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Author: Jon Merz Date: 01-03-04 16:04 ACRONYMS USED IN THE IRB FORUM Compiled by Miguel Roig, Ph.D* St. John’s University *(and various other IRB Forum members who have contributed to the acronym list) January 4, 2006 If it’s not on the list, try the acronym finder at http://www.acronymfinder.com/ AAHP – American Association of Health Plans, http://www.aahp.org/ AAHRPP – Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protections Programs, http://www.aahrpp.org/index.html AAMC – Association of American Medical Colleges, http://www.aamc.org/start.htm AAPOR – American Association for Public Opinion Research, (statement for IRB) http://www.aapor.org/default.asp?page=news_and_issues/aapor_statement_for_irb AAPP – American Academy of Pharmaceutical Physicians, http://aapp.org/ ABMS – American Board of Medical Specialties, http://www.abms.org/ ACCME – Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, http://www.accme.org/ ACCP – American College of Clinical Pharmacy, http://www.accp.com/ ACE – Affiliated Covered Entity (HIPPA) ACGME – Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, http://www.acgme.org/acWebsite/home/home.asp ACHRE – Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments, http://www.eh.doe.gov/ohre/roadmap/achre/ ACOSOG – American College of Surgeons Oncology Group, http://www.acosog.org/ ACR – American College of Radiology, http://www.acr.org/ ACRIN – American College of Radiology Imaging Network, http://www.acrin.org/ ACRP – Association of Clinical Research Professionals, http://www.acrpnet.org/ ACS – American Cancer Society, http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp ACUC – Animal Care and Use Committee ADAPT – Alzheimer's Disease Anti-Inflammatory Prevention Trial ADE – Adverse Drug Event ADR – Adverse Drug Reaction AE – Adverse Event AED – Automatic External Defibrillator AHA – American Hearth Association, http://www.americanheart.org/ AHRP – Alliance for Human Research Protection, http://www.ahrp.org/ AHRQ – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, http://www.ahcpr.gov/ AII – Agreement for an Independent Investigator, http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/assurance/spa-aii.htm AIO – Authorized Institutional Official AMA – American Medical Association, http://www.ama-assn.org/ AOIR – Association of Internet Researchers, http://www.aoir.org/ APC – Adenoma Prevention with Celebrex (drug trial) APPE – Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, http://www.indiana.edu/~appe/ ARDS – Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ARDSNet - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network, http://www.ardsnet.org/ ARENA – Applied Research Ethics National Association, www.arena.org/ ARNP – Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner ARO – Academic Research Organization ASCO – American Society of Clinical Oncology, http://www.asco.org/ac/1,1003,_12-002138,00.asp? ATTC – Addiction Technology Transfer Center, http://www.nattc.org/ BA – Business Associate BAA – Business Associate Agreement BCOP – Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist BCP – Birth Control Pills BMA – Board of Medical Examiners (State boards) BN – Bachelor of Nursing BNA – Bureau of National Affairs, http://www.bna.com/ CA – Cooperative Amendment, http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/assurance/mpa-ca.rtf CABG – Cardiac/Coronary Artery Bypass Graft CAD – Coronary Atherothrombotic Disease CALGB – Cancer and Leukemia Group B, http://www.calgb.org/ CAM – Complementary and Alternative Medicine CAREB – Canadian Organization of Research Ethics Boards, http://www.careb-accer.ca/index.html CB – Comité de Bioética (Bioethics Committee) CBER – Center for Biologics and Research, http://www.fda.gov/cber/ CCIP – Council for Certification of IRB Professionals, http://www.arena.org/certification.html CCG – Children's Cooperative/Cancer Group (now COG), http://www.childrensoncologygroup.org/ CCOP – Childhood Cancer Ombudsman Program or Community Clinical Oncology Program, http://www.childhoodbraintumor.org/ombuds.html CCRC – Certified Clinical Research Coordinator CCRP – The Center for Clinical Research Practice, http://www.ccrp.com/ CCSG – Children’s Cancer Study Group (now known as