A 

AA

arachidonic acid

AAA

abdominal aortic aneurysms

AAGBI

Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland

AAPM

American Academy of Pain Medicine

AAS

Australian Association of Surgeons

ABA

American Board of Anesthesiology

ABG

arterial blood gas

ABPM

American Board of Pain Medicine

AC

adenylcyclase

ACCC

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

ACD

Australasian College of Dermatologists

ACRRM

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

ACE

Anaesthetist Continuing Education

ACECC

Anaesthesia Continuing Education Co‐ordinating Committee

ACEM

Australasian College for Emergency Medicine

ACHS

Australian Council for Healthcare Standards

ACGME

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

ACLS

advanced cardiac life support

ACRF

acute exacerbation of chronic respiratory failure

ACRRM

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

ACSQHC

Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care

ACTH

adrenocorticotrophic hormone

ADAPT

Australasian Donor Awareness Programme

ADF

Australian Drug Foundation

ADF

Australian Defence Force

ADGP

Australian Divisions of General Practice

ADSC

Australian Day Surgery Council

AF

atrial fibrillation

AFOI

awake fibreoptic intubation

AFPHM

Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine

AFRM

Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine

AGM

Annual General Meeting

AGPTP

Australian General Practitioners Training Program

AHMAC

Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council

AHTAC

Australian Health Technical Advisory Committee

AHWAC

Australian Health Workforce Advisory Committee

AHWOC

Australian Health Workforce Officials Committee

AIC

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

AIDA

Australian Indigenous Doctors Association

AIDS

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

AIHW

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

AILC

Anaesthesia Industry Liaison Committee

AIM SIG

Anaesthetists in Management Special Interest Group

AIMS

Australian Incident Monitoring Study

AIMS

Australian Institute Medical Scientists

ALI

acute lung injury

ALP

airway leak pressure

ALT

alanine aminotransferase

AMA

Australian Medical Association

AMA DiT

Australian Medical Association Doctors in Training

AMC

Australian Medical Council

AMPCO

Australasian Medical Publishing Company

AMWAC

Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee

ANCA

antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody

ANCOVA

analysis of covariance

ANOVA

analysis of variance

ANTS

Anaesthetists Non Technical Skills

ANZSPM

Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine

ANZCA

Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists

ANZICS

Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society

ANZPIC

Australian and New Zealand Paediatric Intensive Care

ANZSPM

Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine

ANZTADC

Australia and New Zealand Tripartite Anaesthesia Data Committee

AON

Area of Need

AOSRA

Asian Oceanic Society of Regional Anaesthetists

APACHE

Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation

APD

adult patient database

aPL

antiphospholipid syndrome

APLS

Advanced Paediatric Life Support

APRGC

Awards, Prizes and Research Grants Committee

APSF

Australian Patient Safety Foundation

ARC

Australian Resuscitation Council

ARDS

acute respiratory distress syndrome

ARF

acute respiratory failure/ acute renal failure

ARFC

Audit, Remuneration and Finance Committee

AS/NZS

Australian/New Zealand Standards

ASA

American Society of Anesthesiologists

ASA (US)

Australian Society of Anaesthetists

ASAANZCALC

ASA/ANZCA Liaison Committee

ASANZSALC

ASA/NZSA Liaison Committee

ASC

Annual Scientific Congress

ASIA

American Spinal Injury Association

ASIC

Australian Securities Investments Commission

ASLG

Anaesthesia Services Liaison Group

ASM

Annual Scientific Meeting (for ANZCA)

ASMOF

Australian Salaried Medical Officers’ Federation

AST

aspartate aminotransferase

ASURA

Australian Symposium of Ultrasound and Regional Anaesthesia

AT

Advanced Training

ATF

Annual  Training Fee

ATLS

Advanced Trauma Life Support

ATP

adenosine triphosphate

ATP

Australian Trade Practices

ATY

Advanced Training Year (e.g., ATY ₁ = Advanced Training Year ₁,  ATY₂ = Advanced Training Year ₂)

