U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Improving the understanding, detection, and management of kidney disease.
Learn about the basics of kidney disease and how to keep the kidneys healthier longer.
Learn about the two recommended tests for kidney disease.
Learn MoreInformation for people living with kidney disease and their loved ones.
Learn about diet and lifestyle changes to help you live a healthier and longer life.
Learn MoreClinical information for health professionals on CKD evaluation, monitoring, management, and patient education.
Learn about laboratory measurement and reporting.
Information for family reunion planners, health educators, faith leaders and community organization leaders interested in sharing kidney health information in a variety of settings.
Learn how Federal agencies are leading the multi-faceted and interconnected response to CKD.
Explore and order NKDEP's free materials and tools for a variety of audiences on a variety of CKD-related topics.
On occasion, NKDEP invites Coordinating Panel members and other experts to participate in ad hoc Working Groups, which are established for a specific purpose. One current NKDEP Working Group is the Laboratory Working Group. Former NKDEP Working Groups include the Dialysis Center Working Group and Evaluation Working Group.
The Lab Working Group (LWG) works to improve the laboratory assessment of chronic kidney disease. It was initially convened to support standardization of serum creatinine measurement, with the goal of improved accuracy of GFR estimations. The current primary focus is standardizing measurement and reporting of urine albumin.
Page last updated: March 1, 2012
NKDEP is an initiative of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)
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