Laboratory Workgroup Membership
     Chair    Patrick J. Parsons, PhD, FRSC (NYS DOH)
     MembersValerie Charlton, MD, MPH (CA DOH / CLPPB)
              Leland McClure, PhD, D-ABFT (Quest Diagnostics)
              Megan Sandel, MD, MPH (Boston Medical Center) 
              Donald Simmons, PhD (UIHL)
              Noel Stanton, MS (WSLH)
     CDC SMEs     Walter Alarcon, MSc, PhD (CDC / NIOSH)
              Mary Jean Brown, ScD, RN (CDC / NCEH)
              Jeffery M. Jarrett, MS (CDC / NCEH)
              Robert L. Jones, PhD (CDC / NCEH)
       Recommended standards of practice 
                   for those using 
           point of care blood lead testing
                   Patrick J. Parsons, PhD
           Chief, Laboratory of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry
         Wadsworth Center, New York State Dept of Health, Albany, NY
                         Chair
                  Laboratory Workgroup (LWG)
      Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (ACCLPP)
                       July 25, 2013
       Charge #2 to Laboratory Workgroup
     The WG should address the need for 
       recommended standards of practice for 
       those using point of care blood lead testing.
    * ACCLPP, October 2009
        Laboratory Workgroup Meetings
    Web Conferences / Conference Calls
     February 7, 2011
     April 8, 2011
     June 13, 2011
     August 24, 2011
     September 27, 2011
       Finalized questions for Magellan Biosciences
     October 17, 2011
       Q/A with Magellan Biosciences
     November 23, 2011
     October 1, 2012 - revised practice standards
                      Guidance
     Based on the New York State Department of 
      Health’s Clinical Laboratory Evaluation 
      Program
        Blood Lead Practice Standards for Screening Tests Only
     Divided into 
        Statements of Guidelines
        Guidance in Interpretation