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

  1. Obtain information on tde current state of co-ordinated national and international activity in tde area of patdology testing in CKD.
  2. Assess current best practice in CKD-related testing.
  3. Assess best practice for implementation of best practice for CKD-related testing.
  4. Provide assistance where required for member organizations and others in planning and implementing CKD testing policies and guidelines.
  5. Identify other relevant areas of laboratory related issues in CKD.

Delivery

  1. A report on the current status of guidelines on CKD pathology testing.
  2. A review of the items covered in CKD pathology testing guidelines.
  3. A review of best practice processes for implementing change in CKD-related pathology testing.
  4. 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