

Ogilvie Thom 

Joseph Ting 

Standards Committee 

Chris May (Chair) 

John Bonning 

Matthew Chu 

Carmel Crock 

Adrian Goudie 

Ezila Kapilan 

Kim Lim 



Tony Nocera 

Melinda Truesdale 

Garry Wilkes 

ED Ultrasound 

Subcommittee 

Adrian Goudie (Chair) 

Scott Bomann 

Justin Bowra 

Adam Bystrzycki 

Brian Doyle 

Michele Franks 

Tony Joseph 

Hugo Poncia 

James Rippey 

Michael Rose 

Peter Smith 


Katie Walker 


Subcommittee 

David Mountain (Chair) 

Michael Ardagh 

Anthony Bell 

Peter Cameron 

Peter Freeman 

Simon Judkins 




Matthew Vukasovic 

Pre-Hospital Care 

Subcommittee 

Garry Wilkes (Chair) 

Neil Ballard 

Conor Deasy 

Mark Elcock 

Daniel Ellis 

Craig Ellis 

Emmeline Finn 


Tim Gray 

Greg Hollis 

Marcus Kennedy 

Stefan Mazur 

Steve Walker 

Quality Management 

Subcommittee 

Carmel Crock (Chair) 

Kim Hansen 

Peter Jones 

Tony Joseph 


Yusuf Nagree 

Anil Nair 

Stephen Priestley 

David Spain 

Amanda Stafford 



Trauma Subcommittee 

Ezila Kapilan (Chair) 

Donovan Dwyer 

Ian Ferguson 

Mark Fitzgerald 

Gordian Fulde 

Monica Gope 

Catherine Hurn 

Tony Joseph 

Kevin Lai 

Andrew Pearce 

John Roberts 

Workforce Subcommittee 

Chris May (Chair) 

Michael Bryant 

Anthony Cross 

Con Georgakas 

Michael Golding 

Marten Howes 

James Mallows 

Richard Paoloni

FACULTY REPORTS 

Australian Capital 

Territory 

This year has been another interesting 

and challenging year for the ACT 

Faculty. One of the highlights was 

hosting the Annual Scientifi c Meeting 

in November 2010 at the National 

Convention Centre. The conference 

was well attended, and we were both 

informed and entertained by our 

keynote speakers, Art Kellerman and 

Jonathon Benger. Special thanks go to 

Lisa Bell as the Convenor, but many 

Faculty members contributed to the 

success of the meeting. 

Activity continues to increase at both 

emergency departments. We are also 

starting to respond to the challenges 

posed by the National Emergency 

Access Target. At TCH, there have 

been a number of changes. Mike Hall 

has taken over as DEM, with Nick 

Taylor as DEMT. We have seen the 

opening of the Surgical Assessment 

and Planning Unit, and the fi rst 

anniversary of the Walk-in Centre, 

with the expected controversy over 

the effectiveness of both units. 

At Calvary, Garry Wilkes has been 

appointed as DEM. The future of 

Calvary continuing to run a public ED 

now seems settled, with a new ICU/ 

CCU opened this year. 

Finally, I would like to thank all Faculty 

members for their efforts, both 

clinically and for the College during 

the year. 

Andrew Singer, Councillor and 

Faculty Chair 


Garling recommendations 

There has been continued 

activity in relation to the Garling 

Recommendations. The NSW 

Department of Health states that it 

has met the timelines of approximately 

60% of the recommendations, 

although this has not included any of 

the recommendations that will have 

signifi cant impact. The major issue for 

EDs has been reluctance of wards to 

accept patients with vital signs outside 

the ‘normal’ range and some 

pressure is being placed to amend 

the criteria for clinical review prior 

to ward transfer. 

Emergency Care Institute 

Also related to the Garling report is 

the establishment of the Emergency 

Care Institute to bring emergency 

medicine in line with other clinical 

specialty groups in NSW. The ECI 

will have a role in research as well 

as quality and safety, particularly as it 

pertains to models of care and process 

improvement. Sally McCarthy has been 

appointed to the half-time director 

position and commenced the role 

earlier this year. There will also be a full 

time ECI manager and some funding 

of project offi cers. This is an important 

appointment and there will be a need 

for the ECI director to work together 

with the NSW Faculty and the 

Ministerial Taskforce for Emergency 

Care. Sally has been active in visiting 

a large number of sites, including 

rural hospitals, and meeting with key 

stakeholder groups. A current survey 

has been widely disseminated to 

gauge the key concerns of emergency 

clinicians in NSW. 

The Committee of NSW Faculty 

Chairs (ACEM and other colleges) 

The Faculty Chairs remain keen to 

provide clinical feedback and input 

into the NSW implementation plan for 

the National Health Reform agenda, 

including the implementation of the 

‘four hour rule’. 

ACEM ASM November 2011 

in Sydney 

The organising committee, under the 

leadership of Sue Hertzberg, has put 

together the scientifi c program and 

is working hard to fi nalise all other 

details. Abstracts have closed and have 

been ranked and allocated to oral or 

poster sessions. 

NSW Audit offi ce 

The NSW Faculty was approached 

by the NSW Audit Offi ce as a key 

stakeholder in relation to an audit of 

the planning of staff specialist and VMO 

positions across the public health 

sector in NSW. A detailed response 

was provided which included compiling 

data on the FACEM: population ratio 

for Australian states and territories 

over time. 

Alcohol related violence 

The NSW Faculty has been 

approached and is continuing to liaise 

with the Royal Australasian College 

of Surgeons in NSW in relation to 

promotion of responsible use of 

alcohol and of the impact of alcohol 

related violence. 

NSW Election 

The Liberal party won the State 

election in a landslide victory in March 

2011, defeating the Labor party which 

had been in government for 16 years. 

There have been a number of 

implications of this in the short term: 

the appointment of a new Director 

General of Health, Dr Mary Foley; 

a series of recently concluded audits 

into multiple aspects of health, to 

direct future policy; an external review 

conducted into the implementation 

and utility of FirstNet, the Cerner ED 

module being rolled out state-wide by 

the Dept of Health; and development 

of a public website indicating ED 

waiting times, which went live in 

the fi rst week of June 2011. 

Another key election promise was 

a review of the increased intern 

numbers and provision of adequate 

supervisors/supervisory time. We are 

yet to see this being progressed. 

The fi nancial position of the state 

remains dire and the poor economic 

situation is likely to retard progress 

in many key areas, including health, 

even if the political will to make 

changes is present. 

Richard Paoloni, Chair 


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New Zealand 

Issues in 2011 for the NZ Faculty have 

included two successful conferences in 

the 4th Taupo Regional ED conference 

and the ACEM Winter Symposium in 

Queenstown, the ‘Shorter stays in ED’ 

Ministry of Health six hour target and 

engagement with Health Workforce 

NZ (HWNZ) regarding our future 

workforce planning, 

A fourth NZ Regional ED conference 

was held in Taupo this year and for 

the fourth consecutive year was 

addressed by the Minister of Health. 

The conference has a non-clinical 

ED theme and is attended by a wide 

range of doctors, nurses and managers 

who work with acute care. Themes 

were the Ministry Target, increasing 

workloads, IT systems and workforce 

planning. This year we also welcomed 

the College CEO Alana Killen to 

discuss non-specialist training in EM. 

The ACEM Winter Symposium 

was held in Queenstown and was 

very well attended from both sides 

of the Tasman. It was run by the 

Christchurch Faculty and the sessions 

on the earthquake were particularly 

moving. Most of you will know of the 

(second large) February earthquake 

that claimed the lives of 182 and 

stretched the ability of Christchurch 

Hospital to cope. The ED staff 

worked tirelessly to save lives in an 

extraordinary situation. Whilst some 

emergency doctors were singled 

out as exemplary leaders, in true 

egalitarian fashion they declined to be 

personally honoured as they felt that it 

was a team effort and unfair to single 

out a few. 

As Australia launches into their ‘four 

hour target’ we continue to work 

with our ‘Shorter stays in ED’ target at 

six hours. Many DHBs have achieved 

this 95% of the time, 14 of the 20 

DHBs are above 90% and all hospitals 

continue to slowly improve. Some 

have reached a plateau in the 80s; 

overall the average across the entire 

country is 92% (of patients being seen 

and admitted or discharged within six 

hours). Some hospitals still struggle 

to see the target as an organisational 

one as opposed to an ED target. 

Peter Jones, a FACEM in Auckland, 

with Health Research Council funding, 

is putting together a prospective 

study – ‘Implementing Performance 

Improvement; the six hour time target 

policy’ – of quality issues surrounding 

the shorter stays initiative that we 

hope will be useful across Australasia. 

The researchers have been impressed 

by the 100% response (from every ED 

in the country) point prevalence (of 

access block) studies similar to those 

run in Australia. 

We have initiated meetings with 

HWNZ regarding future planning for 

the emergency medical workforce 

in NZ for the next 10 years. Our 

workforce and the role of FACEMs 

is felt to be vulnerable as 50% of the 

doctors working in EDs in NZ are 

non-FACEMs (a mix of CMOs, IMGs, 

Rural Hospitalists and Accident & 

Medical practitioners). As some 

parts of Australia face similar issues 

we will keep Council informed as 

this progresses. 

I would like to thank all members of 

the Faculty Board for their ongoing 

support, enthusiasm and contribution 

during the year. I would like to 

particularly thank Dr Peter Freeman 

who after eight years on Council, 

the last two as Vice President, is 

stepping down. Peter has tirelessly 

represented New Zealand’s interests 

and contributed to the running of 

our College. 

John Bonning, Chair 

Queensland 

The Queensland Faculty continues to 

work hard at developing collaborative 

relationships with Queensland Health 

in an attempt to drive constructive 

change in emergency medicine health 

policy at a state level. Queensland is 

fortunate to have a very functional 

State ED Clinical Network, of which 

the Faculty is a member. The Network 

feeds directly into the highest level 

of health administration. No longer is 

there an excuse that the message was 

watered down as it fi ltered through 

to the top. 

The Faculty maintains a strong and 

independent voice on the Network 

panel and there is consensus that we 

can drive change more effectively from 

working within rather than yelling 

from outside the fence. 

A new Health Minister and an 

upcoming election year have provided 

opportunities to meet with both sides 

of politics and actively discuss health 

policy agenda. The national four hour 

access target dominates discussion. 

Queensland has been well represented 

at the national level providing input to 

implementation of the target. 

Access block, overcrowding and 

ambulance ramping dominate negative 

media reporting on emergency 

medicine health delivery. The Faculty 

has advocated strongly the message 

that the problem lies outside of the 

ED and that ED dysfunction is merely 

a symptom of the hospital-wide 

problem. Although the solution has 

not yet been found, it is becoming 

more obvious that the message is 

beginning to get through. Health CEOs 

across Queensland now have hospital 

access and ED block as one of their 

key performance criteria and the 

issues of inpatient bed management 

are fi nally being focused on. 

Queensland will be no different from 

the rest of the country with regard 

to access block and overcrowding but 

with the lowest bed per capita statistic 

in the country, we have a tough fi ght 

to make progress. The impact of the 

recent fl oods and cyclone have not 

done much to help the health budget. 

The Faculty Autumn Symposium was 

held recently and was a huge success. 

Over 120 Fellows, trainees and nurses 

attended a world class program. A 

discussion panel on ramping involving 

the Deputy Director General of 

Health and Assistant Commissioner 

of the Queensland Ambulance Service 

generated signifi cant interest. Special 

thanks must go to James Collier 

and Philip Richardson for the hours 

of preparation that went into the 

organisation of this increasingly world 

class event.

The Queensland Emergency Medicine 

Research Foundation (QEMRF) has 

continued to grow strongly with 

nearly $6M in funding for research 

projects within Queensland public 

hospital emergency departments. 

The growth in research capability has 

been exponential and the competitive 

pressure of grant rounds has pushed 

the quality of project applications 

to the highest standard. The Health 

Minister attended the Symposium as 

part of the Queensland Emergency 

Medicine Research Foundation awards 

ceremony – a great opportunity to 

showcase positive outcomes from the 

Faculty. For more information, go to 

http://www.qemrf.org.au. 

The next few years offer opportunities 

to drive change that we have never 

before seen in our professional lives 

and may never see again. There is 

plenty of work to do to capitalise 

on these opportunities. There is also 

plenty of enthusiasm. 

Thanks to every one of the Fellows 

and trainees in Queensland for 

their support in the last 12 months. 

Queensland is a great place to be an 

emergency physician! 

David Rosengren, Chair 


Signifi cant changes have occurred 

recently within the South Australian 

Faculty Board, with the resignation of 

Bob Dunn from the role of Censor 

and Hendrika Meyer from the Faculty 

Chair. Both have made outstanding 

contributions to the Faculty and 

emergency medicine within SA and we 

are indebted to both. 

Simon Chu is the newly appointed 

Censor and Melissa Nelligan the new 

Deputy Censor for SA – congratulations 

to both on their appointments. At 

the time of writing the Faculty Chair 

position is being decided and will be an 

update for the next report. However, 

we can congratulate Tom Soulsby 

following his very recent appointment 

to the Board vacancy. 

This means that the Faculty Board 

consists of: Judy Cornish (Councillor), 

Simon Chu (Censor), Melissa Nelligan 

(Deputy Censor), Diane King, Tony 

Eliseo, James Smyth and Tom Soulsby. 

