List of Acronyms

List of Acronyms

AACR

Australasian Association of Cancer Registries

AHMAC

Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council

AHMC

Australian Health Ministers' Conference

AIHW

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

AMWAC

Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee

ANZGOG

Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group

AOCS

Australian Ovarian Cancer Study

APA

Australian Physiotherapy Association

ASAC

Australian Screening Advisory Committee

ASCUS

Atypical Squamous Cells of Uncertain Significance

ASGO

Australian Society of Gynaecological Oncologists

CDMRP

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (United States)

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CNSA

Cancer Nurses Society of Australia

COSA

Clinical Oncological Society of Australia

Department

Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing

DES

Diethylstilbestrol

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid

FECCA

Federation of Ethic Communities' Councils of Australia

FIGO

International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (United States)

FRANZCOG

Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

GAIN

Gynaecological Awareness Information Network

GMCT

Greater Metropolitan Clinical Taskforce

GOG

Gynecologic Oncology Group (United States)

GP

General Practitioner

HPV

Human papilloma virus

IPTAAS

Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme

LSIL

Low-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions

MCIS

Multicultural Cancer Information Service

MRI

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

MSAC

Medical Services Advisory Committee

MSOAP

Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program

NACCHO

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

NBCC

National Breast Cancer Centre

NCCI

National Cancer Control Initiative

NCSP

National Cervical Screening Program

NHMRC

National Health and Medical Research Council

NIH

National Institutes of Health (United States)

NSW

New South Wales

OvCA

National Ovarian Cancer Network

RACGP

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

RANZCOG

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

RCPA

Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia

RHW

Royal Hospital for Women (NSW)

ROJIG

Radiation Oncology Jurisdictional Implementation Group

RWH

Royal Women's Hospital (VIC)

STI

Sexual Transmitted Infection

TIS

Translating and Interpreter Service

UK

United Kingdom

WA

Western Australia



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