SAN DIEGO—DaVita will present 13 abstracts at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week in San Diego, November 1-4. Attendees can find DaVita representatives in booth #1903.
ASN’s annual Kidney Week provides a valuable opportunity for more than 13,000 kidney care professionals from around the world to share and discuss new developments related to all aspects of nephrology.
“Our goal at DaVita—in collaboration with our partners—is to advance the knowledge and practice of kidney care,” said DaVita Vice President of DaVita Clinical Research Mahesh Krishnan. “The work we will share at ASN will, we hope, lead to better clinical outcomes and better quality of life for CKD and end-stage renal disease patients around the world.”
Researchers from DaVita and DaVita Clinical Research (DCR) will present results from a number of innovative clinical improvement programs and health economic studies originating from DaVita and its research partners. DCR provides a collaborative bridge between DaVita services and the academic, pharmaceutical, and biotech research community. DCR shares DaVita’s dedication to improving the health and quality of life for kidney patients.
ASN Kidney Week abstract highlights include the following:
- Extracellular Volume Control in Dialysis Patients To Reduce Hospitalizations (oral presentation FR-OR026 of joint study between DaVita, Fresenius Medical Care, and Renal Ventures, LLL; to be presented by Thomas Parker, M.D., Renal Ventures Management, LLC)
- Analysis of the 2014 Quality Improvement Program Reporting Measures for Calcium Phosphate in Dialysis Patients (Nissenson et al, abstract SA-PO268)
- Hemoglobin Trends in Incident End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients from 2008-2011 (Weldon et al, abstract FR-PO222)
- Changing Hemoglobin Targets: Effects on Epoetin Alfa, Intravenous Iron, and Iron Storage Measures From 2009–2012 (Bond et al, abstract TH-PO822)
- A Comparative Analysis of Transfusion Trends between Types of Providers of Dialysis Services Using Medicare Claims Data (Krishnan et al, abstract FR-PO263)
