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First convened in 2000, the National Anemia Action Council (NAAC) is a multidisciplinary consortium of leading physician specialists, all experts in identifying and treating anemia. NAAC is dedicated to raising awareness regarding the prevalence, symptoms, consequences, and undertreatment of anemia -- and to achieving better patient outcomes. | |
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Welcome to AnemiaAlert Thank you for signing up for AnemiaAlert, the e-newsletter of the National Anemia Action Council. With the launch of this bimonthly e-newsletter, NAAC is responding to the need of health care professionals for timely, quick-to-read information on anemia. Each issue contains facts from recent research that may impact your practice. You are also able to quickly link to www.anemia.org, NAAC's Web site, to read features, which include interviews with leading anemia researchers and commentaries by NAAC specialists -- and to review expert answers to submitted practice questions. Be sure to access www.anemia.org's newest features: The NAAC Anemia Reference Library and NAAC's free electronic CME courses. Fast Facts Iron Deficiency Anemia Currently Exceeds US 2010 Goals Iron deficiency anemia remains 2 to 5 percentage points above levels specified in Healthy People 2010 -- the US Government’s national health objectives. Prevalence is highest among women, ages 12 to 49 years, and toddlers, ages 1 to 2 years. (MMWR. 2002: 51:897-899). Independent Factors Increase Death Risk
for Older CHF Patients CKD Patients in HMO Undertreated for Anemia In an HMO setting, 36% of patients with CKD were anemic. Among those patients with a hematocrit <30% and cared for by a nephrologist, only 66% received erythropoietin therapy. Kaus AT et al (Dis Manage Health Outcomes. 2002;10:506-513).Anemia Associated with Increased CVD Risk Anemic individuals were found to be 41% more likely than nonanemics to develop cardiovascular disease in a study of more than 14,000 community dwellers. Sarnak MJ et al (JACC. 2002;40:27-33).Anemia Not an Inevitable Consequence of Aging A cause of anemia is identified in 80% of elderly patients. Among ambulatory patients, the most common causes are chronic disease, iron deficiency, and nutritional and metabolic disorders. Smith DL (Am Fam Physician. 2000;62:1565-1572). |
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Currently at www.anemia.org Featured Research With topics selected by the NAAC leadership, these articles include interviews with leading anemia researchers, accompanied by commentaries written by NAAC specialists. The latest postings: Anemia Might Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in the General Population Hemodialysis Patients on Epoetin Safely Switched to Less Frequent Dosing of Darbepoetin Alfa Research Briefs These annotated summaries highlight other important recent research. The latest postings: Liver Protein Is a Key Mediator of Anemia of Chronic Disease Darbepoetin Alfa Can Be Given Less Frequently Than Epoetin in Dialysis Patients Much of Data in Blood Lab Reports Not Found Useful Answers to Your Practice Questions NAAC specialists respond to practice questions submitted by physicians and other health care professionals. The latest posting:
We are proud to announce the launch of the NAAC Anemia Reference Library, a comprehensive online resource for research on secondary anemias. Searchable by category, each reference is linked to a PubMed abstract or an associated Web site. The database is continually updated with the latest published anemia studies. The NAAC Anemia Reference Library
Free electronic CME courses are another new www.anemia.org feature. Now you can conveniently update your anemia knowledge and simultaneously meet CME requirements. The Free E-CME Courses |
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