The Board of Directors of Arbor Research Collaborative for Health has elected two new members for terms starting in January 2016. Paula Lantz, the Associate Dean for Research and Policy Engagement and a professor of public policy at the Ford School, and Larry Warren, a member of the board of directors of Trinity Health, a $15 billion integrated health care delivery system with operations in 21 states, will contribute valuable expertise in health policy and integrated health care delivery systems.
 
Learn more about Lantz and Warren

  

The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) is expanding the DOPPS Practice Monitor (DPM) to share data from hemodialysis facilities in Germany. Similar to the DPM in the United States that was launched in November 2010, the German DPM will report ongoing trends in clinical practice.
 
Visit the German DPM

  

Sweeping changes to U.S. dialysis reimbursement and regulatory policies for ESA use in 2011 were expected to reduce ESA utilization and hemoglobin levels. In a paper published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, researchers used data from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) to estimate and compare time trends in ESA dose and hemoglobin levels among hemodialysis patients in the United States, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Japan.

 Learn more about ESA utilization trends

The Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (PDOPPS) is designed to advance the understanding of optimal practices for peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. In a paper published recently in the journal Peritoneal Dialysis International, researchers describe their methods to collect and analyze data that will lead to improved patient care.

This November, Arbor Research held a donation drive for the HIV/AIDS Resource Center (HARC), which provides HIV-related services to more than 3,000 people in southeast Michigan each year through direct care, prevention, and outreach activities. Arbor Research employees collected food, personal care, and cleaning items for HARC's food pantry to assist HARC clients in meeting their nutritional and hygienic needs. Employees contributed over 2,600 items to the food pantry - nice work, team!

 

Learn more about charitable giving at Arbor Research