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View It for Free: A Paradigm Shift in Mitigating Severe Pressure Ulcer Malpractice Claims

View It for Free: A Paradigm Shift in Mitigating Severe Pressure Ulcer Malpractice Claims

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 31, 2023 | Fight the Good Fight

Here’s a link to the presentation that I gave with Monica Chadwick for the Constellation Risk Management organization about the vascular origin of severe pressure ulcers — and what that means for malpractice claims.  There was a great discussion afterwards. It’s...
Advocates Split on the Benefit of Banning Non-Compete Clauses!

Advocates Split on the Benefit of Banning Non-Compete Clauses!

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 26, 2023 | Fight the Good Fight

Non-compete clauses in work agreements disproportionately impact the medical field. They are common in physician contracts, and the result can be a problem with access to care. In Texas where I live, they may not hold up in court because we are a “right to work”...
Join Eva Sevick, PhD and Me Wednesday Evening for “Myths Debunked! How Imaging is Changing Patient Treatment Plans” – It’s FREE!

Join Eva Sevick, PhD and Me Wednesday Evening for “Myths Debunked! How Imaging is Changing Patient Treatment Plans” – It’s FREE!

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 23, 2023 | Fight the Good Fight

Join Eva Sevick, PhD and me on Jan 25, 2023 at 07:30 PM Eastern (6 PM Central) for “Myths Debunked! How Imaging is Changing Patient Treatment Plans.” I am incredibly excited to do this presentation with Dr. Sevick. It’s free as part of the Lympha Press...
Join Me Wednesday for “The X Factor: A Paradigm Shift in Mitigating Severe Pressure Ulcer Malpractice Claims” – It’s FREE!

Join Me Wednesday for “The X Factor: A Paradigm Shift in Mitigating Severe Pressure Ulcer Malpractice Claims” – It’s FREE!

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 23, 2023 | Fight the Good Fight

Don’t forget to join me on Wednesday January 25, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Central for, “The X Factor: A Paradigm Shift in Mitigating Severe Pressure Ulcer Malpractice Claims.” I will talk about the way in which severe pressure injuries/ulcers form from the inside out as a...
Reminder: Myths Debunked! How Imaging is Changing Patient Treatment Plans Starts in Less Than 1 Week

Reminder: Myths Debunked! How Imaging is Changing Patient Treatment Plans Starts in Less Than 1 Week

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 20, 2023 | Fight the Good Fight

Join Eva Sevick, PhD and me to hear, “Myths Debunked! How Imaging is Changing Patient Treatment Plans,” sponsored by the National Lymphedema Network, Jan 25, 2023 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada). Register and find out more here. For example, have you ever heard...
Amputations in Pyoderma Gangrenosum Patients: Underreported or Very Rare? | Today’s Wound Clinic

Amputations in Pyoderma Gangrenosum Patients: Underreported or Very Rare? | Today’s Wound Clinic

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 12, 2023 | Fight the Good Fight, Pyoderma Gangrenosum

In my 30-plus years of practicing wound care, I have developed an unwelcome amount of experience with Pyoderma gangrenosum. It’s not been uncommon for me to have 8 patients with PG at any given time (and I’m sure I’ve missed some). PG can range in spectrum from a...
Join Me For a Free Risk Management Webinar: The X Factor in Severe Pressure Ulcer Development

Join Me For a Free Risk Management Webinar: The X Factor in Severe Pressure Ulcer Development

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 11, 2023 | Fight the Good Fight

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...
New Proposed Rules to Help Protect Patients from Medicare Disadvantage Plans

New Proposed Rules to Help Protect Patients from Medicare Disadvantage Plans

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 21, 2022 | Fight the Good Fight, Tales of the Medicare Disadvantaged

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...
Try This! A Clinical Scoring Tool to Diagnose Pyoderma Gangrenosum (Since You Can’t Trust a Biopsy)

Try This! A Clinical Scoring Tool to Diagnose Pyoderma Gangrenosum (Since You Can’t Trust a Biopsy)

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 12, 2022 | Fight the Good Fight

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 the New Column in TWC “How I Treat…” & Consider Submitting One Yourself

Check Out the New Column in TWC “How I Treat…” & Consider Submitting One Yourself

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Nov 15, 2022 | Fight the Good Fight

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...
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