Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM

COVID-19

Changes and Challenges for Wound Clinics After a Year of COVID-19

03/16/2021

Jayesh B. Shah , MD, MSc, UHM, ABPM, CWSP, FAPWCA;

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

Nancy Collins , PhD, RDN, LD, NWCC, FAND, FAPWCA;

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced everyone to adapt to new realities, with wound clinics finding new ways of maintaining a high standard of patient care. One year into the pandemic, these expert panelists discuss how their wound clinics are...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced...

03/16/2021

Today's Wound Clinic

From the Editor: Focus on Feet

06/12/2012

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

A patient of mine developed a popular prescription drug that’s frequently advertised on TV. A brilliant physician who presented with plantar foot ulcers on both feet the first time we met, he claimed to have acquired the ulcers from walking...

A patient of mine developed a...

06/12/2012

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Opening Arguments

Resolving Practice Management Conflicts Raises Many Questions

09/25/2009

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

I hate conflict. And I am not very good at resolving it since my primary coping skill is avoidance. However, there are certainly many opportunities for conflict in the clinic setting. When we began to formulate this issue, I was reminded of...

I hate conflict. And I am not...

09/25/2009

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Letter from the Editor

My Tribute to Kathleen D. Schaum, MS

10/05/2017

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

The marching orders that I had received from my fellow editorial board member Kathleen D. Schaum, MS, prior to our post-conference seminar some years ago were, well, completely indicative of her meticulous approach to education. “What I’d...

The marching orders that I had...

10/05/2017

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HBOT

Ethical Considerations for Approved & Off-Label Use of Hyperbaric Medicine

03/01/2018

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

Guidelines exist for the ethical off-label use of HBOT. An institutional review board- approved protocol is not required for case- by-case decisions to use HBOT off-label. It is possible to utilize HBOT unethically for approved indications....

Guidelines exist for the ethical...

03/01/2018

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Letter from the Editor

From the Editor: A Land Far Away … Was Challenged By The Same Problems

07/10/2009

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

In June, I took my teenage son to visit one of my favorite places in the world, Turkey. I worked there in the 1980s and wanted to introduce my son to this fascinating, beautiful, and welcoming country. One of my favorite sites is the...

In June, I took my teenage son...

07/10/2009

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System Check Up

The Power of Paperless: Understanding EMRs

09/25/2009

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

Dot Weir , RN, CWON, CWS;

N. Blair Hughes , MHS, PT, CWS;

As the wound care industry adapts to the paperless society and electronic medical records (EMRs), there is hesitation by some professionals to embrace the digital push. A large majority of healthcare transactions in the US still take place on...

As the wound care industry...

09/25/2009

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Doing the Right Thing: Ethics and Wound Care

10/15/2009

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

As clinicians, we are in the business of solving problems. We make diagnoses, weigh the risks and benefits of various options, and initiate treatments. We take charge, and the whole concept of ‘evidence based medicine’ is predicated on the...

As clinicians, we are in the...

10/15/2009

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Letter from the Editor

From the Editor

03/30/2016

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

Recently, a healthcare journal based in the United States published a prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted in Canada on the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for patients living with diabetes and...

Recently, a healthcare journal...

03/30/2016

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From the Editor

How Our Team Manages Multidisciplinary Collaborative Care

08/04/2020

Tara Stone ;

Debi Thompson , RN, WCC;

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

I am really proud of our wound clinic team and since the theme of this issue is multidisciplinary care, I interviewed them about their role in patient care and their perspective on collaborative practice. Here are the responses by our lead...

I am really proud of our wound...

08/04/2020

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