#NephMadness 2019: Call for Topic Suggestions

Posted on August 1, 2018 by AJKDblog in NephMadness // 0 Comments

Planning for NephMadness* 2019 is in full swing and we want your input!

*If you’re still clueless about NephMadness, watch this short explainer video by @KidneyCathy or read NephMadness 101.

Last year, we asked the nephrology community to share their ideas for the annual competition, and you did not disappoint! Crowdsourced topics were often crowd favorites, even if they didn’t end up winning NephMadness 2018. Examples:

How about amazing nephrology animals for #NephMadness? Pee shark, Hibernating bears, diving turtles, amyloid in cheetahs? https://t.co/HrWa3o0eGm

— Joel Topf, MD FACP (@kidney_boy) September 1, 2017

See: ANIMAL HOUSE Region

Or new kid on the block-40% increase in SCr
Then MACE v death etc
Expert wld be @willkidney who spoke on this @ #UKKW2017 #nephmadness 2/2

— Tom Oates (@toates_19) September 1, 2017

See: TRIAL OUTCOMES Region

Women's health – pregnancy in transplant vs. pregnancy in ckd #nephmadness

— Silvi Shah (@silvishah) September 1, 2017

See: WOMEN’S HEALTH Region

Will there be a comeback for the #NephMadness Peds region? Renal development: genetics vs environment.

— Michelle Rheault (@rheault_m) August 31, 2017

See: PEDIATRICS Region

We welcome your suggestions for NephMadness 2019 via Twitter with the hashtag #NephMadness. Or submit your feedback by commenting on our Facebook page. If you do not have a social media account, send an email to ajkd@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

Want to know which topics have been covered in previous years? The final NephMadness brackets for each year are listed below (we might repeat an idea if there have been a ton of new developments since its first iteration).

2019 will be the 7th edition of NephMadness – help us make it as relevant and educational as possible!