Glossary

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ACCHS	Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service
ACRRM	Australian College Rural and Remote Medicine
AHW	Aboriginal Health Worker
AIATSIS	Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
AIDA	Australian Indigenous Doctors Association
AIDS	Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AMSANT	Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance - Northern Territory
ANF	Australian Nurses Federation
ARDS	Aboriginal Resource and Development Services
ATO	Australian Taxation Office
ATSIC	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
Batchelor	Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education
BCL	Bush Crisis Line
CADPHC	Central Australian Division of Primary Health Care
CARHDS	Central Australian Remote Health Development Services
CARPA	Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association
CATSIN	Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses
CCT	Coordinated Care Trial
CDEP	Community Development Employment Program
CDU	Charles Darwin University
CHASP	Community Health Accreditation and Standards Program
CLC	Central Land Council
CME	Continuing Medical Education
CRH	Centre for Remote Health
Congress	Central Australian Aboriginal Congress
CPD	Continuing Professional Development
CRANA	Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia
CRCAH	Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health
CRH	Centre for Remote Health
Danila Dilba	Danila Dilba Biluru Butji Binnilutlum Medical Service
DMO	District Medical Officer
DoHA	Department of Health and Ageing
EAS	Employee Assistance Service
EBA	Enterprise Baraining Agreement
FACS	Family & Children's Services
GPs	General Practitioners
GPPHCNT	General Practice and Primary Health Care NT
HIC	Health Insurance Commission
HSZ	Health Service Zones
IAD	Institute of Aboriginal Development
ICC	Indigenous Coordination Centre
IT	Information Technology
KWHB	Katherine West Health Board
LWOP	Leave without pay
MBS	Medical Benefits Schedule
MSHR	Menzies School of Health Research
NACCHO	National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
NLC	Northern Land Council
NT	Northern Territory
NTAHF	Northern Territory Aboriginal Health Forum
NTGPE	Northern Territory General Practice Education
NTH&CS	Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services
OATSIH	Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
OIPC	Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination
ORAC	Office of Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations
PATS	Patient Assisted Travel Scheme
PAYG	Pay As You Go
PBS	Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
PFS	Periodic Financial Statement
PHC	Primary Health Care
PHAA	Public Health Association of Australia
PHCAP	Primary Health Care Access Program
PIP	Practice Incentive Payments
RAN	Remote Area Nurse
RHSET	Rural Health Support, Education and Training.
RN	Registered Nurse
SA	Service Agreement
SARRAH	Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health
SRAs	Service Responsibility Agreements
Sunrise	Sunrise Health Service
TEDGP	Top End Division of General Practice
STD	Sexually Transmitted Disease
WHO	World Health Organization