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Appendix 9: Common health industry abbreviations A&E Accident and Emergency ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics ACAT Aged Care Assessment Team ACD Australasian College of Dermatologists ACEM Australasian College for Emergency Medicine ACHSM Australiasian College of Health Service Management ACOSS Australian Council of Social Services ACRRM Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine ACSQHC Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare ADA Australian Dental Association Ahpra Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency AIHW Australian Institute of Health and Welfare AIN Assistant in Nursing ALS Advanced Life Support AMA Australian Medical Association AMC Australian Medical Council AMS Aboriginal Medical Services AMSA Australian Medical Students Association AR-DRGs Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups ANZCA Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists AO Administrative Officer AON Area of Need APA Australian Physiotherapy Association APAC Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Council APHA Australian Private Hospitals Association APMA Australian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association ATO Australian Taxation Office ATODS Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs Service ATSI Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders BOD Burden of Disease CAHS Child and Adolescent Health Service CALD Culturally and Linguistically Diverse CACPS Community Aged Care Packages CHC Community Health Centre CHO Chief Health Officer CHRISP Centre for Healthcare Related Infections Surveillance and Prevention CICM College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand CKN Clinicians Knowledge Network