CCG) CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, http://www.cdc.gov CDER – Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (US - FDA), http://www.fda.gov/cder/ CDM – Clinical Data Management. CDN – Clinical Directors Network, http://www.cdnetwork.org/ CDRH – Center for Devices and Radiological Health (US FDA), http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/ CE – Covered Entity. Also, Comité de Etica (Spanish for: Ethics Committee; another name for IRB) CEAR – Consultants for Evaluation and Applied Research, http://www.cmecear.com/sys-tmpl/door/ CECRE – The Consortium to Examine Clinical Research Ethics, http://cecre.duke.edu/ CEIC – Comité Ético de Investigación Clínica (Another name for IRB, Spain), http://www.madrid.org/web_ensayos_clinicos/ CEO – Chief Executive Officer CER – Comite d'ethique de la recherché (Another name for IRB, Canada), CEU – Continuing Education Unit (nursing equivalent of CMEs for physicians) http://www.ncehr-cnerh.org/francais/mstr_frmf.html CFR – Code of Federal Regulations (see also CR or Common Rule), http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/guidance/45cfr46.htm#46.101] CHA – Canadian Health Association, http://www.cpha.ca/ CHA – California HealthCare Association, http://www.calhealth.org/ CHA – Catholic Health Association, http://www.chausa.org/ In Canada: http://www.chac.ca/ CHE – Committee on Human Experimentation (Another name for IRB, Canada) CHR – Committee on Human Research (Another name for IRB) CI – Clinical Investigator CID – Comité de Investigación y Docencia (Another name for IRB, Argentina) CIE – Comité Institucional de Etica (Institutional Ethics Committee or Comité Independiente de Etica: Independent Ethics Committee) - (Other names in Spanish for IRB) CIHR – Canadian Institute for Health Research, http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/index_e.shtml CIM – Certified IRB Manager CIOMS – Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences, http://www.cioms.ch/ CIP – Certified IRB Professional CIRB – Commercial IRB; Central Institutional Review Board of NCI, http://www.ncicirb.org CIRCARE – Citizens for Responsible Care and Research, http://www.circare.org/ CLD – Chronic Lung Disease CLIA – Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act/Amendment CMHS – Center for Mental Health Services/Community Mental Health Services, http://www.mentalhealth.org/default.asp CMS – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, http://cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/default.asp CME – Continuing Medical Education COC – Certificate of Confidentiality COG – Cooperative Oncology Groups funded by NCI: See also CCG, COG, ECOG, GOG, RTOG, POG, CALGB, and NABTC COG – Children’s Oncology Group, http://www.childrensoncologygroup.org/ COGR – Council on Government Relations, http://www.cogr.edu/ COI – Conflict of Interest COMI – Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (California, US) CORIHS – Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (Another name for IRB) CORP – NIH Council of Public Representatives, http://copr.nih.gov/Human_research_protections.shtm COSA – Committee On Scientific Affairs COX - Cyclooxygenase (COX, COX-1, COX-2) Inhibitors (e.g., Celebrex, Vioxx) CPA – Cooperative Project Assurance, http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/assurance/cpa.htm CPC – Clinical Protocol Coordinator CPCS – Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist CPG – Compliance Program Guide (FDA), http://www.fda.gov/ora/compliance_ref/default.htm CPHA – Canadian Public Health Association or CHA, http://www.cpha.ca/ CPHQ – Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality CPHS – Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects (Another name for IRB) CPR – Cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPT – Current Procedural Technology code CQI – Continuous Quality Improvement CR – Common Rule, http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/guidance/45cfr46.htm#46.101] CRA – Clinical Research Associate CRC – Clinical Research Coordinator CRF – Case Report Form CRI – Clinical Research Investigator CRM – Clinical Research Management CRO – Clinical Research Organization/Contract Research Organization CSF – Cerebrospinal Fluid CSM – Committee on Safety of