AACAP
|
ATSIC Army Community Assistance Program
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AAT
|
Administrative Appeals Tribunal
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ABS
|
Australian Bureau of Statistics
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ACAM
|
Australian Centre for Asthma Monitoring
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ACAT
|
Aged Care Assessment Teams
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ACCC
|
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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ACCHS
|
Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services
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ACD
|
Acute Care Division
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ACSAA
|
Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency
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ACT
|
Australian Capital Territory
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ADGP
|
Australian Divisions of General Practice
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ADI
|
Acceptable Daily Intake
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AFC
|
Audit and Fraud Control
|
AH
|
Australian Hearing
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AHCA
|
Australian Health Care Agreements
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AHEC
|
Australian Health Ethics Committee
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AHMAC
|
Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council
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AHPMC
|
After Hours Primary Medical Care
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AHSPIA
|
Australian Hearing Specialist Program for Indigenous Australians
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AIDS
|
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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AIHW
|
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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ALRC
|
Australian Law Reform Commission
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AMA
|
Australian Medical Association
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AMC
|
Australian Medical Council
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AMWAC
|
Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee
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ANAO
|
Australian National Audit Office
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ANAPHI
|
Australian Network of Academic Public Health Institutions
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ANCAHRD
|
Australian National Council for AIDS, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases
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AODAW
|
Australian Organ Donor Awareness Week
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AODR
|
Australian Organ Donor Register
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APS
|
Australian Public Service
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AQM
|
Air Quality Monitor
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ARCBS
|
Australian Red Cross Blood Service
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ARCHI
|
Australian Resource Centre for Hospital Innovation
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AR-DRG
|
Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups Classification
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ARGCM
|
Australian Regulatory Guidelines for Complementary Medicines
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ARHEN
|
Australian Rural Health Education Network
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AROC
|
Australasian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre
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ARPANSA
|
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
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ART
|
Assisted Reproductive Technology
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ARTG
|
Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods
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ATSIC
|
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
|
AusAID
|
Australian Agency for International Development
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Auseinet
|
Australian Network for Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention
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AWA
|
Australian Workplace Agreement
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BARC
|
Building Ageing Research Capacity
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BCA
|
Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia
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BMMS
|
Better Medication Management System
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BSE
|
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
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CACP
|
Community Aged Care Packages
|
CDS
|
Commonwealth Disability Strategy
|
CHIP
|
Child and Youth Health Intergovernmental Partnership
|
CMO
|
Chief Medical Officer
|
COAG
|
Council of Australian Governments
|
CSIRO
|
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
|
CSL
|
Commonwealth Serum Laboratories
|
CSO
|
Community Service Obligation
|
CSSS
|
Community Sector Support Scheme
|
DALY
|
Disability-Adjusted Life Year
|
DIA
|
Drug Information Association
|
DMMR
|
Domiciliary Medication Management Review
|
DoFA
|
Department of Finance and Administration
|
DTC
|
Day Therapy Centres
|
DVA
|
Department of Veterans Affairs
|
DVDC
|
Diabetes Vaccine Development Centre
