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ACL
|
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
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ACMD
|
Advisory Committee on Medical Devices
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ACSQHC
|
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health
Care
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ADIA
|
Australian Dental Industry Association
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AFSSAPS
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Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de
santé
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AHIA
|
Australian Health Insurance Association
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AHMAC
|
Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council
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AHMC
|
Australian Health Ministers Conference
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AHPRA
|
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
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AIMD
|
Active Implantable Medical Devices
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AMA
|
Australian Medical Association
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AMC Code
|
Australian Medical Council Good Medical Practice: A
Code of Conduct for Doctors in Australia
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AOA
|
Australian Orthopaedic Association
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APHA
|
Australian Private Hospitals Association
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ARGMD
|
Australian Regulatory Guidelines for Medical Devices
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ARTG
|
Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods
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ASR
|
Articular Surface Replacement
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AusPARs
|
Australian Public Assessment Reports for prescription
medicines
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BSC
|
Boston Scientific Australia New Zealand
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CAB
|
Conformity Assessment Body
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CAG
|
Clinical Advisory Group
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CE
|
Conformité Européenne
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CHF
|
Consumers Health Forum of Australia
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CJD
|
Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease
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MBS
|
Medicare Benefits Schedule
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CMI
|
Consumer Medicine Information
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CREPS
|
Centre of Research Excellence in Patient Safety,
Monash University
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DIISR
|
Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and
Research
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DoHA
|
Department of Health and Ageing
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EC
|
European Community
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EU
|
European Union
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EU NB
|
European Union Notified Body
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FDA
|
Food and Drug Administration (United States)
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GHTF
|
Global Harmonisation Task Force
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GMP
|
Australian code of good manufacturing practice for
medicinal products
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HCP
|
Healthcare Professionals
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HTA
|
Health Technology Assessment
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ICOR
|
International Consortium of Orthopaedic Registries
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IEC
|
Independent Ethics Committee
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IRIS
|
Incident Report and Investigation Scheme
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JJM
|
Johnson & Johnson Medical Pty Ltd
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MDD
|
Medical Device Directive
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MDIRC
|
Medical Devices Incident Review Committee
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MRA
|
Mutual Recognition Agreement
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MSAC
|
Medical Services Advisory Committee
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MTAA
|
Medical Technology Association of Australia
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NEHTA
|
National E-Health Transition Authority
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NJRR
|
National Joint Replacement Registry
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OEM
|
Original Equipment Manufacturers
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OEWG
|
Orthopaedic Expert Working Group
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PDC
|
Prostheses and Devices Committee
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PHI
|
Private Health Insurance
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PI
|
Product Information
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PLAC
|
Prostheses Listing Advisory Committee
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PoCE
|
Panel of Clinical Experts
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QMS
|
Quality Management System
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RACS
|
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
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RSA
|
Radiostereometric analysis
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SAS
|
Special Access Scheme
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SUD
|
Single Use Device
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TGA
|
Therapeutic Goods Administration
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UPI
|
Unique Product Identifiers
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