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August 2011 Newsletter

 

ASN Accepts 14 Arbor Research Abstracts for Kidney Week Presentations  

Philadelphia
 Arbor Research is pleased to announce it will present 14 abstracts, including four oral presentations, at the American Society of Nephrology's Kidney Week in Philadelphia, November 8-13, 2011. These posters and talks represent extensive research on dialysis practices, outcomes, and policy.  

Click here to view the full list of presentations.

 

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DPM Major Update, late August 2011

 

DOPPS Symposium at the European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Association/European Renal Care Association, September 10-13th, Ljubljana, Slovenia

 

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Greetings!

Welcome to the premier issue of the Arbor Research quarterly newsletter.  We hope that you'll find these updates interesting and informative.  

 

  patients

Arbor Research investigators have shown that access to kidney transplantation for minorities has improved following a 2003 change in national policy that eliminated kidney allocation priority for matching for HLA-B. This research has been published in the American Journal of Transplantation. Click here to read more...
 
DOPPS 

 

Over 500 clinicians attended the DOPPS symposium, "International Hemodialysis Practices and Outcomes: The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS)" at the 48th Congress of the ERA - EDTA in Prague. Click here to read more... 

 

Arbor Research presented key findings from an analysis of the CMS-run Disease Management Demonstration for ESRD Patients at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in Seattle. This Seattledemonstration was evaluated from 2006 to 2008 to test the effectiveness of disease management provided to ESRD patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans offered by three organizations in 19 geographic areas.  Click here for details.


Arbor Research was proud to present the Humane Society of Huron
Valley's largest fundraiser of the year, the 32nd Annual Walk & Wag. Click here to read more...

Recent Publications  

 

Ashby VB, Port FK, Wolfe RA, Wynn JJ, Williams WW, Roberts JP, Leichtman AB. Transplanting kidneys without points for HLA-B matching: Consequences of the policy change. Am J Transplant 2011; 11(8):1712-1718. Publications

 

Mathur AK, Schaubel DE, Gong Q, Guidinger MK, Merion RM. Sex-based disparities in liver transplant rates in the United States. Am J Transplant. Am J Transplant 2011; 11(7):1435-1443. 

 

Robinson B, Fuller D, Zinsser D, Albert J, Gillespie B, Tentori F, Turenne M, Port F, Pisoni R. The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) Practice Monitor: Rationale and methods for an initiative to monitor the new US bundled dialysis payment system. Am J Kidney Dis 2011; 57(6):822-831. 

 

Canaud B, Tong L, Tentori F, Akiba T, Karaboyas A, Gillespie B, Akizawa T, Pisoni RL, Bommer J, Port FK. Clinical practice and outcomes in elderly hemodialysis patients: Results from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS). Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2011; 6:1651-1662. 

 

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