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ACEM is the not-for-profit organisation responsible for training emergency physicians and advancement of professional standards in emergency medicine in Australia and New Zealand.
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ACEM acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua and Treaty of Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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9:00 am - 9:10 am - 16 September 2025

Welcome to the Patient Safety Workshop 2025

Session - Presentations - Virtual Workshop

9:00 am

Acknowledgement of Country & Welcome
Nicola Cunningham - Co-Deputy Director - St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
Acknowledgement of Country & Welcome

9:10 am - 9:40 am - 16 September 2025

SESSION 1 - Advocating for Patient Safety

Session - Presentations - Virtual Workshop

9:10 am

How a family is impacted following the death of a family member.
Melissa Sheldrick - M. Ed, SQIL Harvard Medical School. Patient & Family Advisor, ISMP Canada
Followed by Q&A. 

9:45 am - 10:00 am - 16 September 2025

MORNING BREAK

Session - Presentations


Let's take a break for 15 minutes.

Browse through a Healthcare Simulation podcast here.

10:00 am - 10:45 am - 16 September 2025

SESSION 2 - Simulation and Safety: More Than you Think

Session - Presentations - Virtual Workshop

10:00 am

Keynote Presentation
Nancy Sadka - FACEM, Victoria Brazil - FACEM - Bond University, QLD
Followed by Q&A.

10:45 am - 12:00 pm - 16 September 2025

SESSION 3 - Trainee Presentations: Quality Initiative

Session - Presentations - Virtual Workshop
This year’s Patient Safety Workshop presents a dynamic trainee-focused session. Hear from three fabulous trainees about their experiences and reflections as Quality Initiative (QI) trainees.

Followed by Q&A. 

10:45 am

Implementing a Hot Debrief Protocol: Diffusing Emotions
Jennifer Paterson - Trainee, NZ
Implementing a Hot Debrief Protocol with Dr Jennifer Paterson (Trainee, NZ).

11:05 am

Code Blue: Planning and rolling out a project protocol
Anthony Cocco - Trainee, VIC
The Trainee Experience with Dr Anthony Cocco (Trainee, VIC)

11:25 am

Opportunities and Benefits of a Quality Improvement Term - a Trainee's Perspective
Jessica Freeman - Trainee, NSW
Dr Jessica Freeman (Trainee, NSW) will reflect on her experiences as a QI trainee. 

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm - 16 September 2025

LUNCH

Session - Presentations


Let's break for lunch for 30 minutes. See you soon.

12:30 pm - 1:25 pm - 16 September 2025

SESSION 4 - Medical Administration Following a Critical Incident

Session - Presentations - Virtual Workshop
Followed by Q&A.

12:30 pm

Part 1: Executive Oversight
George Braitberg - FACEM
Executive Oversight

12:40 pm

Part 2: Review of an incident and what a clinical investigation looks at post-event, including contributing factors.
George Braitberg - FACEM, Tony Kambourakis - FACEM
  • Participant involvement       
  • Coronial review
  • Reflections

1:25 pm - 1:40 pm - 16 September 2025

SESSION 5 - EMER Demonstration

Session - Presentations - Virtual Workshop

1:25 pm

Demonstration on how to lodge details into the Emergency Medicine Events Register (EMER).
Kim Hansen - Medical Director - Redcliffe ED
Demonstration on how to lodge details into the Emergency Medicine Events Register (EMER).

1:40 pm - 1:55 pm - 16 September 2025

AFTERNOON BREAK

Session - Presentations


Let's take a short break before our final session. See you in 15 minutes.

1:55 pm - 2:25 pm - 16 September 2025

SESSION 6 - Wellbeing and care of the second victim

Session - Presentations - Virtual Workshop

1:55 pm

Practical delivery of care of the second victim and staff.
Jo Cole - EM Specialist - Tauranga Hospital
Practical delivery of care of the second victim and staff.

2:25 pm - 2:55 pm - 16 September 2025

SESSION 7 - Psychiatry | Mental Health Presentations in the ED

Session - Presentations - Virtual Workshop

2:25 pm

Restraints: Managing Acute Behavioural Disturbance
Jacqueline Huber - Emergency Psychiatry Staff Specialist - St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney
Restraints: Managing Acute Behavioural Disturbance
  • Overarching principles
  • How do we keep staff safe
  • Medico Legal Issues

2:55 pm - 3:00 pm - 16 September 2025

Wrap up and Close

Session - Presentations - Virtual Workshop

2:55 pm

Closing Remarks
Let's bring things to a close.

ACEM is the not-for-profit organisation responsible for training emergency physicians and advancement of professional standards in emergency medicine in Australia and New Zealand.
ACEM acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Custodians of the lands across Australia on which our members live and work, and to their Elders, past and present.
We pay respect to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the unceded land on which ACEM's office stands.
ACEM acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua and Treaty of Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Have questions or need more information? We're here to help! Contact us directly at: events@acem.org.au

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