American Academy of Pediatrics
ACRONYMS
(Updated May 10, 2013)
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AACAP
AAFP
AAMC
AAOS
AAP
AAPD
ABMS
ABP
ACBOCCSA
ACBOCSP
ACBOE
ACBOF
ACBOFA
ACBOGCH
ACBOIT
ACBOM
ACBOMP
ACBOP
ACBOR
ACBOSP
ACBOSPe
ACCME
ACEP
ACGME
ACIP
ACMG
ACO
ACOG
ACOP
ACP
ADAMHA
AG-M
AG-M1
AG-M2
AG-S
AHA
AHA
AHRQ
ALF
AMA
AMCHP
AMSA
AMSPDC
AMWA
APA
APHA
APLS
APPD
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Academy of Family Physicians
Association of American Medical Colleges
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
American Board of Medical Specialties
American Board of Pediatrics
Advisory Committee to the Board on Community, Chapter and State Affairs
Advisory Committee to the Board on Community & Specialty Pediatrics
Advisory Committee to the Board on Education
Advisory Committee to the Board on Finance
Advisory Committee to the Board on Federal Affairs
Advisory Committee to the Board on Global Child Health (effective 10/23/12)
Advisory Committee to the Board on Information Technology
Advisory Committee to the Board on Membership
Advisory Committee to the Board on Marketing and Publication
Advisory Committee to the Board on Practice
Advisory Committee to the Board on Research
Advisory Committee to the Board on Strategic Planning
Advisory Committee to the Board on Specialty Pediatrics (effective 10/23/12)
Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education
American College of Emergency Physicians
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
American College of Medical Genetics
Accountable Care Organization
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians
American College of Physicians
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Mental Health Administration
Action Group – Multidisciplinary (Section Forum)
Action Group – Medical 1 (Section Forum)
Action Group – Medical 2 (Section Forum)
Action Group – Surgical (Section Forum)
American Heart Association
American Hospital Association
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Annual Leadership Forum
American Medical Association
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
American Medical Student Association
Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairmen
American Medical Women’s Association
Academic Pediatric Association
American Public Health Association
Advanced Pediatric Life Support
Association of Pediatric Program Directors
APQ
APS
AQA
ASHG
ASTM
BHP
BIA
BLAST
BOD
BPC
CAG
CAMLWG
CAP
CAQI
CATCH
CDC
CESP
CFMC
CFT
CHA
CHCA
CMC
CME
CMS
CMSS
CnF
COA
COB
COCAN
COCHF
COCIT
COCM
COCME
COCN
COCP
COCWD
COD
CODe
COEC
COEH
CoF
COFCAKC
COFGA
CoFMC
COFN
COG
COGME
COHC
COID
COIVPP
COM
COMLRM
COMSEP
CON
CONACH
COPA
COPACFH
COPAM
COPE
Alliance for Pediatric Quality
American Pediatric Society
Ambulatory Care Quality Alliance
American Society of Human Genetics
American Society of Testing and Materials
Bureau of Health Professions
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Babysitter Lessons and Safety Training
Board of Directors
Breastfeeding Promotion Consortium
Corporate Advisory Group
Children, Adolescents and Media Leadership Workgroup
College of American Pathologists
Chapter Alliance Quality Improvement
Community Access to Child Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Confederation of European Specialty Pediatrics
Chapter Forum Management Committee
Cross Functional Team
Children’s Hospital Association
Child Health Corporation of America
Council Management Committee
Continuing Medical Education
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Council of Medical Specialty Societies
Council Forum
Committee on Adolescence
Committee on Bioethics
Committee on Child Abuse & Neglect
Committee on Child Health Financing
Council on Clinical Information Technology
Council on Communications and Media
Committee on Continuing Medical Education
Committee on Coding and Nomenclature
Council on Community Pediatrics
Council on Children with Disabilities
Committee on Drugs
Committee on Development
Committee on Early Childhood
Council on Environmental Health
Committee Forum
Council on Foster Care, Adoption and Kinship Care
Committee on Federal Government Affairs
Committee Forum Management Committee
Committee on Fetus & Newborn
Committee on Genetics
Council on Graduate Medical Education (DHHS/HRSA)
Committee on Hospital Care
Committee on Infectious Disease
