Welcome to #NephMadness 2022

Posted on March 1, 2022 by AJKDblog in NephMadness // 0 Comments

AJKDBlog is excited to bring you the 10th edition of NephMadness! If you’re a #NephMadnessNewbie, this post is for you!

What is NephMadness?

NephMadness is a free online, CME-granting, evidenced-based, noncommercial learning initiative that leverages the tools of social media to teach about the latest and greatest breakthroughs in the field of nephrology! (From the 2017 explainer post)

The idea is based on March Madness, the annual US college basketball tournament. Instead of basketball teams, we selected the hottest nephrology topics to compete in NephMadness. More on the history of the madness in this Editorial: NephMadness 2015: Nephrology as a Cornerstone of Medicine. Also, check out @KidneyCathy‘s short video explainer:

What do I need to do?

Read this year’s region posts here.
Submit an individual or team bracket here.
Discuss your picks with #NephTwitter!

Helpful illustration by Omar Taco @errantnephron:

What are the teams and regions?

There are 8 main nephrology topics (REGIONS) with 4 subtopics (TEAMS) in the tournament.

Animal House: Kelly Hyndman @DrKeeksPhD | Tiffany Truong @CRRTiff
Cardiorenal: Nisha Bansal @NishaKidneyDoc | Sadiya Khan @HeartDocSadiya | Caitlyn Vlasschaert @DrFlashHeart
Hemodialysis: Daniel Weiner @DanTheKidneyMan | Bourne Auguste @bourneauguste
Inequities: Dinushika Mohottige @DMohottige | Katie Rizzolo @katierizzolo
Lupus: Keisha Gibson @Dr_KeishaGibson | Jason Kidd @jkidd03
Neonatal Nephrology: David Askenazi @DDD_Askenazi | Michelle Starr @mcstarr1
Nephropath: Shree Sharma @nephrosharma | Elena Cervantes @Elena_Cervants
Parasites: Arvind Conjeevaram @arvindcanchi | Mythri Shankar @nephromythri

This year’s official bracket:

Resources for groups:

DOWNLOAD NEPHMADNESS 2022 BRACKET

DOWNLOAD POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

DOWNLOAD PDF PRESENTATION

PRESENTATION ON GOOGLE SLIDES

If you’re organizing a virtual party, here are instructions on how to fill out your bracket as a group with Zoom polls:

In Step 2 above, the A-B choices would look like this in the bracket:

Who picks the NephMadness champion?

A 21-member Blue Ribbon Panel selects the winners of each round in NephMadness. For each matchup, they are asked to pick the team that, in their opinion, will cause the most practice change in nephrology over the next 5 years. Here are the members of this year’s BRP:

Jeffrey S. Berns @Jeff_Berns_POTD
Kirk Cambell @kirkcampbell
Michael Choi @Mike_J_Choi
Deidra Crews @DrDeidraCrews
Sarah Faubel @doc_faubel
Scott Gilbert @sgilbert_md
David S. Goldfarb @weddellite
Susan Gurley
Melanie Hoenig @melhoenig
Richard Knight @knightra
Holly Kramer @kramer_holly
Eleanor Lederer @EleanorLederer
Fiona Loud @FionaCLoud
Roslyn Mannon @mannonmom
Cynthia Miracle @CMiracleMD
Vandana Niyyar @vandyniyyar
Paul Palevsky @PaulPalevsky
Roger Rodby @NephRodby
Mark Rosenberg@kidneyandmeded
Cathy Quinlan @KidneyCathy
Mayuri Trivedi @MayuriTrivedi80

Read more about the rationale behind the BRP in this Editorial: NephMadness After 5 Years: A Recap and Game Plan for the Future

What’s the Schedule?

March 1: Bracket entry opens
~~March 31~~ (extended to April 3): Deadline for bracket submission
April 4: First round results | Saturated 16 named
April 6: Saturated 16 results | Effluent 8 named
April 7: Effluent 8 results | Filtered 4 named
April 8: Filtered Four results | Finalists named
April 11: NephMadness 2022 Champion crowned

CME and MOC

US-based physicians can earn 1.0 CME credit and 1.0 MOC per region through NKF PERC (detailed instructions here). The CME and MOC activity will expire on June 1, 2022.

What are the Prizes?

Grand Prizes: Top Overall Score, Top Medical Student Score, Top Resident Score, Top Fellow Score, and Top Attending Score

Each Grand Prize winner will receive complimentary year-long personal subscription to ACKD and Nature Reviews Nephrology

Group Prizes: Highest Score, Most Entries, and Best Party

Each Group Prize winner will receive up to 30 NephMadness socks (more than 30 individuals can be affiliated with a group, but we will only award 30 prizes per group)

Highest Score: Complete the question on the bracket submission site on whether you are submitting an entry on behalf of a group, adding “OFFICIAL” to the group name
Most Entries: Complete the question on the bracket submission site on whether you are part of a group and add the group name (everyone in the group should use the same group name to avoid confusion)
Best Party: Take a photo (or multiple) of your party and tag #NephMadnessParty

Social Prizes: Best Tweeter and Best Blogger

Each Social Prize winner will receive one NephMadness drawstring bag

That’s it – we hope you’ll enjoy the fun and learning during NephMadness 2022!

The 2022 NephMadness Executive Team: