Kidney COn is a great conference and one of the highlights are the nights.
Thursday night is the faculty dinner. This year it included the students who got scholarships from KIDNEYcon to attend.
This year we went for dinner at Southern Tail Brewing and had endless appetizers followed by a pretty decent facsimile of a Chicago Dog
Then we played Corn Hole or as the Arkansas natives called it, Bags.
Roger and I came from behind for the win over Koyal and JC
The Friday evening plenary started with an extended cocktail hour followed by a blend of education and heart. There was a lively Nephrology Jeopardy competition MC’d by Bill Whittier of Rush (and the ASN Board Review). The KIDNEYcon put together a great Jeopardy Board that included these Answer and Question pairs for a category dedicated to nephrology authors.
This was followed by a career reflection from Roger Rodby. His talk, half physiology (exercise-associated hyponatremia), half memoir, highlighted the role of mentorship, serendipity, curiosity, and lawlessness in shaping an impactful career in nephrology.
The last night of KIDNEYcon is the best. It is the night John and Mary Arthur open their home for the famous Martini, Meatballs, and Mentorship party. It is always a great cap to a warm and inviting nephrology meeting.
And then when the night is over, there is always one more at the hotel bar.
