| ABDR |
Australian Bleeding Disorders Registry |
| ACSQHC |
Australian Commission of Safety and Quality in Health Care |
| ACT |
Australian Capital Territory |
| AED |
Automated External Defibrillator |
| AHCDO |
Australia Haemophilia Centre Directors’ Organisation |
| AHMAC |
Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council |
| AHPPC |
Australian Health Protection Principal Committee |
| ANAO |
Australian National Audit Office |
| ANZCA |
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists |
| ANZICS |
Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society |
| ANZSBT |
Australia and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion |
| APHA |
Australian Private Hospitals Association |
| APS |
Australian Public Service |
| APSC |
Australian Public Service Commission |
| Blood Service |
Australian Red Cross Blood Service |
| CAFA |
CSL Australian Fractionation Agreement |
| CDNA |
Communicable Disease Network Australia |
| COAG |
Council of Australian Governments |
| CUA |
Credit Union Australia |
| DoH |
Department of Health |
| EA |
Enterprise agreement |
| EAP |
Employee Assistance Program |
| FEIBA |
factor eight inhibitor bypass agent |
| FFP/FP |
fresh frozen plasma/frozen plasma |
| FTE |
full-time equivalent |
| FVIII |
factor eight |
| FIX |
factor nine |
| FX |
factor ten |
| GST |
goods and services tax |
| GUI |
graphic user interface |
| HAA |
annual scientific meeting of the HAA—Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand—HSANZ, the Australian & New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion—ANZSBT, and the Australasian Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis—ASTH |
| HAC |
Haemovigilance Advisory Committee |
| HFA |
Haemophilia Foundation Australia |
| HSMA |
Health and Safety Management Arrangement |
| HTC |
Haemophilia Treatment Centre |
| ICT |
Information Communicator Technology |
| Ig |
Immunoglobulin |
| IPS |
Information Publication Scheme |
| IU |
International Units |
| IVIg |
intravenous immunoglobulin |
| JBC |
Jurisdictional Blood Committee |
| KPI |
key performance indicator |
| kWh |
kilowatt hour |
| LIS |
Laboratory Information System |
| MSAC |
Medical Services Advisory Committee |
| MTR |
Massive Transfusion Registry |
| NBA |
National Blood Authority |
| NBSCP |
National Blood Supply Contingency Plan |
| NHMRC |
National Health and Medical Research Council |
| NIMF |
National Inventory Management Framework |
| NIg |
normal immunoglobulin |
| NMF |
National Managed Fund |
| NSQHS |
National Safety and Quality Health Service |
| NSP&B |
National Supply Plan and Budget |
| OBFM |
Output based funding model |
| OHP |
Office of Health Protection |
| PBM |
patient blood management |
| RACS |
Royal Australian College of Surgeons |
| Red Cross |
The Australian Red Cross Society |
| rFVIIa |
recombinant factor seven (A) |
| rFVIII |
recombinant factor eight |
| rFIX |
recombinant factor nine |
| SCIg |
subcutaneous immunoglobulin |
| SES |
Senior Executive Service |
| TOIL |
Time off in lieu |
| TORC |
Transfusion Outcomes Research Collaborative |
| WB |
Whole Blood |
| WHS |
Work Health and Safety |
