Table 1 Key position topics for summit

Resources and designation of emergency surgery

Acute care unit structure

Reception and triage

Data systems, registry and evaluation

Rural emergency care and transfer

Paediatric emergency care

Geriatric emergency care

Interaction and laboratory, radiology, ICU gastroenterology

Quality assurance and performance improvement

Sepsis control in emergency room

Research in acute care surgery

Education in emergency surgery

Accreditation review and consultative program

Patient related outcomes measures