Program - ACEM ASM 2025

In 2025, the ASM will proudly feature diverse voices from crucial sectors like public health, emergency response technology, and environmental sustainability. Their expertise will be instrumental in shaping a comprehensive roadmap for a more resilient and proactive future in emergency medicine.

Key themes that will be explored include:

Think that thought: Unlocking Hidden Potential in Emergency Medicine
Talk the talk: Bold Reflections and Unflinching Dialogue
Walk the walk: Building a Sustainable Legacy, Environment, and Career
Dream the dream: Visionary EDs – Blueprints for Tomorrow

The ASM program time zone is GMT+10:00, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

*Program is subject to change.


Time TBD	ACEM College Ceremony


0830-1700	Registration

					OFFSITE WORKSHOPS	OFFSITE WORKSHOPS	OFFSITE WORKSHOPS
0900-1000	So, you want to run a clinical trial? View workshop	FACEM as Educator Workshop: Our SIMGs – supporting our colleagues on their pathway to Fellowship View workshop	Visually Enhanced Mental Simulation (VEMS) View workshop	New Fellows Workshop View workshop	Clinical workshop on ocular emergencies View workshop	Emergency obstetrics: Critical skills when birth can’t wait View workshop	Progress POCUS Workshop View workshop
1000-1030	Morning tea
1030-1230	(So, you want to run a clinical trial? continued)	(FACEM as Educator Workshop: Our SIMGs – supporting our colleagues on their pathway to Fellowship continued)	(Visually Enhanced Mental Simulation (VEMS) continued)	(New Fellows Workshop continued)	(Clinical workshop on ocular emergencies continued)	(Emergency obstetrics: Critical skills when birth can’t wait continued)	(Progress POCUS Workshop continued)
1230-1330	Lunch
1330-1500	A Peaceful Protest Chant for Data…. What do I want? Data! When do I want it? Now! View workshop	ECG/Cardiac Bootcamp View workshop	Later Careers Workshop View workshop	(New Fellows Workshop continued)	Dental and maxillofacial presentations to ED: Assessment, diagnosis and acute management View workshop	(Emergency obstetrics: Critical skills when birth can’t wait continued)	(Progress POCUS Workshop continued)
1500-1530	Afternoon tea
1530-1700	(A Peaceful Protest Chant for Data…. What do I want? Data! When do I want it? Now! continued)	(ECG/Cardiac Bootcamp continued)	(Later Careers Workshop continued)	(New Fellows Workshop continued)	(Dental and maxillofacial presentations to ED: Assessment, diagnosis and acute management continued)	(Emergency obstetrics: Critical skills when birth can’t wait continued)	(Progress POCUS Workshop continued)
1800-2000	Welcome Reception Location: Foyer E&F, GCECC Time: 1800 – 2000 hours


0700-1630	Registration

					EXHIBITION HALL
0830-1030	Opening Plenary and Official Opening Chairperson: Nemat Alsaba Welcome from ACEM President Stephen Gourley Welcome to Country performance that showcases Storytelling, dance, song and Language Traditional Owner and Kombumerri man, Lann Levinge Keynote presentation: Navigating the Rip: Strategies for High-Performing Teams in a Sea of Toxic Tribalism Victoria Brazil
1015-1030	ACEM AGM
1015-1030
1030-1100					Morning tea and Poster Presentations
1100-1230	Brain wave – Neurology Chairperson: Sean Bills Panel discussion: Stroke in Children Megan King Kate Mahady Clot retrieval – focuses on when to retrieve Hal Rice I had a stroke at 38 Mat Brun	Breaking wave – New ED Models of Care Innovation and Technology Kim Hansen Emergency health care for police watch-house detainees Julia Crilly Virtual Triage James Young-Jamieson The Emergency Physician of the future Justin Yeung OPEN (Older Person Emergency Network) EJ Marsden Q&A	Small wave – PEM and Adolescent Medicine Use of dexmetomidine for procedural sedation Shane George BIPED study Stuart Dalziel Paeds sepsis Sainath Raman How to set up a new Paeds ED – and get it accredited Graham Jay PEM update on sedation and agitation in ED Elyssia Bourke Q&A	Free Waves 1
1230-1330			Sponsored Roundtable Lunch 1240 – 1310 hours		Lunch and Poster Presentations
1230-1330			Sponsored Roundtable Lunch 1240 – 1310 hours		Fireside chat: Speaker to be confirmed 1250 – 1320 hours
1330-1500	Hang Loose – Wellness by Stealth The Science of Compassion – A Tsunami of Life Changing Evidence! Julian Willcocks Kindness wave Patient wellness – cognitive biases viewed by a consumer Maureen Williams Team debriefing – a sneaky wellness tool Speaker to be confirmed Q&A	Wipe Out – Trauma Care Chairperson: Jeffrey Hooper Chest trauma 2025 update – Stumbling blocks in chest trauma management Speaker to be confirmed ROUGE study (Life light) AIistair Hamilton and Ellie Kitcatt PEM trauma update Fibrinogen in trauma. The FEISTY journey Shane George Longitudinal follow-up and outcomes of major trauma patients Elizabeth Wake Including vulnerable populations in trauma research Edd Carlton Q&A	Wave of Inclusivity – Advocating for Equity and Inclusion Neurodivergence in Emergency Medicine Speaker to be confirmed Improving Emergency Medicine for FACEMs, Trainees and Patients: ACEM’s 2026-2029 Equity and Inclusion Action Plan Barb West What Women Know and Science Confirms Emma West Māori equity Speaker to be confirmed Q&A	Secret spot – Regional, rural and remote wave Evolution in Action: Rural emergency medicine, building on the past as a catalyst for the future Juan Carlos Ascencio-Lane Aeromedical retrieval of mTBI in rural and remote Queensland – can “low-value” transfers be avoided? Clinton Gibbs Towards Tech-Equity in Emergency Care Justin Yeung Career longevity in PreHospital & Retrieval Medicine Neil Ballard Q&A
1500-1530					Afternoon tea and Poster Presentations
1530-1630	Closing plenary Chairperson: Gerben Keijzers How we can make patient journey better Eve Purdy Using clinical uncertainty to make better decisions Anand Sethi
1630-1730	Joseph Epstein Lecture: Presentation title to be confirmed Jess Hill ACEM Foundation Joseph Epstein Lecture
					Exhibition Networking Function Location: Exhibition Hall 1, GCECC Time:: 1730 – 1830 hours


