Acronyms Flashcards
CHT
Canada Health Transfer
CHA
Canada Health Act
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
OECD
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
PPP
Public Private Partnerships
BCMA
British Columbia Medical Association
BCNU
British Columbia Nurses Union
HSA
Health Sciences Association (collective bargaining for other health professions such as PT)
BCCPS
British Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
CRNBC
College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia
IHI
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
ARNBC
Association of Registered Nurses BC
FTE
Full Time Equivalent
CIHI
Canadian Institute for Health Information
EHR
Electronic health record
FIPPA
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
PIPA
Person Information Protection Act
PIPEDA
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
CSA
Canadian Standards Association
COACH
Canadian Organization for the Advancement of Computers in Health
OIPCBC
Office of the Information and Privacy Comissioner of BC
PMPRB
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
CDR
Common Drug Review
CADTH
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
RBP
Reference-Based Pricing
ADR
Adverse Drug Reactions
HCOC
Health Council of Canada
DSEN
Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network
HSMR
Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratio
ODA
Official Development Assistance
CIDA
Canadian International Development Agency
DFAIT
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
NGO
Non-government Organization
IRDC
International Development Research Centre