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APPENDIX H - FY 2003 OSEL Annual Report Abbreviations and Acronyms
| AAMI | - American Association for Medical Instrumentation | |
| AAPM | - American Association of Physicists in Medicine | |
| ACCA | - Associate Commissioner for Consumer Affairs, OC, FDA, DHHS | |
| ACF | - Administration for Children and Families, DHHS | |
| ACCME | - Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education | |
| ACHA | - Associate Commissioner for Health Affairs, OC, FDA, DHHS | |
| ACLA | - Associate Commissioner for Legislative Affairs, OC, FDA, DHHS | |
| ACMP | - American College of Medical Physicists | |
| ACOM | - Associate Commissioner for Office of Management, OC, FDA | |
| ACPA | - Associate Commissioner for Public Affairs, OC, FDA, DHHS (Press) | |
| ACPE | - Associate Commissioner for Planning and Evaluation, OC, FDA, DHHS | |
| ACPE | - American Council on Pharmaceutical Education | |
| ACR | - American College of Radiology | |
| ACRA | - Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs, OC, FDA, DHHS | |
| ADA | - American Dental Association | |
| ADAMHA | - Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, PHS, DHHS | |
| AFGE | - American Federation of Government Employees (Union) | |
| AFIP | - Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (located at WRAMC), DOD | |
| AHA | - American Hospital Association | |
| AHCPR | - Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, PHS, DHHS | |
| AIMBE | - American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering | |
| AMA | - American Medical Association | |
| ANSI | - American National Standards Institute | |
| ARCRT | - American Registry of Clinical Radiography Technologists (MQSA) | |
| ARPA | - Advanced Research Projects Agency | |
| ARRT | - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (MQSA) | |
| ASH | - Assistant Secretary for Health, DHHS | |
| ASPE | - Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, DHHS | |
| ASPER | - Assistant Secretary for Personnel Administration, DHHS | |
| ASTM | - American Society for Testing and Materials | |
| BRMD | - Bureau of Radiation and Medical Devices, CANADA | |
| CBER | - Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA, DHHS | |
| CC | - Clinical Center (Warren Magnuson Clinical Center), NIH, DHHS | |
| CEU | - Continuing Education Unit | |
| CDC/CDCP | - Centers for Disease Control/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
| CENELEC | - European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (French term, English translation) | |
| CDER | - Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, DHHS | |
| CDRH | - Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA, DHHS | |
| CFSAN | - Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, DHHS | |
| CIA | - U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (Headquarters: Arlington, VA) | |
| CIRMS | - Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards, NIST | |
| CLIA | - Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 | |
| CME | - Continuing Medical Education | |
| CRADA | - Cooperative Research and Development Agreement | |
| CRCPD | - Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors | |
| CTIA | - Cellular Telephone Industry Association | |
| CVM | - Center for Veterinary Medicine, FDA, DHHS | |
| DASH | - Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, OASH, DHHS | |
| DCP | - Division of Commissioned Personnel, OASH, OSG (Parklawn Building) | |
| DHHS | - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | |
| DHSS | - Department of Health and Social Security, ENGLAND | |
| DOC | - U.S. Department of Commerce | |
| DOD | - U.S. Department of Defense | |
| DOL | - U.S. Department of Labor | |
| DOE | - U.S. Department of Energy | |
| DOT | - U.S. Department of Transportation | |
| ECRI | - Emergency Care Research Institute (no longer uses name—initials only) | |
| EEO | - Equal Employment Opportunity Act | |
| EMBS | - Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, IEEE | |
| ERIM | - Environmental Research Institute of Michigan | |
| FAA | - Federal Aeronautics Administration | |
| FBI | - Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice | |
| FCC | - Federal Communications Commission | |
| FCCSET | - Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, | |
| FIC | - Fogarty International Center, NIH, DHHS | |
| FDA | - U.S. Food and Drug Administration, PHS, DHHS | |
| FDAMA | - Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 | |
| FDLI | - Food and Drug Law Institute | |
| FOIA | - Freedom of Information Act | |
| FTC | - U.S. Federal Trade Commission | |
| GAO | - General Accounting Office | |
| GC | - General Counsel, FDA (now Office of Chief Counsel, FDA) | |
| GPRA | - Government Performance and Results Act | |
| GPRE | - Government Program Review and Evaluation | |
| GSA | - General Services Administration | |
