Join Me For a Free Risk Management Webinar: The X Factor in Severe Pressure Ulcer Development
Most clinicians who care for seriously ill patients know instinctively that deep tissue injuries and severe pressure ulcers form from the inside to the outside. They have watched it happen. In fact, I have posted many videos of this process on my blog (see links...
What We Obtain Too Cheaply, We Esteem Too Lightly
Nearly every week I see another initiative focused on clinician burnout and depression, and the holiday season is often a particularly difficult time. However, I’ve started to wonder if the reason we struggle emotionally is not because we have too many problems, but...
New Proposed Rules to Help Protect Patients from Medicare Disadvantage Plans
I haven’t been able to get this patient off my mind. He’s a kind and likable man who was active in his church and living independently, despite an above-knee amputation on one side and chronic lymphedema of the other leg. He had made a living as a truck driver until...
Sometimes the Non-Traditional Educational Path is the Right One
My daughter, Laura Moore, just graduated from Colorado State at 31. I am posting this to encourage all the parents whose children are following a non-traditional path in life. Laura gave the student response at her graduation and she briefly mentioned her struggle...
Try This! A Clinical Scoring Tool to Diagnose Pyoderma Gangrenosum (Since You Can’t Trust a Biopsy)
I am not a dermatologist and don’t pretend to be one. But, I have seen more pyoderma grangrenosum (PG) than most dermatologists – and so has every wound care practitioner who is paying attention. We all know that biopsies are practically useless, but it is astounding...
Check Out this Article by Marcia Nusgart on the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Implications!
Check out this article by Marcia Nusgart in Today’s Wound Clinic: 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Wound Care Wins, Challenges, and Opportunities! Caroline Fife, M.D.Dr. Fife is a world renowned wound care physician dedicated to improving patient outcomes...
Check Out the New Column in TWC “How I Treat…” & Consider Submitting One Yourself
Check out this amazing new column in Today’s Wound Clinic called “How I Treat….”! The first article is about a unique approach to treating Hidradenitis Suppurativa by Dr. James Stillerman. Jim has an innovative approach to this horrible, refractory condition...
The (Mostly) Complete Guide to Lymphatic Anatomy: A Free Synopsis of Everything We Know Now
Introduction In 1990, I started a Wound Center at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Houston Medical Center while working on the faculty of the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston. Not long after the doors opened, I began receiving phone calls from...
Ever Wanted to Contribute an Article to Today’s Wound Clinic?
Is there a topic that you really want to write an article about for a non-peer reviewed journal? I have been the clinical editor for Today’s Wound Clinic for many years. Even though I have had a career in academics, I think the role of TWC is very important. Peer...