Agenda - February 24, 1999 : NIDDK

Agenda - February 24, 1999

Urology Subcommittee Meeting
Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases
Interagency Coordinating Committee (KUHICC)
National Institutes of Health 

I. Welcome and Introduction Dr. Josephine Briggs
Dr. Leroy Nyberg
KUHICC
II. Insights Into Urology and Kidney Programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Urologic Disease
    • Prostate Cancer Control
    • Urinary Problems and the Physically Disabled

  • Renal Disease
    • Urinary biomarkers to detect effects of environmental and occupational exposure to nephrotoxins
    • Risks of ESRD in those exposed occupationally to nephrotoxins
    • Causes of elevated levels of urinary albumin in otherwise healthy children

  • Diabetic Renal Disease
    • Prevalence of incident diabetic ESRD by State
    • Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of early detection and treatment
    • HP2010 objectives regarding diabetic renal disease

  • Dialysis
    • Dialysis-associated diseases and conditions found nationally

Dr. Matthew Zack
Medical Epidemiologist
Division of Chronic Disease Control and Community Intervention

III. Additional Items
  • Meeting Schedule for 1999
  • Future Meeting Topics
  • Institute Initiatives for FY 1999
Dr. Josephine Briggs
Dr. Leroy Nyberg
KUHICC

Institute Representatives

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