My serendipity —Treasure every encounter—

Abstract

Considering the reclassification of COVID-19 and gradual recovery of economic activities in society, we hosted the 58th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Pediatric Nephrology as a face-to-face meeting for the first time in a long time since the 54th Annual Meeting. The theme of the meeting was “Serendipity—Treasure every encounter”. The “encounters” mentioned here refer not only to encounters with people, including patients (children), teachers, colleagues who provide medical care together, and junior colleagues who follow in one’s footsteps, but also to encounters with new knowledge, awareness and research to verify awareness. We believe that these various encounters have been the driving force behind the progress of medicine to date. I would like to look back on the various encounters and experiences I have had as a clinician, express my gratitude and thanks to all the doctors who took care of me, and send messages to young pediatric nephrologists who will lead the next generation.