[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 63999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25277]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Notice of Vitamin D Standardization Program (VDSP) Symposium: 
Tools To Improve Laboratory Measurement

SUMMARY: The National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary 
Supplements (ODS), and the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST), are sponsoring a one-day symposium on November 14, 
2013, to present information about the Vitamin D Standardization 
Program (VDSP) to those with an interest in the effort to standardize 
vitamin D measurement. These groups include commercial assay 
manufacturers; commercial, clinical, and research laboratory personnel; 
vitamin D researchers; and members of professional societies with 
clinical and public health interest in vitamin D.

DATES: November 14, 2013, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Green Auditorium, Gaithersburg, MD 
20899-1070. The NIST campus is a highly secured area. Because of this, 
you are required to register in advance and must present a current 
government-issued identification card with photo when entering the 
facility. The Web address for registration is https://events-support.com/events/VDSP_Symposium_2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cindy Rooney, ODS, National 
Institutes of Health, 6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 3B01, Bethesda, MD 
20892-7523; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ODS established the VDSP in November 
2010 in an effort to standardize the laboratory measurement of vitamin 
D status worldwide. Standardization is essential to improve the 
detection, evaluation, and treatment of vitamin D deficiency and 
insufficiency by making measurements of serum total 25-hydroxyvitamin D 
[25(OH)D] accurate and comparable over time, location, and laboratory 
procedure.
    The symposium on November 14 will (1) Describe the VDSP; (2) 
present data from the VDSP inter-laboratory comparison and 
commutability studies demonstrating its effectiveness; (3) demonstrate 
how tools developed through the VDSP can be used to improve the 
standardization of vitamin D measurement in the United States and 
around the world; and (4) solicit feedback from symposium participants 
on how the VDSP can be improved to meet the needs of participants. All 
participants must register at https://events-support.com/events/VDSP_Symposium_2013.

    Dated: October 21, 2013.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2013-25277 Filed 10-24-13; 8:45 am]
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