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Appendix 6. Acronyms and Abbreviations
ABDR
Australian Bleeding Disorders Registry
ACSQHC
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
ACT
Australian Capital Territory
AHCDO
Australian Haemophilia Centre Directors' Organisation
AHMAC
Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council
ANAO
Australian National Audit Office
Anti-D
Anti-D Rh D Immunoglobulin
ANZCA
Australia & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Annual Scientific Meeting
ANZCP
Australian and New Zealand College of Perfusionists
APS
Australian Public Service
APSC
Australian Public Service Commission
ASCIA
Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
Blood Service
Australian Red Cross Blood Service
BloodSTAR
blood system for tracking authorisations and reviews
BCP
Business Continuity Plan
BEA
BloodSafe eLearning Australia
CAFA
CSL Australian Fractionation Agreement
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
COAG
Council of Australian Governments
CUA
Credit Union Australia
DAPI
discards as a percentage of net issues
DTA
Digital Transformation Agency
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
GST
goods and services tax
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
HFA
Haemophilia Foundation Australia
HFNSW
Haemophilia Foundation New South Wales
HPC
Hospitals Principal Committee
ICT
Information Communications Technology
Ig
immunoglobulin
IMOB
Intraoperative Management of Blood
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
MERS-CoV
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus
MSAC
Medical Services Advisory Committee
MyABDR
MyABDR is a secure app for smartphones and web site for people with bleeding disorders or parents/caregivers to record home treatments and bleeds
NBA
National Blood Authority
NBSCP
National Blood Supply Contingency Plan
NHMRC
National Health and Medical Research Council
NIg
Normal immunoglobulin
NIGAC
National Immunoglobulin Governance Advisory Committee
NIMF
National Inventory Management Framework
NMF
National Managed Fund
NSP&B
National Supply Plan and Budget
NSQHS
National Safety and Quality Health Service
NSRS
national service requirements and standards
OBFM
Output Based Funding Model
ORBS
ordering, receipting blood system
PBM
patient blood management
PGPA
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act
Red Cross
The Australian Red Cross Society
R&D
research and development
rFVIIa
recombinant factor seven (A)
rFVIII
recombinant factor eight
rFIX
recombinant factor nine
RNAi
Ribonucleic acid interference
SCIg
subcutaneous immunoglobulin
SES
Senior Executive Service
SME
small and medium enterprises
SPF
staff participation forum
SWG
specialist working group
TGA
Therapeutic Goods Administration
TOIL
time off in lieu
vWD
von Willeband disease
WFH
World Federation of Hemophilia
WB
whole blood