OLD Acronyms
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| Acronym | Full Text |
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| AAPM | American Academy of Pain Medicine |
| ABA | American Board of Anesthesiology |
| ABPM | American Board of Pain Medicine |
| ACCC | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
| ACD | Australasian College of Dermatologists |
| ACECC | Anaesthesia Continuing Education Coordinating Committee |
| ACEM | Australasian College for Emergency Medicine |
| ACHS | Australian Council for Healthcare Standards |
| ACGME | Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education |
| ACRRM | Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine |
| ACSQHC | Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care |
| ADAPT | Australasian Donor Awareness Programme |
| ADGP | Australian Divisions of General Practice |
| ADSC | Australian Day Surgery Council |
| AFPHM | Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine |
| AFRM | Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine |
| AGM | annual general meeting |
| AHMAC | Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council |
| AHTAC | Australian Health Technical Advisory Committee |
| AHWAC | Australian Health Workforce Advisory Committee |
| AHWOC | Australian Health Workforce Officials Committee |
| AIDA | Australian Indigenous Doctors Association |
| AIHW | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| AIM | anaesthetists in management |
| AMA | Australian Medical Association |
| AMC | Australian Medical Council |
| AMWAC | Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee |
| ANTS | anaesthetists non technical skills |
| ANZCA | Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists |
| ANZICS | Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society |
| ANZSPM | Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine |
| ANZTADC |
Australian and New Zealand Tripartite Anaesthesia Data Committee |
| AON | area of need |
| APLS | advanced paediatric life support |
| ARC | Australian Resuscitation Council |
| ASA | Australian Society of Anaesthetists, also American Society of Anesthesiologists |
| ASC | annual scientific congress |
| ASM | annual scientific meeting |
| ASMOF | Australian Salaried Medical Officers' Federation |
| AT | advanced training |
| ATF | annual training fee |
| ATLS | advanced trauma life support |
| ATY | advanced training year (e.g., ATY 1 = advanced training year 1, ATY 2 = advanced training year 2, ATY 3 = advanced training year 3) |
| AVT | approved vocational training |
B |
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| BT | basic training |
| BTY | basic training year (e.g., BTY 1 = basic training year 1, BTY 2 = basic training year 2) |
C |
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| CA | clinical anaesthesia |
| CanMEDS 2000 | Canadian Medical Education Directions for Specialists 2000 Project |
| CCST | Certification of Completion of Specialist Training (UK) |
| CCUE | critical care in unusual environments |
| CDAMS | Committee of Deans of Australian Medical Schools |
| CECANZ | Continuing Education Committee of Australia and New Zealand |
| CEO | chief executive officer |
| CEQA/CE & QA | Continuing Education and Quality Assurance (Committee) |
| CHF | Consumers Health Forum of Australia |
| CICM |
College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (previously JFICM) |
| CIREBA | Conference of International Reciprocating Examination Boards of Anaesthesia |
| CMCNZ | Council of Medical Colleges in New Zealand |
| CME | continuing medical education |
| CMO | career medical officer |
| COAG | Council of Australian Governments |
| CPD | continuing professional development, also College professional document |
| CPMC | Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges |
| CPMEC | Confederation of Postgraduate Medical Education Councils |
| CCrISP | Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient (Course) |
| CSM | combined scientific meeting |
| CTC | clinical teaching course |
| CTEC | Clinical Training and Education Centre |
| CTG | Clinical Trials Group |
| Cusum | cumulative summation (a statistical approach used in clinical quality control) |
| CVP | cardiothoracic, vascular and perfusion |
D |
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| DHAS | Doctors Health Advisory Service |
| DHM | diving and hyperbaric medicine |
| DoHA | Department of Health and Ageing |
| DPA |
Director of Professional Affairs |
| DVA | Commonwealth Department of Veterans' Affairs |
E |
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| EAP | employee assistance program |
| ECFMG | Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates |
| EMAC | Effective Management of Anaesthetic Crises (course) |
| EMST | Emergency Management of Severe Trauma (course) |
| ETC | Education and Training Committee |
| EX | Examinations (prefix for College professional documents dealing with examinations, e.g., EX1 = Examination Document #1) |
F |
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| FANZCA | Fellow Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists |
| FARACS | Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons |
| FCCS | fundamental critical care support |
| FCICM |
Fellow of the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (previously FJFICM) |
| FEC | Final Examination Sub-Committee |
| FFARACS | Fellow of the Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (Pre-1992) |
| FFPM | Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine |
| FFPMANZCA | Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists |
| FICANZCA | Fellow of the Faculty of Intensive Care, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists |
| FJFICM | Fellow of the Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (now FCICM) |
| FPM | Faculty of Pain Medicine |
| FPO |
formal project officer |
| FRCA | Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists |
| FTE | full-time equivalent |
G |
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| GEC | General Examinations Committee |
| GHA | general hospital appointments |
| GMC | General Medical Council |
| GPET | general practice education and training |
H |
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| HAC | Hospital Accreditation Committee |
| HCI | healthcare industry |
| HDU | high dependency unit |
| HIC | Health Insurance Commission |
| HLN | Health Leaders' Network |
| HOD | head of department |
