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ACEM Annual Report 2011 26 COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP at 30 June 2011 Constitution and Regulations Committee Alan Tankel (Chair) William Davies John Ding Tony Lawler Philip Richardson 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 Georgina Phillips 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 Diana Egerton-Warburton (Chair) Peter Aitken Marianne Cannon Gerry FitzGerald Dale Hanson George Jelinek John Kennedy Georgina Phillips 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 Gerard O’Reilly Andrew Singer Roger Swift Kavita Varshney Rural Regional and Remote Committee Niall Small (Chair) Diana Badcock Cameron Dart Jonathan Dryburgh Alan Forrester Randall Greenberg Elizabeth Mowatt Bronwyn Peirce Shameem Safi h Paul Spillane Alan Tankel Neale Thornton Greg Treston Scientifi c Committee Yusuf Nagree (Chair) Glenn Arendts Peter Cameron Grant Cave Anthony Cross Andis Graudins 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 Gerben Keijzers Jonathan Knott David Taylor Ogilvie Thom Joseph Ting Standards Committee Chris May (Chair) John Bonning Matthew Chu Carmel Crock Adrian Goudie Ezila Kapilan Kim Lim Sally McCarthy David Mountain 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 Melinda Truesdale Katie Walker Hospital Overcrowding Subcommittee David Mountain (Chair) Michael Ardagh Anthony Bell Peter Cameron Peter Freeman Simon Judkins Sally McCarthy Kylie McNamara Stephen Parnis Matthew Vukasovic Pre-Hospital Care Subcommittee Garry Wilkes (Chair) Neil Ballard Conor Deasy Mark Elcock Daniel Ellis Craig Ellis Emmeline Finn Stephen Gourley Tim Gray Greg Hollis Marcus Kennedy Stefan Mazur Steve Walker Quality Management Subcommittee Carmel Crock (Chair) Kim Hansen Peter Jones Tony Joseph Sally McCarthy Yusuf Nagree Anil Nair Stephen Priestley David Spain Amanda Stafford Melinda Truesdale Geoffrey Williamson 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 New South Wales 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 ACEM Annual Report 2011 27
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