Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza

Abbreviations

A glossary of terms is provided at Appendix A.

AHMAC	Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council
AHMC	Australian Health Ministers' Conference
AHMPPI	Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza
AHPC	Australian Health Protection Committee
AHPC/NIC	Australian Health Protection Committee/National Immunisation Committee Pandemic Vaccine Working Group
AI	Avian Influenza
AMPPI	Australian Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza (June 2005)
AQIS	Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
AUSVETPLAN	Australian Veterinary emergency Plan
CDNA	Communicable Diseases Network Australia
CEO	Chief Executive Officers
CHO	Chief Health Officers
CMO	Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer
COAG	Council of Australian Governments
CQO	Chief Quarantine Officers
DoHA	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
EAG	Chief Medical Officer's Expert Advisory Group on Pandemic Influenza
EMA	Emergency Management Australia
FLUBORDERPLAN	The National Pandemic Influenza Airport Border Operations Plan
GISN	World Health Organization Global Influenza Surveillance Network
HPAIH	Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Humans
IHR	International Health Regulations 2005
ILI	Influenza like illness
IPPWG	Inter-jurisdictional Pandemic Planners Working Group
NAP	National Action Plan for Human Influenza Pandemic
NFP	National Focal Point
NHEMRN	National Health Emergency Media Response Network
NHS Act	National Health Security Act 2007
NIC	National Influenza Centres
NIR	National Incident Room
NMS	National Medical Stockpile
OIE	World Organisation for Animal Health
PAPR	Powered Air Purifying Respirator
PCN	Pandemic Control Network
PHLN	Public Health Laboratory Network
PPE	Personal protective equipment
SIAG	Chief Medical Officer's Scientific Influenza Advisory Group
SPAG	Chief Medical Officer's Scientific Pandemic Advisory Group
VAG	Chief Medical Officer's Vaccine Advisory Group
VIDRL	Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory
WHO	World Health Organization
WHOCC	World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza

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This information is current for 03 September, 2010
This information was issued on 05 December, 2008