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Nephron Participant Requirements

  • Registered as participants of INF-JNHC-SH 2026
  • Each team consists of 3 members.
  • Eligible participants:
    • General Practitioners
    • Dialysis Nurses
    • Internal Medicine Specialists
    • Nephrology Subspecialty Trainees
    • Nephrology and Hypertension Consultants
  • Participants must be no older than 45 years.
  • Each PERNEFRI Regional Coordinator is expected to send at least one team

Competition Rules

  • The competition will consist of three stages: Qualification, Semifinal, and Final.
  • Top 10 teams in qualification round will advance to semifinal round.
  • Top 5 teams in semifinal round will advance to final round.
  • Questions format in qualification and semifinal round are multiple-choice question.
  • Questions format in final round are rapid-fire short answers.
  • Any form of cheating or misconduct results in immediate disqualification.
  • Respect and sportsmanship are expected at all times.

Topics

  • Pressures Rising: The Hypertension Hustle
    • Mechanisms, classification, resistant hypertension, secondary causes, treatment strategies
  • Glomerulus Gone Wild
    • Glomerulonephritis, nephrotic/nephritic syndromes, biopsy clues, serologic markers
  • The Clinic Chronicles: Everyday Nephrology
    • AKI, CKD, electrolyte disorders, acid–base balance, pharmacology in CKD
  • Dialysis Dilemmas: HD and PD
    • Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis principles, adequacy, complications, innovations (MCO, HDF, hemoperfusion, etc).
  • The Gift of Life: Transplant Tales
    • Transplant immunology, donor/recipient selection, rejection types, immunosuppressive drugs, post-transplant complications.
  • Puncture and Pressure: Interventional Nephrology
    • Ultrasound, vascular access, renal biopsy, catheter management, PD catheter placement