TY - JOUR
T1 - The International Federation for Emergency Medicine report on emergency department crowding and access block
T2 - A brief summary
AU - IFEM Task Force on Emergency Department Crowding and Access Block
AU - Javidan, Arshia P.
AU - Hansen, Kim
AU - Higginson, Ian
AU - Jones, Peter
AU - Lang, Eddy
AU - Javidan, Arshia
AU - Petrie, David
AU - Bonning, John
AU - Judkins, Simon
AU - Revue, Eric
AU - Lewis, David
AU - Holroyd, Brian
AU - Mazurik, Laurie
AU - Graham, Colin
AU - Carter, Alix
AU - Lee, Shirley
AU - Cohen-Olivella, Eliecer
AU - Ho, Paul
AU - Maharjan, Ramesh
AU - Bertuzzi, Bianca
AU - Akoglu, Haldun
AU - Ducharme, Jim
AU - Castren, Maaret
AU - Boyle, Adrian
AU - Ovens, Howard
AU - Fang, Cheng Chung
AU - Kalanzi, Joseph
AU - Schuur, Jeremiah
AU - Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Venkatesh
AU - Hassan, Taj
AU - Bodiwala, Gautam
AU - Convocar, Pauline
AU - Henderson, Katherine
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors. Emergency Medicine Australasia published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
PY - 2021/2
Y1 - 2021/2
N2 - Objective: To develop comprehensive guidance that captures international impacts, causes, and solutions related to ED crowding and access block. Methods: Emergency physicians representing 15 countries from all the International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM) regions composed the task force. Monthly meetings were held via video-conferencing software to achieve consensus for report content. The report was submitted and approved by the IFEM Board on June 1, 2020. Results: A total of 14 topic dossiers, each relating to an aspect of ED crowding, were researched and completed collaboratively by members of the task force. Conclusions: The IFEM report is a comprehensive document intended to be used in whole or by section to inform and address aspects of ED crowding and access block. Overall, ED crowding is a multifactorial issue requiring systems-wide solutions applied at local, regional, and national levels. Access block is the predominant contributor of ED crowding in most parts of the world.
AB - Objective: To develop comprehensive guidance that captures international impacts, causes, and solutions related to ED crowding and access block. Methods: Emergency physicians representing 15 countries from all the International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM) regions composed the task force. Monthly meetings were held via video-conferencing software to achieve consensus for report content. The report was submitted and approved by the IFEM Board on June 1, 2020. Results: A total of 14 topic dossiers, each relating to an aspect of ED crowding, were researched and completed collaboratively by members of the task force. Conclusions: The IFEM report is a comprehensive document intended to be used in whole or by section to inform and address aspects of ED crowding and access block. Overall, ED crowding is a multifactorial issue requiring systems-wide solutions applied at local, regional, and national levels. Access block is the predominant contributor of ED crowding in most parts of the world.
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U2 - 10.1111/1742-6723.13660
DO - 10.1111/1742-6723.13660
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 33440078
AN - SCOPUS:85099378024
SN - 1742-6731
VL - 33
SP - 161
EP - 163
JO - EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia
JF - EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia
IS - 1
ER -