News from Arbor Research
March 2016
PDOPPS investigator wins John Maher Award 

Dr. Jeff Perl
PDOPPS Investigator Jeff Perl won the John Maher Award at the 2016 International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD) Congress in Melbourne, Australia.

The John Maher Award honors young individuals who have contributed substantially to the field of peritoneal dialysis. Candidates must be younger than 45 years old and have demonstrated expertise in either the scientific, medical, or nursing aspects of peritoneal dialysis.

Dr. Perl has been an important leader of the PDOPPS since its launch in 2012. He is a staff nephrologist at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Toronto.
NephCure Kidney Network pledges to facilitate patients' access to their data
Dr. Elizabeth Cope
The NephCure Kidney Network (NKN), a project of Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, in partnership with NephCure Kidney International, is one of 20 Patient-Powered Research Networks (PPRNs) pledging to help patients access their electronic health records (EHR) data.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) announced the pledge at the Precision Medicine Initiative Summit at the White House on February 25, 2016. 

Principal Investigator Dr. Elizabeth Cope noted, "EHRs are revolutionizing healthcare, but with this increased flow of information comes immense responsibility. PPRNs have an important role to play by educating and engaging patients as responsible stewards of their own data and empowering them to become advocates for their own care."
 
Arbor Research will participate in World Kidney Day at the University of Michigan

Tomorrow, Thursday, March 17, Arbor Research will participate in World Kidney Day at the University of Michigan. This free event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Dow Auditorium Lobby in the Towsley Center at the University of Michigan hospital.

If you are able to attend, please stop by our table and say hello!
 
New Publication
USRDS report published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases
 
The 2015 United States Renal Data System Annual Data Report was recently published as a supplement to the March 2016 issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

You can also view and download PDFs, PowerPoint slides, and Excel files for the 2015 annual data report on the USRDS website.
 
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