| HCFA | - Health Care Financing Administration | |
| HIMA | - Health Industry Manufacturers Association | |
| HRG | - Health Research Group (Public Citizen: Ralph Nader-Dr. Sidney Wolfe) (Consumers Health Political Action Committee - PAC) | |
| HRSA | - Health Resources and Services Administration, PHS, DHHS | |
| ICRP | - International Commission on Radiological Protection | |
| ICRU | - International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements | |
| IEC | - International Electrotechnical Commission | |
| IEEE | - Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc. | |
| IFIP | - International Federation for Information Processing | |
| IG | - Inspector General, OIG, DHHS | |
| IHS | - Indian Health Service, DHHS | |
| INNS | - International Neural Networks Society | |
| INS | - U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service | |
| IOM | - Institute of Medicine, NAS | |
| IRB | - Institutional Review Board | |
| IRS | - U.S. Internal Revenue Service | |
| ISO | - International Standards Organization | |
| JCAHCA | - Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations | |
| MDUFMA | - Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002 | |
| NAAP | - National Association of Apnea Professionals | |
| NAS | - National Academy of Sciences | |
| NBS | - National Bureau of Standards, DOC (No longer exists: See NIST), | |
| NCCLS | - National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Science | |
| NCHS | - National Center for Health Statistics, CDCP, DHHS | |
| NCHGR | - National Center for Human Genome Research, NIH, DHHS | |
| NCI | - National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS | |
| NCNR | - National Center for Nursing Research, NIH, DHHS | |
| NCRP | - National Council on Radiation Protection | |
| NCTR | - National Center for Toxicological Research, FDA, DHHS | |
| NEI | - National Eye Institute, NIH, DHHS | |
| NEMA | - National Electrical Manufacturers Association | |
| NHLBI | - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, DHHS | |
| NIA | - National Institute on Aging, NIH, DHHS | |
| NIAAA | - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, DHHS | |
| NIAID | - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, DHHS | |
| NIAMSK | - National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, DHHS | |
| NICHHD | - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, | |
| NIDCD | - National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH, DHHS NIDA | |
| NIDA | - National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, DHHS | |
| NIDDKD | - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH NIDR - National Institute of Dental Research, NIH, DHHS | |
| NIEHS | - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, DHHS | |
| NIGMS | - National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH, DHHS | |
| NIMH | - National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, DHHS | |
| NINDS | - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, DHHS | |
| NIH | - National Institutes of Health | |
| NIOSH | - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDCP, DHHS | |
| NIST | - National Institute of Standards and Technology, DOC (formerly NBS) | |
| NLM | - National Library of Medicine, NIH, DHHS | |
| NMQAAC | - National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee, FDA | |
| NRC | - National Research Council | |
| NRC | - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission | |
| NSA | - U.S. National Security Agency (Headquarters: Fort Meade, MD) | |
| NSF | - National Science Foundation | |
| NOAA | - National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration | |
| NVLAP | - National Association of Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Practices | |
| OC | - Office of the Commissioner, FDA | |
| OCA | - U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs | |
| OCC | - Office of the Chief Counsel, FDA (formerly OGC) | |
| OCR | - Office for Civil Rights, DHHS | |
| OHA | - Office of Health Affairs, FDA, DHHS | |
| OIG | - Office of the Inspector General | |
| OLA | - Office of Legislative Affairs, OC, FDA, DHHS | |
| OMB | - Office of Management and Budget | |
| OPA | - Office of Public Affairs, OC, FDA, DHHS (Press Office/Relations) | |
| OPE | - Office of Planning and Evaluation, FDA, DHHS | |
| ORA | - Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, DHHS | |
| OPM | - Office of Personnel Management | |
| OS | - Office of Secretary, DHHS | |
| OSG | - Office of the Surgeon General, PHS, DHHS (Commissioned Corps) | |
| OSHA | - Occupational Safety and Health Administration | |
| PAC | - Political Action Committee | |
| PAHO | - Pan-American Health Organization, WHO, UN | |
| PHS | - U.S. Public Health Service | |
| RESNA | - Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America, ANSI | |
| RSNA | - Radiological Society of North America | |
