Non-Clinical Resources

Acronyms & Abbreviations

Biomedical Acronym/Definition Database

Dictionary of Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations – ebook

MedCalc 3000
Medical formulae, calculators, conversion tools, clinical criteria sets and decision tree analysis tools commonly used by clinicians, medical educators, nurses and students.

Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols and Abbreviations

Acts, Regulations & Legislation

Australasian Legal Information Institute (AUSTLII)

ComLaw (Australia)
Commonwealth primary legislation and the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

GovPubs (Australia)
A guide to Australian government publications, including Acts, Hansards, Gazettes and Parliamentary Papers, located in Australian libraries or available on the Internet.

WA State Law Publisher
WA Acts, Legislation and Parliamentary Bills.

Australian Standards

SAI Global Standards Australia
Single user license for WA Health so please log out when you have finished using the site.

Clinical Governance

ARCHI
The Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovations (ARCHI) promotes the dissemination of resources related to innovative health care delivery both in hospitals and across the community. It also provides access to a network of health professionals.

Advisory Board Company (US)
How to access the site (WA Health intranet link)
The Advisory Board gathers data from its US and international membership to publish news services, major studies and customised research briefs on progressive management and clinical practices in health care.

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare

Australian Council on Healthcare Standards

Office of Safety and Quality in Healthcare (Western Australia)

Dictionaries

Cambridge Dictionaries Online

Stedman’s Medical Dictionary

Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary

Health Consumers

Health Consumers’ Council WA

Patient First (Western Australia)
Resources on health consumers’ rights and responsibilities.

Health Professionals Organisations

Allied Health Professions Australia

Medical Board of Western Australia
Includes Register of Medical Practitioners.

Nurses & Midwives Board of Western Australia

Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Health Strategies & Priorities

Department of Health and Ageing (Australia)

National Drug Strategy (Australia)

National Public Health Partnership (Australia)

Office of Aboriginal Health WA

State Mental Health Policy and Strategic Plan WA 2010 - 2020

Occupational Safety and Health

Australian Safety and Compensation Council

WebLaw – Occupational Health & Safety Law (Australia)

WorkSafe (Western Australia)

Statistics

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Bureau of Statistics - ABS@WA Gov

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics and information.

OECD Health Data 2009
Covers a wide range of policy relevant topics, from population health status and non-medical determinants of health to health care resources and their utilisation. Data are also collected on health insurance coverage and on health care within overall social protection systems.

World Health Organisation (WHO)