In this week's edition
- ✍️ Letter from P'Fella
The future is open-sourced not "open publication" - 🤓 The Sunday Quiz
Local Anaesthetic - how to calculate. - 🎭 Upcoming Events
Top 5 webinars, courses and conferences. - 🔥New Features
"Prep with P'Fella" (for those last minute crams) - 📸 Image of the Week
AI-generated BCC on the ear - 🐣 Tweets of the Week
P'Fella's 3 favourite tweets - 📝 Articles of the Week
The best way to treat gynaecomastia - 💕 Feedback
Always looking to improve :)
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A Letter from P'Fella
The future is open-sourced not "open publication"
I've got an idea brewing in my mind that I want to share with you. While it's just an idea for now, I believe it has the potential to change the way we approach plastic surgery in the future.
Picture this: a true open-source plastic surgery journal, inspired by platforms like GitHub, where all data, research, and findings can be submitted to a public repository, accessible to anyone and everyone.
So what's the difference between open publications and open source? This table explains it.
However, there are some limitations to open-source repositories that will need to be addressed:
- Quality Control: Ensuring rigorous peer review and maintaining high standards for submissions will be crucial.
- Sustainability: A sustainable financial model to cover operational costs without relying on author fees or subscriptions.
- Data Security: Protecting sensitive information and respecting patient privacy while maintaining an open platform.
Despite these challenges, I believe we can join forces to make this truly open-source journal a reality. It's going to take passion, dedication, and collaboration from all of us, but I know we're up for the challenge!
What do you think? Let's keep this conversation going and see where it takes us.
Lots of love,
P'Fella.
The Sunday Quiz
Week 4: Local Anaesthetic
Amides and esters are the two categories of local anaesthetics. They have different durations of action and side-effect profiles.
Calculation of local anaesthetic volumes requires knowledge of the patient's body weight, max dose, and max concentration. Toxicity is a rare but potentially lethal complication that should be treated with a lipid rescue protocol.
Upcoming Events
Events, Courses, Conferences, Webinars
Top 5 Events
- ICOPLAST 2nd World Congress, Dubai - 5th May
- FESSH Annual Meeting - Rimini, 10th May
- ASSH Annual Meeting - Toronto, 5th October
- Plastic Surgery - The Meeting: Texas, 26th Oct
- BAPRAS Congress - 29th Nov
New Features
P'Fella is always building and improving.
Great news - 97% of you are super excited about our new short and sweet snippets! We're stoked to hear that you're as pumped about this as we are.
But before we get too carried away, I want to make sure we're hitting the mark with our content. We're all about helping you out, so if you have any suggestions or topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes, let us know by replying to this email.
Image of the Week
AI-generated clinical images
Tweets of the Week
Don't forget to follow P'Fella!
On my OR days, I actually scrub my hands at the scrub sink, using the brush, and rinsing them with water:
— Ron Barbosa MD FACS (@rbarbosa91) April 29, 2023
At least one thing made me laugh tonight pic.twitter.com/lhJtIEVx1m
— Kristin Gee, MD (@kmgee9) April 29, 2023
If you want to excel under pressure, remember this critical principle:
— PJ Milani | Visual Teacher💡 (@milanicreative) April 29, 2023
The Yerkes-Dodson Law 🧵 pic.twitter.com/zs2rphOMq3
Articles of the Week
3 must-read articles, 1 deep-dive! 📚
3 Must-reads
- Make plastic surgery greener!
Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries. Br J Surg. 2023 Apr 20 - Whats the best zone II flexor tendon outcome?
Xu H et al. Outcome of Surgical Repair and Rehabilitation of Flexor Tendon Injuries in Zone II of the Hand: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Hand Surg Am. 2023 - Trigger Finger and Capral Tunnel are married?
Wessel et al. Incidence of Trigger Finger in Surgically and Nonsurgically Managed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. J Hand Surg Glob Online. 2022 Nov 24;5(2):164-168
The best way to surgically correct gynaecomastia.
This systematic review found gynecomastia revealed high patient satisfaction and improved physical and psychological symptoms with various surgical techniques. Tailoring surgical technique to patient needs, providing education, and ensuring long-term follow-up are crucial for optimal outcomes.