The SA Faculty Awards as nominated 

and voted by the Faculty on an annual 

basis this year went to: Fellows 

award: Sam Alfred, RAH, for his 

contributions to emergency medicine 

in general, in particular the setting 

up of the toxicology service at RAH; 

Trainees award: Al Fergusson, RAH, 

for generally being a great bloke, 

supportive of peers and the teaching of 

junior staff. Congratulations to both. 

ED overcrowding continues to remain 

a signifi cant issue for most sites and, 

over the 2011 winter, has deteriorated 

further. The main exception to that 

has been Flinders Medical Centre; 

however its continuing redevelopment 

has caused its own challenges. 

The end result should make it all 

worthwhile. 

Within the Faculty there have been 

some robust discussions regarding 

implementation of state and federal 

emergency access targets. There are 

varied opinions regarding the role 

of the time-based targets, however 

there is clear and universal agreement 

on the importance of reducing 

overcrowding, hospital reforms 

that are appropriately resourced, 

protection of both the role of the 

emergency physician and training 

experiences and, above all, an emphasis 

on quality and safety. 

Over the next 12 months the 

Faculty will be turning its attention 

to preparing for EMSA 2012 in 

collaboration with CENA and the 

South Australian Ambulance Service, 

continuing the biannual combined 

meeting approach, and of course 

hosting the 2012/2 Fellowship exam – 

so we hope to see you at one or 

both in 2012. 

Judy Cornish, Acting Chair 

Tasmania 

Despite being a small group, the 

Tasmania Faculty of ACEM has had a 

busy year. 

The much anticipated Emergency Care 

Clinical Network is offi cially up and 

running with the clinical leader Tony 

Lawler at the helm. The purpose of 

the network is to enable clinicians and 

other members to become actively 

involved in the planning, delivery, 

evaluation and improvement of 

emergency care services in Tasmania. 

This will enhance collaboration 

and coordination across perceived 

organisational boundaries, and improve 

outcomes for patients and consumers. 

The fi ve primary workstreams 

identifi ed include access and fl ow, 

information and communications 

technology, workforce, emergency 

care interface, and consistency of 

practice. For more information about 

the Emergency Care Network, please 

visit https://clinicalnetworks.dhhs.tas. 

gov.au. 

There are four major public 

emergency departments in Tasmania. 

Three of them are undergoing 

redevelopment and rebuilding. The 

Launceston General Hospital ED will 

fi nish its rebuilding at the end of 2011 

anticipating about 43 beds. The Mersey 

Community Hospital ED should be 

fi nished in early 2012 with 16 beds. 

The North West Regional Hospital 

ED’s rebuild has been funded and is 

in the design phase. The project is 

scheduled for completion in the next 

couple of years. Therefore, it looks 

like ‘bricks and mortar’ are not an 

issue. But of course staffi ng remains 

a challenge for EDs outside of major 

tertiary centres. 

The ACEM Annual Scientifi c Meeting 

will be held in beautiful Hobart in 

November 2012. Organisation and 

planning is well underway, with Geoff 

Couser as the convenor. We really 

look forward to an excellent academic 

program showcasing the best parts 

of the city. 

The state-wide, video-conferenced 

‘Grand Rounds’ links all major EDs 

for a monthly discussion on high-end 


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emergency medicine topics. This has 

met with great success and we look 

forward to its continuation in 2012. 

Other issues that have been 

addressed by Tasmania Faculty include 

exploration of a state-wide training 

scheme, rotation of FACEMs amongst 

different sites, ultrasound workshops, 

improvement in ED information 

technology, four hour rule and the 

ever present access block. 

We anticipate 2012 will be equally 

busy for our small Faculty and we look 

forward to seeing many of you at our 

Annual Scientifi c Meeting in Hobart. 

Brian Doyle, Chair 

Victoria 

The Victorian Faculty continues 

to evolve. Issues, which have been 

addressed and debated furiously over 

the year, have included: 

National Targets and the Health 

Reform Agenda 

The Faculty received much feedback 

and enthusiastic debate over the 

reforms and targets. Although 

opinions were strong and vocal, for 

and against, the Vic Faculty has thrown 

its support behind the reform agenda. 

We will now concentrate on the 

implementation and ensure that the 

concepts outlined in the Expert Panel 

submission regarding ‘whole hospital 

reform’, inpatient process change and 

addition of capacity through process 

and investment are introduced 

in a transparent and accountable 

manner. Access block and ramping 

is a continuing problem but, through 

ongoing pressure, open discussion and 

networking with other organisations 

and the media, the issue remains high 

on the political and social agenda. 

Paediatric services 

Concern was expressed by many 

regarding Paediatric services and 

expertise outside of the main centres. 

The College is actively pursuing this 

as a major concern and is anticipating 

further discussion and change. 

Regional and Rural support 

The Faculty made a submission to 

the Department of Health (DoH) 

regarding its thoughts on how to 

offer better service, support and 

patient outcomes to regional and rural 

Victoria. Enthusiastic support for the 

DoH is expected. 

IT 

With the ‘Health Smart’ platform and 

Cerner implementation struggling along, 

the Faculty is preparing a submission, 

through an IT working group, to the 

Minister outlining IT needs both in EDs 

and the wider system. At this stage, 

the IT program is dogged by ongoing 

diffi culties, and we hope to be involved 

in fi nding a solution. 

Faculty Scientifi c Meeting 

Due to clashes with other College 

events, this year’s scheduled meeting 

has been moved to March 2012. More 

information is coming soon. 

All in all, it’s been a proactive year, 

with engagement of many FACEMs in 

activities both within and outside the 

College. I anticipate that emergency 

medicine and members of the 

College will continue to elevate 

these issues, and others as they arise, 

with intelligence, enthusiasm and 

a continued focus on how we can 

best deliver our brand of medicine 

throughout Victoria. 

Simon Judkins, Chair 


The WA Faculty Board has consisted 

of the following members: R Graydon 

(Chair), J Cooper (Hon. Secretary), 

M Summerscales (Hon. Treasurer) 

and S Rennie. 

The Annual Seminar was held at the 

Fremantle campus of the University 

of Notre Dame Australia, in May 

2011. Speakers included Kim Snowball 

- Director General of WA Health, 

David Mountain - President of the WA 

Branch of the AMA and FACEM, and 

Alana Killen - CEO of ACEM. 

All speakers gave most interesting 

insights into the theme: ‘Our futures 

in the WA health system’. There were 

three 4.10 registrar presentations. 

The number of 4.10 presentations 

appears to have diminished over the 

last few years. The convenors of this 

year’s seminar were Greg Sweetman 

and Robert Graydon. 

The four hour rule implementation 

continues in the metropolitan general 

hospitals and regional centres. The 

WA Faculty membership remains 

divided over the effectiveness of the 

program. The compliance targets are 

proving to be diffi cult to achieve in 

most participating hospitals during the 

current winter. The state government 

has formed a committee to investigate 

the four hour rule program. To date, 

this committee has yet to report. 

The state government continues with 

an aggressive program of hospital 

development. It is anticipated that the 

new 783 bed Fiona Stanley Hospital 

will open in 2014, followed by the 307 

bed Midland Health Campus in 2015. 

The Princess Margaret Hospital for 

Children will relocate to the Queen 

Elizabeth II in Nedlands over the next 

several years. With signifi cant changes 

to the hospital infrastructure will 

come considerable workforce issues 

that have yet to be addressed. 

A number of metropolitan-based 

Fellows continue to provide fl y in/ 

fl y out emergency medicine services 

to several regional hospitals. It is 

anticipated that this requirement for 

a mobile workforce will expand over 

the next few years as funding from 

the state government Royalties for 

Regions program grows. 

Robert Graydon, Chair

FACULTY BOARD 

MEMBERSHIP at 30 June 2011 


Territory 

Andrew Singer (Chair, Councillor) 

Drew Richardson (Hon. 

Secretary) 


Richard Paoloni (Chair) 

Ezila Kapilan (Deputy Chair) 

Michael Bastick (Censor) 

Marian Lee 


Sally McCarthy (Councillor) 

Kate Porges (Councillor) 

Alan Tankel (Councillor) 


Didier Palmer (Chair, Councillor) 

Stephen Gourley (Deputy Chair) 

New Zealand 

John Bonning (Chair, Councillor) 

Scott Boyes (Deputy Chair) 

John Chambers 

Andre Cromhout 

Andrew Ewens 

Lou Finnel (Censor) 

Peter Freeman (Councillor) 

Queensland 

David Rosengren (Chair) 

Robert Butler (Deputy Chair) 

James Collier (Censor) 

Chris May (Councillor) 

Alan O’Connor 

Niall Small (Councillor) 

Andrew Staib 


Judy Cornish 

(Acting Chair from 15 June 2011, 

Councillor) 

Hendrika Meyer 

(Chair to 10 June 2011) 

Tony Eliseo (Deputy Chair) 

Bob Dunn (Censor) 

Diane King 

James Smyth 

Tasmania 

Brian Doyle (Chair) 

Konrad Blackman (Deputy Chair) 

Helen Cooley 

Tony Lawler (Councillor) 

Paul Pielage (Censor) 

Victoria 

Simon Judkins (Chair) 

Julia Fisher (Hon. Secretary) 

Emma West (Hon. Treasurer) 

Anthony Cross (Councillor) 


(Councillor) 

Barry Gunn (Censor) 

Ruth Hew 

Fergus Kerr 

Andrew Maclean (Councillor) 


Robert Graydon (Chair) 

Jim Cooper (Hon. Secretary) 

Matthew Summerscales 

(Hon. Treasurer) 

David Cruse (Censor) 

David Mountain (Councillor) 

Yusuf Nagree (Councillor) 

Sandra Rennie 


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EMERGENCY MEDICINE 

AUSTRALASIA Anthony F T Brown, Editor-in-Chief 

The high points of the year included the release of our 2010 

Impact Factor (IF) in mid-June, which had risen to 1.089 from 

0.901. This IF has taken Emergency Medicine Australasia (EMA) 

past Pediatric Emergency Care that was ranked 10th out of the 

19 journals in last year’s ISI Journal Citation Reports®: Emergency 

Medicine Category. However, as there are now 23 journals within 

this category, and somewhat surprisingly as no less than three 

new journals all achieved inaugural IFs above us, our ranking is 

currently 13th out of 23. Interestingly, Resuscitation now tops 

the category rankings with an IF of 4.177 closely followed by 

Annals of Emergency Medicine at 4.142. Although the IF does not 

tell you which papers were cited, our own competitive IF again 

demonstrates that Emergency Medicine Australasia continues 

to provide access to a scientifi cally solid and internationally 

reputable journal. 

In addition, we successfully removed all drug company 

advertising from Emergency Medicine Australasia this year, with 

the ‘cost of independence’ to our subscribers being a mere $5 

increase in Fellow and trainee subscriptions. Our laudable stand 

against pharmaceutical advertising was even recognised in the 

correspondence section of the July 2 issue of the Lancet. 

This stance, endorsed since Professor George Jelinek 

championed the move, is a proud achievement for our journal. 

In other areas, unfortunately this year has been a challenging one 

in particular for our publisher Wiley-Blackwell, as major process 

problems arose including editorial offi ce issues in Melbourne 

and production issues in Singapore. The underlying problems 

were investigated and processes put in place by Wiley-Blackwell 

to mitigate against any recurrence. In addition, ACEM offered 

assistance from their newly appointed Director of Policy and 

Research, which was gratefully accepted and commences in 

October. 

No sooner were the challenges of the fi rst half of the year 

beginning to settle down, when it was discovered that the online 

‘Author Guide’ was substantially inferior to the version that 

was published as usual, once-a-year, in the February issue of 

Emergency Medicine Australasia. Indeed, in comparison, the online 

‘Author Guide’ was found to be miserably out of date! Thus a 

new online ‘Author Guide’ has been fi nalised and will shortly 

be released, which will be carefully updated and also contain the 

promised additional new material to assist authors who submit 

papers on Disaster or International Emergency Medicine articles 

(which follow a slightly different format than all other 

submitted articles). 

Despite the challenges this year, the journal has 

continued to thrive and has attracted more 

submissions than ever, such that there is a backlog 

of accepted papers awaiting print publication. 

Although of course all original research and review 

articles are immediately published online on Early 

View with a unique citable .doi (Digital Object 

Identifi er) number, after being fi nalised and type-set 

by production in Singapore, the six printed journals 

will have increased page counts of 120 per issue 

from 2012 (up from an average of 98). 

Finally, we again welcomed some new Section 

Editors in 2011 including Peter Jones (original 

research), Mark Little (toxicology) and Meredith 

Borland (paediatrics). I would like to sincerely 

thank outgoing editor Matthew O’Meara for his 

contribution and dedication to the paediatrics 

section, which has grown strongly. Indeed, this 

commendation extends to all of the Section Editors, 

peer reviewers, and Editorial Board for their hard 

work in 2011. The journal would not exist without 

your creative scientifi c expertise, as ever offered so 

generously and selfl essly. Thank you to all of you – 

it is much appreciated. 

I look forward to 2012 with a tighter and more 

reliable production process, as well as to seeing 

you send your best research to Emergency Medicine 

Australasia, safe in the knowledge that we do indeed 

compete strongly in the international arena and, 

equally importantly, that you will be reaching a large, 

like-minded readership. 

Anthony F T Brown, Editor-in-Chief

AWARDS 

Australian Honours 

The College records with honour the awarding of the following 

Australian Honour to a College Fellow on 13 June 2011. 

