American Society of Nephrology of the American Society of Nephrology" (JASN), the "Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology" (CJASN), the "Nephrology Self-Assessment Program" (NephSAP), "ASN Kidney News and Kidney News Online", "In The Loop", and more recently the Kidney Self Assessment Program (KSAP). The ASN holds annual meetings (Kidney Week) and subsequent regional meetings (ASN Highlights) to discuss new developments in the field of nephrology. The ASN also provides an Annual Board Review Course & Update and other online learning opportunities for both established nephrologists and those in training. In 2012, nearly 1,200 instructional hours were offered by ASN to physicians, researchers,
Body without organs Body without organs The "body without organs" () is a concept used by French philosopher Gilles Deleuze. It usually refers to the deeper reality underlying some well-formed whole constructed from fully functioning parts. At the same time, it may also describe a relationship to one's literal body. Deleuze began using the term in "The Logic of Sense" (1969), while discussing the experiences of playwright Antonin Artaud. "Body without Organs" (or "BwO") later became a major part of the vocabulary for "Capitalism and Schizophrenia", two volumes ("Anti-Oedipus" [1972] and "A Thousand Plateaus" [1980]) written collaboratively with Félix Guattari. In these works,