Medical-organisations
191 abbreviations
Abbreviation | Meaning | |
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ASPS | American Society of Plastic Surgeons | |
ASRT | American Society of Radiologic Technologists | |
ASSH | American Society for Surgery of the Hand | |
AWHONN | Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses | |
BAAPS | British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons | |
BMA | British Medical Association | |
BNF | British National Formulary | |
CAD | Canadian Association of the Deaf | |
CAEP | Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians | |
CAG | Canadian Association of Gerontology | |
CAMT | Canadian Association of Music Therapy | |
CAMTS | Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems | |
CAO | Chronic airway obstruction | |
CAO | Canadian Association of Optometrists | |
CAOT | Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists | |
CAP | Canadian Association of Physicists | |
CAP | College of American Pathologists | |
CAR | Canadian Association of Radiologists | |
CASLPA | Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists | |
CASLPO | College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario | |
CCOHS | Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety | |
CCRN | Certification for adult, pediatric and neonatal critical care nurses | |
CCS | Canadian Cardiovascular Society | |
CDAAC | Communicative Disorders Assistant Association of Canada | |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
CESMA | Council for European Specialist Medical Assessments | |
CfWI | Centre for Workforce Intelligence | |
CKD | Chronic kidney disease | |
CMA | Canadian Medical Association | |
CMA | Certified medical assistant | |
COTA(A) | Council on the Ageing (Australia) | |
CPhT | Certified pharmacy technician | |
CPM | Certified Professional Midwife | |
CPME | Standing Committee of European Doctors | |
CPT | Phlebotomist | |
CRD | Centre for Reviews and Dissemination | |
CRN | Certified radiology nurse | |
CRT | Certified respiratory therapists – Respiratory therapy | |
CRTT | Certified Respiratory Therapy Technicians – Respiratory therapy | |
CSA | Certified surgical assistant | |
CTRS | Certified therapeutic recreation specialist – Recreation therapy or Therapeutic recreation | |
DI | Digital Imaging Technologist | |
DMD | Doctor of Dental Medicine | |
DNP | Doctor of Nursing Practice | |
DoH | Department of Health (various countries) | |
EN | Enrolled nurse (AU) – See Licensed practical nurse | |
ESRD | End Stage Renal Disease (US Federal Program) | |
FHO | Foundation house officer | |
FIGO | International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics | |
FRCP | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) |