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

As a new year begins, several experts provide their insights into the biggest challenges facing the wound clinic, how clinics have adapted since COVID-19, and what gives them optimism in 2021. Q: What are the biggest challenges going...

As a new year begins, several...

01/05/2021

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HBOT

Patient-Centered Decision Making in Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine

12/04/2020

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

Centering wound treatment on the patient rather than the disease permits patients more active engagement in their own care, and can lead to better outcomes. This author explains how to make your practice more patient centered, with an eye on...

Centering wound treatment on the...

12/04/2020

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Pressure Injuries

A Closer Look at the Legal Implications of Pressure Injuries

10/06/2020

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

Malpractice lawsuits are common for patients with pressure injuries, and their consequences can follow clinicians even when the charges are dismissed. This author takes a look at how plaintiffs can prevail in pressure injury lawsuits, and how...

Malpractice lawsuits are common...

10/06/2020

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From the Editor

What My Experiences Have Taught Me About Meritless Malpractice Cases

10/05/2020

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

I vividly remember my first malpractice suit. In the 1980s there were no rules about how many hours resident physicians worked. Like most of my colleagues, I worked over 100 hours a week. It’s not surprising that after two years, I succumbed...

I vividly remember my first...

10/05/2020

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From the Editor

How Our Team Manages Multidisciplinary Collaborative Care

08/04/2020

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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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PAD

Fighting Peripheral Arterial Disease One Leg at a Time

07/06/2020

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

To prevent amputation by screening for and treating peripheral arterial disease, this author notes CMS quality measures can aid clinicians in doing the right thing.

To prevent amputation by...

07/06/2020

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From the Editor

Courage and Fortitude in the Time of COVID-19

04/03/2020

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

Last month, on March 8, I went to visit my 94-year-old Mother. She is an extreme statistical outlier because she requires no medications, lives alone in her own home, and drives round trip to Houston once a week (180 miles). That weekend, we...

Last month, on March 8, I went...

04/03/2020

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From the Editor

Winning the Technology Race in Wound Care

02/03/2020

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

I have been thinking about technology in wound care and the meaning of value. I remember the space race of the 1960s even though I was a child, because my Dad was at the School of Aerospace Medicine where human physiology research was being...

I have been thinking about...

02/03/2020

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From the Editor

How Wound Care May Change, for Better and Worse, in 2020

01/09/2020

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

A lot changed for me in 2019. I became a widow, sold the house we lived in for 29 years, moved into a rented townhouse, got my daughter off to college and my son off to graduate school. Thankfully, even the most difficult life changes have at...

A lot changed for me in 2019. I...

01/09/2020

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Nutrition

Delivering Care That Counts: Nutritional Screening of Patients with Chronic Wounds

01/08/2020

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

Optimizing nutrition can do wonders for chronic wounds. This author takes a look at nutritional screening for patients, and how wound care practitioners, nurses and registered dieticians can meet patients’ nutritional needs as well as their...

Optimizing nutrition can do...

01/08/2020

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