My thanks and hopes. Sending love and courage from Palestine. @acemonline @ACEMPresident

#ACEMWS23 keynote speaker Adj Prof Nicola Cunningham giving advice for emergency physicians as expert witnesses in court

My first ever poster in an International Conference. Happy to get a spotlight in the largest Emergency Conference of the world ICEM 2023, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Thank you to @ACEMPresident and @StephenGourley7 for the support including their visit to Burnie today. Looking forward to see @acemonline ongoing work on reducing workplace violence #NotATarget

What does zero tolerance actually mean when it comes to workplace violence? Some patients don't have mental capacity to control their actions, temporarily or permanently, some have grievous traumatic experiences that trigger fight or flight responses under pressure 1/3

ACEM wishes everyone a happy and safe New Year. In 2023, let's work together towards a truly equitable health future for all people living in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia.

Tasmania just had its first #codeyellow. As usual, said @Drjcalane, staff cancelled holidays & get-togethers, scrambled for childcare & showed up to help. But we cannot continue to rely on the empathy of breaking staff to keep the system going. Read:

Full article and letter

A true warrior of patient care and a great ED consultant - thank you Megan for spelling out what so many think ‘I am horrified’: ⁦@cathimon⁩ ⁦@jellieback8⁩ ⁦@jebbymegan⁩ ⁦⁦@chrisadelaide⁩ ⁦@PictonChris⁩

Today, the College wishes everyone across Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia a peaceful time. Thank you to all FACEMs, trainees and colleagues across the health system working tirelessly to provide healthcare through this busy period. Your hard work is seen and appreciated.

The peculiar history of thornapple, the hallucinogenic weed that ended up in supermarket spinach

Tox on the day! 21 December 1883. Birth of famed herpetologist Laurence Klauber, who was the foremost authority on rattlesnakes. His research was crucial in the development of rattlesnake antivenoms. #toxontheday @CSRIatLSTM @SDNHM https://t.co/bftrrk6usE

Earlier this year, nearly 200 Indonesian children died after ingesting contaminated cough syrups and liquid paracetamol. Many more are still in hospital, with long-term physical and mental problems. @anneabarker #abc730

So journals now determine what articles we cite!! Doesn’t matter about the quality of the article, the science, it’s quality … but how many self cites … even if they are essential!! @Toxins_MDPI @nkanjanasilva

@EMAJournal’s new #impactfactor is 2.279 We are now reporting a range of metrics to align with the Declaration of Research Assessment principles. You can read more about Journal metrics here https://t.co/2SaJOXFiKk @WileyHealth @acemonline

Toxic reactions to spinach contaminated with other plant material in Australia. An anticholinergic toxidrome with preliminary data noting scopolamine and atropine in some cases. Product withdrawal in place.

Today we remember former Scotland player and coach, Tommy Burns, on what would have been his 66th birthday.

People are being advised not to consume 'Riviera Farms' branded baby spinach following a number of cases of possible food-related toxic reactions. NSW Health advises the impacted baby spinach was sold through Costco with an expiry date of 16 December 2022.

@docib Amlodipine is not an ED drug It takes 8 hours for the drug to reach its peak drug concentration, and about a week to reach steady-state full antihypertensive effect It has no role in acute lowering of blood pressure