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Common Acronyms
| AAHRPP | Association for Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs |
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AE |
Adverse Event / Adverse Experience |
| AR | Administrative Regulation ( UK ) |
| CCTS | Center for Clinical and Translational Science |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| COI | Conflict of Interest |
| CR | Continuation Review |
| CRF | Case Report Form |
| CR-DOC | Clinical Research Development and Operations Center |
| CRO | Clinical Research Office |
| CV | Curriculum Vitae |
| DHHS (or HHS) | Department of Health and Human Services |
| DSMB | Data and Safety Monitoring Board |
| DSMP | Data and Safety Monitoring Plan |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FR | Final Review |
| FWA | Federal Wide Assurance |
| GCP | Good Clinical Practice |
| GIS | General Information Sheet |
| HHS (or DHHS) | Department of Health and Human Services |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (Privacy Rule) |
| IBC | Institutional Biosafety Committee ( UK ) |
| ICH | International Conference on Harmonisation |
| IDS | Investigational Drug Service ( UK ) |
| IRB | Institutional Review Board |
| KP | Key Personnel |
| LAR | Legally Authorized Representative |
| NA (or N/A) | Not Applicable |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| NIH | National Institute of Health |
| OHRP | Office for Human Research Protections |
| ORI | Office of Research Integrity ( UK ) |
| OSPA | Office of Sponsored Projects Administration ( UK ) |
| PHI | Protected Health Information |
| PI | Principal Investigator |
| QIP | Quality Improvement Program |
| RDRC | Radioactive Drug Research Committee |
| RSC | Radiation Safety Committee ( UK ) |
| SD | Source Document |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
| SP | Study Personnel |
| TJC | The Joint Commission (previously JCAHO - Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) |
| UK | University of Kentucky |
| UP | Unanticipated Problem |
| VA | Veterans Affairs |