AUROC

area under the receiver operating characteristic curve

AV

atrioventricular

AVM

arteriovenous malformations

AVNRT

artioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia

AVRT

atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia

AVR

aortic valve replacement

AVSD

atrioventricular septal defect

B 

BAL

bronchoalveolar lavage

BARTC

Bangkok Anaesthetic Regional Training Centre

BDZ

benzodiazepines

BIS

bispectral index

BMI

body mass index

BT

Basic Training

BUN

blood urea nitrogen

C 

CA

Clinical Anaesthesia

CAS

Canadian Anesthesiologists Society

CASMS

Centre for Anaesthesia Skills and Medical Simulation

CBC

complete blood count

CC

Communications Committee

CCF

congestive cardiac failure

CCPP

Credentials and Clinical Privileges Project

CCST

Certification of Completion of Specialist Training (UK)

CCT

cranial computed tomography

CCU

coronary care unit

CCUE

Critical Care in Unusual Environments

CDAMS

Committee of Deans of Australian Medical Schools

CEA

carotid endarterectomy

CEACCP

Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain

CECANZ

Continuing Education Committee of Australia and New Zealand

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CEQA

Continuing Education and Quality Assurance

CFU

colony forming units

CHA

Catholic Health Australia

CHF

Consumers Health Forum of Australia

CI

cardiac index

CI

confidence interval

CICM

College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand

CIG

Common Issues Group

CIREBA

Conference of International Reciprocating Examination Boards of Anaesthesia

CISB

continuous interscalene block

CK

creatinine kinase

CMBS

Commonwealth Medical Benefits Scheme

Commonwealth Medical Benefits Schedule

Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities

Continuing Medical Education

CMCNZ

Council of Medical Colleges in New Zealand

CME

Continuing Medical Education

CMO

Career Medical Officer

CNS

central nervous system / coagulase-negative staphylococci

CO

cardiac output

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

COM

Committee of Management

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

COPE

critical care outcome prediction equation

COPS

Council of Procedural Specialists

CORE

Centre for Outcomes and Resource Evaluation

CPAP

continuous positive airway pressure

CPD

Continuing Professional Development

CPI

consumer price index

CPMC

Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges

CPMEC

Confederation of Postgraduate Medical Education Councils

CPP

cerebral perfusion pressure

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CREPS

Centre of Research Excellence in Patient Safety

CRP

C-reactive protein

CSC

Combined Scientific Congress

CSE

combined spinal epidural

CSF

cerebrospinal fluid

CSM

Combined Scientific Meeting

CT

computed tomography

CTC

Clinical Teaching Course

CTEC

Collaborative Training and Education Centre

CTG

Clinical Trials Group

Cusum

Cumulative Summation

CVC

central venous catheter

CVP

Cardiothoracic, Vascular and Perfusion

central venous pressure

CVVH

continuous venovenous haemofiltration

CVVHD/CVVHDF

continuous venovenous haemodiafiltration

D 

DC

direct current

DHA/ DoHA

Department of Health and Ageing

DHAS

Doctors Health Advisory Service

DHEA

Dehydroepiandrosterone

DHEAS

Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate

DHHS

Department of Health and Human Services

DHS

Department of Human Services

DHM

Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine

DHS

Department of Human Services

DIC

disseminated intravascular coagulation

DKA

diabetic ketoacidosis

DLT

double-lumen tube

DM

Diabetes mellitus

DOD

Department of Defence

DOH

Department of Health

DOPS

Directly Observed Procedural Skills

DPA

Director of Professional Affairs

DVA

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

DVT

deep vein thrombosis

E

EAC

Economics Advisory Committee

EAT

ectopic atrial tachycardia

EAP

Employee Assistance Program

EB

endobronchial blocker

EBA

Enterprise Bargaining Agreement

EBAIC

The Editorial Board of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

ECF

extracellular fluid

ECFECG/EKGMG

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

ECG/EKG

electrocardiography / electrocardiogram

ECLS

extracorporeal life support

ECMO

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

ECT

electroconvulsive therapy

EEG

electroencephalogram

EELV

end-expiratory lung volume

EIT

electrical impedance tomography

ELD

external lumbar drainage

ELISA

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays

EMAC

Effective management of Anaesthetic Crises

EMG

electromyogram

EMST

Early management of Severe Trauma

EO

Education Officer

ESRD

end stage renal disease

ETC

Education and Training Committee

ETT

endotracheal tube

EVLW

extravascular lung water

F

FANZCA

Fellow Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists

FARACS

Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

FCCS

Fundamental Critical Care Support

FCICM

Fellow of the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

FEC

Final Examination Sub-Committee

FFARACS

Fellow of the Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

FFPM

Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine

FFPMANZCA

Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists

FHKCA

Fellow of the Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists

FICANZCA

Fellow of the Faculty of Intensive Care, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists

