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DPM to host web conference on emerging trends
The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) will host a Web conference to discuss the latest data available via the DOPPS Practice Monitor (DPM), on Tuesday, January 15 at 3 p.m. EST.
DPM investigators will be available to answer questions about emerging trends in dialysis care. Mark Neumann, executive editor of Nephrology News & Issues, will moderate the discussion.
To participate, please click here to register.To submit questions in advance of the teleconference, please send an e-mail to DOPPS@ArborResearch.org with "DPM questions" in the subject line.
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Job Openings
As we continue to grow, we are look-ing to build a diverse and dynamic staff who can help us address pressing health-care challenges.
Project Assistant, Japan DOPPS
Research Analyst II
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Greetings!
Happy New Year and welcome to the January issue of the Arbor Research Collaborative for Health quarterly newsletter. In this issue, we highlight important findings from publications and recent events. |
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Arbor Research awarded PCORI funding to study selection of dialysis modality
Arbor Research has received a highly competitive research award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The new project will study the selection of dialysis modality for kidney failure in order to gain meaningful information for patients and caregivers. To learn more about this project, please click here. |
DOPPS to launch studies in Russia and Turkey
The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) will launch in Turkey and Russia beginning in 2013. This expansion builds on more than 15 years of successful international research for the DOPPS and will provide important insights to improve care in these countries. The DOPPS investigators are working closely with leaders in the nephrology communities of both countries, and we look forward to the first preliminary analyses of these data. To learn more about the DOPPS, please click here. |
 DOPPS informs policies and practices
The paper "Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS): Its strengths, limitations, and role in informing practices and policies" was published in the November 7, 2012 issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. This invited, peer-reviewed paper provides an overview of the DOPPS design and analytic approach, along with selected research findings and relevance to policy; it also covers new directions and explores ways in which the study complements other data sources, filling existing needs with valuable dialysis data. For more information on this publication, please click here. |
 Findings on dialysis dose published in CJASN
When hemodialysis dose is scaled to body water, women typically receive a greater dose than men, but their survival is not better given a similar dose. Arbor Research investigators, in collaboration with external investigators, sought to determine whether rescaling dialysis dose to body surface area might reveal different associations among dose, sex, and mortality. The authors concluded that surface area-based dialysis leads to outcomes that are substantially different from those with volume-based dosing. Analyses suggest women may be relatively underdosed when treated by body water-based dosing. These findings may warrant further study. For more information on this publication, please click here. |
QualityNet Conference
Arbor Research attended the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) QualityNet Conference in Baltimore, December 11-13, 2012. This annual meeting brings together CMS staff, Quality Improvement Organizations, the ESRD (End-Stage Renal Disease) Networks, and CMS contractors to convene sessions on quality programs. Dr. Marc Turenne, a senior research scientist at Arbor Research, and Dr. Claudia Dahlerus, a project manager at Arbor Research, attended QualityNet to meet with government task leaders and attend sessions on ESRD Quality Programs. |
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