Dr Anne F D’Arcy 

The award of Medal of the Order of Australia was granted to 

Dr Anne D’Arcy for service to emergency medicine and to 

professional organisations. 

Teaching Excellence Award 

The Teaching Excellence Award is awarded to Fellows at the 

discretion of the Council of the College in recognition of 

distinguished and extensive service in teaching and learning 

for the College. 

The College is delighted to record that three Teaching Excellence 

Awards were presented at the College Ceremony in November 

2010, to Matthew Chu, Bob Dunn and Trevor Jackson. 

John Gilroy Potts Award 

The John Gilroy Potts Award is an award made to the author of 

an article published in a refereed journal, the content of which 

made a signifi cant contribution to emergency medicine. 

In 2010, the award was presented to Geoffrey Isbister (lead 

author) and Simon Brown for a paper entitled Failure of 

antivenom to improve recovery in Australian snakebite coagulopathy. 

Emergency Medicine Research 

Foundation 

The Morson Taylor Research Award is made by the Emergency 

Medicine Research Foundation to foster research in emergency 

medicine. 

The Morson Taylor Research Award for 2010 was awarded to 

David Taylor for a study entitled A simple target to change clinical 

practice in pain management. 

VALE 

The College records with much sadness the passing of the 

following Fellows during the past year: 

Dr Cynthia Sandler-O’Young (NSW) 

Dr David Snow (NZ) 

Dr Marjory Vanderpyl (NZ) 


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Territory (21) 

Jamie Christie 

John Craven 

Karyn Cuthbert 

Betty Domazet 

David Elliott 

James Falconer 

Kelvin Grove 

Michael Hall 

Greg Hollis 

Sashi Kumar 

Paul Lamberth 

David Lamond 

Daniel McCormack 

John Merchant 

Drew Richardson 

Andrée Salter 

Sam Scanlan 

Andrew Singer 

Suzanne Smallbane 

Nicholas Taylor 

Megan Thomas 


(317) 

Ken Abraham 

Judy Alford 

Reza Ali 

Mike Anscombe 

Pankaj Arora 


Stephen Asha 

Yasmin Ashraff 

Serena Ayers 

Neil Ballard 

Michael Bastick 

Simon Battersby 

Kendall Bein 

Lisa Bell 

Andrea Bell 

Samantha Bendall 

Melinda Berry 

Andrew Bezzina 

Roderick Bishop 

Rachel Boddy 

Sabine Böes 

Justin Bowra 

Robyn Brady 

Matthew Bragg 

Gary Browne 

Brian Burns 

Chris Cahill 

Steve Cameron 

Jonathon Candrick 

Genevieve Carbonatto 

Thomas Carrigan 

Swee Cham 

Betty Chan 

Adam Chan 

Trevor Chan 

Yao-Hua Chang 

Martin Chase 

Michelle Chen 

Angela Chiew 

Natasha Ching 

Fiona Chow 

Louis Christie 

Matthew Chu 

Christopher Chung 

Peter Clark 

Michael Clark 

Brian Collits 

Cathy Constantine 

Sarah Coombes 

David Cooper 

Megan Cox 

Richard Cracknell 

Roslyn Crampton 

Susan Crawford 

Bill Croker 

Paul Cunningham 

Shane Curran 

Kate Cush 

Andre Danforth 

Linda Dann 

Cameron Dart 


Robert Davies 

William Davies 

Matt Davis 

Trudi Davis 

Robert Day 

Anthony Delaney 

John Dimitriadis 

Michael Dinh 

Steven Doherty 

Michael Donoghue 

Michael Downes 

Fiona Downes 

Robert Dowsett 

Anne Drinkwater 

Jonathan Dryburgh 

Martin Duffy 

Andrew Dwyer 

Donovan Dwyer 

Rick Easton 

Noel Eatough 

Keith Edwards 

Rob Edwards 

James Edwards 

Ed Egan 

Sharif Elgafi 

Rochelle Facer 

Ian Ferguson 

Sanj Fernando 

Kate Field 

Andrew Finckh 

Lee Fineberg 

Daniel Finucci 

Paul Fischer 

Toby Fogg 

Angeline Foo 

Carole Foot 

Richard Forbes 

Alan Forrester 

Michele Franks 

James Fratzia 

Gordian Fulde 

Ekram Gadallah 

Alan Garner 

Paul Gaudry 

Chris Gavaghan 

Chris Geraghty 

Shima Ghedia 

Johann Gildenhuys 

Alan Giles 

Mark Gillett 

David Gleadhill 

Martin Gleeson 

Michelle Golden 

Michael Golding 

Peter Grant 

Nicole Grant 

Tim Green 

Randall Greenberg 

Andrew Grouse 

Naren Gunja 

Karel Habig 

Andrew Haig 

Timothy Hall 

Charlotte Hall 

Roger Harris 

Jonathan Hayman 

Claire Helm 

Susan Hertzberg 

Michael Hession 

Rosslyn Hing 

Irene Ho 

Anna Holdgate 

Digby Hone 

Herbert Hooi 

Craig Hore 

Ruby Hsu 

Andrew Hugman 

Carolyn Hullick 

Philip Hungerford 

Sue Ieraci 

Geoff Isbister 

Shaila Islam 

Mana Ittimani 

Dushan Jayaweera 

Daya Jeganathan 

Christopher Jenkins 

Liz Jones 

Tony Joseph 

Ezila Kapilan 

Philippa Keir 

Sean Kelly 

John Kennedy 

Patricia Kijvanit 

David Kirkpatrick 

Ivana Kliman 

Zoe Knights 

Stephen Korbel 

Easwaran Krishnan 

Priya Kumar 

James Kwan 

Raymond Kwok 

Paul Labana 

Kevin Lai 

Gabriel Lau 

Charles Lawrie 

Marian Lee 

Mark Lee 

Richard Lennon 

Julie Leung 

Mee Luong Ling 

Rod Little 

Conrad Loten 

Tatiana Lowe 

Jeffrey Lui 

Ien Soun Ly 

Lewis Macken 

John Mackenzie 

Katie Maclean 

Matthew MacPartlin 

John Maguire 

David Mah 

Richard Mahoney 

Marta Malkiewicz 

James Mallows 

Vijay Manivel 

Gopi Mann 

Ronald Manning 

Alvaro Manovel 

Jennie Martin 

Kevin Maruno 

Peter May 

Maura McCambridge 

Kelly McCann 



Fergal McCourt 

Greg McDonald 

Joe McGirr 

Gayle McInerney 

Lorna McLeod 

Stephen Meaney 

David Melvin 

Frances Miao 

Rachel Michie 

Paul Middleton 


Mark Miller 

Satish Mitter 

Amanda Moore 

Simone Moore 

John Morgan

Mary Morgan 

Enasio Morris 

David Murphy 

Lindsay Murray 

Andrew Na 

Javad Najafi 

Jannatun Nayim 

Mark Newcombe 

Peter Ngo 

Garry Nieuwkamp 

Virginia Noel 

Michael Novy 

Carissa Oh 

Fenton O’Leary 

Joanne Oo 

Martin Pallas 

Richard Paoloni 

James Parks 

Stephen Peak 

Guy Peden 

Dragan Petkovic 

Hanh Pham 

Tamara Pollock 

Hugo Poncia 

Kate Porges 

Paul Preisz 

John Raftos 

Sanjay Ramrakha 

Andy Ratchford 

Duncan Reed 

Clifford Reid 

Barry Rigby 

John Roberts 

Peter Roberts 

Malcolm Robertson 

Gregory Robinson 

Kent Robinson 

Simon Rodda 

Zoe Rodgers 

Geoffrey Rofe 

Eileen Rogan 

Sharon Roscoe 

Mark Ross 

Irene Rotenko 

Tim Royle 

Nick Ryan 

Trish Saccasan Whelan 

Iromi Samarasinghe 

John Sammut 

Sharon Saw 

Phanomkham Saysana 

Guyon Scott 

Ross Sheil 

Matthew Shepherd 

John Shirley 

Romesh Singam 

Peter Smith 

Brendon Smith 

Mechelle Smith 

Matthew Smith 

Paul Spillane 

Brett Squires 


Stuart Stapleton 

Andrew Stearman 

Marty Sterrett 

Elizabeth Swinburn 

Elzbieta Szynal-Mrowka 

Janet Talbot-Stern 


Gary Tall 

Clifford Tan 

Hwang Sin Tan 

Kevin Tang 

Alan Tankel 

Ben Taylor 

Deniz Tek 

Chris Trethewy 

Shane Trevithick 

Daniel Turner 

Alexander Tzannes 

Setthy Ung 

Danielle Unwin 

Kavita Varshney 

John Vassiliadis 

John Vinen 

Natalie Vu 

Matthew Vukasovic 

Steve Walker 

Gina Watkins 

Stuart Watkins 

Andrew Watson 

Bruce Way 

Jacqui Weeden 

Penelope Weir 

Pamela Woodruff 

Tony Woolford 

Michael Wu 

Tammy Wu 

Peter Wyllie 

Bill Wyndham 

Colin Xavier 

David York 

Michael Zhang 


(16) 

Sandra Brownlea 

Mark De Souza 

James Fordyce 


Paul Helliwell 

Malcolm Johnston-Leek 

Kerrie Jones 

Sander Manders 

Ian Norton 

Didier Palmer 

Nadi Pandithage 

William Sargent 

Hilary Tyler 

Merle Weber 

Jules Willcocks 

Michelle Withers 

New Zealand (151) 

Christopher Abbott 

Adrienne Adams 

Richard Aickin 

Kate Allan 

Michael Ardagh 

Kelly Austin 

Laura Bainbridge 

Mark Barlow 

Stuart Barrington- 

Onslow 

Emma Batistich 

Barbara Blok 

Scott Bomann 

Jan Bone 

Richard Bonham 

John Bonning 

Scott Boyes 

Sylvia Boys 

Paul Brydon 

Scott Cameron 

Roderick Campbell 

Sarah Carr 

Grant Cave 

John Chambers 

Iris Chan 

Giles Chanwai 

Matthew Clarke 

Garry Clearwater 

Caroline Collins 

Aileen Conboy 

Helen Cosgrove 

Louise Couch 

Sue Creighton 

Chris Cresswell 

Andre Cromhout 

Gina De Cleene 

Murray Delport 

Claire Dillon 

Owen Doran 

Clive Dreyer 

Nikica Drinkovic 

Jeremy Dryden 

Craig Ellis 

Robert Everitt 

Andrew Ewens 

Lou Finnel 

Dominic Fleischer 

Bernard Foley 

Bernard Fouke 

Peter Freeman 

Mark Friedericksen 

Mark Gardener 

Paul Gee 

Brett Gerrard 

Mark Gilbert 

Shane Greaves 

Chip Gresham III 

David Grundy 

Tod Gulick 

Kusay Haba 

Joseph Harris 

Martyn Harvey 

Amanda Holgate 

Carl Horsley 

Craig Hourigan 

Ryan Howard 

Mark Hussey 

Jacqui Irvine 

Chip Jaffurs 

Penny Jeffery 

Peter Jones 

Tim Kerruish 

Michael Killeen 

Hilmar Kjartansson 

Sharon Kletchko 

Tiffany Kuehl 

Bruce Lambie 

Willem Landman 

David Lang 

Ruth Large 

Christopher Lash 

Ywain Lawrey 

Richard Makower 

Ian Martin 

Donald McKee 

Adam McLeay 

MaryLeigh Moore 

Tom Morton 

Fen Moy 

Andrew Munro 

Anil Nair 

Jocelyn Neutze 

Mike Nicholls 

Tonia Nicholson 

Anna Nienaber 

Rob Ojala 

Sarah Olsen 

Scott Orman 

Paula O’Sullivan 

Tim Parke 

Gary Payinda 

David Peak 

Scott Pearson 


Angela Pitchford 

Terri Prest 

Karen Quay 

Paul Quigley 

Cecilia Rademeyer 


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Sandra Rattenbury 

Lucy Reed 

Duncan Reid 

Mark Rewi 

David Richards 

Michael Roberts 

Peter Rodwell 

Cameron Rosie 

Jill Rubython 


Derek Sage 

Jules Schofi eld 

Michael Scott 

Claire Shadwell 

Catherine Simpson 

Gautam Sinha 

Donna Steele 

Greg Stevens 

Anna Sullivan 

Andy Swain 

Eunicia Tan 

Claire Taylor 

Martin Than 

Lynn Theron 

Vanessa Thornton 

Maurice Toes 

Chris Underwood 

Vicki Vertongen 

Neil Waldman 

Muir Wallace 

Craig Wallace 

Benjamin Walters 

Daniel Watson 

Martin Watts 

Andrew Wilde 

Graham Williams 

Andrew D Williams 

Lynn Williams 

Dionne Williamson 

Tanya Wilton 

Kim Yates 

Phillip Young 

Natalia Zuleta 

Overseas (49) 

