ABBREVIATIONS

ABBREVIATIONS

ACMHN

Australian College of Mental Health Nurses

ACNP

Australian College of Nurse Practitioners

ACT

Australian Capital Territory

ADA

Australian Dental Association

ADF

Australian Doctors' Fund

ADTOA

Australian Doctors Trained Overseas Association

AHMAC

Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council

AHWMC

Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council

AHPRA

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency

AMA

Australian Medical Association

AMC

Australian Medical Council

ANF

Australian Nursing Federation

APA

Australian Physiotherapy Association

APS

Australian Psychological Society

ASIM

Australian Society of Independent Midwives

AWRGNP

Albury Wodonga Regional GP Network

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

CPD

Continuing Professional Development

DOHA

Department of Health and Ageing

DVA

Department of Veterans Affairs

EN

Enrolled Nurse

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

GP

General Practitioner

ICT

Information and Communication Technology

ID

Identification

IGA

COAG Intergovernmental Agreement

IMG

International Medical Graduate

IT

Information Technology

MABEL

Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life

MBA

Medical Board of Australia

MMDS

Melbourne Medical Deputising Service

NHPOPC

National Health Practitioner Ombudsman and Privacy Commissioner

NMBA

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

NP

Nurse Practitioner

NRAIP

National Registration and Accreditation Implementation Project

NRAS

National Registration and Accreditation Scheme

NSW

New South Wales

OTD

Overseas Trained Doctors

PBA

Psychologist Board of Australia

PESCI

Pre-employment structured clinical interviews

PHI

Private Health Insurance

PRG

Professions Reference Group

PSA

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

QA

Quality Assurance

RACGP

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

RACP

Royal Australasian College of Physicians

RANZCR

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists

RDN

Rural Doctors Network

RWA

Rural Workforce Agency

RWAV

Rural Workforce Agency Victoria

SA

South Australia

SCI

Structured Clinical Interview

Stat Dec

Statutory Declaration

UK

United Kingdom

US

United States

WA

Western Australia

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