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International Council for Standardization in Hematology (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:ZhuolinJiang/_International_Council_for_Standardization_in_Hematology)

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The ICSH Coordination Expert Working Group reviews laboratory methods and tools for blood analysis, reviews standardization issues, and promotes and coordinates scientific work in the development of internationally standardized materials and guidelines.

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The content of the article will be divided into six sections: Overview, Timeline, Officials and Working Groups, Directions of Service, Guidelines.

Overview:

The International Committee for Standardization of Hematology (ICSH) was initiated by the European Society of Hematology (ESH) in 1963. As the Committee for Standardization, the International Society of Hematology (ISH) and ESH were formally established in Stockholm in 1964. ICSH is a non-governmental organization recognized as having formal relations with the World Health Organization (WHO). At the same time, ICSH is a non-profit organization that aims to obtain reliable and repeatable results in laboratory analysis in the field of hematological diagnosis. The basic goal of ICSH is to obtain reliable and repeatable results in the laboratory, mainly involving diagnostic hematology. All guidelines and recommendations now include the appropriate level of evidence. ICSH Coordination Expert Working Group reviews laboratory methods and tools for blood analysis, considers standardization issues, and promotes and coordinates scientific work in the development of international standardized materials and guidelines.

Timeline：

The International Committee for Standardization of Hematology (ICSH) was established and initiated by the European Society of Hematology (ESH) in 1963. From the 1970s to about 2000, the Management Committee met and worked at least once a year. As a result, members of the committees published many important guidelines and recommendations on standardization of laboratory haematological procedures in major review journals. In fact, in 1965, a commentary publication entitled "Recommendations and Requirements for the Measurement of Haemoglobin in Human Blood" was published. Since then, this topic has become a standardization issue. At the same time, more than 100 normative recommendations and comments on standardization have been dealt with. This has also attracted the attention of the Council. A complete list of publications is also required. At same time，ICSH cooperates with various international organizations, especially those associated with the World Health Organization, and holds frequent expert group meetings, especially meetings or special sessions, for those concerned with the international community. Since then, ICSH has withdrawn from the International Hematological Society (IHS) meetings in North America and Western Europe due to frequent expert group meetings held by people concerned with the international community. From active laboratory practice, founding Committee members, effectiveness and productivity. So, there has been a steady decline since 2000, which is very unfortunate for ICSH. But the International Society of Laboratory Hematology (ISLH) made great progress in the 1990s. ISLH also led to standardization of laboratory haematology, which was a key point for the world, and ICSH began to implement. The working group that developed the international guidelines for platelet count reference methods was analysed by flow cytometry and immature reticulocyte fraction (Davis, 1997; ICSH, 2001). Other ISLH Then came the consensus document, especially the consensus rule document on blood tests. (Barnes et al., 2005). As a result, discussions were held between the ISLH board and the remaining senior managers. Members of the old ICSH Board returned from 2002 to 2005. In April 2007, ICSH was re-registered as an independent foundation in the Netherlands and a non-profit company in the United States.

Officials ：

ICSH is elected and named by the chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and financial director of the board of directors. The current Management Committee is chaired by Samuel J. McKin, with Josep M. Jou as Vice-Chairman, Stefanie McFadden as Conference Secretary Carol Briggs as Science Secretary and Bruce H. Davis as Financial Director. These officials are elected by the General Assembly for a three-year term on the Committee. Members of the board of directors can only be re-elected for three years. At the same time, the board of directors holds two scientific meetings every spring. At present, the Council is also composed of six representatives from ICSH sponsors. Representatives of the Council are members of all international or international open national haematological societies, who subsequently commit themselves to join and may attend board meetings. Each corporate sponsor must provide unlimited annual financial allocations to support the activities of the Board. Each sponsor represented by the company should be a scientific and reasonable person who can discuss all aspects of current and future expert group activities. Other facilities identified by the board of directors for ISLH and autumn meetings. The meeting will be held in the form of a public meeting and the above-board meeting will also be held at the same time. In principle, ISLH agreed that an annual scientific conference would hold an open meeting, summarizing ICSH's ongoing activities and seeking the views of all participants on possible future ICSH projects.