Matthew Anstey 

Rick Brennan 

Michael Brzozowski 

Jacqui Butler 

James Cameron 

Martin Carey 

Ivy Cheng 

Beth Christian 

Ronald Cook 

Fergal Cummins 

William Cupo 

Pete Davis 

Eoghan Ferrie 

Jason Fitch 

Ross Geddes 

Rahul Goswami 

David Graber 

Amanda Hall 

Miriam Harris 

Tim Harris 

Jeffrey Hartman 

Ian Higginson 

Andrew Hobart 

Sandy Inglis 

Jon Johnston 

Debra Kennedy 

Russ Kino 

Sampsa Kiuru 

Rachel Landau 

Michael Lattimore 

Nadine Levick 

Hamish Maclaren 

Ross McAlpine 

Man Ho Ng 

Mark Nicol 

Sinead O’Gorman 

Frank Parks 

Kelly Pettit 

David Poleski 

Martin Rochford 

Asim Shah 

Rosanne Skalicky 

Neil Slabbert 

James Stevenson 

Declan Stewart 

Sian-Ling Tan 

Jane Terris 

Katren Tyler 

Jonathan Wraight 

Queensland (250) 

Peter Aitken 

Michael Aitken 

Sylvia Andrew-Starkey 

Alasdair Arthur 

Richard Ashby 

Paul Bailey 

Kylie Baker 

Mark Baldwin 

Colin Banks 

Mary Basire 

Peter Bastable 

Tina Bazianas 

Bruce Beal 

Anthony Bell 

Christa Bell 

Daniel Bitmead 

Denise Blake 

Dan Bodnar 

Robert Bonnin 

Paul Bowe 

Alison Boyle 

Shahina Braganza 

Victoria Brazil 

Katina Breeze 

Stephen Brierley 

Charles Britton 

Tony Brown 

Richard Brown 

Simon Bugden 

John Burke 

Ellen Burkett 

Robert Butler 

Michael Cameron 

Donald Campbell 

Bruce Campbell 

Marianne Cannon 

Rob Cardwell 

Michaela Cartner 

Nicholas Childs 

Kevin Chu 

Ron Clark 

Sean Clark 

Benjamin Clarke 

Michael Cleary 

Ben Close 

James Collier 

Greg Comadira 

Sheree Conroy 

David Cooksley 

Sara Cooksley 

Bev Coyne 

Rosalind Crawford 

Deanne Crosbie 

Benjamin Croton 

Paul Cullen 

Louise Cullen 

Philip Cumpston 

Mark Dalton 

Shailesh Dass 

Michelle Davison 

Waruna de Alwis 

Jo Deverill 

Gavan Doig 

Grant Eddie 

Mark Elcock 

Greg Emerson 

Paul Ferguson 

Jonathan Field 

Allison Fifoot 

Emmeline Finn 

Gerry FitzGerald 


Kate Gallop 

Peter Garrett 

Audra Gedmintas 

Femke Geijsel 

Terence George 

Clinton Gibbs 

Riesa Ginsberg 

Steven Grant 

Neil Grant 

Tanya Gray 

David Green 

Digby Green 

Lambros Halkidis 

Mohannad Hamed 

Kim Hansen 

Dale Hanson 

Tim Harraway 

Tony Harrington 

Sass Hayes 

Wayne Hazell 

Peter Herron 

Brett Hoggard 

Anthony Holley 

John Holmes 

Jeffrey Hooper 


Harvey Hunt 

Catherine Hurn 

Caroline Hwang 

James Innes 

Jonathon Isoardi 

Katherine Isoardi 

Graham Jay 

Simon Jensen 

Emmanuel Jeyarajah 

Rasiah Jeyarajan 

David Johns 

Christopher Johnstone 

Phillip Kay 


Richard Kenworthy 

Sean Keogh 

Alex King 

Fran Kinnear 

Ian Knox 

Elizabeth Kyle 

Mark Laverty 

Sean Lawrence 

Michelle Lees 

David Lewis-Driver 

Darren Lien 

Kong Liew 

James Lind 

Kirsty Lindsay 

Mark Little 

Peter Logan 

Bevan Lowe 

William Lukin 

Ben Margetts 

Michaela Marginean 

Alex Markwell 

Leo Marneros 

Franco Martinese 

Graeme Maw 

Chris May 

Duncan McAuley 

Andy McClelland 

Nora McCullagh 

Melissa McGrath 

Larry McGuire 

Juliet McKenzie 

David McKinnon 

Kristi McLendon 

Charley McNabb 

Iain McNeill 

Peter McSweeney 

Mark Michalski 

Christian Michel 

Peter Miller 

Katie Mills 

Katherine Monypenny 

Douglas Morel 

Dean Morgan 

Harpreat Moudgil 



Roy Mulcahy 

Ellis Murdoch 

Duncan Murray 

Colin Myers 

Keith Nallaratnam 

Yogesh Nataly

Kim Nicholls 

Rhianne Nowell 

Leo Nunnink 

Kees Nydam 

Alan O’Connor 

Roger O’Gorman 

Carl O’Kane 

Anthony Padowitz 

Colin Page 

Zaahid Pandie 

Andrew Parkin 

Peter Pereira 

Edward Pink 

Robert Pitt 

David Poff 

Joanne Potts 

Darren Powrie 

Stephen Priestley 

Geoff Ramin 

Stephen Rashford 

James Reeves 

Fiona Reilly 

James Renton 

Karen Richards 


Peter Rizzo 

Sonya Rose 

David Rosengren 

Sean Rothwell 

Melanie Rule 

Alison Ryan 

Glenn Ryan 

Jan Sadewasser 

Bob Scott 

Mark Scott 

Raj Sehdev 

Vijey Selvarajah 

Kate Sharpe 

Andrew Shield 

Sue Shiels 

Chanelle Simpson 

Michael Sinnott 

Bob Slawinski 

Niall Small 

Sharyn Smith 

Annabel Somerville 

David Spain 

Andrew Staib 

Lauren Stephenson 

Noel Stevenson 

Richard Stone 

John Sutherland 

David Symmons 

Simon Taylor 

Simon Tebbutt 

Adrian Ternouth 

Ogilvie Thom 

Jamie Thomas 


Fiona Thomson 

Neale Thornton 

James Tilleard 

Joseph Ting 

Ric Todhunter 

Thomas Torpie 

Greg Treston 

Charles Tweed 

Yusuke Ueno-Dewhirst 


Matthew Verdolini 

Melanie Voigt 

Andrew Walker 

Stephen Walker 

Mark Walker 

Christine Waller 

Carrie Wang 

David Ward 

Laura Wee 

Yolande Weiner 

Daragh Weldon 

Luke Wheatley 

Richard Whitaker 

Julian Williams 

Adam Wilson 

Stuart Young 

Khalid Yousif 


(71) 

Samuel Alfred 

Louise Allonby-Neve 

Christopher Angley 

Philip Aplin 

Chris Baggoley 

Catriona Balfour 

Ulrike Basch 


Julie Bunney 

Maureen Busutil 

Diane Campbell 

Simon Chu 

Herman Chua 

Jane Cocks 

Judy Cornish 

Michael Davey 

Andrew Doley 

Bob Dunn 

Tony Eliseo 

Daniel Ellis 

Lisa Farmer 

Patrick Feeny 

Alistair Fergusson 

Andrew Giles 

Lee Hammerstein 

Jim Holland 

Matthew Hooper 

Geoffrey Hughes 

Chanh Huynh 

Truc Huynh 

Sue Johanson 

Alison Kent 

Diane King 

Jarrod Koh 

Sam Lam 

Kenneth Lee 

Joon Chong Lee 

Tom Lee 

Belinda Leigh 

Derek Louey 

Jake Mallon 

Timothy Mann 

Stefan Mazur 

Hendrika Meyer 

Keiko Morioka 

Alistair Murray 

Melissa Nelligan 

Tobias Otto 

Mohines Pala 

Sharad Pandit 

Cathrin Parsch 

Andrew Pearce 

David Pope 

Jane Rowland 

Jennifer Rush 

Brett Sampson 

Julianne Schliebs 

Sharon Semmler 

Frances Settle 

James Smyth 

Thomas Soulsby 

Richard Strickland 

Peter Stuart 

David Teubner 

Jack Wearne 

Mark Webb 

Conrad Williams 

Ryan Windish 

Matthew Wright 

Alex Wurm 

Luke Yip 

Tasmania (29) 

Konrad Blackman 

David Brook 

Terry Brown 

Andrew Climie 

Helen Cooley 

Geoff Couser 

Brian Doyle 

Rod Franks 

Corinne Ginifer 

Julia Haire 

Emma Huckerby 

Andrew Hughes 

Michael King 

Jorian Kippax 

Tony Lawler 

Esther Lok 

Thomas McDonagh 

Eve Merfi eld 

Paul Pielage 

Dean Powell 

David Rigg 

Michael Rose 

Marielle Ruigrok 

David Smart 

Brady Tassicker 

Alicia Tucker 

Richard Vane-Tempest 

Bryan Walpole 

Nick Watkins 


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Victoria (333) 