0630-1730	Registration

					EXHIBITION HALL
0700-0815	Trainee Networking Function		Industry Breakfast Session
0830-0915	The line-up 1: Best paper by Fellow presentations
0915-1030	Opening Plenary Chairperson: Nemat Alsaba Keynote presentation: Riding the Swell: Thriving Through the Tides of an Emergency Medicine Career Shahina Braganza President’s Half Hour Stephen Gourley

1030-1100					Morning tea and Poster Presentations
1100-1230	Surf beat – Cardiology What is new in Cardiology – clinical evidence update Speaker to be confirmed ROSC – what now Peter Kas AF – easy but hard – so confused Adam Michael Paediatric cardiology pearls Christa Bell All the ways troponins can get it wrong Laura Joyce Q&A	From Swell to Shore: GEM & sEM on Redesigning Care for Older People and the Planet Chairperson: Colin Ong Benchmarks or Barnacles? Quality Indicators for GEM in a Changing Sea Ellen Burkett Don’t get caught in the rip!.. Avoid framing bias in falls Terry Nash Not waving, drowning Simon Judkins The Final Wave: End of Life Care that’s Good for People and the Planet Bill Lukin Q&A	Point Break – Research Networks Chairperson: Daniel Fatovich So you think your practice is evidence based? Elyssia Bourke Where is the Quality in Quality and Safety? Viet Tran Learning from Ottawa – the clinical decision rule capital Krishan Yadav Sonar group Peter Snelling How to help researchers be efficient – the SR-accelerator and beyond Justin Clark Q&A	Free Waves 2
1230-1330		Education Lunch and Learn Session 1240 – 1310 hours			Lunch and Poster Presentations
1230-1330		Education Lunch and Learn Session 1240 – 1310 hours			Fireside chat: Speaker to be confirmed 1250 – 1320 hours
1330-1500	FlowRider – ED-ucation & simulation wave Turning the Tide: Translational Simulation as a Tool for Safer, Smarter Systems. Nancy Sadka Q&A	Sun, Sand, Surf Surf-related injuries Matt Marion Q&A Shark Bites Kim Bruce Q&A Pediatric Irukandji Cairns Envenomation Series Ruth Young Q&A Death and Dying Gary Berkowitz Q&A Wild River rescue – critical care and extrication of a trapped paddler on the remote Tasmanian Franklin River Jorian Kippax Q&A	Infectious whitewash – infectious diseases A new framework for pIVCs in ED: difference between day and night Claire Rickard Cellulitis – so simple – Best practice approach Krishan Yadav Steroids for skin infection Edd Carlton M- pox/Sexual health update Speaker to be confirmed AI sepsis Paul Lane and Ian Scott Q&A	Waves around the world – Global emergency care
1500-1530					Afternoon tea and Poster Presentations
1530-1730	Closing Plenary Keynote presentation: Snakes and Ladders Peter Jones Panel discussion: Access block – is it all about flow? Drew Richardson and David Mountain ED preparedness for mental health and violence crises in ED Laura Joyce ED preparedness for aging population Ellen Burkett
	Queer EM Networking Event: Free to Be You and Me Location: The Beach Hotel \| The Beer Garden Side Terrace Time: 1800 – 2000 hours		Global Emergency Care Dinner Location: Cora Restaurant Time: 1930 – 2230 hours


