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#NephMadness 2026 may be over, but the content will remain at ajkdblog.org (the blog homepage will revert to its usual look on May 1). We wish you all the best as you take care of yourself, your patients, and each other! *Apologies if we forgot to thank someone...

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Thank you to @nkf-professionals.bsky.social for providing CME for #NephMadness this year! bit.ly/NM26CME REMINDER: US-based physicians have until May 31, 2026 to claim credits. Don't procrastinate!

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Thank you to the #NephMadness commentary writers: Abhilash Koratala Autumn Harris Jonathan Barratt @anujajava.bsky.social Donald Molony Farhana Begum Mirtha Camila Almanzar Jordan G. Nestor @saynanorouzi.bsky.social Saloni Gupta Song Ong Dana Rizk Catch up here: bit.ly/NM26Comms

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Thank you to all the amazing #NephMadness 2026 writers! Alessandra Tomasi Aarushi Varshney Colton Jensen @beanbuddy.bsky.social @drflashheart.bsky.social Sarah Street Susan DiGiovanni Neil Evans Aditya Yelamanchi Priyal Sakhuja Steven Clapp Alyssa Steitz Catch up here: bit.ly/NM26Regions

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Thank you to the #NephMadness Selection Committee members who helped us develop the teams in each region: Laura Mariani Bradley Dixon David Drew Sam Kant @germatologist.bsky.social Kelly Hyndman Autumn Harris Lili Chan Kuang-Yu Jen Mohamed Hassan Kamel Vandana Niyyar Eric Wallace

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Thanks to the #NephMadness 2026 Blue Ribbon Panel who selected a champ from 16 worthy competitors! bit.ly/45sGUdu @maximalchange.bsky.social @roy-chaudhury.bsky.social Kirk Campbell Meredith Atkinson Lori-Ann Fisher William Whittier Yara Mouawad @therealdrdub.bsky.social Giftay Kingston

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Laura Ratcliffe @lauraratcliffe7.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

This initiative could not happen without community - we are immensely grateful to everyone who helped us develop the content as well as everyone who participated! The #NephMadness Court of Champions is welcoming a 14th member: 🏆B-cell Modulators🏆 bit.ly/NM26Bcell

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Mega #TheListereens #NephMadnessParty, complete with PopArt cake. Massive thanks to Sarah, Videsh, Shaza, Usama, and Qiang for their passionate arguments. Still can't get over the TeamCat mask!

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BasuNephro @basunephro.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

This is a sweet surprise!! ✨ #Nephmadness #Meded

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🎉Congrats to the winner of #NephMadness 2026 Best Blogger: 🏆 Best Social Media Poster: @brianrifkin.bsky.social 🏆 Best Blogger: @anujajava.bsky.social who wrote the commentary, "C3G – Treatments Look Poised to Win it All, A Massive Victory for Patients": bit.ly/NM26Java

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🎉Congrats to the #NephMadness 2026 Best Party Group: 🏆University of Texas Southwest Medical Center 🏆 "My favorite part of this year was the increased participation, which led to great discussions, but most of all, seeing fellows, faculty, and their families all together just having a great time."

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🎉Congrats to the #NephMadness 2026 Most Entries Group, for the 3rd year in a row: 🏆 @hgmnefrologia.bsky.social 🏆

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🎉Congrats to the #NephMadness 2026 Highest Scoring Group: 🏆 Azerbaijan Medical University 🏆 “We have been participating in the NephMadness competition as a team for 5 years. Through this platform, we have made many friendships and refreshed our nephrology knowledge!”

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🎉Congrats to these #NephMadness 2026 Grand Prize Winners: 🏆 Top Medical Student: @ianflemingcu.bsky.social 🏆 Top Fellow Score: David Mathew 🏆 Top Resident Score: Alexander Lanes 🏆 Top Attending Score: @basunephro.bsky.social l

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NKF Nephrology Professionals @nkf-professionals.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

🎉 Congrats to the #NephMadness 2026 Top Overall Score: 🏆 Santiago Moreno Tobón 🏆 with a perfect bracket! "NephMadness is an invaluable educational resource for students, residents, fellows, and specialists alike.”

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NephMadness 2026 brings cerebronephrology to the forefront. Join us as we break down CKD versus dialysis as drivers of cognitive decline. bit.ly/3DamjQ9 (Episode 052) #NephMadness #Cerebronephrology #KidneyCommute

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Susan Thanabalasingam @susanthana.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

So proud that the TOH Nephrology Fellows be sharing the Canadian trophy with Queen’s for the Canadian Kidney Cup!!! 🫘🏆 @nephmadness.bsky.social @drflashheart.bsky.social #NephSky

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📢FRIENDLY REMINDER: US-based physicians have until June 1, 2026 to claim CME for #NephMadness: bit.ly/NM26CME Don't procrastinate! @nkf-professionals.bsky.social

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If you submitted a #NephMadness bracket, check your score here: bit.ly/2GZNoEl Congrats to Santimoreno457 with a perfect bracket! Stay tuned for the winners announcement next week...

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Here is the final 2026 bracket with B-cell Modulators crowned as champion! To Commiserate or Celebrate: #NephMadness bit.ly/NM26Champ

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How did the #NephMadness crowd vote? 37% for 🏆Team B-cell Modulators🏆 followed by 11% for Team Natural Language Processing bit.ly/NM26BCell

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🏆B-cell Modulators🏆 wins 7-2 vs C3G Treatment BRP: “Worthy final round. 2025-26 will forever be known as the year IgA nephropathy became cool again. A year ago people had never heard of APRIL and now it’s the hottest topic. B-cell therapies for the win!” #NephMadness bit.ly/NM26Bcell

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Stay tuned for the NephMadness 2026 Champion announcement on April 10! 📢FRIENDLY REMINDER: US-based physicians have until June 1, 2026 to claim CME for #NephMadness: bit.ly/NM26CME Don't procrastinate!

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Check the leader board to see who is being reabsorbed and who is just metabolic waste: bit.ly/2GZNoEl To Commiserate or Celebrate: #NephMadness Congrats to Santimoreno457 in 1st place followed by a 10-way tie for 2nd place ⬇️

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Did the Blue Ribbon Panel keep you alive or break your heart and your bracket after just the first round? Current #NephMadness 2026 Bracket: bit.ly/NM26Finalists

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Right Kidney: 🏆Team C3G Treatment 🏆 wins 5-4 against Team POCUS in AKI BRP Comment: “Probably the hardest matchup so far – I just think that the generalizability and use of POCUS deserves a seat in the championship game.”

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