ACEM Wellbeing Award
  • ACEM Wellbeing Award

  • Form No: AP652

    Last Revised: March 2025

    Version: V1

    Note: If you need assistance filling this form or would prefer to submit a written application, please contact honours@acem.org.au.

    For further information about the award, refer to the ACEM Wellbeing Award Policy.

  • Nominee (Individual)

  • To be eligible for the ACEM Wellbeing Award (individual), the nominee must be an individual member or trainee of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM), who is proactively putting in place strategies to encourage and promote physical and mental wellbeing of emergency department staff.

  • Nominee (Group)

  • To be eligible for the ACEM Wellbeing Award (Group / ED), the nominee must be either: 

    • an emergency department; or
    • a group comprised of ACEM members, not necessarily from the same ED;

    located in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand, which is proactively putting in place strategies to encourage and promote physical and mental wellbeing of emergency department staff.

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    • Nominator 
    • The nominator must be an ACEM member or a trainee, who is of good standing with the College, or a senior hospital administrator, other medical practitioner or senior nursing staff member employed in an ED (please refer to policy AP650 for further details).

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    • Seconder details

      These details will be used to notify your seconder to complete their section of this form. The seconder must be an ACEM member or trainee enrolled in the FACEM Training Program who is of good standing with the College.
    • Supporting evidence

    • Nominators are required to describe in as much detail as possible evidence of the nominee’s commitment to delivering and supporting wellbeing initiatives for emergency department staff. Additional pages may be attached if required.

    • Selection criteria

      Nominations for the award will be assessed according to the extent to which the individual’s and/or group/ emergency department’s initiative demonstrates evidence of;

      Implementation

      Implementation within an organisation of an initiative(s) that aims to enhance EM staff physical and mental health and wellbeing, i.e. scheduling of activities, feedback from employees, newsletters/other communication announcing initiative components.

    • Innovation

      The extent to which the initiative(s) is based on/incorporates a new approach to addressing the specific challenge identified that was targeted by the initiative(s).

    • Sustainability

      Long term sustainability – in that there is a focus on systemic change within the health service, and outcomes of the initiative(s) are embedded in current and/or future organisational strategies.

    • Outcomes

      Impact and outcomes – the extent to which the initiative(s) has addressed challenges, achieved the desired outcomes and/or positively impacted on the individual(s) and/or group(s) targeted by the initiative(s). Describe how the initiative was evaluated and how the impact is measured.

    • Engagement

      Engagement and consultation with relevant emergency medicine staff during their development and implementation.

    • Standards

      Alignment with the Australian and/or Aotearoa New Zealand standards/guides for medical practitioner health and wellbeing.

      • AMA Position Statement on Health and Wellbeing of Doctors and Medical Students – 2020
      • Te Mauri o Rongo – The New Zealand Health Charter
      • The Council of Medical Colleges Wellbeing Charter for Doctors 2022
    • Nominated individuals, groups or emergency departments will be invited by the College to submit a written or video citation addressing the Selection Criteria to further support the nomination, by such deadline specified by the College for this purpose.

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    • Submission

    • For further information about the award, refer to the ACEM Wellbeing Award Policy. 

      Nominations for the 2025 ACEM Wellbeing Award must be received by the closing date.

    • Seconder 
    • The seconder must be an ACEM member or trainee enrolled in the FACEM Training Program who is of good standing with the College.

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    • Submission

    • For further information about the award, refer to the ACEM Wellbeing Award Policy. 

      Nominations for the 2025 ACEM Wellbeing Award must be received by the closing date.

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