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DOPPS to Hold Web Conference, Release Hemodialysis Update

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—On Thursday, May 2 , at 3 p.m. EDT, Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, will host a Web conference featuring an update to the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) Practice Monitor (DPM). Participants interested in listening in on the ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Renal Ventures to Present at NKF Spring Kidney Meeting

LAKEWOOD, Colo.—A diverse group of staff members from Renal Ventures Management, LLC (RVM) will be featured speakers at the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) 2013 Spring Clinical Meetings. This year’s meetings will be held at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort ...More
March 29, 2013
Posted in News, Practice Management
NKF Spring Clinical Meeting Preview: Pragmatic Care in CKD and Dialysis

Care of the patient with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is multi-faceted and requires attention to a number of parameters in order to improve the current unacceptably high morbidity and mortality in the U.S. population. ...More
March 26, 2013
Posted in Articles, Practice Management
Renal Ventures CMO to Present at ANNA Symposium

LAKEWOOD, Colo.—Thomas Parker, III, MD, chief medical officer, senior vice president and quality committee chair for Renal Ventures Management, LLC (RVM), will address the 44th Annual American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA) Symposium as a featured speaker. ...More
March 22, 2013
Posted in News, Practice Management
DaVita HealthCare Partners to Present at the 31st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

DENVER—DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. announced that it will participate in the 31st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference being held January 7-10, 2013 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. Kent Thiry, Chairman and CEO, will be presenting on Tuesday, ...More
January 7, 2013
Posted in News, Business
ANNA Symposium to Feature Top Speakers, Practice Innovations

PITMAN, NJ–Nephrology nursing is one of the most sophisticated and challenging nursing specialties practiced today. To provide optimum, and safe, patient care, nurses must continually educate themselves about the latest advances. ...More
December 11, 2012
Posted in News, Practice Management
AAKP Announces Recipients of 2013 Medal of Excellence Award

TAMPA, Fla.—The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) announced the recipients of the 2013 AAKP Medal of Excellence Award. The award winners are William M. Bennett, MD and John Michael Lazarus, MD. The AAKP Medal of Excellence Award recognizes a renal physician(s) ...More
December 5, 2012
Posted in News, Practice Management
ASN President Thanks Award Recipients for Hard Work, Dedication

Ronald Falk, MD, president of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), announced several winners during the second day of the ASN Kidney Week 2012 which took place in San Diego on October 31 to November 4. He thanked more than 13,000 attendees for their continued support ...More
November 19, 2012
Posted in Articles, Practice Management
NxStage Announces Fourth Quarter 2012 Investor Conference Schedule

LAWRENCE, Mass.—NxStage announced that Jeffrey H. Burbank, Chief Executive Officer, will participate in the following schedule of investor conferences. Where possible, a webcast of the event will be made available at http://www.nxstage.com/ir.cfm at the time of each ...More
November 9, 2012
Posted in News, Business
Curing Kidney Disease: Dream or Reality?

SAN DIEGO—Ronald J. Falk, MD, FASN, president of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), the world’s largest professional society devoted to the study of kidney disease, urges his colleagues to envision a cure for kidney disease. ...More
November 1, 2012
Posted in News, Government & Regulation