Medicines, UK, http://www.mca.gov.uk/aboutagency/regframework/csm/csmhome.htm CSP – Cooperative Studies Program CSTE - Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, http://www.cste.org CTA – Clinical Trials Agreement; Clinical Trials Application (Canada) CTC – Common Terminology Criteria CTCAE - Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events v3.0 CTEP – Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, http://ctep.cancer.gov/forms/CTCAEv3.pdf CTO – Clinical Trials Office CTR – Clinical Trial Registration CTSU – Cancer Trials Support Unit, http://www.ctsu.org/ CV – Cardiovascular DAIDS – Division of AIDS (see NIAID), http://www.niaid.nih.gov/daids/ DCO – Director of Clinical Trials DEXA – Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry DHEC – Department of Health and Environmental Control DHEW – Department of Health, Education and Welfare (no longer exists) DHHS – Department of Health and Human Services (replaced DHEW), http://www.hhs.gov/ DIA – Drug Information Association, http://www.diahome.org/docs/index.cfm DIC – Data Informed Consent DKA – Diabetic Ketoacidosis DMC – Data Monitoring Committee DOE – Department of Education (US), http://www.ed.gov/ DOD – Department of Defense (US) DOH – Department of Health (see DHHS) DRC – Departmental Review Committee DRE – Digital Rectal Examination DSHEA – Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (US legislation; FDA) http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/dshea.html DSI – Division of Scientific Investigations (FDA), http://www.fda.gov/cder/Offices/DSI/ DSMB – Data Safety Monitoring Board DSRB – Domain Specific Review Boards (Singapore) DUA – Data Use Agreement DVA – Department of Veterans Affairs DVT – Deep Venous Thrombosis DUA – Data Use Agreement EBM – Evidence-based medicine EDR – Existing Data/Document Review EC – Ethics Committee (Another name for IRB) ECMO – Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ECOG – Eastern Co-operative Oncology Group, http://www.ecog.org/ ECRI – Emergency Care Research Institute, http://www.aahp.org/ EFGCP – European Forum for Good Clinical Practice, http://www.efgcp.org/ EGFR – Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor EMEA – European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products, http://www.emea.eu.int/ EMR – Electronic Medical Record EMS – Emergency Medical Service EQUIC – Enhancing Quality of Informed Consent ER – Emergency Room EU – European Union – also – “End-User” FAP – Familial Adenomatous Polyposis FDA – Food and Drug Administration, http://www.fda.gov/ FDCA – Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/fdcact/fdctoc.htm FERPA – Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (aka the Buckley Amendment), http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/proprule/1999-2/060199e.html FDLI – Food and Drug Law Institute, http://www.fdli.org/ FHPP – Facilities Human Protection Program FI – Fiscal Intermediary FOIA – Freedom of Information Act FTE – Full-Time Employee FWA – Federal Wide Assurance GCP – Good Clinical Practice GCRC – General Clinical Research Center GDP – Good Documentation Practices GeMCRIS – Genetic Modification Clinical Research Information System GI – Gastrointestinal GME – Graduate Medical Education GMP – Good Manufacturing Practice GOG – Gynecologic Oncology Group, http://www.gog.org/ GPL – General Public License GTSAB – Gene Transfer Safety Assessment Board HAT – At Home Auto External Defibrillation study HBCUs – Historically Black Colleges and Universities HCFA – Health Care Financing Administration (US Health and Human Services Administration), http://cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/default.asp HCPCS – Healthcare Current Procedure Coding System HDE – Humanitarian Device Exemption (what a HUD is classified as), see http://www.fda.gov/orphan/ HEC – Hospital Ethics Committee HEC – Human Ethics Committee (IRB, New Zealand) http://www.hrc.govt.nz/ethicgui.htm) HEC – Health Ethics Committee (IRB, Australia), http://www.health.gov.au/nhmrc/ethics/ahec.htm HEW – Health, Education, and Welfare (US Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare ( HEX – Human Experimentation Committee (Another name for IRB) HIC – Health Information Center HII – Health Improvement Institute, http://www.hii.org/ HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/ HIRB – Human Investigation Review Board (Another name for IRB) HMO – Health Maintenance Organization HPA – Human Protections Administrator HRC – Human Research Committee (Another name for IRB) HREC – Human Research Ethics Committee (Another name for IRB, Australia) HRP – Human Research Protections HRPP – Human Research Protection Programs HRRB – Human Research Review Board, (Another name for IRB) HRRC – Human Research Review Committee, (Another name for IRB) HRT – Hormone Replacement Therapy HSR – Health Services Research/Human Subjects Research HSP – Human Subjects Protection HSPP – Human Subject Protection Program HSRB – Human Subjects Review Board (Another name for IRB) HUD – Humanitarian Use Device IAA – IRB Authorization Agreement IACUC – Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, http://www.iacuc.org/ IB – Investigator’s Brochure IBC – Institutional Biohazard Committee (needed in gene transfer research, see http://www4.od.nih.gov/oba/IBC/IBCindexpg.htm). Also Inflammatory Breast Cancer ICD – Informed Consent Document ICD – International Classification of Diseases, http://www.who.int/whosis/icd10/ ICF – Individual Consent Form or Institutional Consent Form ICH – International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals, http://www.ich.org/ ICH-GCP – International Conference on Harmonization – Good Clinical Practice, http://www.ncehr-cnerh.org/english/gcp/ ICMJE – International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, http://www.icmje.org/ ICS – Informed Consent Statements/inhaled corticosteroids ICU – Intensive Care Unit IDB – Investigator's Drug Brochure IDE – Investigational Device Exemption IDSMB – Independent Data Safety Monitoring Boards IEC – Institutional Ethics Committee/Independent Ethics Committee IIA – Individual Investigator Agreement, http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/assurance/unaflsup.rtf IIA – Interinstitutional Amendment, http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/assurance/mpa-iia.rtf IIHI – Individually Identifiable Health Information (Regs.: 160.103) IND – Investigational New Drug (application) IOM – Institute of Medicine, http://www.iom.edu/ IPPC – International Pharmaceutical Privacy Consortium IRB – Institutional Review Board (see other names for IRB) IRC – Independent Review Consulting, http://www.irb-irc.com/index.html (Also, Investigational Review Committee; Institutional Review Committee; Internal Review Committee) IREB – Institutional Research Ethics Board (Another name for IRB) IRRC – Institutional Research Review Committee/Individual Risk Reduction Counseling IRSG – Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Group ISRCTN Register - International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number, http://isrctn.com/ IVUS – Intravascular Ultrasound JCAHO – Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, http://www.jcaho.org/ JIT – Just in Time (procedure) JUMBO – Joint Utilization of Medications to Block platelets Optimally LAR – Legally Authorized Representative LCME – Liaison Committee for Medical Education, http://www.lcme.org/ LDS – Limited Data Set LEP – Limited English Proficiency LOA – Leave of Absence LTF – Long-Term Facilitation/Long-Term Fellowship, http://www.hfsp.org/how/faq_LTF.htm LTF Subjects – Lost to Follow-up Subjects MEC – Medical Executive Committee MEDRA - Multilingual European DOI Registration Agency, http://reg.medra.org/en/index.htm MHRA – The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, UK, http://www.mhra.gov.uk/ MHSA – Master of Health Services Administration (graduate degree) MI – Myocardial Infarction (heart attack) MOH – Medical Officer of Health MOU – Memorandum of understanding MPA – Multiple Project Assurance, http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/assurance/mpa.htm MREC – Medical Research and Evaluation Committee (Another name for IRB) MRSA – Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus MSA – Master of Science in Administration MSM – Men who have Sex with Men MSN – Master of Science in Nursing MSO – Medical Staff Office MSPH – Master of Science in Public Health MTA – Material Transfer Agreement MUHC – McGill University Health Centre, http://www.muhcfoundation.com/ NABTC – North American Brain Tumor Consortium, http://www.nabtc.org/ NAIM – National