NephMadness 2016: Thanks

Posted on April 13, 2016 by AJKDblog in NephMadness // 0 Comments

Every four years, at the closing ceremonies of the Olympics, the head of the IOC states, “This has been the best Olympics ever!” This post is our version of the closing ceremony and our way of saying, this has been the best NephMadness ever!

Growth:

We had more entries than last year:

We had more people tweeting:

Data from Symplur.com measures tweets from 2/14-4/14 of each year

And we are getting more and more people to play around the world

Each year participants from outside of the US represent a larger proportion of the pie, which itself is growing.

Thank you!

We are delighted that people are engaging in NephMadness. A project like this cannot be done by one or two people. It takes a team and we have a great one. We literally could not do this without the blood, sweat, tears, nights, and weekends of the following people:

AJKD Editors- Andy Levey, Dan Weiner, and Scott Gilbert for being enthusiastic supporters over the last 4 years. Thank you!
AJKD Editorial Staff- Liz Bury and Nijsje Dorman for editorial assistance and support. As always, the best editorial office!
2016 Selection Committee
- Mark Perazella- Recreational Drugs and the Kidney Region
- Christian Sinclair- Palliative Care Region
- Vivekanand Jha- International Nephrology Region
- Milagros (Millie) Samaniego-Picota- Transplant Science Region
- John Mahan- Pediatric Nephrology Region
- Raymond Townsend- Hypertension Region
- Mark Rosenberg- Missteps in Nephrology Region
- Perry Wilson- Statistics in Nephrology Region
2015-2016 Blue Ribbon Panel
- Dan Weiner
- Scott Gilbert
- Melanie Hoenig
- Nancy Adams
- David Goldfarb
- Roger Rodby
- Jeff Berns
Blog posts
- Janusz Kaczorowski- Advantages of Automated BP Monitors
- Raj Padwal- Oscillatory vs Ambulatory BP Monitoring
- John Davis- KDIGO Talks COI
- John Stanifer- Traditional Medicines and Kidney Failure
- Hillel Sternlicht- Hypertension Region Analysis
- Michelle Rheault- Pediatric Nephrology HUS Commentary
- Leonardo V. Riella- The Promising Future of Tregs in Transplantation
- Sivakumar Sridharan- Hypertension, Kidney Disease & The Big Dance
- Eric Rondeau- The Case for Atypical HUS
- Daniel W. Coyne- Normalization of Hemoglobin story
- Holly Koncicki- Nephrology Crossword on Palliative Care Nephrology
- Ritu Soni- Commentary on Renal Supportive Care—Redefining the Basic
- Vinay K. Prasad- Normalization of Hemoglobin—The Ultimate Medical Reversal
- Jane Schell- The Case for Conservative Care
- Manjula Kurella Tamura- Conservative Care for ESRD Championship Post
- Hector Madariaga- Mesenchemal stem cells in transplant
Mona Shaban for help with the Pediatric Nephrology Region
NSMC Interns
- Silvi Shah- Transplant tourism infographic
- Dearbhla Kelly- Hypertension trials crossword puzzle
- Kamran Boka- Ecstasy and the kidney infographic
- Khurram Mehtabdin- Video on cocaine and the kidney
- Benjamin Stewart- Anabolic steroid vs cannabanoid in kidney disease quiz
Tejas Desai for the Nephrology On Demand Realtime Twitter Analyses
Adam Underwood for the NephMadness logo
Elsevier
The National Kidney Foundation
Advanced Renal Education Program

Twitter Nephrophiles for great discussion and support of NephMadness.

We especially would like to thank everyone who participated in the game. All of the planning, interviews, and writing is meaningless without players. Seeing all of the people participate, tweet, and cheer makes the whole endeavor particularly rewarding.

The NephMadness Team