by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 30, 2020 | Fight the Good Fight, Undaunted Spirit Award
This event started as a project to help Physical Therapy students whose clinical rotations were cancelled but it has taken on a life of its own! I participated in the second one on diabetic foot ulcers. I can’t wait for this one because the keynote speaker is my...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 29, 2020 | COVID-19
How Was Your War? In Britain after WWII, when old friends saw each other again, they asked, “How was your war?” I think that expression captures the fact that even under similar circumstances, our individual experiences and frustrations can be quite different. Friends...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 28, 2020 | COVID-19
Thank you to the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) for this excellent synopsis of HBOT and COVID-19! For more COVID-19 articles visit their COVID-19 information webpage. Caroline Fife, M.D.Dr. Fife is a world renowned wound care physician dedicated to...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 28, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 Diaries
It’s hard to believe that we began posting COVID-19 Diaries on March 27th – exactly 4 weeks ago. Tonight I re-read the entire series of posts. If you haven’t done that, it doesn’t take long and it’s a fascinating window into the pandemic and the way that medical...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 27, 2020 | COVID-19, Dr. Marissa Carter
Here’s another guest blog from Dr Carter. (If you didn’t read her post on the origins of COVID-19, be sure to take a look because it’s chilling.) This is food for thought as we try to reopen the economy. –Caroline Let’s look at some recent epidemiological data...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 24, 2020 | COVID-19, Dr. Marissa Carter
Here’s another guest blog by Dr. Marissa Carter. Sit down before you read it. You may want to pass this on! –Caroline COVID-19 Virus: The Origin Story The accepted origins story is that this virus crossed from some animal to a human at a wet market, and this...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 21, 2020 | COVID-19
CMS has extended the 2019 MIPS reporting data submission deadline. For MIPS eligible clinicians reporting as INDIVIDUALS, CMS has identified the COVID-19 pandemic as a triggering event for the MIPS Automatic Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (E&UC) policy....
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Our “COVID-19 Diaries” guest blogger gave us her thoughts about HBOT for COVID-19 through the lens of a pulmonary/critical care physician. HBOT may have promise in reducing the need for intubation and improving lung recovery. I have gotten a lot of comments and emails...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 18, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 Diaries
Courage is Moving Forward Despite Your Fear I watched the Jordan Peterson YouTube video below about fear and anxiety. In it, he says, “Everyone has the ultimate reason to be anxious– because we know we are going to die.” And, when facing real danger, sensible...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 17, 2020 | COVID-19
COVID-19 diaries – in graphic form. The good news is that the curve has, in fact, become flat. That’s better than the Himalayan climb we saw in March. Right now, discharges from the ICU occur at the same rate as admissions – so there isn’t any indication that the...