Association of IRB Managers, http://www.naim.org/ NAIAD – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, http://www.niaid.nih.gov/default.htm NAIAD – Nerve Agent Immobilized Enzyme Alarm & Detector NARAC – North American Rheumatoid Arthritis Consortium, http://www.arthritis.org/research/research_program/Targeted_Initiatives/narac.asp NBAC – National Bioethics Advisory Commission, http://www.bioethics.gov/ NCCN – National Comprehensive Cancer Network, http://www.nccn.org/ NCAM – National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, http://nccam.nih.gov/ NCCTG – North Central Cancer Treatment Group, http://ncctg.mayo.edu/ NCD – National Council on Disability, http://www.ncd.gov/ NCHICA – North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance, http://www.nchica.org/ NCI – National Cancer Institute, http://www.nci.nih.gov/ NCIC CTG – National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trial Group, http://www.ncic.cancer.ca/progs/ctge.htm NCPHSBBR – National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research NCQA – National Committee for Quality Assurance (currently responsible for accreditation of VA research programs), http://www.ncqa.org/ NCRR – National Center for Research Resources, a component of NIH, http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/ NDA – New Drug Application NDC – National Coverage Determination (Medicare) http://www.cms.hhs.gov/coverage/8d2.asp NEJM – New England Journal of Medicine NHSR – Not Human Subject Research NHRPAC – National Human Research Protections Advisory Committee, http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/nhrpac/nhrpac.htm NIA – Nonaffiliated Investigator Agreement/Noninstitutional Investigator Agreement, http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/assurance/cpa-nia.rtf NIAID – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, http://www.niaid.nih.gov/default.htm NICE – National Institute for National Excellence, http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=home NICU – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NIH – National Institutes of Health, http://www.nih.gov/ NLST – National Lung Screening Trial, http://www.nci.nih.gov/NLST NME – New Molecular Entities (FDA, New Drug Approval Reports) NOK – Next of Kin NPP – Notice of Privacy Practices (HIPPA related) NPWC – National Placebo Working Committee (Canada) NSABP – National Surgical Adjuvant Breast & Bowel Project, http://www.nsabp.pitt.edu/ NSAID – Non-Steroid Anti-Inflammatory Drug NSR – Non significant Risk NRMI – National Registry of Myocardial Infarction, http://www.nrmi.org/ NWTSG – National Wilms' Tumor Study Group, http://www.nwtsg.org/ OA – Osteoarthritis OBA – Office of Biotechnology Activities, http://www4.od.nih.gov/oba/ OB-GYN – Obstetrics-Gynecology OCR – Office of Civil Liberties/Civil Rights, http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/lep/ OG – Oncology Group OHCA – Organized Health Care Arrangement (HIPPA) OHRO – Office of Human Research Oversight (VHA) OHRP – Office of Human Research Protections (formerly OPRR), http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/index.html OLAW – Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (NIH), http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/olaw/ OLES – Open Label Extension Studies OMB – Office of Management and Budget, http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ OPRR – Office for Protection from Research Risks, http://ohsr.od.nih.gov/whatohrp.php3 OPT – Office of Pediatric Therapeutics, http://www.fda.gov/oc/opt/default.htm OR – Operating Room ORA – Office of Regulatory Affairs/Office of Research Administration, http://www.fda.gov/ora/ ORCA – Office of Research Compliance & Assurance (Veterans Health Administration), http://www.va.gov/orca/ ORD – Office of Research and Development (VA), http://www.va.gov/resdev/ ORI – Office of Research Integrity, http://ori.dhhs.gov/ OS/ - Office of the Secretary (there are several. See http://www.hhs.gov/ofta/triballiaisons.html) OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Administration, http://www.osha.gov/ OT – Occupational Therapists OTC – Over The Counter (medications that do not require a physician’s prescription) PA-C – Physician Assistant - Certified PAC – Pediatric Advisory Committee, http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/oc04.html#pediatric PACTG – Pediatric Aids Clinical Trials Group PAD Trial – The Public Access Defibrillation trial, http://depts.washington.edu/padctc/ PB – Privacy Board PCI – Prostate Cancer Initiative, http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/CRI_2_5x.asp?dt=36 PCP – Primary Care Physician PCR – Polymerase Chain Reaction (technique to replicate fragment of DNA for genetic analysis) PCT – Placebo Control Trials PCRCT – Placebo Control Randomized Clinical Trial PD – Program Director PDR – Physician’s Desk Reference PDUFA – Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992 PedCIRB – Pediatric Central Institutional Review Board (NCI) PHI – Private Healthcare Information/Public Health Information/Protected Health Information (See Regs.:164.501 for Protected Health Information). PHRP – Partnership for Human Research Protection, http://www.phrp.org/ PHS – Public Health Service (see also USPHS – United States Public Health Service), http://www.hhs.gov/phs/ PI – Principal Investigator -- Process Improvement PIC – Peripheral Intravenous Catheter P&P – Policies and Procedures PM – Project Manager PMA – Pre-Market Approval PMD – Private Medical Doctor PMOA – Primary Mode of Action (FDA) http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2004/ANS01288.html PMA – Pre Market Approval POA – Power of Attorney POG – Pediatric Oncology Group (merged with CCG, now COG), http://www.childrensoncologygroup.org/ PPRA – Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_00/34cfr98_00.html PreSAP – Prevention of Spontaneous Adenomatous Polyps PRIDE – Program for Research Integrity, Development and Education (VHA) PRIM&R – Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research, http://www.primr.org PRS – Performance Review Standards/Protocol Review Subcommittee PSA – Prostate-specific antigen PSUR – Periodic Safety Updates Report PT – Patient; Physical Therapists PTC – Professional Testing Corporation, http://www.ptcny.com/ PTE – Part-Time Employment PUI – Primarily Undergraduate Institution PVS – Persistent Vegetative State QA – Quality Assurance QAHRN – Quality Assurance in Human Research Network (Canada) QC – Quality Control QI – Quality Improvement QIC – Quality Improvement Committee QIP – Quality Improvement Program QOL – Quality of Life QV – QV modifier (item provided as routine care in medical trial and covered by Medicare) RA – Research Assistant, rheumatoid arthritis RAC – Recombinant-DNA Advisory Committee RAPS – Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, http://www.raps.org/ RCO – Regulatory Compliance Officer RCR – Responsible Conduct of Research RCT – Randomized Control Trial REB – Research Ethics Board (Another name for IRB - Canada), http://www.ncehr-cnerh.org/english/mstr_frm.html RERB – Research Ethics Review Board, (Another name for IRB) REC – Research Ethics Committee (Another name for IRB - UK), http://www.corec.org.uk/ RFP – Request for Proposal RIA – Research Integrity Officer R&D – Research And Development ROI – Report of Investigation R PH – Registered Pharmacist RR – Relative Risk RSA – Research Subject Advocate or Rehabilitation Services Administration RSC – Radiation Safety Committee RSV – Respiratory Syncytial Virus RTOG – Radiation Therapy Oncology Group, http://www.rtog.org/ SACHRP – http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sachrp/sachrp.htm SAE – Serious Adverse Events SAMHSA – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, www.samhsa.org SAP – Suspect Adverse Reaction SBES – School of Biomedical Engineering and Science SBIR – Small Business Innovative Research SBS – Social & Behavioral Science SC – Study Coordinator SCID – Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease SIDCER – Strategic Initiative for Developing Capacity in Ethical Review, http://www.sidcer.net/ SMO – Site Management Organization SOCRA – Society of Clinical Research Associates, http://www.socra.org/ SOP – Standard Operating Procedure SPA – Single Project Assurance, http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/assurance/spa.htm SR – Safety Report/Significant Risk SRO – Sponsored Research Office SRS – Social Rehabilitation Services Administration, http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/rsa/about.html SSA – Social Security