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February 2014
In This Issue
World Kidney Day
DPM Data Available
USRDS
Data Coordinating Centers Update
Recent Publications
World Kidney Day 

Arbor Research will be at the University of Michigan Hospital on World Kidney Day, March 13, 2014. The event will include free health screening, prizes, and patient care information. Click here to learn more about this event.

 

 

                                     

 

New Data from the DOPPS Practice Monitor     

Emerging trends in US hemodialysis practice through August 2013, based on a national sample of US dialysis facilities, are included in the latest DPM update, at DOPPS.org/DPM.

 

                                     

 

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Arbor Research is continuing to grow. We offer challenging and rewarding opportunities for highly skilled, intellectual, and dedicated individuals who share our commitment to improving patients' lives.

 

Please visit our Careers page to learn about our culture and benefits, and to view a full list of current openings.

 

 

                                     

 

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Arbor Research to collaborate on United States Renal Data System contract

Dr. Robinson of Arbor Research will be the co-Deputy PI

 

Arbor Research Collaborative for Health is proud to be a part of a collaborative effort to serve as the coordinating center for the United States Renal Data System (USRDS). The USRDS, awarded to a team led by the University of Michigan Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center (UM-KECC), is a national data system that collects, analyzes, and distributes information about end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the United States. 

 

Arbor Research brings extensive experience in conducting research using Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) claims data and web-based reporting of renal data. Selected data from Arbor Research's Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) will also be used as a source of nationally representative and highly detailed clinical and patient-reported data, as well as international comparisons. Building on a lengthy record of peer-reviewed publications, Arbor Research will contribute to the USRDS annual report, as well as contributing original research for new publications. 

 

Please click here to learn more about our role on this project.  

 

                                     

 
Data Coordinating Centers Update
 

Arbor Research brings considerable expertise to large multi-center research consortiums by serving as the Data Coordinating Center (DCC) for several large studies. Arbor Research DCCs consist of a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians, biostatisticians, project managers, analysts, clinical monitors, project support personnel, and medical editors. Together, they form a project management nexus that allows busy investigators separated by miles and time zones to collaboratively pursue clinical research excellence. DCCs represent an important area of growth at Arbor Research, and our portfolio is growing. Click below to learn more about some of our projects.

  • The Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study (A2ALL) provides information on the outcomes of living donor liver transplantation. Learn more about this study.

  • Cure Glomerulonephropathy (CureGN) is a multicenter five-year cohort study of glomerular disease patients. Learn more about this study.

  • The Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network (LURN) is a research consortium focusing on patient-reported symptoms and outcomes of treatment. Learn more about this study.

  • The Renal and Lung Living Donors Evaluation Study (RELIVE) provides valuable information on the outcomes of living kidney donation and living lung donation. Learn more about this study.

 

                                     

 

Worldwide, mortality is a high risk soon after initiation of hemodialysis. Robinson BM, et al; Kidney Int. Click to view abstract.

 

High rates of death and hospitalization follow bone fracture among hemodialysis patients. Tentori F, et al; Kidney Int. Click to view abstract.