| SAMHSA | - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, DHHS | |
| SCVIR | - Society for Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology | |
| SMDA | - Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990 | |
| SNL | - Sandia National Laboratories | |
| SPIE | - Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers | |
| SSA | - Social Security Administration (formerly part of DHHS) | |
| SSRCR | - Suggested State Regulations for Control of Radiation | |
| UL | - Underwriters Laboratories | |
| UN | - United Nations | |
| USDA | - U.S. Department of Agriculture | |
| WCNN | - World Congress of Neural Networks | |
| WEAC | - Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, FDA, DHHS | |
| WHO | - World Health Organization, UN | |
| WRAIR | - Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, WRAMC, U.S. Army | |
| WRAMC | - Walter Reed Army Medical Center, U.S. Army | |
CDRH ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS | ||
DB | - Division of Biology | |
| DCLD | - DivisonDivision of Clinical Laboratory Devices, ODE | |
| DCMS | - Division of Chemistry and Materials Sciences | |
| DCRND | - Division of Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Neurological Devices, ODE | |
| DDL | - Devices and Diagnostics Letter (also known as The Orange Sheet) (Weekly Trade Magazine) | |
| DECS | - Division of Electronics and Computer Science, OST | |
| DESE | - Division of Electronics and Software Engineering | |
| DGRD | - Division of General and Restorative Devices, ODE | |
| DIAM | - Division of Imaging and Applied Mathematics | |
| DLS | - Division of Life Sciences, OST | |
| DMISS | - Division of Management, Information and Support Services, OST | |
| DMMS | - Division of Mechanics and Materials Science, OST | |
| DMQRP | - Division of Mammography Quality and Radiation Programs, OHIP | |
| DOD | - Division of Ophthalmic Devices, ODE | |
| DP | - Division of Physics | |
| DPS | - Division of Physical Sciences, OST | |
| DRAERD | - Division of Reproductive, Abdominal, ENT, & Radiological Devices, ODE EIR - Establishment Inspection Report | |
| DSFM | - Division of Solid and Fluid Mechanics | |
| EMC | - Electromagnetic Capability | |
| EMI | - Electromagnetic Interference | |
| ERC | - NSF Engineering Research Center, Duke University (National Science Foundation) | |
| 510(k) | - Five-Ten K: Pre-market Notification of New Medical Device (Clearance Based on a Similar, Previously Cleared Device) | |
| HL | - High Level or High-Level Control | |
| IDE | - Investigational Device Exemption | |
| IND | - Investigational New Device (or Drug) (application for transitional devices) | |
| IAG | - Interagency Agreement | |
| kVp | - Measurement of Meters (as in kVp Meters) | |
| MDDI | - Medical Devices, Diagnostics & Instrumentation (also known as The Gray Sheet) (Weekly Trade Magazine)) | |
| MDH | - X-ray radiation instrument used by FDA in its inspections (originally marketed by a company called MDH) | |
| MDR | - Mandatory Device Reporting Program | |
| MON | - Memorandum (Memoranda) of Need | |
| MQC | - Mammography Quality Control (as in MQC Manual) | |
| MQSA | - Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 | |
| MRI | - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (formerly nuclear magnetic resonance) | |
| MRS | - Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy | |
| NEXT | - Nationwide Evaluation X-ray Trends (Data Bank) | |
| NSWL | - Naval Surface Warfare Laboratory (in White Oak, Silver Spring) | |
| NVLAP | - National Voluntary Laboratory Accredited Program, (NIST, DOC) (MQSA) | |
| OC | - Office of Compliance, CDRH, FDA | |
| OCD | - Office of the Center Director, CDRH, FDA, DHHS | |
| ODE | - Office of Device Evaluation, CDRH, FDA | |
| OHIP | - Office of Health and Industry Programs, CDRH, FDA | |
| OSM | - Office of Systems and Management, CDRH, FDA | |
| OPA | - Office of Public Affairs, FDA, DHHS (Press Office) | |
| ORA | - Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, DHHS (field offices) | |
| OSB | - Office of Surveillance and Biometrics, CDRH, FDA | |
| OST | - Office of Science and Technology, CDRH, FDA | |
| PDP | - Product Development Protocol | |
| PMA/PMAA | - Pre-Market Approval Application | |
| PMS | - Post-Market Surveillance | |
| QA | - Quality Assurance | |
| QC | - Quality Control | |
| RIHSC | - Research Involving Human Subjects Committee, FDA | |
| ROC | - Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve | |
| RRHR | - Regional Radiological Health Representative, FDA | |
| SCLIR | - Secondary Calibration Laboratories for Ionizing Radiation | |
| SIDS | - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | |
| TEPRSSC | - Technical Electronic Product Radiation Safety Standards Committee, CDRH, FDA, DHHS | |
| TMJ | - Temporomandibular Joint | |
| TQM | - Total Quality Management | |
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