FIGO

International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

FMRC

Family Medicine Research Centre

FOB

fibreoptic bronchoscope

FOI

fibreoptic intubation

FPM

Faculty of Pain Medicine

FPO

Formal Project Officer

FRCA

Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists

FSH

follicle-stimulating hormone

FTE

Full-Time Equivalent

G

GABA

gamma-aminobutyric acid

GASACT

Group of ASA Clinical Trainees

GAT

Group of Anaesthetists in Training

GCS

Glasgow Coma score

GDP

gross domestic product

GEDV

global end-diastolic volume

GESA

Gastroenterological Society of Australia

GHA

General Hospital Appointments

GI

gastrointestinal

GMC

General Medical Council

GMCT

Greater Metropolitan Clinical Taskforce

GOS

Glasgow Outcome Scale

GPAC

General Practitioner Anaesthetists Committee

GPALS

General Practitioner Anaesthetist Locum Scheme

GPET

General Practice Education and Training

GPRA

General Practice Registrars Association

H

HALMA

History of Anaesthesia Library, Museum and Archives

HA SIG

History of Anaesthesia Special Interest Group

Hb

haemoglobin

HBOT

hyperbaric oxygen therapy

HC

Honours Committee

HCI

Health Care Industry

HCILC

Health Care Industry Liaison Committee

HDL

high-density lipoprotein

HDU

High Dependency Unit

HFNP

high flow nasal prong

HHS

Hunt-Hess Scale

HIC

Health Insurance Commission

HLN

Health Leaders’ Network

HOD

Head of Department

HQCC

Health Quality and Complaints Commission

I

IABP

intra-aortic balloon pump

IARS

International Anaesthesia Research Society

IASP

International Association for the Study of Pain

IBNR

Incurred But Not Reported

IC

Investment Committee

ICAA

Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia

ICD

International Classification of Diseases

ICM

Intensive Care Medicine

ICP

intracranial pressure

ICU

Intensive Care Unit

ID

internal diameter

IES

iamonline Editorial Subcommittee

IIT

intensive insulin therapy

IMGS

International Medical Graduate Specialist

INN

international non-proprietary name

iNO

nitric oxide inhalation

INR

international normalised ratio

IPAH

idiopathic pulmonary hypertension

IPPV

intermittent positive pressure ventilation

IPS

Infection Probability Score

IQR

interquartile range

IRB

institutional review board

ISHA

International Symposium on the History of Anaesthesia

ISL

Immersive and Simulation-based Learning

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

ITOE

intraoperative transocsophogeal echocardiography

IT

Information Technology

ITA

In-Training Assessment

IV (not i.v.)