Nicholas Adams 

Meredith Adie 

Hussein Alabodi 

Yaman Al-Azzawi 

David Alexander 

Hani Aljamal 


Angelo Annunziata 

Peter Archer 

Sean Arendse 

Ali Asadpour 

Amer Ashour 

Michael Augello 

Gary Ayton 

Diana Badcock 

Peter Bailey 

Timothy Baker 

Peter Barnett 

Bruce Bartley 

Nigel Beck 

Danny Ben-Eli 

Michael Ben-Meir 

Jack Bergman 

Stephen Bernard 

Deborah Bernstein 

Michelle Bertolucci 

Paul Biegler 

Gabriel Blecher 

Andrew Blunt 

Simon Bolch 

Antony Bottrall 

David Bradt 


Lindsay Bridgford 

Kate Bristow 

Jennifer Brookes 

Joanne Brown 

Sheila Bryan 

Michael Bryant 

Mary Buchanan 

Andy Buck 

Dinh Bui 

Paul Buntine 

Peter Burke 

Nathan Bushby 

Adam Bystrzycki 

Peter Cameron 

Gary Campain 

Belinda Carne 

Andrew Casamento 

Kirsten Cassidy 

Craig Castle 

Thomas Chan 

Barry Chan 

Tony Chan 

Andrew Chan 

Pauline Chapman 

Peter Cheng 

Antony Chenhall 

Ifeanyi Chiezey 

Herman Chiu 

Wei Ch’ng 

Min-Hin Chong 

Linda Chow 

Tsung Hsin Chung 

Carlos Cobelas 

John Coleridge 

Michael Coman 

Carolyn Cooper 

Rachael Coutts 

Simon Craig 

Anne Creaton 

Andrew Crellin 

Carmel Crock 

Daniel Crompton 

Heather Crook 

Anthony Cross 

Peter Crossley 

Jaycen Cruickshank 

Neil Cunningham 

Nicola Cunningham 

Joanne Dalgleish 

Anna Davis 

Andrew Dean 

Adrienne Deans 

Conor Deasy 

Mark Dent 

Stuart Dilley 

John Ding 

Warwick Dobson 

George Douros 

Jonathan Dowling 

Dino Druda 

Paul Duggan 

Martin Dutch 

Andrew Dyall 

Linas Dziukas 

David Eddey 

Diana Egerton- 

Warburton 

Robin Endersbee 

Joseph Epstein 

Julia Fisher 

Mark Fitzgerald 

Diane Flood 

Colleen Fluharty 


Peter Fritz 

Phyllis Fu 

Jeremy Furyk 

Bruce Garbutt 

Pascal Gelperowicz 

Michael Geluk 

Con Georgakas 

Angaj Ghosh 

Dimitrios Giannios 

Robert Gocentas 

Leong Goh 

Neil Goldie 

Jim Goutzamanis 


Tim Gray 

Shaun Greene 

Joanne Grindlay 

Abey Gunaratne 

Barry Gunn 

Robyn Gunn 

Susan Hahnemann 

Darsim Haji 

Kavi Haji 

Jason Harney 

Julia Harrison 

Glenn Harrison 

Richard Harrod 

Mark Hartnell 

Semsudin Hasanovic 

James Hayes 

James Hendrie 

Jackie Herington 

Ruth Hew 

Helen Hewitt 

Kenny Hii 

Tom Hoey 

Kent Hoi 

Hans Hollerer 

Natalie Hood 

Nalini Hooper 

Sandy Hopper 

Dane Horsfall 

Madeleine Howard 

Kelley Hubble 

Jennie Hutton 

Christine Jackman 

David Jawary 

George Jelinek 

Keith Joe 

Tara Johansson 

John Johnston 

Peter Jordan 

Simon Judkins 

Mohan Kamalanathan 

Tony Kambourakis 

Harry Karipis 

Jonathan Karro 

Peter Kas 

Anne-Maree Kelly 

Marcus Kennedy 

Elissa Kennedy-Smith 

Fergus Kerr 

Ameera Khan 

Evangelos Klonis 


Nick Kokotsis 

Martin Koolstra 

Anna Korin 

Zeff Koutsogiannis 

David Krelle 

Matthew Labattaglia 

Ian Lamb 

Helen Laurence 

Debbie Leach 

Victor Lee 

Lucia Le-Kim 

Martin Lew 

Don Liew 


Kim Lim 

Cynthia Lim 

Kenneth Lim 

Wendy Lim 

Mandy Lishman 

Anita Liu 

John Loy 

Benjamin Lui 

Jane Lukins 


Matthew Maiden 

Amit Maini 

Jacqueline Maplesden 

Luigi Marino 

Francine Marshall 

Rebecca Marson 

Jakub Matera 

Mark Matthiesson 

Melanie McCann 

Daniel McGannon 

Ben McKenzie 

Robert Meek 

Greg Mele 

Shyaman Menon 

Wolfgang Merl 

Alastair Meyer 

Robert Millar 

Sue Mitchell 

Biswadev Mitra 

Christopher Mobbs 

Michelle Mok 

Alfredo Mori 

Venita Munir 

Gregory Nathan 

Sandra Neate 

Jason Nebbs 

Julia Ng 

Khiem Ngo 

Fiona Nicholson 

Bill Nimorakiotakis 

Tony Nocera 

Stephen Nutter 

Edward Oakley 

Adam O’Brien 

Kenneth Ooi 

Shu-Haur Ooi 


Laven Padayachee 

Christopher Paes 

Sylvia Palanca 

Peter Papadopoulos 

Jonathan Papson 

Helen Parker 

Robyn Parker 

Meera Parkhe 


John Pasco 


Rajesh Patel 

Maureen Patumau-Koo 

Ileana Petre 

Michelle Philander 


Wilson Phiri

Fabrice Pierre 

Steven Pincus 

Robert Poulton 

Louis Pouw 

Kirsty Povey 

Helen Psihogios 

Mark Putland 

Treena Quarin 

Michael Ragg 

Fatima Rahman 

Umadevan Rajasagaram 

Mani Rajee 

Thomas Razga 

Tom Rade 

Nickie Reid 

Joanna Richardson 

Sarah Rickman 

Peter Ritchie 

Penelope Roberts 

Aaron Robinson 

Pamela Rosengarten 

Andrew Rosengarten 

Rachel Rosler 

Mark Rugless 

Matt Ryan 

Manoj Samuel 

Guy Sansom 

Mark Santamaria 

Anastasia Sfakiotaki 

Nicholas Simpson 

De Villiers Smit 

Mark Smith 

Simon Smith 

Jack Spencer 

Julian Stella 

Helen Stergiou 

Jeremy Stevens 

Ronald Sultana 

Ian Summers 

Ananth Sundaralingam 

Alex Swain 

Gim Tan 

Andrew Tay 

James Taylor 

David Taylor 

Michael Taylor 

Graeme Thomson 

Gino Toncich 

Anh Tran 

Steven Troupakis 


Spiro Tsipouras 

Susan Tucker 

Igor Tulchinsky 

Lisa Vallender 

Michelle Van Den 

Driesen 

Denise Van Vugt 

Andre Vanzyl 

Mark Wadsworth 

Andrew Walby 

Katie Walker 

Richard Waller 

Liam Walsh 

Matthew Walsh 

Nicola Walsham 

Sarah Ward 

Jayantha Weeraratne 

Johannes Wenzel 

Adam West 

Emma West 

Melissa White 

Allan Whitehead 

Sarah Whitelaw 

Ann Whitfi eld 

Amanda Wilkin 

Pip Wills 

Craig Winter 

Peter Wirth 

Peter Wright 

Michael Yeoh 

Bernard Yeoh 

Simon Young 

Allen Yuen 

Salomon Zalstein 


(140) 

Peter Allely 

Ashok Arasu 

Glenn Arendts 

Jason Armstrong 

Paul Bailey 

Neil Banham 

Simone Bartlett 


Simon Brown 

Cameron Burrows 

Mike Cadogan 

Ngaire Caruso 

Tony Celenza 

Phillip Chapman 

Robert Chircop 

Andrew Christophers 

Colin Clarke 

Jim Cooper 

Adam Coulson 

David Cruse 

Chris Curry 

Frank Daly 

Michael Davey 

Ian Dey 

Steve Dunjey 

Rodney Ellis 

Tor Ercleve 

Ian Everitt 


James Flynn 

Nick Forgione 

Alan Gault 

Ian Gawthrope 

Gary Geelhoed 

Michele Genevieve 

Wouter Gerryts 

Paddy Golden 

Monica Gope 

Adrian Goudie 

Stephen Grainger 

Norman Gray 

Suzanne Gray 

Robert Graydon 

Joann Gren 

Leanne Hartnett 

Stephen Hartwig 

Geoff Hawking 

Richard Hay 

Niall Henry 

Garth Herrington 

Thomas Hitchcock 

Jack Hodge 

Sarah Hodson 

Kerry Hoggett 

Marten Howes 

Richard Jackman 


Andrew Jan 

Werner Janse van 

Rensburg 

Michelle Johnston 

Ilan Josephs 

Cem Kibar 

Dieter Kohrs 

Christopher Kruk 

Peter Leman 

John Lewis 

Nicole Liesis 

Godfrey Lo 

Francis Loutsky 

Michael Lovegrove 

Orla Lyons 

Stephen Macdonald 

Eleanor Marillier 

Paul Mark 

Anthony Mattick 

David McCoubrie 

Helen Mead 

Jenny Medcalf 

Mark Monaghan 

David Morgan 


David Moxon 

Kim Mullaley 

Kim Munckton 

Yusuf Nagree 

Yuresh Naidoo 

Conrad Ng 

Daniel Ng 

Debra O’Brien 

Colin Parker 

Ovidiu Pascu 

Hiten Patel 

Elizabeth Paterson 

Harry Patterson 


Peter Pridmore 

Nantha Ramachandran 

Stephan Remke 

Sandra Rennie 

Michael Richardson 

James Rippey 

Ian Rogers 

Mark Salib 

Jason Scop 

Prathibha Shenoy 

Vera Sistenich 

Kirsty Skinner 

Jessamine Soderstrom 

Peter Sprivulis 

Amanda Stafford 

Arthur Stephenson 

Matthew Summerscales 

Greg Sweetman 

Roger Swift 

Ryan Tan 

Conway Tang 

John Thompson 

John van der Post 

Jennifer Vance 

Anna Varone 

Lynda Vine 

Heidi Wade 

Vida Wardhana 

Andrew Waring 

Helga Weaving 

Chung Wei Wee 

Kate Wheadon 

James Wheeler 

Garry Wilkes 

Robyn Wilkinson 

Aled Williams 


Glenda Wilson 

Carolyn Wilson 

James Winton 

Simon Wood 

Michael Woosey 

Hakan Yaman 

Lai Kin Yaw 

Justin Yeung 

Honorary Fellows 

David Suresh 

Jenny Freeman 

Glenn Hamilton 

Peter London 

David Wilson 

Gordon Wong 


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ADMINISTRATION 

Offi ce of the CEO 

Alana Killen Chief Executive Offi cer 

Jane Macaulay Executive Assistant 

Bec McPhee Administration Offi cer 

Education 

Mary Lawson Director of Education 

Claire Byrne Education Project Manager 

Claire Spooner Curriculum Project Offi cer 

Dee Reynolds Manager Continuing Professional Development 

(CPD) 

Katharine Ebbs Manager, E-Learning 

Louise Feeney Project Offi cer, E-Learning 

Virginia Cunsolo Manager Training and Assessment 

Rachel Brooks Committee Administrator 

Pam Jadeja Administration Offi cer, Provisional Training & Trainee 

Research 4.10 

Hydie Pallier Administration Offi cer, Primary Exam 

Sarah McArthur Administration Offi cer, Registrations, Trainee 

Committee & DEMT Course 

Claire Ridgway Assessment Offi cer 

Suzi Taleska Administration Offi cer, Advanced Training 

Policy & Research 

Andrew Gosbell Director Policy and Research 

Liv Cameron Manager Policy, Quality and Regulations 

Zoë Cocks Committee Administrator 

Corinne Millane Overseas Credentials Offi cer 

Marie Mucha Administration Offi cer, Accreditation Committee 

Sarah Smith Administration Offi cer, Accreditation 

Operations 

Peter Bain Director of Operations 

Amanda Strates Manager Finance 

Johanna Owen Finance Offi cer 

Nat Tunbridge Communications Offi cer 

Tammy McEvoy HR Administrator 

Leonie Tatt Offi ce Administrator 

Val Josifovska Receptionist 

National Projects 

Sam Denny National Program Director 

Helen Kaminski Administration Offi cer Projects 

International Federation 

for Emergency Medicine 

Carol Reardon Executive Offi cer 

New Zealand Faculty 

Denise Tringham Administration Offi cer 

College Contact Details 

34 Jeffcott Street 

West Melbourne Vic 3003 

Australia 

Telephone: (03) 9320 0444 

Fax: (03) 9320 0400 

Telephone International: +61 3 9320 0444 

Fax International: +61 3 9320 0400 

Email: admin@acem.org.au 

Website: www.acem.org.au

Financial 

Report 

for the year ended 

30 June 2011 

ABN 76 009 090 715 


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COUNCILLORS’ 

REPORT 

42 The Members of Council present their report together Principal Activities 

with the accounts of The Australasian College for 

Emergency Medicine for the year ended 30 June 2011 

and the Auditor’s Report thereon. 

The Members of Council in offi ce at any time during 

or since the end of the year are: 

President 

Dr Sally McCarthy, MBBS, FACEM, MBA 

Vice President 

Dr Charles (Peter) Freeman, BChB, FRCS, FFAEM, FACEM 

Honorary Secretary 

Dr Anthony Cross, MBBS, DRANZCOG, FACEM, FCICM 

Honorary Treasurer 

Dr Andrew Maclean, MBBS, FACEM 

Censor-In-Chief 

Dr Yuresh Naidoo, MBChB (appointed 17 December 2010) 

Dr Debra O’Brien, MBBS, FACEM, MPH 

(resigned 11 April 2011) 

Deputy Censor-In-Chief 

Dr Ruth Li-Shan Hew, MBBS, BA, FACEM 

(appointed 11 March 2011) 

Councillors 

Dr John Bonning, BHB, MBChB, FACEM 

Dr Judy Cornish, BMBS, FACEM 

Dr Diana Egerton-Warburton, MBBS, FACEM, M.Clin.Epidem 

Dr Anthony Lawler, MBBS, FACEM 

Dr Christopher May, MBBS, FRACGP, FACEM 

Dr David Mountain, MBBS, FACEM 

Dr Yusufali Nagree, MBBS, FACEM, Grad.Dip.CompSci, MBA 

Dr Didier Palmer, MB.BCh, MRCGP, MRCP, FRCS, FCEM, FACEM 

Dr Kate Porges, MBBS, FACEM 

Dr Andrew Singer, MBBS, FACEM 

Dr Niall Small, MBChB, MRCGP, FACEM 

Dr Alan Tankel, B.Sc, MBChB, FACEM 

The principal activity of the College is to promote and 

advance the study of the principles and practice of 

emergency medicine. There was no signifi cant change 

in the nature of the College’s activity during the year. 

Review and Result of Operations 

The net surplus of the College for this year was 

$1,929,668 (2010 – $1,597,851). The overall increase in 

the net surplus is 20.8%. (2010 – increase of 67.0%). 

The operating income has increased by 12.9% (2010 – 

9.8%). The non-operating income has increased by 57.2% 

($152,512) largely due to the increase in interest revenue. 

Expenditure has increased by 12.7%, including defi cits on 

sale of investments of $58,226 (2010 – $110,394). 

The fi nancial year results have been prepared on 

an accrual accounting basis and are therefore fully 

comparable. 

The College’s Net Assets were $14,681,607 as at 

30 June 2011 (2010 – $12,555,826). 

Dividend 

The College’s Memorandum of Association prohibits the 

payment of a dividend. 

Likely Developments 

The College will continue to pursue its aim of promotion 

and advancement of the study of the principles and 

practice of emergency medicine. 

Signifi cant Changes in the State of Affairs 

During the fi nancial year, the College entered into an 

agreement with the Federal Department of Health and 

Ageing entitled More Doctors for Emergency Departments 

2011-2013 (DOHA Project). This agreement will increase 

the College’s turnover by a total of approximately 

$44,520,000 million over the next three years to be 

expended in accordance with a structured payment 

schedule. 

No other signifi cant changes in the College’s state of 

affairs occurred during the fi nancial year. 

Events Subsequent to Balance Date 

No matters or circumstances have arisen since the end of 

the fi nancial year and the date of this report, which have 

signifi cantly affected or are likely, in the opinion of the 

Councillors, to signifi cantly affect: 

(i) the operations of the College; 

(ii) the results of those operations; or 

(iii) the state of affairs of the College in subsequent 

fi nancial years.

Environmental Regulation and Performance 

The College is not subject to any particular or signifi cant 

environmental regulation. 

Indemnifi cation and Insurance of Councillors 

The College holds appropriate insurance for the 

Councillors’ liabilities. 

Councillor’s Benefi ts 

No Councillor, since the end of the previous fi nancial 

period, has received or has become entitled to receive 

a benefi t by reason of a contract made by the College 

or a related corporation with a member of the Council 

or with a fi rm of which a Councillor is a member or 

with a company in which a Councillor has a substantial 

fi nancial interest. 

Court Proceedings 

No person has applied for leave of the Court to bring 

proceedings on behalf of the College or intervene in 

any proceedings to which the College is a party for the 

purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of the College 

for all or any part of those proceedings. The College was 

not a party to any such proceedings during the year. 

Auditor’s Independence Declaration 

A copy of the auditor’s independence declaration as 

required under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 

is set out on page 44. 

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Members 

of Council. 

Dr Sally McCarthy Dr Andrew Maclean 

President Honorary Treasurer 

Dated at Melbourne this 3rd day of October 2011. 


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AUDITOR’S 

DECLARATION 

44 Auditor’s Independence Declaration 

under Section 307c of the Corporations 

Act 2001 to the Councillors 

of The Australasian College 

for Emergency Medicine 

I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, during 

the year ended 30 June 2011 there have been: 

(i) no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements 

as set out in the Corporations Act 2001 

in relation to the audit; and 

(ii) no contraventions of any applicable code of professional 

conduct in relation to the audit. 

