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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
ADF
Australian Defence Force
AHCDO
Australian Haemophilia Centre Directors' Organisation
AHMAC
Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council
AMSA
Australian Medical Students' Association
ANAO
Australian National Audit Office
ANZSBT
Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion
ANZAN
Australian & New Zealand Association of Neurologists
Anti-D
Anti-D Rh D Immunoglobulin
APS
Australian Public Service
APSC
Australian Public Service Commission
ASCIA
Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
Blood Service
Australian Red Cross Blood Service
BloodNET
Australia's online blood ordering and inventory management system
BloodSafe eLearning
transfusion practice and patient blood management education online system
BloodSTAR
blood system for tracking authorisations and reviews
BCP
Business Continuity Plan
BEA
BloodSafe eLearning Australia
BURG
BloodNet user reference group
CAFA
CSL Australian Fractionation Agreement
CE
Chief Executive
COAG
Council of Australian Governments
CPC
Clinical Principal Committee
CUA
Credit Union Australia
DAPI
discards as a percentage of net issues
DTA
Digital Transformation Agency
EA
Enterprise Agreement
EAP
Employee Assistance Program
EHL
extended half-life
ERG
expert reference group
FAA
Funding and Administrative Agreement
FEIBA
factor VIII anti-inhibitor
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
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
ICT
Information Communications Technology
ICU
intensive care unit
Ig
immunoglobulin
IPS
Information Publication Scheme
IU
International Units
IVIg
Intravenous Immunoglobulin
IXa
factor nine a
JBC
Jurisdictional Blood Committee
KPI
key performance indicator
kWh
kilowatt hour
LIS
Laboratory Information System
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
disorders or parents/caregivers to record home treatments and bleeds
NaFAA
National Fractionation Agreement for Australia
NBA
National Blood Authority
NBSCP
National Blood Supply Contingency Plan
NIg
Normal immunoglobulin
NIGAC
National Immunoglobulin Governance Advisory Committee
NIMF
National Inventory Management Framework
NIPA
non-invasive prenatal analysis
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
PHN
Primary Health Network
Red Cross
The Australian Red Cross Society
RCPA
Royal College of Pathologists of Australia
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
SVT
small volume tubes
SWG
specialist working group
TGA
Therapeutic Goods Administration
TOIL
time off in lieu
vWD
von Willebrand disease
WB
whole blood
WFH
World Federation of Hemophilia
WHS
work health and safety
X
factor X