Kidney Disease Research Updates
Fall 2007

Federal Agencies Meet to Discuss Kidney Disease

The Kidney Interagency Coordinating Committee (KICC) held its annual meeting in Bethesda, MD, on June 14. The meeting brought together representatives from more than a dozen federal agencies to share information about their programs and activities related to chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Presentations by representatives from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Food and Drug Administration, Health Resources and Services Administration, Indian Health Service, and Department of Veterans Affairs sparked discussion about how agencies can work together more effectively.

As a follow-up to the meeting, the National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP) is developing an online resource that will summarize CKD-related activities and contacts within each federal agency to facilitate cross-agency collaboration and communication.

The NKDEP, which coordinated the KICC meeting, has made the meeting minutes available on its website at www.nkdep.nih.gov.

NIH Publication No. 08–4531
November 2007

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