intravenous

IVC

inferior vena cava

J

JCCA

Joint Consultative Committee on Anaesthesia

JET

junctional ectopic tachycardia

JFICM

Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine

L

LAD

left anterior descending

LBM

lean body mass

LBW

lead body weight

LPS

lipopolysaccharide

LR

likelihood ratio

LVSWI

left ventricular stroke work index

M

M & M

Morbidity and Mortality Meeting

Membership Application Committee

MAC

minimum alveolar concentration

MAP

mean arterial pressure

MAPK

mitogen-activated protein kinases

MBCC

Medicare Benefits Consultative Committee

MBP

mean blood pressure

MBS

Medicare Benefits Schedule

MCA

middle cerebral artery

MCNZ

Medical Council of New Zealand

MCQ

Multiple Choice Question

MD

Mandibular distraction

MDO

Medical Defence Organisation

MH

malignant hyperthermia

MI

myocardial infarction

MIPS

Medical Indemnity Protection Society

MIWG

Medical Indemnity Working Group

MOCOMP

Maintenance of Competence

MOPS

Maintenance of Professional Standards

MPAP

mean pulmonary artery pressure

MPCC

Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic/Centre

MPMTP

Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine Training Program

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

MRSA

methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

MS

Module Supervisor

MSA

Mongolian Society of Anaesthetists

MSAC

Medical Services Advisory Committee

MSC

Marketing and Sponsorship Committee

MSOAP

Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program

MSTSC

Medical Specialist Training Steering Committee

MTRP

Medical Training and Review Panel

N

NACCHO

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations

NAG

National Advisory Group

NAPA

National Association of Private Anaesthetists

NBBC

National Breast Cancer Centre

NCCI

National Cancer Control Initiative

nCPAP

nasal continuous positive airways pressure

NEEM

National Education and Events Manger

NEHTA

National E-Health Transition Authority

NEO

National Education Officer

NGO

non-governmental organisations

NH&MRC

National Health and Medical Research Council

NHHRC

National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission

NHISAC

National Health Standards Advisory Committee

NHPAC

National Heath Priority Action Council

NHS

National Health Service

NIBP

non-invasive blood operator

NICS

National Institute of Clinical Studies

NICU

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

NLEO

non-linear energy operator

NMDA

N-methyl D-aspartate

NO

nitric oxide

NPA

nasopharyngeal airway

NPPV

non-invasive positive pressure ventilation

NPV

negative predictive value

NRA

National Registration Authority

NRM

non-rebreather mask

NRPS

numerical rating pain score

NSAID

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

NSC

National Scientific Conference

NSCFC

National Scientific Congress Federal Committee

NSCOC

National Scientific Congress Organising Committee

NYHA

New York Heart Association

NYSORA

New York Society of Regional Anaesthesia

NYSSA

New York State Society of Anesthesiologists

NZAEC

New Zealand Anaesthesia Education Committee

NZNC

New Zealand National Committee

NZSA

New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists

NZSPEX

New Zealand Specialist Examination

NZVR

New Zealand Vocational Register

O

OA

Obstetric Anaesthesia

OAC

Overseas Aid Committee

OASS

Observer’s Assessment of Alertness/Sedation Scale

OD

outer diameter

ODEC

Overseas Development and Education Committee

OLA

one-lung anaesthesia

OLV

one-lung ventilation

ONSD

optic nerve sheath diameter

OSA

obstructive sleep apnoea

OSATS

Objective Structured Assessment of Surgical Skills

OSCE

Objective Structured Clinical Examination

OTD

Overseas Trained Doctor

OTS

Overseas Trained Specialist

OTV

Occupation Training Visa

P

PAC

pulmonary artery catheter / premature atrial contraction

PACU

Post Anaesthesia Care Unit

PBAC

Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee

PBLD

Problem-Based Learning Discussions

PBS

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

phosphate buffered saline

PCA

patient-controlled anaesthesia

PCO

Professional Conference Organiser

PCP

phencyclidine

PCR

polymerase chain reaction

PCV

pressure control ventilation

PCWP

pulmonary capillary wedge pressure

PD

Professional Document, also Professional Development

PDE

phosphodiesterase

PEA

pulseless electrical activity

PEARLS

Personally Arranged Learning Sessions

PEC

Primary examination Sub-Committee

PEEP

positive end-expiratory pressure

PFP

Postgraduate Fellowship Program

PFY

Provisional Fellowship Year

PGMC

Post Graduate Medical Council

PGY

Post Graduate Year  (e.g., PGY₁ = Post Graduate Year ₁)

