LEARNING UNIQUE CASES: SHARING DAILY EXPERIENCES ON THE #ECNEPH PLATFORM OF ISN SOCIAL MEDIA

7 Feb 2025 12 a.m. 12 a.m.
WCN25-AB-3088, Poster Board= FRI-575

Introduction:

Everyday cases in Nephrology (ECNeph) is an unique platform on X platform (formerly Twitter) to discuss regarding challenging cases seen in clinical practice. ECNeph was introduced in 2017, though it kickstarted with regular sessions from June 2021. This platform offers a blend of learning and teaching through engaging clinical scenarios, providing the global nephrology community with a valuable opportunity to interact and learn in an evidence-based manner.

To analyse the engagement of ECNeph cases 

Methods:

We track data from X analytics to analyze engagement, impressions, and participation on the ECNeph platform between the period March 2023 - July 2024. An interesting case from the global community is chosen, and the ISN social media team prepares educational slides. On the last Thursday of every month, from 9:30 PM to 10:30 PM India time, the ISN educational team presents case details on X, while the presenter engages the audience with information and discussion.

Results:

Date of ECNeph

Title topic/ Country

Tweets

Impressions

Participants

Average tweets /person /hour

Gender

 

2023

             

January

/India

225

86.586

52

5/4

F

 

February

Transplant/ India

272

59.868

68

6/4

F

 

April

CN/ Turkey

277

60.353

48

6/6

M

 

May

CN/ India

178

44.615

40

4/4

M

 

June

CN/ Sri Lanka

162

50.854

41

2/4

F

 

July

CN/ Canada

253

44.686

31

5/8

F

 

August

CN/ India

140

45.649

31

3/5

M

 

September

ON/ Canada

126

17.080

17

3/7

M

 

October

ON/ Canada

164

81.840

35

2/5

F

 

November

Tx/ India

207

45.016

29

2/7

F

 

2024

             

January

ON/ Canada

167

57.849

39

3/4

M

 

February

Tx/ India

194

51.819

44

2/4

M

 

April

CN/ India

162

50.372K

29

2/6

M

 

May

Tx /Mexico

187

62.724K

32

1/6

F

 

July

  CN/ India

252

49.818K

53

3/5

M

 
               

 

We observed that the majority of ECNeph chats focused on clinical nephrology and transplantation. Male discussants slightly outnumbered female participants (8:7). The highest number of tweets was recorded in April 2023, with 207 tweets. The topics in clinical nephrology held in February 2023 and July 2024 attracted the most participants. The sessions in January 2023 and May 2024 generated the maximum number of impressions. Most cases discussed were presented by experts from India, followed by Canada.

Conclusions
ECNeph is an excellent platform for case discussion on X. It fosters the trainees in approaching cases encountered in daily nephrology practice. A more global and diverse representation would benefit the social media participants in a robust manner

I have no potential conflict of interest to disclose.

I did not use generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process.