Council on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention
Committee on Membership
Committee on Medical Liability and Risk Management
Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (AMSPDC)
Committee on Nutrition
Committee on Native American Child Health
Committee on Pediatric AIDS
Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health
Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine
Committee on Pediatric Education
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COPEM
COPR
COPW
CORS
COSA
COSGA
COSH
COSMF
CPS
CPTI
CQN
CSHCN
DHHS
DOD
DVC
EBCDLW
EC
EMSC
EPA
eQIPP
eTACC
FCF
FDA
FOPE II
FOPO
FTC
GME
HAAC
HBB
HCCA
HEDIS
HHS
HIPAA
HMO
HQA
HRSA
HTC
HTPCP
IHS
IMG
IOM
IPA
IPC
IRB
JCAHO
LLLI
MCAN
MCH
MCHB
MCN
MHICSN-PAC
MHLWG
MRT
NACH
NACHC
NACHRI
NAEPP
NAPNAP
NASPGHAN
Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Committee on Pediatric Research
Committee on Pediatric Workforce
Committee on Residency Scholarships
Committee on Substance Abuse
Committee on State Government Affairs
Council on School Health
Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness
Canadian Paediatric Society
Community Pediatrics Training Initiative
Chapter Quality Network
Children with Special Health Care Needs
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Defense
District Vice Chairperson
Early Brain and Child Development Leadership Workgroup
Executive Committee
Emergency Medical Services for Children
Environmental Protection Agency
Education in Quality Improvement for Pediatric Practice
Electronic Translation of Academy Clinical Content
Friends of Children Fund
Food and Drug Administration
Future of Pediatric Education II Project
Federation of Pediatrics Organizations
Federal Trade Commission
Graduate Medical Education
Historical Archives Advisory Committee
Helping Babies Breathe
Healthy Child Care America
Health Plan Employer Date and Informational Set
Health and Human Services
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
Health Maintenance Organization
Hospital Quality Alliance
Health Resources and Services Administration
Helping The Children
Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program
Indian Health Service
International Medical Graduate
Institute of Medicine
International Pediatric Association
International Pediatric Congress
Institutional Review Board
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
LaLeche League International
Merck Childhood Asthma Network
Maternal and Child Health
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Migrant Clinicians Network
Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs – Project Advisory Committee
Mental Health Leadership Work Group
Media Resource Team
National Association of Children's Hospitals
National Association of Community Health Centers
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
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NAEMSP
NAWD
NBME
NCE
NCEPG
NCQA
NHLBI
NHMA
NHTSA
NIAAA
NICHD
NICHQ
NIDA
NIH
NIMH
NMA
NNC
NQF
NRHA
NRMP
NRP
NSC
NVAC
ODPHP
OED
OHISC
OLW
PAC
PAHO
PALS
P4P
PAS
PCO
PCOC
PCPCC
PCPI
PEAC
PECOS
PECS
PEPP
PIR
PLA
PMO
PPAAC
PPAC
PPAC
PPC-PCMH
PPI
PREP
PROS
PSOATT
PSOOb
PSOTCo
PUPVS
QA
QI
QuIIN
RBPE
National Association of Emergency Medical Physicians
National Association of WIC Directors
National Board of Medical Examiners
National Conference & Exhibition
National Conference & Exhibition Planning Group
National Committee for Quality Assurance
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Hispanic Medical Association
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Initiative for Children’s Health Care Quality
National Institute of Drug Abuse
National Institute of Health
National Institute of Mental Health
National Medical Association
National Nominating Committee
National Quality Forum
National Rural Health Association
National Resident Matching Program
Neonatal Resuscitation Program
National Safety Council
National Vaccine Advisory Committee
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Office of the Executive Director
Oral Health Initiative Steering Committee
Obesity Leadership Work Group
Project Advisory Committee
Pan American Health Organization
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Pay for Performance
Pediatric Academic Societies
Pediatric Care Online
Primary Care Organizations Consortium
Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative
