Events & Meetings
The 55rd Annual Meeting of SSN will be held in Lausanne 7-8 December 2023.
We want to invite you to present interesting and illustrative cases from your clinics at the YSN—Picture Challenge. The audience will try to guess to correct answer and vote for the most original quiz via an online voting tool. For inspiration, please see the final "good to know" Picture-Challenge slides from 2021.
Do you consider submitting an abstract? Are you <40 years of age? Then do not forget to compete for YSN Award and ERA National Society of Nephrology Grant. More information here (pdf).
Information for submission Picture Challenge
Present an original or interesting picture (maximum 3 pictures) from the clinic.
Everyone has 5 minutes to present the case.
Prepare a 3-page PowerPoint presentation according to this Template (potx).
Please keep the text to a minimum. Let the picture speak for itself.
Slide 1: Main picture and a short introduction of the case (1-2 min).
Slide 2: Question to the audience (A-E); virtual voting (1 min).
Slide 3: Solution - Take Home Message/Teaching Point (1-2 min).
Further information:
List all authors with their affiliations (email address).
Images and the case description must be completely anonymized, and the images must be adapted accordingly. Neither the PowerPoint presentations nor the abstracts will be published (neither online nor in printed form).
Deadlines and more:
The corresponding author submits the presentation online at: https://www.swissnephrology.ch/picture-challenge/
The deadline for submission is 1 October 2023.
The presenting author must be registered at the SSN Annual Meeting.
UPCOMING EVENTS
17-20 September 2023
The European transplantation Congress. Abstract submission is opened.
King’s College London Transplantation Courses
September-December 2023
King’s College London together with Guy’s Hospital are organizing online and inperson courses in London. Have a look at their offer:
Frontiers in Transplantation, Transplantation Symposium
Participate in the Translational Nephrology CAS/DAS offered in collaboration by the University of Zurich and the University of Bern and get a solid foundation of renal physiology and pathophysiology. The whole programme is made up of six 4-month modules: every module starts with a kick-off session, continues with e-learning activities (supported by excellent online resources) and finishes with a return session. By completing the whole program, you are entitled to receive the Certificate/Diploma of Advance Studies.