#NephMadness 2022: Thank You

Posted on April 20, 2022 by AJKDblog in NephMadness // 0 Comments

The NephMadness Court of Champions welcomes their 10th member:

Social Determinants of Health

Pre-pandemic NephMadness 2019 still held strong as the year with the highest entries, but we came so very close to that number in 2022!

We saw increased participation on Twitter compared to the previous two years:

The number of international entries dipped slightly in 2022:

“When we started, I envisioned this being a fun diversion for nephrologists and a learning opportunity for students, residents, and fellows, but there are no walls on the internet and you never know who you will touch.” – Joel Topf, NephMadness 2013 In Review

Joel wrote that one of his favorite moments of NephMadness 2013 was when Vicki Ivancevic, a patient on dialysis, submitted a bracket. This year, to celebrate the 10th NephMadness, we invited Vicki to write a blog post about that experience. Her valuable perspective, as well as those of other patients, enriches this educational initiative.

And talk about a fun diversion! There were no NephMadness parties documented in 2013, but there sure were plenty of parties in 2022. Check out the Twitter thread below to see all the fun and learning:

Looking forward to a month of #NephMadness parties!https://t.co/ISUuVqJxZY

— AJKD (@AJKDonline) March 21, 2022

“From the very origin of the project we intended this to a community building experience. We wanted it to be interactive and without the readers, the bracket pickers, the trash talkers and the tweeters, there would have been no Madness.” – Joel Topf, NephMadness 2013 In Review

NephMadness could not happen without community – we are immensely grateful to everyone who helped us develop the content as well as everyone who participated in the tournament!

NephMadness 2022 went live 7 weeks ago but the planning started well before that. We would especially like to thank and highlight the people listed below (and apologies in advance to anyone we may have inadvertently missed):

Blue Ribbon Panel

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

Selection Committee

David Askenazi @DDD_Askenazi
Nisha Bansal @NishaKidneyDoc
Arvind Conjeevaram @arvindcanchi
Keisha Gibson @Dr_KeishaGibson
Kelly Hyndman @DrKeeksPhD
Sadiya Khan @HeartDocSadiya
Dinushika Mohottige @DMohottige
Shree Sharma @nephrosharma
Daniel Weiner @DanTheKidneyMan

Region Writers

Bourne Auguste @bourneauguste
Elena Cervantes @Elena_Cervants
Jason Kidd @jkidd03
Katie Rizzolo @katierizzolo
Mythri Shankar @nephromythri
Michelle Starr @mcstarr1
Tiffany Truong @CRRTiff
Caitlyn Vlasschaert @DrFlashHeart

Commentary Contributors

Urmila Anandh @AnandhUrmila
Patrick Gee @PGee51
Swapnil Hiremath @hswapnil
Kelly Hyndman @DrKeeksPhD
Vicki Ivancevic @VIvancevic
Etienne Macedo @EtienneMacedo
Shina Menon @menonshina
Erin Michos @ErinMichos
Michelle Rheault @rheault_m
Silvi Shah @silvishah
Ebele Umeukeje @EbeleUmeukeje
Bill Whittier @TWhittier_RUSH
Jonathan Zuckerman @JZRenalPath

Visual Abstract Team

Michelle Lim @whatsthegfr – Visual Abstract Co-Lead
Corina Teodosiu @CTeodosiu – Visual Abstract Co-Lead
Omar Taco @Errantnephron – Explainer and Results Graphics
Carlo Trinidad @hellokidneyMD
Denisse Arellano @deniise_am
Dhwanil Patel @iheartkidneys
Divya Bajpai @divyaa24
Edgar Lerma @edgarvlermamd
Jade Teakell @JMTeakell
Krishna Penmatsa @krishnadoctor1
Krithika Mohan @krithicism
Mythri Shankar @nephromythri
Priti Meena @priti899
Sharanya Ramesh @SRameshMD
Sophia Ambruso @sophia_kidney
Verner Venegas @Vernisartan
Brian Rifkin @brian_rifkin

Podcasts

Graphic by @CTeodosiu

The Curbsiders @thecurbsiders
The Drs Washington @drs_washington
The Cribsiders @TheCribsiders
Up My Nursing Game @upmynursinggame
BS Medicine @medmyths
Freely Filtered @NephJC_Podcast

AJKD Editors

Editor-in-Chief, Harold Feldman
Deputy Editor, Tara I. Chang @taraichang
Deputy Editor, Julie Scialla
Engagement Editor, Holly Kramer @kramer_holly
Former Deputy Editor, Jeffrey Berns @Jeff_Berns_POTD
Former Deputy Editor, Laura Dember @LauraDember

These folks didn’t fit into a neat category but NephMadness 2022 would not have been possible without them:

NephTwitter as always for vibrant discussion and debate
Cathy Quinlan @KidneyCathy pulled double duty, serving as a member of the BRP and creating this year’s edition of her always helpful explainer video
Graham Gipson @grahamgipsonmd for designing the 2022 NephMadness logo
Susan Allison @suz_allison for arranging free Nature Reviews Nephrology subscription for the Grand Prize Winners
Jessica Joseph, Kathryn Troy, and Emma Felstead at National Kidney Foundation @nkf @NKF_NephPros for coordinating the CME and MOC
Sarah Pratta and Nancy Rolya at Elsevier for promoting NephMadness
AJKD Editorial Staff: Nijsje Dorman, Alina Foo, Noah Skaroff, Andrew Fleming, Barb Saper, Tseion Mebratu, and Maya Kennedy

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

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 through NKF PERC (detailed instructions here) until June 1, 2022.

– The NephMadness 2022 Executive Team: