Acronyms

ACRP – Association of Clinical Research Professionals

ADR – Adverse Drug Reaction

AE – Adverse Event

AAHRPP – Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protections Programs, Inc.

CAP – College of American Pathologists

CCRC – Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (through ACRP)

CCRP – Certified Clinical Research Professional (through SOCRA)

CDA – Confidentiality Disclosure Agreement

CDM – Charge Data System

CFR – Code of Federal Regulations

CITI – Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative

CLIA – Clinical Laboratory Improvement

COI – Conflict of Interest

COV – Close-out Visit

CPOE – Computerized physician order entry

CPT – Current Procedural Terminology code

CRA – Clinical Research Associate

CRC – Clinical Research Coordinator

CRF – Case Report Form

CRO – Contract Research Organization

CV – Curriculum Vitae

DMC – Data Monitoring Committee

DSMB – Data and Safety Monitoring Board

EARTH (meetings) – Education and Research Training Hour

eCRF – Electronic Case Report Form

EDC – Electronic Data Capture

EMR – Electronic Medical Record

FDA – Food and Drug Administration

FQ – Feasibility Questionnaire

FWA – Federal Wide Assurance Number (number assigned to IRB)

GCP – Good Clinical Practices

GDP – Good Documentation Practices

GLP – Good Laboratory Practices

HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

IACUC – Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

IB – Investigator’s Brochure

IBC – Institutional Biosafety Committee

ICF – Informed Consent Form (also known as IC)

ICH – International Conference on Harmonization

IDE – Investigational Device Exemptions

IDS Pharmacy – Investigational Drug Services (Pharmacy)

IEC – Independent Ethics Committee

IMV – Interim Monitoring Visit

IND – Investigational New Drug (Application)

IP – Investigational Product

IRB – Institutional Review Board

IVRS – Interactive Voice Response System

IWRS – Interactive Web Response System

LAR – Legally Acceptable Representative (ICH Guidelines); Legally Authorized Representative (CM policy)

MAR – Medication Administration Record

MARS – Mercy’s Automated Research System

MARS OPS – MARS Operations and Project Support

MRN – Medical Record Number

NCE – New chemical entities

NDA – New Drug Application

NIH – National Institutes of Health

NME – New molecular entities

OCR – Office for Civil Rights

OHRP – Office for Human Research Protections

ORI – Office of Research Integrity

PCRU – Pediatric Clinical Research Unit

PCT – Patient Count Tracker

PHI – Protected Health Information

PI – Principal Investigator

PSSV – Pre Study Site Visit

QA – Quality Assurance

QC – Quality Control

QI – Quality Improvement

RBO – Research Business Operations

R&G (or RG) – Research and Grants

RQMP – Research Quality Monitoring Program

SAE – Serious Adverse Event

SC – Study C0oordinator

SciENev – Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae

SDV – Source Document Verification

SIF – Site Investigator File

SIV – Site Initiation Visit

SOC – Standard of Care

SOCRA – The Society of Clinical Research Associates

SOPs – Standard Operating Procedures

SUSAR – Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reaction

TMF – Trial Master File

UADE – Unanticipated Adverse Device Effect

UADR – Unexpected Adverse Drug Reaction

WHO – World Health Organization

WMA – World Medical Association

AAMC – Association of American Medical Colleges

AAP – American Academy of Pediatrics

ABMS – American Board of Medical Specialties

ABP – American Board of Pediatrics

ACGME – Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

AHA – American Hospital Association

AMA – American Medical Association

AMSPDC – Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs

APA – Academic Pediatric Association

APDIM – Association of Program Directors of Internal Medicine

APPD – Association of Pediatric Program Directors

APS – American Pediatric Society

ASPN – American Society of Pediatric Nephrology

ASPR/JPS – Asian Society for Pediatric Research / Japan Pediatric Society

CMSS – Council of Medical Specialty Societies

COCME – Committee on Continuing Medical Education

COMSEP – Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics

CoRNet – Continuity Research Network (part of the APA)

COPE – Committee on Pediatric Education (AAP Committee)

CoPS – Council of Pediatric Subspecialties

ECFMG – Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

ERAS – Electronic Residency Application Service

FOPO – Federation of Pediatric Organizations

FREIDA – Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database

IIPE – Initiative for Innovation in Pediatric Education

IPHA – International Pediatric Hypertension Association

LEAD – Leadership in Educational Academic Development (part of APPD)

LEARN – Longitudinal Educational Assessment Research Network (part of APPD)

MPPDA – Medicine-Pediatrics Program Directors Association

NACHRI – National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions

NASPGHAN – North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

NRMP – National Resident Matching Program

OPDA – Organization of Program Director Associations

PGPR – Programme for Global Paediatric Research

SHM – Society of Hospital Medicine

PIDS – Pediatric Infectious Disease Society

PAS – Pediatric Academic Societies (a meeting sponsored by: APA, APS, SPR, AAP)

PES – Pediatric Endocrine Society

PRIS – Pediatric Research in Inpatient Settings (research network of APA)

RC – Residency Review Committee of the ACGME

SAHM – Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine

SDBP – Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

SPR – Society for Pediatric Research