Kidney Week is approaching. After a two year hiatus we are going to meet in person again in less than a month. I am very excited. NephJC and the NSMC will have a great presence and it should be fun.
You can take a peak at the line up here: #NephJC is going to be busy at #KidneyWk. Join us!
But I think ASN and the Kidney Week planning committee could be doing more to increase engagement. To make the event more fun.
I took a crack at it in this tweetorial
Modest proposal for @ASNKidney #KidneyWk.
Sunday is the least attended day of the conference. It is a half day and most people leave that morning and miss the whole day.
Sunday’s Plenary session should begin at 9 not 8 to encourage people to go out and socialize Saturday night and to make room for…
7:30 AM Sunday have 5k run/walk. Do a different kind of social event. Raise money for a local charity. Let nephrologists form teams. @VUMCKidney team. @arkanalabs @goKDIGO all could have shirts and shared a moment.
These national meetings need to move past charging hundreds of dollars for slideshows and be more about being with your people.
Originally tweeted by Joel M. Topf, MD FACP (@kidney_boy) on October 12, 2022.
There are 41 sessions on Thursday.
41 on Friday
30 on Saturday
and 8 on Sunday
Adjusting the schedule on Sunday truly is a model proposal. I would love to see ASN try some new ideas at Kidney Week.