Administration, http://www.ssa.gov/ STD – Sexually Transmitted Diseases SWOG –South West Oncology Group, http://www.swogstat.org/ TCM – Traditional Chinese Medicine TCPS – Tri-Council Policy Statement (Canada), http://www.nserc.ca/programs/ethics/english/policy.htm TGA – Therapeutic Goods Administration (Australia; equivalent to US’ FDA), http://www.tga.gov.au/ TPO – Third Party Only UIA – Unaffiliated Investigator Agreement (for a sample of an UIA go to: http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/assurance/fwas.htm UPIRSO – Unanticipated Problems Involving Risks to Subjects or Others URI – Upper Respiratory Infection USDA – United States Department of Agriculture, http://www.usda.gov/ USPHS – United States Public Health Service, http://www.hhs.gov/phs/ VA – Veterans’ Administration; Veterans’ Affairs, http://www.va.gov/ VAMC – Veterans Administration Medical Center VP – Vice President --- VPR – Vice President for Research VR – Vocational Rehabilitation VHA – Veterans Health Administration WIRB – Western Institutional Review Board, http://www.wirb.com/ WHI – Women’s Health Initiative, http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/ WHO – World Health Organization, http://www.who.int/en/ WMA – World Medical Association, http://www.wma.net/e/ ----------- Common acronyms used in e-mail communications: AKA – Also known as ASAP – As soon as possible BTW – By the way CYA – Cover your ass FWIW – For what is worth FYI – For Your Information IANAL – I am not a lawyer IMHO – In my humble opinion OTOH – On the other hand POV – Point of View Other common e-mail acronyms may be found at: http://www4.semo.edu/adminserv/E-mail%20acronyms.htm http://www.mcfedries.com/ramblings/email-jargon.asp http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/reference/abbrev.htm Other lists of IRB- or research-related acronyms: http://www.research.umich.edu/aids/acronyms_glossary/nonUM_acronyms_glossary.html#general http://www.cwru.edu/med/epidbio/mphp439/Acronyms.htm http://www.northwestern.edu/orsp/acronyms.html http://www.kelty.org/or/thesis/appendices/references/acronyms.html http://www.gwvi.ncr.gov/acrnyms.html http://www.hipaadvisory.com/action/faqs/glossary.htm (HIPAA acronyms) http://peer1.nasaprs.com/peer_review/taskbook/life_science/ls98/ltb_acron.html http://felcom.nih.gov/Infobank/Survival/acronyms.html http://www.albmolecular.com/features/tekreps/vol03/no02/ Glossary of medical terms http://www.partnersforimmunization.org/pdf/Glossary_Acronyms.pdf GOK – God Only Knows (Expression often used when trying to interpret federal regulations) J BELMONT REPORT: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/belmont.htm COMMON RULE: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/45cfr46.htm HELSINKI DECLARATION: http://www.wma.net/e/policy/b3.htm Legal and related IRB expressions Qui tam – “Is a provision of the Federal Civil False Claims Act that allows private citizens to file a lawsuit in the name of the U.S. Government charging fraud by government contractors and others who receive or use government funds, and share in any money recovered”. Taken from http://www.quitam.com/quitam1.html Papers on the age-old question: Is it research? Hodge, J. G. and Gostin, L. O. (2004). Public Health Practice vs. Research: A Report for Public Health Practitioners Including Cases and Guidance for Making Distinctions. Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, Atlanta, GA. http://www.cste.org/pdffiles/newpdffiles/CSTEPHResRptHodgeFinal.5.24.04.pdf Web sites of interest: Protecting Personal Health Information in Research: Understanding the HIPAA Privacy Rule, http://privacyruleandresearch.nih.gov/pr_02.asp Clinlaw: http://www.clinlaw.com/libraries/fooddrug/claw/index.html. Database of federal and state clinical trial requirements. Doing ethnographic research: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/anthro/CPIA/methods.html Web site for whistle blowers: http://www.nationalquitamlawyers.com/ White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy http://www.whccamp.hhs.gov/finalreport.html National Placebo Working Committee on the Appropriate Use of Placebos in Clinical Trials in Canada (July 2004), http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/25139.html

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