Task Force on Chronic Kidney Disease (Integrated Project) - (TF-CKD)
Membership
| Name |
Position |
Country |
Term |
Time in Office |
| G. Jones |
Chair |
AU |
2nd |
2011 01 - 2013 12 |
| J. Coresh |
Member |
US |
1st |
2011 01 - 2013 12 |
| J. Delanghe |
Member |
BE |
1st |
2011 01 - 2013 12 |
| E. Lamb |
Member |
UK |
1st |
2011 01 - 2013 12 |
| A. Narva |
Member |
US |
1st |
2011 01 - 2013 12 |
| M. Panteghini |
Member |
IT |
1st |
2011 01 - 2013 12 |
| D. Seccombe |
Member |
CA |
1st |
2011 01 - 2013 12 |
| F. Alcantara |
WASPaLM Nominee |
BR |
1st |
2010 01 - 2012 12 |
| J. H. Eckfeldt |
WASPaLM Nominee |
US |
1st |
2010 01 - 2012 12 |
Aims
To promote, support and co-ordinate international activities
related to laboratory testing in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).
Objectives
- Obtain information on tde current state of co-ordinated
national and international activity in tde area of patdology
testing in CKD.
- Assess current best practice in CKD-related testing.
- Assess best practice for implementation of best practice for
CKD-related testing.
- Provide assistance where required for member organizations and
others in planning and implementing CKD testing policies and
guidelines.
- Identify other relevant areas of laboratory related issues in
CKD.
Delivery
- A report on the current status of guidelines on CKD pathology
testing.
- A review of the items covered in CKD pathology testing
guidelines.
- A review of best practice processes for implementing change in
CKD-related pathology testing.
- An assessment of areas of likely relevant future activity in
CKD testing.
Accountability
The Task Force is accountable to the President
through the Chair.
List of Addresses
Dr. Graham JONES
Department of Chemical Patdology
St Vincent's Hospital
Sydney
Australia
Tel: +61 2 8382 9160
Fax: +61 2 8382 2489
Prof. Josef CORESH
Department of Biostatistics & Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
2024 E. Monument, Suite 2-630
Baltimore, MD 21287
USA
Tel: +1 410 955 0495
Fax: +1 410 955 0476
Dr. Joris DELANGHE
Department of Clinical Chemistry
University Hospital of Ghent
B-9000 Ghent
Belgium
Tel: +61 9 332 2956
Fax: +61 9 332 3659
Dr. Edmund LAMB
Department of Clinical Biochemistry
Kent & Canterbury Hospital
Canterbury
Kent CT1 3NG
United Kingdom
Tel: 01227 766877 X74736
Fax: 01227 783077
Dr. Andrew S NARVA
Director, National Kidney Disease Education Program
National Institutes of Healtd
Two Democracy Plaza, Room 644
6707 Democracy Blvd, MSC-5458
Betdesda, MD 20892-5458
United States
Tel : +1 301 594 8864
Fax : +1 301 480 3510
Prof. Mauro PANTEGHINI
Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche 'Luigi Sacco'
Università degli Studi di Milano
Via G.B. Grassi, 74
20157 Milano
Italy
Tel: +39 02 3904 2806
Fax: +39 02 5031 9835
Prof. David W SECCOMBE
Department of Patdology and Laboratory Medicine
University of British Colombia
Vancouver BC V6R 4N6
Canada
Tel : +1 604 222 3907
Fax : +1 604 222 1373
WASPaLM Nominees
Dr. Flavio F. ALCANTARA
Medico Assistente
Seção de Biologia Molecular
Divisão de Laboratório Central DLC
Hospital das Clínicas FM USP
Brazil
Tel.: +55 (11) 30697275
Fax: +55 (11) 3069 6163
Cel.: +55 (11) 8181 0185
Cel.:+55 (13) 9610 9303
Dr. John H. ECKFELDT
Dept. Lab. Med. and Patdology, MMC 609
Univ. of MN, Room 763-1 Mayo Bldg.
420 Delaware Street, S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
USA
Tel: +1 612-626-3176
Fax: +1 612-626-2696