Arbor Research
 

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October 2014
In This Issue
The DOPPS Approach
New Projects
Life After Kidney Donation
Liver Regeneration
Recent Publications

 

The Liver Meeting® 2014

Arbor Research investigators from the A2ALL project will speak at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) conference on

"Risk Factors for Recurrence of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis in Live and Deceased Donor Liver

Transplant Recipients in the A2ALL Study"

Transplant Plenary I | 8:00-9:30 am

Boston, MA

Nov. 9, 2014  

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ASN Kidney Week 2014

  

Arbor Research is proud to present our work at the American Society of Nephrology's Kidney Week. Philadelphia, PA
November 11-16, 2014

 

APHA Annual Meeting

 Arbor Research will present two talks at the American Public Health Association's Annual Meeting & Exposition.

New Orleans, LA

November 15-19, 2014

 

                                     

 

 

We're Hiring!
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Arbor Research offers challenging and rewarding opportunities for highly skilled, intellectual, and dedicated individuals who share our commitment to improving patients' lives. As a result of our expanding portfolio, we are increasing our recruiting efforts to meet our current needs and gear up for 2015. Our current openings include, but are not limited to, Project Associates, Programmers, Research Analysts, and Research Scientists.

 

To view the full list of openings, please visit our Careers page.

 

 

                                     

 

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The DOPPS Approach to Improving Patient Care

Dr. Friedrich Port is the 2014 recipient of the National Kidney Foundation's David M. Hume Memorial Award. To mark this milestone in his career, Dr. Port reflected on the approach of the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS), which he helped to design, launch, and maintain since 1996. Learn more about this paper and the DOPPS approach here.

 

                                     

 

New Projects Expand Our Portfolio

 

 

We are pleased to announce that five new projects have been awarded to Arbor Research over the past month, including studies of liver disease, health policy, and transplantation. These projects help us advance our mission to improve care for patients. You  can learn more about our recently-awarded projects here.  

 

                                     

 

What  Is Life Like After You Donate A Kidney?

   

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The decision to donate a kidney can alter a person's life. In many cases, the donation can save the life of a loved one. But there has been little research on the psychological and emotional impact on the person who decides to give his or her kidney. New findings from Arbor Research shed light on the level of satisfaction that kidney donors have with their lives after donation. Read more here.


Liver Regeneration After  Living
Donor Transplant

         

The liver is the only human solid organ that is able to regenerate itself.  In a paper recently published in Liver Transplantation, Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study (A2ALL) researchers led by Dr. Kim Olthoff and Dr. Jean Emond examined patterns of liver growth in living donors and recipients. Read more on the paper here.

 

                                     

 
 
Satisfaction With Life Among Living Kidney Donors: A RELIVE Study of Long Term Donor Outcomes. Messersmith EE, et al; Transplantation. Click to view abstract.
 
Long-term quality of life after liver donation in the Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study (A2ALL). Ladner D, et al; Journal of Hepatology. Click to view abstract.
 
Practice-Based Versus Patient-Level Outcomes Research in Hemodialysis: The DOPPS (Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study) Experience. Port FK. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. Click to view abstract.

Predictors of donor follow-up after living donor liver transplantation. Brown RS, et al. Liver Transplantation. Click to view abstract.

Pruritus in hemodialysis patients: Results from the Japanese Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (JDOPPS). Kimata N, et al; Hemodialysis International. Click to view abstract.

Liver regeneration after living donor transplant: Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort (A2ALL) Study. Olthoff K, et al; Liver Transplantation. Click to view abstract.
 
Association of blood pressure with all-cause mortality and stroke in Japanese hemodialysis patients: The Japan Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Pattern Study. Inaba M, et al. Hemodialysis International. Click to view abstract.