Australian medical expressions
Related Links
The links below go to courses or other reference sites for Australian medical terminology, health information or organisations who can help you to become more proficient in English for the medical profession.
If you are aware of any other relevant sites that should be included here, please email your suggestions to DoctorConnect@health.gov.au.
Health Translations Directory
This is a directory of health information on a wide range of topics that have been translated into other community languages. This Victorian Government initiative allows you to search by topic, language or both. You can also choose to see a list of health information available by State and Territory, language or health category.
Australian Medicines Handbook
Online handbook on medicines covering everything from allergy and anaphylaxis, anaesthetics through to psychotropics and vaccines. Password protected.
Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
The TGA develops and maintains lists of Australian approved terminology for medicines, to ensure accuracy and consistency in the information compiled in the ARTG. For medicines, the lists cover substances (active ingredients and excipients), containers, dosage forms, routes of administration and units of expression and proportion. These lists are reproduced in this publication.
The Medical Register of Australia
A short medical terminology course held at various locations, one evening per week for about 2 months. It teaches a working knowledge of the language used in the Australian health industry and the terminology used in various sciences involved in healthcare. The course is structured to be easily understood.