Glossary of Terms and Acronyms Used in Health Research: A Consumer’s Guide 

Prepared and edited by the following consumer and research members of the "Tooling Up For Early Osteoarthritis (TUFEOA) - Measuring What Matters" NET Research Project

CONSUMERS:

• Jean Légaré
• Jay Fiddler
• Anne Fouillard
• Cheryl Koehn
• Pam Montie

The consumer members represent the following consumer organizations:

• Arthritis Consumer Experts (ACE)
• Consumer Advisory Board of the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada (CAB/ARC)
• Consumer Advisory Council of the Canadian Arthritis Network (CAC/CAN)
• Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance (CAPA)
• Patient Partners in Arthritis

RESEARCHERS:

• John M. Esdaile MD, MPH
• Monique Gignac PhD
• Jolanda Cibere MD, PhD
• Diane Lacaille MD, MHSc
• Linda Li PT, PhD
• Carlo Marra, B.Sc.(Pharm.), Pharm.D., PhD
• Robin Poole DSc, PhD
• Carter Thorne MD, BSc

SPECIAL THANKS:

The TUFEOA NET Project consumer and research members gratefully acknowledge and thank the consumer members of the “Outcome Measures in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials” research project for giving permission to use their glossary as a starting point for the Glossary of Terms and Acronyms Used in Health Research: A Consumer’s Guide.