FDA transforming CDER in response to IOM report.FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. Oct. 4 announced the award of a two-year, $1.5 million contract to the Center for Professional Development (CPD CPD citrate phosphate dextrose; see anticoagulant citrate phosphate dextrose solution, under solution. Cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD) ) to assist with the transformation of FDA's Center for Drugs (CDER CDER Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (US FDA) CDER Centre de Développement des Energies Renouvelables (French) CDER Client Development and Evaluation Report ), with a particular focus on steps to improve workplace leadership, empower staff, and establish more effective business practices. The award to Oakland, CA-based CPD is part of FDA's ongoing response to a report issued in 2006 by the Institute of Medicine (IOM IOM See: Index and Option Market ). Under the contract, CPD will help in the development of practical strategies, including training, tools, and processes that will strengthen CDER's organizational effectiveness Organizational effectiveness is the concept of how effective an organization is in achieving the outcomes the organization intends to produce. The idea of organizational effectiveness is especially important for non-profit organizations as most people who donate money to non-profit and reaffirm its mission of advancing and protecting the public health. "This transformative program will provide CDER with the tools and expertise necessary to create a sustainable environment of open and transparent communication, collaborative decision-making, and improved morale and staff retention," said Janet Woodcock woodcock: see snipe. woodcock Any of five species (family Scolopacidae) of plump, sharp-billed migratory birds of damp, dense woodlands in North America, Europe, and Asia. , M.D., FDA's deputy commissioner for scientific and medical programs, and acting center director. The IOM report, "The Future of Drug Safety--Promoting and Protecting the Health of the Public," identified workplace culture issues in CDER and recommended participation of external management consultants to develop a comprehensive strategy to address them. Over the past year, FDA said CDER carefully evaluated options and developed a scope of work to solicit the best outside experts to assist in transforming the workplace environment. The entire workforce of about 2,300 in the Center will be included in the workplace transformation effort. CPD will work with CDER's senior management team and a cross-sectional working group of Center employees to assess the center's organizational culture  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , identify characteristics and a vision for CDER's desired culture, and develop a plan for implementation and follow-up. The CPD contract runs through Sept. 20, 2009. |
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