0630-1730	Registration

					EXHIBITION HALL
0700-0800			Industry Breakfast Session	Industry Breakfast Session
0830-0915	The line-up 2: Best paper by Fellow presentations
0915-1030	Opening Plenary Chairperson: Gerben Keijzers Keynote presentation: Challenging Dogma in Chest Injuries Edd Carlton Improving patient care – by focusing on the patient – They put a drain in my chest – and it wasn’t even needed Ethan Bacon and Diana Egerton Warburton
1030-1100					Morning tea and Poster Presentations
1100-1230	Catching your breath – Respiratory PE risk stratification and D-dimer clinical update Colin Banks THRIVE for kids Shane George Is High Flow good for anything Donna Franklin Update on clot retrieval and catheter-directed treatments Mudassir Rashid Melioidosis Colin Banks and Amanda McConnell Q&A	Code Grey: Where Law Meets Ethics Chairperson: Mark Woodrow Panel discussion Jackie Leach Scully Shih-Ning Then	Critical wave – Critical care Clinical update – Observation for OD with low GCS – Patient story Richard Pellatt From PT/INR to ROTEM in Cirrhosis: A New Look at Old Problems Akmez Latona PRECARE – ECMO on the field Sydney HEMS Nat Kruit An evidence-based update on safe intubation practices Elyssia Bourke ICU wont take the patient – what now? Peter Kas Q&A	Free Wave 3
1230-1330					Lunch and Poster Presentations
1230-1330					Fireside chat: Speaker to be confirmed 1250 – 1320 hours
1330-1500	Choppy waves – Managing challenging scenarios in EM Calm the Storm, Don’t Just Paddle: Navigating Behavioural Emergencies in Pre-Hospital Settings Hemal Patel The rise in youth mental health crisis and how to navigate it in ED Henry Goldstein GEM behavioural disturbance and use of psychotropic medication Denise Hobson Functional Neurological disorders – how to navigate Kimberly Forrest Q&A	Surviving the tsunami – Mass gatherings, disaster medicine, Prehospital Chairperson: Jamie Ranse Response to organising mass gatherings (marathon/Schoolies) Hayley Frieslich Evacuation from Kabul 2021 Cat Delany Growing Pains – Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine in Aotearoa New Zealand Stephanie Valent STAR – Statewide training in PHARM Clare Richmond Q&A	Ebbs and flows of cultural safety across Australia and Aotearoa Update on the deadly steps research she is doing looking at yarning and walkthroughs through ED Michelle Davison	Toxic wave – Toxicology Chairperson: Sanjeewa Kulawickrama What is new in Toxicology – clinical evidence update Daniel Fatovich Can we put patient with low GCS in short stay Kath Isoardi What’s new with NAC Kath Isoardi Snake bite, stick bite, or snake fright? The outcomes of people transferred with possible snakebites in Queensland Clinton Gibbs Q&A
1500-1530					Afternoon tea and Poster Presentations
1530-1700	Final Plenary EM research wave .. where we are (top 3 research papers), and what are future EM research priorities – GEM Terry Nash EM research wave .. where we are (top 3 research papers), and what are future EM research priorities – PEM Shane George EM research wave .. where we are (top 3 research papers), and what are future EM research priorities – Trauma Biswadev Mitra EM research wave .. where we are (top 3 research papers), and what are future EM research priorities – Tox Kath Isoardi Q&A Award ceremony Committee wrap up ASM 2026 announcement President closing remarks
	ASM Gala Event Location: Isoletto Prive and Lawn, Level 6, The Star Gold Coast Time: 1900 – 2330


0830-1700	Registration

						OFFSITE WORKSHOPS
0900-1000	Intercultural communication for adaptive emergency medicine practise View workshop	Crisis care: Mastering disaster and terror medicine View workshop	GEM Trauma Workshop View workshop	Empowering the next generation of leaders View workshop	Paediatric procedural sedation View workshop	Surf Medicine View workshop
1000-1030	Morning tea
1030-1230	(Intercultural communication for adaptive emergency medicine practise continued)	(Crisis care: Mastering disaster and terror medicine continued)	(GEM Trauma Workshop continued)	(Empowering the next generation of leaders continued)	(Paediatric procedural sedation continued)	Surf Medicine continued)
1230-1330	Lunch
1330-1500	(Intercultural communication for adaptive emergency medicine practise continued)	ED-BOSS View workshop	(GEM Trauma Workshop continued)	The pointy end of tox View workshop	First Nations Cultural Capability Training View workshop	Surf Medicine continued)
1500-1530	Afternoon tea
1530-1700	(Intercultural communication for adaptive emergency medicine practise continued)	(ED-BOSS continued)	(GEM Trauma Workshop continued)	(The pointy end of tox continued)	(First Nations Cultural Capability Training continued)	Surf Medicine continued)