Physician Consortium on Performance Improvement
Practice Expense Advisory Committee
Pediatric Education in Community and Office Settings
Pediatric Education in Community Settings
Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals
Pediatrics in Review
Pediatric Leadership Alliance
Practice Management Online
Private Payor Advocacy Advisory Committee (COCHF Subcommittee)
Past President’s Advisory Committee
Practicing Physician’s Advisory Council
Physician Practice Connections-Patient Centered Medical Home (NCQA)
Partnership for Policy Implementation
Pediatric Review and Education Program
Pediatric Research in Office Settings
Provisional Section on Advances in Therapeutics and Technology
Provisional Section on Obesity
Provisional Section on Tobacco Control
Project Universal Preschool Vision Screening
Quality Assurance
Quality Improvement
Quality Improvement Innovation Network
Resource-Based Practice Expense
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RBRVS
RCE
RRC
RUC
RVU
SAM
SAMSA
SCHIP
SCOQIM
SDBP
SF
SFMC
SOA
SOAC
SOAH
SOAI
SOAPM
SOB
SOBr
SOCAN
SOCC
SOCCS
SOCIM
SOCPT
SOD
SODBP
SOEECC
SOEM
SOEn
SOEp
SOGN
SOGBD
SOGHN
SOHC
SOHM
SOHO
SOHPM
SOID
SOIM
SOICH
SOIMP
SOMP
SOMSRFT
SONp
SONS
SONu
SOOH
SOOHNS
SOOp
SOOPe
SOOr
SOPPe
SOPPu
SOPPSM
SOPS
SORa
SORh
SOSM
SOSu
Resource-Based Relative Value Scale
Richmond Center of Excellence
Residency Review Committee (ACGME)
AMA/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee
Relative Value Unit
Society for Adolescent Medicine
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
State Children’s Health Insurance Program
Steering Committee on Quality Improvement & Management
Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Section Forum
Section Forum Management Committee
Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Subcommittee on Access to Care
Section on Adolescent Health
Section on Allergy & Immunology
Section on Administration and Practice Management
Section on Bioethics
Section on Breastfeeding
Section on Child Abuse and Neglect
Section on Critical Care
Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
Section on Complementary and Integrative Medicine (revised May 2012)
Section on Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Section on Dermatology
Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Section on Early Education and Child Care
Section on Emergency Medicine
Section on Endocrinology
Section on Epidemiology
Section on Gastroenterology, Herpetology, & Nutrition
Section on Genetics & Birth Defects
Section on Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Section on Home Care
Section on Hospital Medicine
Section on Hematology/Oncology
Section on Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Section on Infectious Diseases
Section on Integrative Medicine (updated May 2012)
Section on International Child Health
Section on Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Section on Medicine/Pediatrics
Section on Medical Students, Residents and Fellowship Trainees
Section on Nephrology
Section on Neurological Surgery
Section on Neurology
Section on Oral Health
Section on Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
Section on Ophthalmology
Section on Osteopathic Pediatricians
Section on Orthopedics
Section on Perinatal Pediatrics
Section on Pediatric Pulmonology (revised May 2012)
Section on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine (updated May 2012)
Section on Plastic Surgery
Section on Radiology
Section on Rheumatology
Section on Senior Members
Section on Surgery
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SOTC
SOTM
SOU
SOUS
SOYP
SPR
SPWG
TA
TFOA
TFOC
TFOI
TIPP
TJC
UNICEF
UNOS
USDA
WHO
WIC
Section on Telehealth Care
Section on Transport Medicine
Section on Urology
Section on Uniformed Services
Section on Young Physicians
Society for Pediatric Research
Strategic Planning Work Group
Technology Assessment, Technical Assistance
Task Force on Access (also known as Task Force on Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care)
Task Force on Circumcision
Task Force on Immunizations
The Injury Prevention Program
The Joint Commission
United Nations Children's Fund
United Network for Organ Sharing
US Department of Agriculture
World Health Organization
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
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