Name of Firm: CARTHILLS 

Chartered Accountants 

Name of Partner: Frank Hills 

Address: 2072 Logan Road, Brisbane 

Dated this 3rd day of October 2011.

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE 

INCOME for the year ended 30 June 2011 

REVENUE 2 5,619,654 4,871,050 

Note 

2011 

$ 

2010 

$ 

5,619,654 4,871,050 

Employee benefi ts expenses (1,362,336) (1,090,690) 

Committee meeting costs (638,060) (490,781) 

Exam expenses (529,019) (480,875) 

Administration expense (320,985) (495,081) 

Depreciation and amortisation 4 (286,656) (250,292) 

Audit, legal and consultancy expense (185,200) (214,919) 

DOHA Project expense (145,569) - 

Occupancy costs (58,292) (46,398) 

Defi cit on disposal of investments 4 (58,226) (110,394) 

Other expenses (105,643) (93,769) 

Surplus for the year 4 1,929,668 1,597,851 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME: 

Net surplus on revaluation of fi nancial assets 196,113 277,039 

Other comprehensive income for the year 196,113 277,039 

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR 2,125,781 1,874,890 

The accompanying notes form part of these fi nancial statements. 


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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL 

POSITION as at 30 June 2011 

ASSETS 

CURRENT ASSETS 

Cash and cash equivalents 5 8,936,074 3,110,719 

Trade and other receivables 6 1,321,960 1,150,821 

Other current assets 7 290,261 50,096 

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 10,548,295 4,311,636 

NON-CURRENT ASSETS 

Trade and other receivables 6 2,000 2,000 

Financial assets 8 7,535,420 5,474,954 

Property, plant and equipment 9 5,203,157 5,078,992 

Intangible assets 10 59,853 92,138 

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 12,800,430 10,648,084 

TOTAL ASSETS 23,348,725 14,959,720 

LIABILITIES 

CURRENT LIABILITIES 

Trade and other payables 11 8,511,590 2,287,025 

Short-term provisions 12 72,473 49,480 

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 8,584,063 2,336,505 

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 

Long-term provisions 12 83,055 67,389 

TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 83,055 67,389 

TOTAL LIABILITIES 8,667,118 2,403,894 

NET ASSETS 14,681,607 12,555,826 

ACCUMULATED FUNDS 

Reserves 16 (396,482) (592,595) 

Retained surpluses 13 15,078,089 13,148,421 

TOTAL ACCUMULATED FUNDS 14,681,607 12,555,826 


Note 


$ 

2010 

$

STATEMENT OF CHANGES 

IN ACCUMULATED FUNDS 

for the year ended 30 June 2011 

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 


Note 

Retained 

Surpluses 

$ 

Financial 

Assets Reserve 

$ 

Balance at 1 July 2009 11,550,570 (869,634) 10,680,936 

Surplus for the year ended 30 June 2010 1,597,851 - 1,597,851 

Total other comprehensive income for the year - 277,039 277,039 

Balance at 30 June 2010 13,148,421 (592,595) 12,555,826 

Surplus for the year ended 30 June 2011 1,929,668 - 1,929,668 

Total other comprehensive income for the year - 196,113 196,113 

BALANCE AT 30 JUNE 2011 15,078,089 (396,482) 14,681,607 

For a description of reserves, refer Note 16. 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 

Receipts from fellows and trainees 5,255,938 4,302,564 

Receipts from DOHA Project funding 6,081,580 - 

Receipts from investments 113,625 133,926 

Payments to suppliers and employees (3,439,584) (3,102,569) 

Interest received 286,750 119,779 

Cash fl ow from conferences (165,270) 88,521 

Cash fl ow from Journal of Emergency Medicine Australasia (5,122) (6,683) 

Net cash provided by operating activities 14 8,127,917 1,535,537 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES 

Purchase of property (131,797) (52,034) 

Purchase of plant and equipment (204,794) (122,696) 

Sale of plant and equipment 2,677 - 

Purchase of available-for-sale investments (682,000) (473,153) 

Sale of available-for-sale investments 257,853 162,190 

Purchase of other unlisted investments (3,754,960) (2,254,959) 

Sale of other unlisted investments 2,254,949 - 

Purchase of website improvements (44,490) (49,079) 

Net cash used in investing activities (2,302,562) (2,789,731) 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents held 5,825,355 387,568 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 3,110,719 4,364,913 

Cash at cash equivalents end of year 5 8,936,074 3,110,719 


Note 


$ 

Total 

$ 


2010 

$ 


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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL 

STATEMENTS for the year ended 30 June 2011 

1. Statement of Signifi cant 

Accounting Policies 

The fi nancial statements are for The Australasian College for 

Emergency Medicine as an individual entity. The Australasian 

College for Emergency Medicine is limited by guarantee, 

incorporated and domiciled in Australia. 

Basis of Preparation 

The fi nancial statements are general purpose fi nancial 

statements that have been prepared in accordance with 

Australian Accounting Standards (including Australian Accounting 

Interpretations) and the Corporations Act 2001. 

Australian Accounting Standards set out accounting policies that 

the AASB has concluded would result in the fi nancial statements 

containing relevant and reliable information about transactions, 

events and conditions. Material accounting policies adopted 

in the preparation of these fi nancial statements are 

presented below. They have been consistently applied 

unless otherwise stated. 

The fi nancial statements have been prepared on an accruals basis 

and are based on historical costs modifi ed, where applicable, 

by the measurement at fair value of selected non-current assets, 

fi nancial assets and fi nancial liabilities. 

Accounting Policies 

Income Tax 

The Australian Taxation Offi ce has advised that income of the 

College is exempt from the payment of income tax under 

Section 50-5 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, as 

amended. 

Property, Plant and Equipment 

Each class of property, plant and equipment is carried at cost or 

fair values as indicated, less, where applicable, any accumulated 

depreciation and impairment losses. 

Property 

Freehold land and buildings are not revalued to an amount above 

their recoverable amount, and where carrying values exceed this 

recoverable amount assets are written down. 

Increases in the carrying amount arising on revaluation of land 

and buildings are recognised in other comprehensive income 

and accumulated in the revaluation surplus in accumulated funds. 

Revaluation decreases that offset previous increases of the 

same class of assets shall be recognised in other comprehensive 

income under the heading of revaluation surplus. All other 

decreases are charged to the statement of comprehensive 

income. 

Plant and equipment 

Plant and equipment are measured on the cost basis less 

depreciation and impairment losses. 

The carrying amount of plant and equipment is reviewed annually 

by Councillors to ensure it is not in excess of the recoverable 

amount from these assets. The recoverable amount is assessed 

on the basis of the expected net cash fl ows that will be received 

from the assets’ employment and subsequent disposal. 

The expected net cash fl ows have been discounted to their 

present values in determining recoverable amounts. 

The cost of fi xed assets constructed within the College includes 

the cost of materials, direct labour, borrowing costs and an 

appropriate proportion of fi xed and variable overheads. 

Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s carrying amount 

or recognised as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it 

is probable that future economic benefi ts associated with the 

item will fl ow to the College and the cost of the item can be 

measured reliably. All other repairs and maintenance are charged 

to the statement of comprehensive income during the fi nancial 

period in which they are incurred. 

Depreciation 

The depreciable amount of all fi xed assets including buildings, 

but excluding freehold land, is depreciated on a straight line 

or diminishing value basis over their useful life to the College 

commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use. 

The depreciation rates used for each class of 

depreciable assets are: 

Class of Fixed Asset Depreciation Rate 

Buildings (College Headquarters) 2.5% 

Plant & Equipment 5 - 30% 

Library 15% 

Computer Equipment 20 - 50% 

Anatomy Models 10 - 21.42% 

The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and 

adjusted if appropriate, at the end of each reporting period. 

An asset’s carrying amount is written down immediately to its 

recoverable amount if the asset’s carrying amount is greater than 

its estimated recoverable amount. 

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing 

proceeds with the carrying amount. These gains or losses are 

included in the statement of comprehensive income. When 

revalued assets are sold, amounts included in the revaluation 

reserve relating to that asset are transferred to retained surpluses. 

Financial Instruments 

Initial recognition and measurement 

Financial assets and fi nancial liabilities are recognised when the 

College becomes a party to the contractual provisions to the 

instrument. For fi nancial assets, this is equivalent to the date 

the College commits itself to either purchase or sell the asset. 

Financial instruments are initially measured at fair value plus 

transaction costs except where the instrument is classifi ed ‘at fair 

value through surplus or defi cit’ in which case the transaction 

costs are expensed to surplus or defi cit immediately. 

Classifi cation and subsequent measurement 

Financial instruments are subsequently measured at either fair 

value, amortised cost using the effective interest rate method 

or cost. Fair value represents the amount for which an asset 

could be exchanged or a liability settled, between knowledgeable, 

willing parties. Where available, quoted prices in an active market 

are used to determine fair value. 

(i) Financial assets at fair value through surplus and defi cit 

A fi nancial asset is classifi ed in this category if acquired 

principally for the purpose of selling in the short term or if 

so designated by management and within the requirements 

of AASB 139: Financial Instruments: Recognition and 

Measurement. Derivatives are also categorised as held for 

trading unless they are designated as hedges. Such assets are 

subsequently measured at fair value with changes in carrying 

value being included in surplus or defi cit.

(ii) Loans and receivables 

Loans and receivables are non-derivative fi nancial assets with 

fi xed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an 

active market and are subsequently measured at amortised 

cost using the effective interest rate method. 

(iii) Held-to-maturity investments 

These investments have fi xed maturities, and it is the 

College’s intention to hold these investments to maturity. 

Any held-to-maturity investments held by the College are 

stated at amortised cost using the effective interest rate 

method. 

(iv) Available-for-sale fi nancial assets 

Available-for-sale fi nancial assets are non-derivative fi nancial 

assets not included in the above categories. Available-for-sale 

fi nancial assets are refl ected at fair value. 

(v) Financial liabilities 

Non-derivative fi nancial liabilities are subsequently measured 

at amortised cost. 

Fair Value 

Fair value is determined based on current bid prices for all 

quoted investments. Valuation techniques are applied 

to determine fair value for all unlisted securities. 

Impairment of Assets 

At the end of each reporting period, the College reviews the 

carrying values of its tangible and intangible assets to determine 

whether there is any indication that those assets have been 

impaired. If such an indication exists, the recoverable amount of 

the asset, being the higher of the asset’s fair value less costs to 

sell and value in use, is compared to the asset’s carrying value. 

Any excess of the asset’s carrying value over its recoverable 

amount is expensed to the statement of comprehensive income. 

Impairment testing is performed annually for goodwill and 

intangible assets with indefi nite lives. 

Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of 

an individual asset, the College estimates the recoverable amount 

of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. 

Where an impairment loss on a revalued asset is identifi ed, this 

is debited against the revaluation surplus in respect of the same 

class of asset to the extent that the impairment loss does not 

exceed the amount in the revaluation surplus for that same class 

of asset. 

Intangibles 

Web-site costs are initially recognised on the cost basis. After 

initial recognition, web-site costs are carried at their cost, less 

any accumulated amortisation over their estimated useful life or 

fi ve years, and any accumulated impairment losses. 

Employee Benefi ts 

Provision is made for the College’s liability for employee benefi ts 

arising from services rendered by employees to the end of the 

reporting period. Employee benefi ts that are expected to be 

settled within one year have been measured at the amounts 

expected to be paid when the liability is settled, plus related 

on-costs. Employee benefi ts payable later than one year have 

been measured at the present value of the estimated future cash 

outfl ows to be made for those benefi ts. 

Contributions are made to employee superannuation funds 

and are charged as expenses when incurred. All employees are 

entitled to varying levels of benefi ts on retirement, disability 

or death. The superannuation plans or equivalent provide 

accumulated benefi ts. Contributions are made in accordance 

with the statutory requirements of each jurisdiction. 

Provisions 

Provisions are recognised when the College has a legal or 

constructive obligation, as a result of past events, for which it is 

probable that an outfl ow of economic benefi ts will result and 

that outfl ow can be reliably measured. Provisions recognised 

represent the best estimate of the amounts required to settle 

the obligation at reporting date. 

Cash and Cash Equivalents 

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits held atcall 

with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments with 

original maturities of six months or less, and bank overdrafts. 

Bank overdrafts are shown within short-term borrowings in 

current liabilities on the statement of fi nancial position. 

Revenue 

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the goods 

are delivered to customers. 

Interest revenue is recognised on a proportional basis taking into 

account the interest rates applicable to the fi nancial assets. 

Subscriptions and Exam Fees 

Subscriptions and Exam Fees have been included on an accruals 

basis which is consistent with the accounting policy adopted in 

the previous year. The revenue is recognised when the service 

has been provided. 

Grant revenue from the DOHA Project “More Doctors for 

Emergency Departments 2011-2013”, which commenced in June 

2011, is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income 

on a systematic basis over the periods in which the College 

recognises as expenses the related costs for which the grant is 

intended to compensate. All other grant revenue is recognised in 

the statement of fi nancial position as a liability until the service 

has been delivered to the contributor, at which time the net 

surplus/(defi cit) on the project is recognised in the statement of 

comprehensive income. 

Revenue from the providing of all other services is recognised 

when the service is provided. 

