Acronyms for Education

A

• ABI = Acquired Brain Injury
• ABS = Aggressive Behaviour Scale

C

• CERAH = Centre for Education and Research on Aging and Health
• CIHI = Canadian Institute of Health Information
• CMS = Content Management System
• CPS = Cognitive Performance Scale

D

• DRS = Depression Rating Scale

I

• IPC = Interprofessional Care

L

• LMS = Learning Management System
• LPH = Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital

M

• MBCT = mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
• MDS = Minimum Data Set
• MDS-MH = Minimum Data Set-Mental Health
• MHAPs = Mental Health Assessment Protocols

N

• NOSM = Northern Ontario School of Medicine
• NWRMHL = Northwestern Regional Mental Health Library

O

• OMHRS = Ontario Mental Health Reporting System
• OTN = Ontario Telemedicine Network

P

• PRE = Tri-Agency Panel on Research Ethics
• PTC = Joint Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee

Q

• QI = Quality Indicators

R

• RA = Research Agreement, whether a research grant or a research contract
• RAI = Resident Assessment Instrument
• RAI-MH = Resident Assessment Instrument - Mental Health
• RCT = randomized control trial
• REB = Research Ethics Board
• RNAO = Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario

S

• SCIPP = System of Classification of In-patient Psychiatry
• SJCG = St. Joseph's Care Group
• SJHC = St. Joseph's Health Centre
• SJHOSP = St. Joseph's Hospital

T

• TCPS = Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans

U

• UHN = University Health Network

W

• WHMIS = Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System