|
EACH
|
Extended Aged Care at Home
|
EL
|
Executive Level
|
EMS
|
Environmental Management System
|
EPC
|
Enhanced Primary Care
|
ESD
|
Ecologically Sustainable Development
|
FaCS
|
Department of Family and Community Services
|
FBT
|
Fringe Benefits Tax
|
FCTC
|
Framework Convention for Tobacco Control
|
FPO
|
Family Planning Organisations
|
FRSC
|
Food Regulation Standing Committee
|
FSANZ
|
Food Standards Australia New Zealand
|
GCBS
|
Global Collaboration for Blood Safety
|
GDP
|
Gross Domestic Product
|
GHTF
|
Global Harmonisation Task Force
|
GMO
|
Genetically Modified Organism
|
GMP
|
Good Manufacturing Practice
|
GP
|
General Practitioner, General Practice
|
GSLP
|
Government Sector Linkages Program
|
GST
|
Goods and Services Tax
|
GTCCC
|
Gene Technology Community Consultative Committee
|
HAC
|
Health Advisory Committee
|
HACC
|
Home and Community Care
|
HCV
|
Hepatitis C Virus
|
HECS
|
Higher Education Contribution Scheme
|
HIC
|
Health Insurance Commission
|
HIV
|
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
|
HR
|
Human Resources
|
HSA
|
Health Sciences Authority
|
HTML
|
Hypertext Markup Language
|
IARC
|
International Agency for Research on Cancer
|
IBNR
|
Incurred But Not Reported
|
ICD
|
Information and Communications Division
|
ICRS
|
Innovative Care (Rehabilitation) Service
|
IM
|
Information Management
|
IME
|
Improved Monitoring of Entitlements
|
IPCS
|
International Program for Chemical Safety
|
IT
|
Information Technology
|
IVD
|
In Vitro Diagnostics
|
IVF
|
In Vitro Fertilisation
|
JAS-ANZ
|
Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand
|
JCPAA
|
Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit
|
JDRF
|
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
|
MBS
|
Medicare Benefits Schedule
|
MDS
|
Medical Deputising Service
|
MDS
|
Minimum Data Set
|
MCDS
|
Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy
|
MO
|
Medical Officer
|
MoU
|
Memorandum of Understanding
|
MP
|
Member of Parliament
|
MPSD
|
Medical and Pharmaceutical Services Division
|
MRSA
|
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
|
MSAC
|
Medical Services Advisory Committee
|
NACCHO
|
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
|
NAIDOC
|
National Aboriginal and Islander Day of Observance Committee
|
NAC
|
National Asthma Council
|
NAL
|
National Acoustic Laboratories
|
NBA
|
National Blood Authority
|
NBCC
|
National Breast Cancer Centre
|
NCCI
|
National Cancer Control Initiative
|
NDIP
|
National Diabetes Improvement Projects
|
NHCDC
|
National Hospital Cost Data Collection
|
NHIMAC
|
National Health Information Management Advisory Council
|
NHMRC
|
National Health and Medical Research Council
|
NHPA
|
National Health Priority Areas
|
NHPC
|
National Health Performance Committee
|
NICNAS
|
National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme
|
NICS
|
National Institute of Clinical Studies
|
NPHP
|
National Public Health Partnership
|
NPI
|
National Performance Indicators
|
NPVP
|
National Pneumococcal Vaccination Program
|
NPS
|
National Prescribing Service
|
NRCP
|
National Respite for Carers Program
|
NRHN
|
National Rural Health Network
|
NSPs
|
Needle and Syringe Programs
|
NSW
|
New South Wales
|
NT
|
Northern Territory
|
OATSIH
|
Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
|
OBF
|
Outcomes Based Funding
|
OECD
|
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
|
OGTR
|
Office of the Gene Technology Regulator
|
OHS
|
Office of Hearing Services
|
OTC
|
over-the-counter
|
PM&C
|
Prime Minister and Cabinet
|
PBS
|
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
|
PBS
|
Portfolio Budget Statements
|
PC
|
Personal Computer
|
PCD
|
Primary Care Division
|
PHAT
|
Private Hospital Access Taskforce
|
PHCAP
|
Primary Health Care Access Program
|
PHD
|
Population Health Division
|
PHIAC
|
Private Health Insurance Administration Council
|
PHIO
|
Private Health Insurance Ombudsman
|
PHIQS
|
Private Health Industry Quality and Safety Committee
|
PHERP
|
Public Health and Research Program
|
PHOFA
|
Public Health Outcome Funding Agreements
|
PIP
|
Practice Incentive Program
|
PR
|
Procedural Rules
|
PSD
|
Portfolio Strategies Division
|
PSR
|
Professional Services Review
|
QLD
|
Queensland
|
QTB
|
Question Time Brief
|
RACGP
|
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
|
RAMUS
|
Rural Australian Medical Undergraduate Scholarship
|
RAWG
|
Research Agenda Working Group
|
RCS
|
Residential Classification Scale
|
RFDS
|
Royal Flying Doctor Service
|
RFT
|
Request for Tender
|
RHS
|
Regional Health Services
|
RHSET
|
Rural Health Support, Education and Training
|
RRMA
|
Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Areas
|
SA
|
South Australia
|
SAR
|
Service Activity Reporting
|
SARS
|
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
|
SBO
|
State Based Organisation
|
SES
|
Senior Executive Service
|
SIDS
|
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
|
SIME
|
Strategic Information Management Environment
|
SNAP
|
Smoking, Nutrition, Alcohol and Physical Activity
|
SRDC
|
Strategic Research Development Committee
|
STI
|
Sexually Transmitted Infection
|
TGA
|
Therapeutic Goods Administration
|
UDRH
|
University Departments of Rural Health
|
UK
|
United Kingdom
|
UNSW
|
University of New South Wales
|
US
|
United States
|
VRE
|
Vancomycin resistant enterococci
|
vCJD
|
variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease—Mad Cow Disease
|
W3C-WAI
|
World Wide Web Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative
|
WA
|
Western Australia
|
WHO
|
World Health Organization
|
WPRO
|
Western Pacific Regional Office
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