Borrowing Costs 

Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, 

construction or production of assets necessarily take a 

substantial period of time to prepare for their intended use or 

sale, are added to the cost of those assets, until such time as the 

assets are substantially ready for their intended use of sale. 

All other borrowing costs are recognised in income in the period 

in which they are incurred. 

Goods and Services Tax (GST) 

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount 

of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred is not 

recoverable from the Tax Offi ce. In these circumstances, the GST 

is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of an asset or as 

part of an item of the expense. Receivables and payables in the 

balance sheet are shown inclusive of GST. 

Cash fl ows are presented in the statement of cash fl ows on 

a gross basis, except for the GST component of investing and 

fi nancing activities, which are disclosed as operating cash fl ows. 


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Comparative Figures 

When required by Accounting Standards, comparative fi gures 

have been adjusted to conform to changes in presentation for 

the current fi nancial year. 

Trade and Other Payables 

Trade and other payables represent the liability outstanding at 

the end of the reporting period for goods and services rendered 

by the company during the reporting period which remain 

unpaid. The balance is recognised as a current liability with 

the amounts normally paid within 30 days of recognition of 

the liability. 

Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgements 

The Councillors evaluate estimates and judgements incorporated 

into the fi nancial statements based on historical knowledge and 

best available current information. Estimates assume a reasonable 

expectation of future events and are based on current trends and 

economic data, obtained both externally and within the College. 

New Accounting Standards for Application in 

Future Periods 

The AASB has issued new and amended Accounting Standards 

and Interpretations that have mandatory application dates for 

future reporting periods and which the College has decided not 

to early adopt, including: 

♦ AASB 9: Financial Instruments (December 2010). 

♦ AASB 1053: Application of Tiers of Australian Accounting 

Standards and AASB 2010-2: Amendments to Australian 

Accounting Standards arising from Reduced Disclosure 

Requirements. 

♦ AASB 2009-12: Amendments to Australian Accounting 

Standards. 

♦ AASB 2010-4: Further Amendments to Australian Accounting 

Standards arising from the Annual Improvements Project. 


Standards. 


Standards arising from AASB 9 (December 2010). 

2. Revenue 

Operating revenue 


$ 

2010 

$ 

Fellows annual and entrance fees 1,352,963 1,304,172 

Reimbursement of secretarial 

services 

255,476 281,579 

Exam fees received 1,501,704 1,393,939 

Trainee annual and entrance fees 1,654,056 1,435,294 

Sundry subscriptions and fees 81,789 52,287 

Continuing professional 

development levy (non-fellows) 

57,127 27,403 

DOHA Project income 145,569 

Project grant surplus 104,545 - 

Conference surplus 47,112 109,138 

Sales - 559 

Surplus on sale of non-current 

assets 

122 - 

Total operating revenue 5,200,463 4,604,371 

Other revenue 

Investment revenue 113,625 133,926 

Interest revenue 305,566 132,753 

Total other revenue 419,191 266,679 

Total revenue 5,619,654 4,871,050 

Investment revenue from: 

♦ Investment trusts distributions 

received 

113,625 133,926 

Total investment revenue 113,625 133,926 

Interest revenue from: 

♦ Other entities 305,566 132,753 

Total interest revenue 305,566 132,753 

3. Auditor’s Remuneration 

Remuneration of the auditor for: 

♦ Auditing or reviewing the 

fi nancial report 

13,000 11,500 

♦ Accounting and taxation services 20,500 14,400 

33,500 25,900

4. Surplus 

Expenditure 


$ 

2010 

$ 

Amortisation of website costs 76,775 95,141 

Depreciation of property, plant and 

equipment 

209,881 155,151 

286,656 250,292 

Bad debts 12,062 - 

Doubtful debts expense 1,260 6,870 

Net defi cit on disposal of investments: 

Proceeds on disposal 257,853 162,190 

Disposal at cost (316,079) (272,584) 

Net defi cit on disposals 


5. Cash 

Current 

(58,226) (110,394) 

Cash on hand – petty cash 300 271 

Cash at bank – petty cash 963 7,589 

Cash at bank – cheque account 433,838 580,313 

Cash management call account 6,525 6,559 

Cash deposit account - 2,000,000 

Online saver account 8,294,445 - 

ASGARD eWrap cash account 100,003 415,987 

ASGARD term deposit 100,000 100,000 

8,936,074 3,110,719 

Included in cash and cash equivalents as at 30 June 2011 is 

$5,383,140 representing unspent DOHA Project funding 

grant income (Refer Note 11). 

Reconciliation of cash 

Cash at the end of the fi nancial year as shown in the 

statement of cash fl ows is reconciled to the related items in 

the statement of fi nancial position as follows: 

Cash on hand – petty cash 300 271 

Cash at bank – petty cash 963 7,589 

Cash at bank – cheque account 433,838 580,313 

Cash management call account 6,525 6,559 

Cash deposit account - 2,000,000 

Online saver account 8,294,445 - 

ASGARD eWrap cash account 100,003 415,987 

ASGARD term deposit 100,000 100,000 

8,936,974 3,110,719 


$ 

6. Trade and Other Receivables 

2010 

$ 

Current 

Debtors 1,197,103 1,127,990 

Less: Provision for doubtful debts (8,130) (13,014) 

1,188,973 1,114,976 

Emergency Medicine Conference 

deposits 

132,987 35,845 

Non-Current 

1,321,960 1,150,821 

Cabcharge Bond 2,000 2,000 

Total trade and other receivables 1,323,960 1,152,821 

The College does not have any material credit risk exposure 

to any single or group of receivables. 

7. Other Current Assets 

Current 

Accrued income 147,030 12,974 

Prepayments 143,231 37,122 

8. Financial Assets 

Non-Current 

Available-for-sale fi nancial assets 

Managed funds: 

♦ ASGARD Investments, at ‘fair 

value’ 

Other unlisted investments, at 

cost: 

290,261 50,096 

3,739,643 3,177,609 

♦ Term Deposits 3,754,960 2,254,959 

♦ John Gilroy Potts - Memorial 

Deposit 

40,817 42,386 

7,535,420 5,474,954 

The ‘cost’ base of the ASGARD Investments as at 30 June 

2011 was $4,136,125; the fair value at 30 September 2011 

being $3,344,169, which would see the Accumulated Funds 

‘Reserves’ account defi cit balance increasing to $791,956 as 

at 30 September 2011 representing a decline in the value of 

investments held subsequent to year end. 


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$ 

9. Property, Plant and Equipment 

Land and Buildings 

2010 

$ 

At cost 5,124,040 4,992,243 

Less accumulated depreciation (384,589) (301,348) 

Total land and buildings 4,739,451 4,690,895 

Plant and equipment: 

♦ At cost 540,957 517,424 

♦ Less accumulated depreciation (297,101) (265,737) 

Total plant and equipment 243,856 251,687 

Computer equipment: 

♦ At cost 435,223 257,761 


Total computer equipment 196,813 110,769 

Anatomy models: 

♦ At cost 48,931 48,931 


Total anatomy models 23,037 25,641 

Total plant and equipment 463,706 388,097 

Total property, 

plant and equipment 

Movements in Carrying Amounts 

5,203,157 5,078,992 

Movement in the carrying amounts for each class of property, plant and equipment 

between the beginning and end of the current fi nancial year. 

Land & 

Buildings 

$ 

Plant & 

equipment 

$ 

Computer 

equipment 

$ 

Anatomy 

models 

$ 

Balance at 1 July 2009 4,718,648 278,085 34,233 28,547 5,059,513 

Additions 52,034 14,081 108,615 - 174,730 

Disposals - - (100) - (100) 

Depreciation expense (79,787) (40,479) (31,979) (2,906) (155,151) 

Balance at 30 June 2010 4,690,895 251,687 110,769 25,641 5,078,992 

Additions 131,797 26,300 178,494 - 336,591 

Disposals - (1,636) (909) - (2,545) 

Depreciation expense (83,241) (32,495) (91,541) (2,604) (209,881) 

Balance at 30 June 2011 4,739,451 243,856 196,813 23,037 5,203,157 

Total 

$

10. Intangible Assets 

Website costs: 


$ 

2010 

$ 

♦ At cost 359,514 315,023 

♦ Less accumulated amortisation (299,661) (222,885) 

Reconciliation of website costs 

♦ Balance at the beginning 

of the year 

59,853 92,138 

92,138 138,200 

♦ Additions 44,490 49,079 

♦ Amortisation (76,775) (95,141) 

Carrying amount 

at the end of the year 

11. Trade and Other Payables 

Current 

59,853 92,138 

Subscriptions and levies in advance 1,988,493 1,832,706 

Trade creditors 215,869 172,788 

Accrued expenses 149,482 78,018 

Net GST payable 661,209 102,063 

Unexpired portion of grants: 

DOHA Project 5,383,140 - 

SSRS Start Up Grant 39,587 39,587 

Ultrasound Conference 37,244 - 

Educational Development Project 36,566 - 

Ministerial Taskforce - 49,743 

Improving Discharge Process 

(Admire Project) 

- 12,120 

8,511,590 2,287,025 

12. Provisions 

Employee Benefi ts 


$ 

2010 

$ 

Opening balance at 1 July 2010 116,869 94,728 

Additional provisions raised during 

the year 

153,503 81,251 

Amounts used (114,844) (59,110) 

Closing balance at 30 June 2011 155,528 116,869 

Analysis of Total Provisions 

Current 

Annual leave 72,473 49,480 

Non-Current 

72,473 49,480 


Long service leave 76,770 60,002 

83,055 67,389 

Total provisions 155,528 116,869 

A provision has been recognised for employee benefi ts 

relating to long service leave for employees. In calculating the 

present value of future cash fl ows of long service leave, the 

probability of long service leave taken is based on historical 

data. The measurement and recognition criteria for employee 

benefi ts has been included in Note 1. 


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13. Retained Surpluses 


$ 

2010 

$ 

Retained surpluses at the beginning 

of the fi nancial year 

13,148,421 11,550,570 

Net surplus 1,929,668 1,597,851 

Retained surpluses 

at the end of the fi nancial year 

15,078,089 13,148,421 

14. Cash Flow Information 

Reconciliation of net cash 

provided by operating activities to 

surplus 

Surplus 1,929,668 1,597,851 

Non-cash fl ows in surplus: 


assets 

(122) - 

Defi cit on disposal of non-current 

assets 

58,226 110,493 

Amortisation 76,775 95,141 

Depreciation 209,881 155,151 

Changes in assets and liabilities: 

(Increase) / Decrease in trade and 

other receivables 

(Increase) / Decrease in other 

current assets 

Increase / (Decrease) in 

subscriptions and levies in 

advance 

(171,139) (252,560) 

(240,165) (17,335) 

155,787 (225,514) 

(Increase) / Decrease in Memorial 

deposit 

1,569 784 

Increase / (Decrease) in creditors, 

accruals and GST 

673,691 (358) 

Increase / (Decrease) in unexpired 

grants 

5,395,087 49,743 

Increase / (Decrease) in provisions 38,659 22,141 

Net Cash provided by operating 

activities 

8,127,917 1,535,537 

15. Financial Risk Management 

Financial Risk Management 

The College’s fi nancial instruments consist primarily of deposits 

with banks, local money market instruments, short-term and 

long-term investments, accounts receivable and accounts payable. 

The main purpose of non-derivative fi nancial instruments is to 

raise fi nance for College operations. 

The company does not have any derivative instruments 

at 30 June 2011. 

1. Financial Risks 

The main risks the College is exposed to through its fi nancial 

instruments are liquidity risk, credit risk and market risk 

relating to interest rate and price risk. 

Foreign Currency Risk 

The College is not exposed to fl uctuations in foreign 

currencies. 

Liquidity Risk 

Liquidity risk arises from the possibility that the College 

might encounter diffi culties in settling its debts or otherwise 

meeting its obligations in relation to fi nancial liabilities. The 

College manages liquidity risk by monitoring forecast cash 

fl ows. 

Credit Risk 

Exposure to credit risk relating to fi nancial assets arises 

from the potential non-performance by counterparties of 

contract obligations that could lead to a fi nancial defi cit for 

the College. The College does not have any material credit 

risk exposure to any single receivable or group of receivables 

under fi nancial instruments entered into by the College. 

Price Risk 

Price risk relates to the risk that fair value or future cash 

fl ows of a fi nancial instrument will fl uctuate because of 

changes in market prices of securities held. The College is 

exposed to securities price risk on available-for-sale fi nancial 

assets. Such risk is managed through diversifi cation of 

investments across managed funds. 

