FL PICs The Brains of Drs. Margiotta & Small

Welcome to FractureLine: the official weekly news feed from the Chest Wall Injury Society, where we will listen to all the bottom-line CWIS updates, shout-outs, fun facts, and weekly banter!

This week, we are joined by most of the usual suspects: Dr. White, SarahAnn, (briefly) Dr. Bauman, & Dr. Adam Kaye (!!!). We welcome back the group from Northwell Health on Long Island, NY. This time Drs. Elysa Margiotta, MD & Shannon F.R. Small, MD, FACS, CNSC, joined us to discuss their article in the Journal of Surgical Research titled: "Implementation of a Modified Pain, Inspiration, Cough Protocol in Patients With Traumatic Rib Fractures." They use a modified PIC (pain, inspiration, cough) score to help delineate patient needs when they present with rib fractures. We also get to hear many exciting things, including news & deadlines (and the dwindling spots for the pre-summit plating lab) for our education this month and the upcoming summit! Finally, we welcomed Dr. Adam Kaye back to the podcast, he has been busy setting his life up on the East Coast and we are so happy he could join us this week!

Come and stay a while!

Finally, this week's Summit Recap special guest is Dr. Feroze Sidhwa. Dr. Sidhwa was previously featured on FL and serves as CWIS's Secretary/Treasurer. He is a physician dedicated to global health and brings a career of mission work to his contributions to the society.