IAEM shares serious concern that ongoing deficits in Acute Hospital bed capacity causing prolonged stays in Emergency Departments cause extra deaths, particularly in older adults
The Irish Association for Emergency Medicine wants to highlight an important paper published last week in JAMA, a leading medical journal, that shows that for... Read More
IAEM Statement on the Israel-Hamas War
The Irish Association for Emergency Medicine represents doctors who staff Ireland’s Emergency Departments. We are appalled with the associated death and serious injury visited on... Read More
IAEM welcomes HSE memorandum regarding delayed transfers of care
The Irish Association for Emergency Medicine welcomes an important Memorandum issued by Mr. Bernard Gloster, CEO of HSE and Dr Colm Henry, Chief Clinical Officer,... Read More
Excellent 2023 IAEM Annual Scientific Meeting sets new attendance records
This year’s Irish Association for Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) took place at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Athlone on Thursday and Friday last. It... Read More
IAEM welcomes HIQA’s publication of Reports on Beaumont Hospital & University Hospital Waterford’s Emergency Departments
The publication by the Health Information & Quality Authority (HIQA) of reports following the unannounced inspections of the Emergency Departments of Beaumont Hospital, Dublin and... Read More
IAEM rejects circular on behalf of RCPI as inappropriate from a patient care perspective
Recently a representative of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland (RCPI) wrote to hospitals threatening ‘the removal of medical trainees’ should a hospital continue... Read More
IAEM congratulates winners of 2023 National SIMWars Competition
Saturday 11th March saw the 2023 National SimWars Competition take place, hosted by the Emergency Society at RCSI and RCSI Sim in their state-of-the-art facility... Read More
IAEM looks forward to the 2023 National SIMWars Competition
The 2023 National SimWars Competition will be hosted by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) Emergency Medicine Student Society and will take place next Saturday... Read More
IAEM commends work of staff, emergency services and volunteers in ensuring safe outcome to fire at Wexford General Hospital
All of Ireland was horrified by news of Wednesday’s fire at Wexford General Hospital (WGH). It is remarkable, and worth celebrating the fact, that the... Read More