#NephMadness 2020: Thank You

Posted on May 13, 2020 by AJKDblog in NephMadness // 0 Comments

The NephMadness Court of Champions welcomes a new member: SGLT2 Without Diabetes Mellitus.

Every year, there are NephMadness surprises such as an unexpected pick by the Blue Ribbon Panel or a virtual NephMadness party house. This year, the big story was, inevitably, COVID-19. Realizing that many of our participants would be serving on the front lines, we were conscious of not overloading the nephrology community. We extended the bracket submission window to 7 weeks and tried out best to reduce the volume of email messaging. We understandably saw reduced participation and engagement, but it was still our hope that NephMadness 2020 served as a much-needed distraction amidst the pandemic.

There was increased international representation this year – slightly over half of NephMadness entries came from outside the United States:

After announcing the 2020 Champion and Winners, we would like to thank everyone who helped make this year’s NephMadness a reality (apologies in advance if we inadvertently missed anyone):

AJKD Editors

Blue Ribbon Panel

Selection Committee

Region Writers

Commentary Contributors

Visual Abstract Creators

NSMC Interns

AJKD Social Media Advisory Group

These folks didn’t fit into a neat category but NephMadness 2020 would not have been possible without them:

  • NephTwitter as always for vibrant discussion and debate
  • Cathy Quinlan @KidneyCathy for her helpful explainer video
  • II Klinika Nefrologii UMB @IINefroUMB for their party post
  • The Curbsiders @thecurbsiders for the entertaining and informative podcasts
  • Ariella Coler-Reilly @AriellaStudies for illustrations
  • Peter Dong @peter_dong11 for designing the 2020 logo (check out more of his work here)
  • Susan Allison for arranging free Nature Reviews Nephrology subscription for the Grand Prize Winners
  • Sarah Pratta and Nancy Rolya at Elsevier
  • National Kidney Foundation @nkf @NKF_NephPros
  • AJKD Staff: Nijsje Dorman, Alina Foo, Noah Skaroff, Andrew Fleming, Barb Saper, and Flora Ho

And finally, a special THANK YOU to all of our game players!

We wish you all the best as you take care of your patients and each other, and here’s hoping for a slightly less dramatic setting for NephMadness 2021!

The NephMadness Exec Team:

Friendly Reminder: The bracket fun may be over but NephMadness content will still be around on the AJKDBlog. US-based physicians can claim CME and MOC until June 13th, 2020. Instructions are provided below and at the end of every region post.

How to Claim CME and MOC
US-based physicians can earn 1.0 CME credit and 1.0 MOC point for reading this region.

  1. Register/log in to the NKF’s Professional Education Resource Center (PERC). If you select “Physician” in the drop-down menu during registration, the ABIM ID will pop up – make sure to complete this during registration to receive MOC points after course completion.
  2. Review the activity, disclosure, and accreditation information.
  3. Click “Continue” and review Course Instructions.
  4. Complete Post-Test. Please note: By selecting “Yes” to the participation questions for each region, the corresponding Post-Test questions will appear. Click “Save Draft” to save your responses and finish later. When you are ready to submit your answers, click “Preview” to review all responses, then click “Submit.”
  5. Click “Next” to complete the Evaluation form, then click“Submit.”
  6. Claim 1.0 CME credit and 1.0 MOC point per region (up to 8.0 total for 8 regions of NephMadness).
  7. Save/print your certificate.

The CME and MOC activity will expire on June 13th, 2020.

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