CLSI submits the following for vote as a candidate-for-advancement consensus documents.  The documents and ballots are available to delegates and alternates of Active and Associate Active member organizations through CLSI Forums.  

GP15-A3—Papanicolaou Technique; Approved Guideline—Third Edition
This guideline addresses procedures for cervical specimen collection, as well as the preparation, fixation, staining, and storage of Papanicolaou slides. The deadline for the completed ballot for GP15-A3 to be received at the CLSI offices is 8 April 2008.

H4-A6—Procedures and Devices for the Collection of Diagnostic Capillary Blood Specimens—Sixth Edition
This document provides a technique for the collection of diagnostic capillary blood specimens, including recommendations for collection sites and specimen handling and identification. Specifications for disposable devices used to collect, process, and transfer diagnostic capillary blood specimens are also included. The deadline for the completed ballot for H4-A6 to be received at the CLSI offices is 8 April 2008.

Second Notice

GP29-A2— Assessment of Laboratory Tests When Proficiency Testing is Not Available; Approved Guideline—Second Edition
This document offers methods to assess test performance when proficiency testing (PT) is not available; these methods include examples with statistical analyses. This document is intended for use by laboratory managers and testing personnel in traditional clinical laboratories as well as in point-of-care and bedside testing environments. The deadline for the completed ballot for GP29-A2 to be received at the CLSI offices is 10 March 2008.

M50-P—Quality Control for Commercial Microbial Identification Systems; Proposed Guideline
This document provides guidance for quality control of commercial systems for microbial identification from culture, including information that pertains to manufacturers, distributors, and laboratory users. The intent is to ensure optimal performance of a microbial identification system in an efficient (streamlined) manner. The deadline for the completed ballot for M50-P to be received at the CLSI offices is 10 March 2008.

Under our Administrative Procedures, a CLSI document approved by the area committee at the first level of the consensus process is submitted to delegates as a “candidate-for-advancement” consensus document. This begins the voting and approval period by the delegates.

As a delegate, your vote is to affirm (or reject) the document for advancement as a CLSI document. Please send your completed ballot to the CLSI offices by the above deadline.

In the consensus process, comments are invited at each publication stage. In each edition, the responsible committee includes a summary of comments on the prior edition and its responses to them. Any comments received on a candidate-for-advancement consensus document as a result of delegate voting and consensus review will be addressed by the committee during the document’s advancement.

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