I |
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| IASP | International Association for the Study of Pain |
| ICM | intensive care medicine |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| IMGS |
international medical graduate specialist |
| IT | information technology |
| ITA | in-training assessment (e.g., ITA-1 = ITA Form 1, ITA-2 = ITA Form 2) |
J |
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| JCCA | Joint Consultative Committee on Anaesthesia (tripartite committee consisting of ANZCA, RACGP and the ACRRM) |
| JFICM | Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (now CICM) |
L |
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| LEAP | Learning, Education and Professionalism Framework |
| LP | learning portfolio |
M |
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| M & M | morbidity and mortality meeting |
| MCNZ | Medical Council of New Zealand |
| MCQ | multiple choice question |
| MOCOMP | maintenance of competence |
| MOPS | Maintenance of Professional Standards (replaced by Continuing Professional Development program) |
| MPCC | multidisciplinary pain clinic/centre |
| MPMTP | multidisciplinary pain medicine training program |
| MS | module supervisor |
| MSAC | Medical Services Advisory Committee |
| MSOAP | Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program |
| MSTSC | Medical Specialist Training Steering Committee |
| MTRP | Medical Training and Review Panel |
N |
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| NACCHO | National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations |
| NAG | national advisory group |
| NBBC | National Breast Cancer Centre |
| NCCI | National Cancer Control Initiative |
| NEO | national education officer |
| NHISAC | National Health Standards Advisory Committee |
| NHMRC/NH&MRC | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| NHPAC | National Health Priority Action Council |
| NICS | National Institute of Clinical Studies |
| NICU | neonatal intensive care unit |
| NSC | national scientific congress |
| NZAEC | New Zealand Anaesthesia Education Committee |
| NZNC | New Zealand National Committee |
| NZSA | New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists |
| NZSPEX | New Zealand specialist examination |
| NZVR | New Zealand vocational register |
O |
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| OA | obstetric anaesthesia |
| OSCE | objective structured clinical examination |
| OTD | overseas trained doctor |
| OTS | overseas trained specialist |
| OTV | Occupation Training Visa |
P |
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| P | professional (prefix for College professional documents dealing with professional matters, e.g., P28 = Professional Document #28) |
| PACU | post anaesthesia care unit |
| PBAC | Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee |
| PCO | professional conference organiser |
| PD | professional document, also professional development |
| PEARLS | personally arranged learning sessions |
| PEC | Primary Examination Sub-Committee |
| PFP | Postgraduate Fellowship Program |
| PFY | provisional fellowship year |
| PGMC | Post Graduate Medical Council |
| PGY | post graduate year (e.g., PGY1 = post graduate year 1, PGY2 = post graduate year 2) |
| PHO | principal house officer (Queensland only - one year post when a specialist training post is not available - guaranteed specialist training post in the year following PHO) |
| PM | pain medicine |
| PMU | pain management unit |
| PPR | professional practice review |
| PS | professional standards (prefix for College professional documents dealing with professional standards, e.g., PS12 = Professional Standards Document #12) |
Q |
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| QA | quality assurance |
R |
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| RACGP | Royal Australian College of General Practitioners |
| RACMA | Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators |
| RACP | Royal Australasian College of Physicians |
| RACS | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons |
| RANZCO | Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists |
| RANZCOG | Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists |
| RANZCP | Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists |
| RANZCR | Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists |
| RARS | Rural Anaesthesia Recruitment Service |
| RASTS | Rural Advanced Specialist Trainee Support |
| RCA | Royal College of Anaesthetists |
| RCPA | Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia |
| RCPSC | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada |
| RDAA | Rural Doctors Association of Australia |
| REO | regional education officer |
| RITA | Record of in-training assessment |
| RNZCGP |
Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners |
| ROC | regional organising committee |
| RRMA | Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Areas classification |
S |
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| S&ST | simulation and skills training |
| SAQ | short answer question |
| SAT | self-assessment test |
| SHO | senior house officer |
| SIG | special interest group |
| SMRC | Specialist Medical Review Council |
| SOT | supervisor of training |
| SPUMS | South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society |
| SRAC | Specialist Recognition Advisory Committee |
| SSRS | Support Scheme for Rural Specialists |
T |
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| T | technical (prefix for College professional documents dealing with technical matters, e.g., T1 = Technical Document #1) |
| TAC |
Training Accreditation Committee |
| TASSC | The Australian Simulation and Skills Centres |
| TE | training and educational (prefix for College professional documents dealing with training and education, e.g., TE11 = Training and Educational Document #11) |
| TRF | training registration fee |
| TTR | training, teaching and research |
| TY | training year |
U |
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| UR number | unit record number: used by hospitals - a sort of file number for a patient |
| USMLE | United States Medical Licensing Examination |
V |
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| VMO | visiting medical officer |
W |
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| WBA |
workplace-based assessment |
| WOA | welfare of anaesthetists |
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