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Executive Vice President Search Begins
2004 NCCLS Leadership Conference Was a Success
Press Releases
Standards Status
Notice of Vote and Comment Deadline for Consensus Document
Recently Approved Documents
Recently Distributed Draft ISO Standards
Seeking Input and Volunteer Participation – Call for Nominations
Events and Exhibits
Meeting Calendar
Upcoming Events and Exhibits
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Notice of Vote and Comment Deadline for Consensus Document

(EP5-A2) Evaluation of Precision Performance of Quantitative Methods

NCCLS announces that the following documents are submitted for vote as candidate-for-advancement consensus documents.

The documents and ballots are posted on NCCLS Forums to delegates of Active and Associate Active member organizations. If you are a voting delegate or alternate, we request that you access NCCLS Forums to obtain the candidate-for-advancement documents. Login to access NCCLS Forums.

The deadline for the completed ballot for EP5-A2 to be received in the Executive Offices is 7 June 2004.

EP5-A2 — Evaluation of Precision Performance of Quantitative Methods; Approved Guideline—Second Edition
This document provides guidance for designing an experiment to evaluate the precision performance of quantitative methods; recommendations on comparing the resulting precision estimates with manufacturers’ precision performance claims and determining when such comparisons are valid; as well as manufacturers’ guidelines for establishing claims.

-Second Notice-

The deadline for the completed ballots for C45-P, EP17-P, and I/LA25-P to be received in the Executive Offices is 7 June 2004.

C45-P — Measurement of Free Thyroid Hormones; Proposed Guideline
This document addresses analytical and clinical validation of free (nonprotein-bound) thyroid hormone (FTH) measurement procedures.

EP17-P — Protocols for Determination of Limits of Detection and Limits of Quantitation; Proposed Guideline
This document provides guidance for determining the lower limit of detection of clinical laboratory methods, for verifying claimed limits, and for the proper use and interpretation of the limits.

I/LA25-P — Maternal Serum Screening; Proposed Standard
This document addresses the steps required to provide reliable screening and reporting using examples of serum markers currently in common use (AFP, hCG, uE3, DIA). Outcome evaluation, information management, and calculation of risk are also emphasized in this standard.

The deadline for the completed ballots for H11-A4 to be received in the Executive Offices is 7 May 2004.

H11-A4 — Procedures for the Collection of Arterial Blood Specimens; Approved Standard—Fourth Edition
This document provides principles for collecting, handling, and transporting arterial blood specimens to assist with reducing collection hazards and ensuring the integrity of the arterial specimen.

Under our Administrative Procedures, an NCCLS document approved by the area committee at the first level of the consensus process is submitted to the NCCLS 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 an NCCLS document. Please send your completed ballot to the Executive Offices by the above deadline.

In the NCCLS 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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