NKDEP Working Group Meeting Summaries

Below are meeting summaries for the Laboratory Working Group.

Laboratory Working Group

July 19, 2012 - Lab Meeting

The Lab Working Group discussed educating clinicians about uncertainty in lab assessment and the status of cystatin C-based, GFR-prediction and CKD-EPI cystatin C equations. Updates regarding urine albumin standardization activities, creatinine method specificity study recommendations, and the IFCC/WASPaLM Task Force were also reported.

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.

May 16, 2011 - Lab Meeting

IFCC WG-GFRA Glomerular Filtration Rate Assessment, WG-SAU Standardization of Albumin in Urine Joint Committee with NKDEP Laboratory Working Group Open Meeting 16 May 2011, Conference Center Room 13/14, Berlin, Germany

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.

To request meeting summaries for meetings prior to 2008, please contact NKDEP.

In Vitro Manufacturers' Forums

July 19, 2012 - Forum Meeting

This meeting discussed educating clinicians about uncertainty in lab assessment and the status of cystatin C-based, GFR-prediction and CKD-EPI cystatin C equations. Updates regarding urine albumin standardization activities, creatinine method specificity study recommendations, and the IFCC/WASPaLM Task Force were also reported.

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.

To request meeting presentations or summaries from meetings prior to 2008, please contact NKDEP