Women In Nephrology Recommendations for Family-Friendly Conferences

Women In Nephrology Recommendations for Family-Friendly Conferences

Attendance at medical conferences is vital for career development in nephrology for both clinicians and scientists, men and women. Often, the initial decade of a professional career in nephrology overlaps with peak childbearing and childrearing years. Child-care responsibilities may limit the ability of a practitioner or researcher, particularly women, to attend and fully participate in medical conferences, limiting their future ability to publish, find suitable employment, gain continuing medical education (CME) credits, and to be promoted.