Upsala J Med Sci 95: 299-300, 1990 

List op Planned Associated Projects in the NORDKEM 
Project 5/89 on Medical Need for Quality 

Specifications in Laboratory Medicine 

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ParticiDants Title 
Hqrder M,Olivarius N, Jqrgensen PJ, Diabetes in Primary 
Bihlet I, Hyltoft Petersen P 
Fraser C, Hyltoft Petersen P 
Antonsen S 
Grodum E, Hyltoft Petersen P, 
Hangaard J, Bollerslev J et al. 
Djurhus S, Rohold A, Vadstrup S, 
Hyltoft Petersen P 
Magid E, Hyltoft Petersen P et al. 

Heedman P-A, Olsson S, Larsson 0 
Ritter B, Marsell R, Ostergaard H, 
Olander B, Akerblom A 
Arends J, Hyltoft Petersen P, 
Nqrgaard-Pedersen B 
Uldall A, Blaabjerg 0 

Tryding N et al. 

Nilsson Ehle P 
Westgard J 0, Hyltoft Petersen P 

Sandberg S 

Kaikola H-L 
Penttila I M 

Lindstedt G 

Lindstedt G 

Lytken-Larsen M, Fraser C, 
Hyltoft Petersen P 

Health Care 
Quality Specifications 
for Detection Limit 
Reference interval for 
cortisol at CRH-test 
Reference intervals 
for S--Potassium 
Evaluation of clinical 
tests 
Prevalence of idiop. 
hemochromatosis and 
hypercholest. 18 y men 
Qual. spec. maternal 
S-a-Fetoproteinanalys 
Planning & implement. 
of Nordic reference S 
Analyt. specificity, 
tests in primary care 
Qual. spec. S--Cholest 
S--Cholest.Clin strat, 
anal. qual.,control 
system 
Qual. spec. for tests 
in primary care 

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Qual. spec. S--a-Feto- 
protein 
Qual . spec. thyroid 
hormones 
Qual. spec. prostate 
specific antigen 
Qual. spec. - HbA,, 

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18. Xofstad J, Momsen G, Gade 
Christensen N 

19. Nilsson Ehle H 

20. Linnet C 

21. Linnet C 

22. Dybkaer R ,  Hyltoft Petersen P, 
de Verdier C-H et al. 

23. Stenman U-H 

24. Brandslund I, Borg Rasmussen J 

25. Sorto A, Kaihola H-L 

Qual. spec. B--pH,pCO,, 
PO2 I Ca" 

Qual. spec. iron de- 
ficiency parame- 
ters 

Anal. goals for P-- 
Bilirubin (unconj) 
determinations 
Anal. goals for P-- 
Creatinine determ. 
Nomenclature 

Qual. spec. for 
human choriogonado- 
tropin (hCG) 
Conc a,-antitrypsin 
in workers in dusty 
work areas 
Quality goals & orga- 
nization of QC in pri- 
mary care lab. 

In the associated projects the quality specification work should 
be performed for each analytical quantity in each specified 
situation. Models for estimation of needed quality and for 
specification of acceptable analytical performance and critical 
errors have been developed during the past ten years. These 
models should be applied to the clinical strategy in the project, 
whether a screening, a diagnostic situation or a time-related 
pathological process. Each clinical situation should be analyzed 
concerning the type of model to be used, and - if no relevant 
model is available - to develop or elaborate new and useful 
models. 
The main project group must be directly involved by providing the 
associated groups with the available literature and, if needed, 
to help the groups to find their relevant models or to try to 
develop new useful models. On the other hand the main project 
group should try to compile the collected knowledge and make it 
useful. 

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