PHO

Principal House Officer

PIAC

Professional Issues Advisory Committee

PICU

paediatric intensive care unit

PFC

plasma free cortisol

PFO

patent foramen ovale

PGIMS

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences

PJRT

permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia

PKC

protein kinase C

PM

Pain Medicine

PMLC

President's Medical Liaison Council

PMN

polymorphonuclear leukocyte

PMU

Pain Management Unit

PN

parenteral nutrition

po

per oram

PONV

postoperative nausea and vomiting

PPAC

Public Practice Advisory Committee

PPRPPV

Professional Practice Review

PPV

positive predictive value

PRN

pro re nata

PRS

Pierre Robin sequence

PS

Professional Standards

PSV

pressure support ventilation

PT

prothrombin time

PTK

protein tyrosine kinases

PTT

partial thromboplastin time

PVC

premature ventricular contractions

Q

QA

Quality Assurance

R

RACGP

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

RACMA

Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators

RACP

Royal Australasian College of Pusicians

RACS

Royal Australian College of Surgeons

RAG

Retired Anaesthetists Group

RAI

relative adrenal deficiency

RANZCO

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists

RANZCOG

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

RANZCP

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

RANZCR

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists

RARS

Rural Anaesthesia Recruitment Service

RA SIG

Regional Anaesthesia Special Interest Group

RASTS

Rural Advanced Specialist Trainee Support

RCA

Royal College of Anaesthetists

RCPA

Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia

RCPSC

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

RCT

randomised controlled trial

RDAA

Rural Doctors’ Association of Australia

RNZCGP

Royal new Zealand College of General Practitioners

ROC

Regional  Organising Committee

receiver operating characteristic

RRMA

Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Areas classification

RRT

renal replacement therapy

RSDCDCA

Remote Situations, Difficult Circumstances and Developing Country Anaesthesia

RTC

road traffic collision

RVG

Relative Value Guide

RVS

Relative Value Study

RVSWI

right ventricular stroke work index

S

SAH

subarachnoid haemorrhage

SAPS

Simplified Acute Physiology Score

SAQ

short-answer-question

SARS

Severe acute respiratory syndrome

SBP

systolic blood pressure

SER

Standard Events Report

SGA

supraglottic airway

SIG

Special Interest Group

SIMV

synchronised intermittent mandatory ventilation

SIRS

systemic inflammatory response syndrome

SLE

systemic lupus erythematosus

SMRC

Specialist Medical Review Council

SOFA

Sequential Organ Failure Assessment

SOLS

Specialist Obstetric Locum Service

SOT

Supervisors of Training

SPANZA

Society for Paediatric Anaesthesia in New Zealand and Australia

SPC

suprapubic catheter

SPUMS

South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society

SRAC

Specialist Recognition Advisory Committee

SSA

Staff Specialist Advisory council

SSAC

Staff Specialist Advisory Committee

ST

sinus tachycardia

STATS

Systematic Training and Assessment of Technical Skills

STM

semi-tendinosus muscles

SV

stroke volume

SVI

stroke volume index

SVR

systemic vascular resistance

T

TASSC

The Australian Simulation and Skills Centres Training and Educational

TAC

Training Accreditation Council

Transport Accident Commission

TAP

transverses abdominus plane

TBI

traumatic brain injury

TBW

total body weight

TCD

transcranial Doppler

TDM

therapeutic drug monitoring

TEE

transesophageal echocardiography

TGA

Therapeutic Goods Administration

TIVA

total intravenous anaesthesia

TM

temporomandibular

TPA

Trade Practices Act

TPC

total plasma cortisol

TPN

total parenteral nutrition

TRF

Training Registration Fee

TSH

thyroid-stimulating hormone

TTR

Training, Teaching and Research

TURP

transurethral resection of the prostate

TY

Training Year

U

UMP

United Medical Protection

USAN

United States Adopted Name Council

USMLE

United States Medical Licensing Examination

V

VAP

ventilator-associated pneumonia

VAS

Visual Analogue Scale

VAT

video-assisted thoracocopic

VCV

volume control ventilation

VLDL

very low density lipoprotein

VMO

Visiting Medical Officer

VRC

Victorian Regional Council

VT

ventricular tachycardia

W

WAC

World Anaesthesia Congress

WACRRM

Western Australian Centre for Remote and Rural Medicine

WBA

Workplace Based Assessment

WBC

white blood cell

WCA

World Congress of Anaesthesiology

WCC

white cell count

WFSA

World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists

Who

World Health Organisation

WOA

Welfare of Anaesthetists

WPS

Womac Pain scores

WSC

Workforce and Survey Committee