Working group：

At present, there are 13 working groups in ICSH, which are chaired by 13 chairs, in the United States, the Netherlands, Canada, Ireland and five countries. Including ICSH Guideline for Internal Quality Control Policy for Haematology Cell Counters，ICSH Haemostasis Guidance Document on the Performance of aPTT Mixing Studies，Standardization of the Immature Reticulocyte Fraction，ICSH Review and Recommendations For The Use Of Digital Microscopy In Laboratory Hematology，Primary Care Point of Care testing in Haemostasis，ICSH Guidelines on Pre-analytic Variables in Haemostasis，ICSH Guideline for Laboratory testing of FVIII and FIX inhibitors，ICSH Standardization of HbA2，ICSH Guideline for Internal Quality Control Policy for Haematology Cell Counters，ICSH bone marrow biopsy CD34 positive mother cell detection and reporting standardization guidelines, ICSH surgical blood membrane standardization guidelines, physician reports, ICSH standardization ICSH guidelines, ICSH extended difference reference method guidelines in 13 working groups. Directions of Service: ISCH's direction of service is to provide data analysis and recommendations, as well as guidelines for blood. Like ICSH's recommendations on laboratory measurements of direct oral anticoagulants, standardization of key results management in adult hematology: ICSH surveys and recommendations, and reference methods for white blood cell differential counts in blood: comparison of three candidate methods for flow cytometry. These are the service directions of ISCH.

References

Briggs, C., Culp, N., Davis, B., d'Onofrio, G., Zini, G., & Machin, S. (2014). ICSH guidelines for the evaluation of blood cell analysers including those used for differential leucocyte and reticulocyte counting. International Journal Of Laboratory Hematology, 36(6), 613-627. doi: 10.1111/ijlh.12201

DAVIS, B., & JUNGERIUS, B. (2010). International Council for Standardization in Haematology technical report 1-2009: new reference material for haemiglobincyanide for use in standardization of blood haemoglobin measurements. International Journal Of Laboratory Hematology, 32(2), 139-141. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-553x.2009.01196.x

ICSH. (2019). Retrieved from https://icsh.org/

ICSH recommendations for measurement of erythrocyte sedimentation rate. International Council for Standardization in Haematology (Expert Panel on Blood Rheology). (1993). Journal Of Clinical Pathology, 46(3), 198-203. doi: 10.1136/jcp.46.3.198

International Committee for Standardization in Haematology. Recommendations for reference method for haemoglobinometry in human blood (ICSH standard EP 6/2: 1977) and specifications for international haemiglobincyanide reference preparation (ICSH standard EP 6/3: 1977). (1978). Journal Of Clinical Pathology, 31(2), 139-143. doi: 10.1136/jcp.31.2.139

International Committee for Standardization in Haematology. (1986). Clinical & Laboratory Haematology, 8(4), 375-375. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2257.1986.tb00135.x

Keng, T., De La Salle, B., Bourner, G., Merino, A., Han, J., & Kawai, Y. et al. (2016). Standardization of haematology critical results management in adults: an International Council for Standardization in Haematology, ICSH, survey and recommendations. International Journal Of Laboratory Hematology, 38(5), 457-471. doi: 10.1111/ijlh.12526

Kratz, A., Plebani, M., Peng, M., Lee, Y., McCafferty, R., & Machin, S. (2017). ICSH recommendations for modified and alternate methods measuring the erythrocyte sedimentation rate. International Journal Of Laboratory Hematology, 39(5), 448-457. doi: 10.1111/ijlh.12693

Lewis, S. (2009). Standardization and harmonization of the blood count: The role of International Committee for Standardization in Haematology (ICSH). European Journal Of Haematology, 45(S53), 9-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1990.tb01520.x

Torlakovic, E., Brynes, R., Hyjek, E., Lee, S., Kreipe, H., & Kremer, M. et al. (2015). ICSH guidelines for the standardization of bone marrow immunohistochemistry. International Journal Of Laboratory Hematology, 37(4), 431-449. doi: 10.1111/ijlh.12365