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The NKDEP Laboratory Working Group was created to review and address the problems related to serum creatinine measurement for estimating GFR and to prepare recommendations to standardize and improve creatinine measurement.
The members of the NKDEP Laboratory Working Group listed below represent a cross section of some of the leading experts in relevant fields.
Members
Greg Miller, PhD Working Group Chair
Director, Clinical Chemistry and Pathology Information Systems
Virginia Commonwealth University
Joris Delanghe, PhD
Department of Clinical Chemistry
University Hospital Ghent
John Eckfeldt, MD, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
University of Minnesota
James Fleming, PhD, FACB
Vice President and Director, Scientific Affairs
Department of Science and Technology
Laboratory Corporation of America
Neil Greenberg, PhD
Manager, Regulatory Affairs
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics
Glen Hortin, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Cincinnati Business Unit
Quest Diagnostics
Chandra P. Jain
Vice President, Consulting Services
Technijian, Inc.
Harvey Kaufman, MD
Medical Director, Business Development
Quest Diagnostics
Anthony Killeen, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
University of Minnesota
David A. Lacher, MD, MEd
Research Medical Officer
CDC/National Center for Health Statistics
John Lieske, MD
Professor of Medicine and Director
Mayo Clinic Renal Testing Laboratory
Leigh Ann Milburn, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Saint Luke's Hospital
Gary Myers, PhD
Vice President, Programs & Policy
American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Andrew S. Narva, MD
Director
National Kidney Disease Education Program
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Mauro Panteghini, MD
Clinical Pathologist
Cattedra di Biochimica Clinica e Biologia Molecolare Clinica
Karen Phinney, PhD
Analytical Chemistry Division
National Institute of Standards and Technology
David W. Seccombe, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Managing Director
Canadian External Quality Assessment Laboratory (CEQAL)
Lesley A. Stevens, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Tufts Medical Center
Meeting Summaries
July 28, 2011 - Lab Meeting
This meeting provided updates on CKD-EPI and other newer equations, the status of creatinine calibration traceability to IDMS, serum albumin standardization issues, urine albumin (UA) reference procedures, and UA and creatinine reference materials. The status of the serum creatinine method specificity, UA method harmonization, and UA adsorption studies/projects were also reported.
July 28, 2010 - Lab Meeting
The LWG discussed changes to the NKDEP website, the IFCC's CKD Task Force, the creatinine specificity study, cystatin C standardization, and the urine albumin reference measurement procedure. Also discussed were studies on urine albumin method harmonization, adsorption, and physiological variability.
July 22, 2009 - Lab Meeting
This meeting provided an update on urine albumin activities and status reports on the new CKD-EPI equation.
March 4, 2009 - Lab Meeting
This meeting was a joint meeting of the NKDEP Laboratory Working Group (LWG) and two International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC) groups – Standardization of Urinary Albumin (WG-SAU) and Glomerular Filtration Rate Assessment (WG-GFRA), which is headed by Neil Greenberg.
July 30, 2008 - Lab Meeting
This meeting provided an update on urine albumin activities and status reports on the revised pediatric equation and activities of NKDEP's working group addressing pharmacy issues.
July 17, 2007 - Lab Meeting (PDF, 59K)
This meeting addressed standardization in urine albumin measurement and reporting, whole blood creatinine measurement, creatinine specificity issues, and creatinine measurement for non-adults. To request presentations from this meeting, please email NKDEP.
May 3, 2007 - Lab Meeting (PDF, 64K)
March 27-28, 2007 - Urine Albumin Meeting (PDF, 206K)
November 7, 2006 - Lab Meeting (PDF, 65K)
July 27, 2006 - Lab Meeting (PDF, 66K)
This meeting discussed the Creatinine Standardization Program's implications for pharmacy practice, pediatrics, and whole blood device manufacturers. To request presentations from this meeting, please email NKDEP.
May 22, 2006 - Lab Meeting (PDF, 57K)
October 25, 2005 - Lab Meeting (PDF, 57K)
July 28, 2005 - Lab Meeting (PDF, 92K)
This meeting provided a status update on the revised estimating equation and included a discussion regarding the development of an implementation plan for rolling out the equation to laboratories, manufacturers, and providers. To request presentations from this meeting, please email NKDEP.
March 11, 2005 - Lab Meeting (PDF, 104K)
To request meeting summaries for meetings prior to 2005, please email NKDEP.
In Vitro Manufacturers' Forums
July 28, 2011 - Forum Meeting
The Forum addressed CKD-EPI and other newer equations, the status of creatinine calibration traceability to IDMS, serum albumin standardization issues, urine albumin (UA) reference procedures, and UA and creatinine reference materials. The status of the serum creatinine method specificity, UA method harmonization, and UA adsorption studies/projects were also reported.
July 28, 2010 - Forum Meeting
The Forum addressed changes to the NKDEP website, the creatinine specificity study, cystatin C standardization, and the urine albumin reference measurement procedure. Also discussed were studies on urine albumin method harmonization, adsorption, and physiological variability.
July 22, 2009 - Forum Meeting
This meeting provided updates on creatinine standardization, the status of eGFR Reporting,an NKDEP Drug Dosing educational statement for providers, a CKD-EPI eGFR equation and adoption considerations, a new CKiD Study Equation, and the status of Cystatin C standardization.
July 30, 2008 - Forum Meeting
This meeting provided updates on creatinine standardization activities, activities of the working group addressing urine albumin, and activities of the Cystatin C Standardization Working Group (IFCC-EU); the latest on a proposed creatinine specificity study; and a review of revised pediatric content for the NKDEP website.
July 17, 2007 - Forum Meeting (PDF, 49K)
Meeting description and presentations are available under July 17, 2007
Lab Meeting.
July 27, 2006 - Forum Meeting (PDF, 44K)
This meeting reviewed the implications of the Creatinine Standardization Program for the IVD industry. To request presentations from this meeting, please email NKDEP.
March 11, 2005 - Forum Meeting (PDF, 104K)
This forum reviewed recommendations for creatinine standardization and solicited feedback on the timing and process for the rollout of this initiative and new estimating equations. To request presentations from this meeting, please email NKDEP. |