2. Interest Rate Risk 

The College’s exposure to interest rate risk, which is the risk 

that a fi nancial instrument’s value will fl uctuate as a result of 

changes in market interest rates and the effective weighted 

average interest rates on those fi nancial assets and fi nancial 

liabilities, is as follows:

15. Financial Risk Management (Continued) 


Financial Assets 

Weighted 

Average 

Effective 

Interest 

Rate 

% 

Floating 

Interest 

Rate 

$ 

Fixed Interest Rate 

Maturing 

Within 1 

year 

$ 

1 to 5 

years 

$ 

Non- 

Interest 

Bearing 

$ 

Total 

Carrying 

Amounts 

$ 

Net Fair 

Values 

$ 

Cash and cash equivalents 4.5 8,815,523 100,000 - 20,551 8,936,074 8,936,074 

Trade and other receivables - - - - 1,323,960 1,323,960 1,323,960 

Investments 6.0 40,817 3,754,960 - 3,739,643 7,535,420 7,535,420 

Financial Liabilities 

8,856,340 3,854,960 - 5,084,154 17,795,454 17,795,454 

Trade and other payables - - - - 8,511,590 8,511,590 8,511,590 

2010 

Financial Assets 

Weighted 

Average 

Effective 

Interest 

Rate 

% 

Floating 

Interest 

Rate 

$ 

- - - 8,511,590 8,511,590 8,511,590 

Fixed Interest Rate 

Maturing 

Within 1 

year 

$ 

1 to 5 

years 

$ 

Non- 

Interest 

Bearing 

$ 

Total 

Carrying 

Amounts 

$ 

Net Fair 

Values 

$ 

Cash and cash equivalents 3.5 2,979,754 100,000 - 30,965 3,110,719 3,110,719 

Trade and other receivables - - - - 1,152,821 1,152,821 1,152,821 

Investments 5.9 42,386 2,254,959 - 3,177,609 5,474,954 5,474,954 

Financial Liabilities 

3,022,140 2,354,959 - 4,361,395 9,738,494 9,738,494 

Trade and other payables - - - - 2,287,025 2,287,025 2,287,025 

3. Sensitivity Analysis 

The following illustrates sensitivities to the College’s 

exposures to changes in interest rate and prices. 

The amounts indicate the impact on how surplus and 

accumulated funds reported at the end of the reporting 

period would have been affected by changes to the relevant 

risk variable that management considers to be reasonably 

possible. These sensitivities assume that the movement in a 

particular variable is independent of other variables. 

Year ended 30 June 2011 

Surplus 

$ 

Accumulated 

Funds $ 

♦ +/- 2% in interest rates +/- 126,357 +/- 126,357 

♦ +/- 10% in listed 

investments 

Year ended 30 June 2010 

+/- 11,363 +/- 373,964 

♦ +/- 2% in interest rates +/- 60,442 +/- 60,442 

♦ +/- 10% in listed 

investments 

+/- 13,393 +/- 317,760 

- - - 2,287,025 2,287,025 2,287,025 

4. Net Fair Values 

The fair values of fi nancial assets and fi nancial liabilities are 

presented in the above interest rate risk tables and can be 

compared to their carrying values as presented therein as 

per the statement of fi nancial position. Fair values are those 

amounts for which an asset could be exchanged, or a liability 

settled, between knowledgeable, willing parties in an arm’s 

length transaction. 

The net fair values of listed investments have been valued 

at the quoted market bid price at balance date and adjusted 

for transaction costs expected to be incurred. For other 

assets and other liabilities, the net fair value approximates 

their carrying value. No fi nancial assets and fi nancial liabilities 

are readily traded on organised markets in standardised 

form other than listed investments. Financial assets where 

the carrying amount exceeds net fair values have not been 

written down as the College intends to hold these assets 

to maturity. 


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16. Reserves 

The fi nancial assets reserve records revaluation increments 

and decrements (that do not represent impairment write-downs) 

that relate to fi nancial assets that are classifi ed as 

available-for-sale. 

17. College Details 

The registered offi ce and principal place of business of the 

College is: 

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine 

34 Jeffcott Street 

WEST MELBOURNE VIC 3003 

18. Segment Reporting 

The College operates predominantly in one industry - 

emergency medicine study and practice - and in both Australia 

and New Zealand. 

19. Commitments 

During the fi nancial year, the College entered into an agreement 

with the Federal Department of Health and Ageing entitled 

“More Doctors for Emergency Departments 2011-2013”. 

The agreement allows for funding of up to $48,972,000 

(GST Inclusive), to be paid in seven instalments over the period 

ending 31 December 2013, to be utilised by the College in 

accordance with an agreed upon structured payment scheme. 

The College entered into an agreement with the Australian 

Institute for Clinical Education in November 2010 for the 

provision of on-line e-learning contract services. The contract 

provides for the payment of royalty fees by the College; the 

rates of which are to be negotiated in good faith in November 

2012 with respect to ongoing fees payable. Given the uncertainty 

of candidate participation and inability to provide a practical 

estimate, no provision is made in the fi nancial statements as at 

30 June 2011 for such future royalty payments. 

20. Fellow’s Guarantee 

The College is incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 and 

is an entity limited by guarantee. If the College is wound up, the 

constitution states that each fellow is required to contribute a 

maximum of $10 each towards meeting any outstandings and 

obligations of the College.

COUNCILLORS’ 

DECLARATION 

In the opinion of the Members of the Council of 

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine: 

1. The fi nancial statements and notes of the College, 

as set out on pages 45 to 56, are in accordance with 

the Corporations Act 2001, including: 

(a) giving a true and fair view of the College’s fi nancial 

position as at 30 June 2011 and of the College’s 

performance for the year ended on that date; and 

(b) complying with Australian Accounting Standards 

and Corporations Regulations 2001. 

2. At the date of this statement there are reasonable 

grounds to believe that the College will be able to pay 

its debts as, and when they fall due. 

3. The College’s accounts have been properly prepared 

by a competent person and, in respect of the year 

ended 30 June 2011, the College has: 

(a) kept such accounting records as correctly record 

and explain the transactions and fi nancial position 

of the College; 

(b) kept its accounting records in such manner as 

would enable true and fair accounts of the College 

to be prepared from time to time; and 

(c) kept its accounting records in such a manner as 

would enable the accounts of the College to be 

conveniently and properly audited in accordance 

with the Corporations Law. 

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Members of 

the Council. 

Dr Sally McCarthy Dr Andrew Maclean 

President Honorary Treasurer 

Dated at Melbourne this 3rd day of October 2011. 


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INDEPENDENT 

AUDITOR’S REPORT 

To the Fellows of The Australasian 

College for Emergency Medicine 

58 Independence 

Report on the Financial Report 

We have audited the accompanying fi nancial report 

of The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, 

which comprises the statement of fi nancial position as at 

30 June 2011, the statement of comprehensive income, 

statement of changes in accumulated funds and statement 

of cash fl ows for the year then ended, notes comprising 

a summary of signifi cant accounting policies and other 

explanatory information, and the Councillors’ declaration. 

Councillors’ Responsibility for the 

Financial Report 

The Councillors of the College are responsible for the 

preparation of the fi nancial report that gives a true 

and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting 

Standards (including the Australian Accounting 

Interpretations) and the Corporations Act 2001 and for such 

internal control as the Councillors determine is necessary 

to enable the preparation of the fi nancial report that is 

free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud 

or error. 

Auditors’ Responsibility 

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the fi nancial 

report based on our audit. We conducted our audit in 

accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Those 

Auditing Standards require that we comply with relevant 

ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and 

plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance 

whether the fi nancial report is free from material 

misstatement. 

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain 

audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the 

fi nancial report. The procedures selected depend on the 

auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks 

of material misstatement of the fi nancial report, whether 

due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, 

the auditor considers internal control relevant to the 

entity’s preparation of the fi nancial report that gives a true 

and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are 

appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose 

of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the 

entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating 

the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the 

reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the 

Councillors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation 

of the fi nancial report. 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained 

is suffi cient and appropriate to provide a basis for our 

audit opinion. 

In conducting our audit, we have complied with the 

independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001. 

We confi rm that the independence declaration required 

by the Corporations Act 2001, which has been given to the 

Councillors of The Australasian College for Emergency 

Medicine, would be in the same terms if provided to the 

Councillors as at the date of this auditor’s report. 

Auditor’s Opinion 

In our opinion, the fi nancial report of The Australasian 

College for Emergency Medicine is in accordance with the 

Corporations Act 2001, including: 

(i) giving a true and fair view of the College’s fi nancial 

position as at 30 June 2011 and of its performance for 

the year ended on that date; and 

(ii) complying with Australian Accounting Standards and 

the Corporations Regulations 2001. 

Name of Firm: CARTHILLS 


Name of Partner: Frank Hills 

Address: Brisbane 

Dated this 3rd day of October 2011.

ACCOUNTANTS’ 

REPORT 

To the Fellows of The Australasian 

College for Emergency Medicine 

On the basis of information provided by the College, 

we have compiled in accordance with APS 9 “Statement 

on Compilation of Financial Reports” the additional 

following fi nancial statement of the client for the year 

ended 30 June 2011. 

The extent to which Accounting Standards and UIG 

Consensus Views have or have not been adopted in 

the preparation of the general purpose fi nancial statement 

is set out in Note 1. 

The College is solely responsible for the information 

contained in the fi nancial statement and has determined 

that the accounting policies used are consistent with 

the fi nancial reporting requirements of the College’s 

Constitution and are appropriate to meet the needs of 

the College for the purpose of management. 

The additional fi nancial statement has been prepared 

from the books and records of the College which have 

been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in 

our statutory audit of the College for the year ended 

30 June 2011. It will be appreciated that our statutory 

audit did not cover all details of the additional fi nancial 

statement. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on 

such fi nancial statement and no warranty of accuracy or 

reliability is given. 

To the extent permitted by law, we do not accept liability 

for any loss or damage, which any person, other than the 

College, may suffer arising from any negligence on our 

part. No person should rely on the additional fi nancial 

statement without having an audit or review conducted. 

The additional fi nancial statement was prepared for 

the benefi t of the College and purpose identifi ed above. 

We do not accept responsibility to any other person for 

the contents of the additional fi nancial statement. 

This fi nancial statement is issued in compliance with the 

requirements of APS 9 “Statement on Compilation of 

Financial Reports”, issued by The Institute of Chartered 

Accountants in Australia. 

CARTHILLS 


Brisbane 

4 October 2011 


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INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 

ACCOUNT for the year ended 30 June 2011 

60 2011 

INCOME 


$ 

2010 

$ 

Fellows annual and entrance fees 1,352,963 1,304,172 

Reimbursement of secretarial 

services 

255,476 281,579 

Exam fees received 1,501,704 1,393,939 

Trainee annual & entrance Fees 1,654,056 1,435,294 

Sundry subscriptions & fees 81,789 52,287 

Continuing professional 

development levy (non-fellows) 

57,127 27,403 

DOHA Project income 145,569 - 

Project Grant surplus 104,545 - 

Conference surplus 47,112 109,138 


assets 

122 - 

Gross surplus from trading - 559 

OTHER INCOME 

5,200,463 4,604,371 

Investment Trusts Distributions 

Received 

113,625 133,926 

Interest received 305,566 132,753 

419,191 266,679 

5,619,654 4,871,050 

EXPENDITURE 

Access Block Summit 2008 (11,000) 832 

Accountancy fees 20,500 14,400 

Accreditation expenses 59,256 50,313 

ACME Course development 15,131 2,675 


Amortisation 76,775 95,141 

Auditor’s remuneration 13,000 11,500 

Awards, gifts and memorabilia 10,676 1,323 

Bad debts 12,062 - 

Bank merchant charges 40,915 54,780 

Bank charges 4,918 2,436 

BOE expenses 63,521 59,386 

Cleaning 10,723 10,975 

Computer software support 111,055 71,341 

College committee expenditure 275,182 154,620 

Council expenses 49,110 50,102 

Conferences 9,194 6,795 

Consultancy fees 2,431 47,621 

Consultants - Web & Print 36,230 33,152 

$ 

2010 

$ 

Depreciation 209,881 155,151 

DEMT expenditure 72,269 70,803 

DOHA Project expenses 145,569 - 

Donations 2,000 550 

Doubtful debts 1,260 6,870 

Electricity 20,337 16,577 

Exam expenses - Primary 302,376 241,455 

Exam expenses - Fellowship 226,643 239,420 

Faculty expenses 35,158 26,002 

Fellowship entry interview 6,889 7,511 

Filing fees 990 145 

Freight 4,757 2,999 

General expenses 19,231 19,104 

Insurance 32,140 32,761 

IFEM expenses 26,201 36,885 

International Development Fund - 20,000 

Investment advice 21,631 17,631 

Journal 

Emergency Medicine Australasia 

5,122 6,683 

Legal costs 37,769 10,285 

Long service leave provided 16,768 (5,575) 

Defi cit on disposal of non-current 

assets 

58,226 110,493 

Media – monitoring 14,090 13,202 

Media – publicity 21,449 26,326 

Meeting expenses 37,149 24,857 

John Gilroy Potts - Memorial 

Award paid 

1,500 2,550 

Offi ce expenses 1,737 1,140 

Printing, postage & stationery 64,445 281,468 

Rates 1,538 1,386 

Repairs & maintenance 25,694 17,460 

Staff recruitment 60,231 72,833 

Subscriptions & memberships 11,330 12,442 

Superannuation contributions 108,210 87,195 

Telecommunications 28,198 21,169 

Wages 1,215,468 981,354 

Staff benefi ts 21,536 6,720 

Workcare levy 10,625 12,239 

3,689,986 3,273,199 

Surplus 1,929,668 1,597,851 

This account is to be read in conjunction with the attached 

Accountants’ Report.

AUSTRALASIAN 

COLLEGE 

FOR 

EMERGENCY 

MEDICINE 

ABN 76 009 090 715 

Postal Address: 

34 Jeffcott Street, 

West Melbourne, Vic. 3003 

Australia 

Tel: +61 (0)3 9320 0444 

Fax: +61 (0)3 9320 0400 

Email: admin@acem.org.au 

Website: www.acem.org.au 

© Copyright – Australasian College for Emergency Medicine 

All rights reserved

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