by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Feb 21, 2020 | Miscellaneous Musings
Physician burnout is at an all-time high – and with it, the physician suicide rate. I don’t meet many nurses who say they love their job. Since I work with an amazing team, I can vouch for the fact that a good healthcare team can achieve clinical goals for the...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Feb 14, 2020 | Miscellaneous Musings
Did you know St. Valentine is the patron saint of lovers, epileptics and beekeepers? And also Wound Care nurses… definitely wound care nurses. Caroline Fife, M.D.Dr. Fife is a world renowned wound care physician dedicated to improving patient outcomes through...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Feb 10, 2020 | Miscellaneous Musings
I didn’t think it was possible for routine outpatients in the Wound Clinic to get sicker, but apparently it is. At the end of a long and defeating day of unsolvable problems, my last patient was a retired physician in his 90’s with a cardiac ejection fraction of 15%....
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 24, 2020 | Miscellaneous Musings, Uncategorized
Did you see that 2011 movie, “Contagion”? Despite having an all-star cast, it was a disappointment since the writers put the interesting stuff at the front and then the rest of the movie went downhill. However, there’s a moment when Kate Winslet (as a CDC doctor) goes...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 23, 2019 | Miscellaneous Musings
Lately my posts have been – well, depressing. I blog a lot about problems that may be nearly impossible to solve. So, when my 24-year-old son told me what he was doing to celebrate Christmas, I thought I’d share it. For over 100 years, the US postal service has...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Nov 20, 2019 | Miscellaneous Musings
As part of my holistic approach to wound management, I offered to wear this ring for awhile so the patient wouldn’t risk cutting herself with it again. For some reason she didn’t agree to that plan. I had to be satisfied with requesting a home health PT evaluation for...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Nov 13, 2019 | Miscellaneous Musings, The Patient's Voice, Undaunted Spirit Award
With her permission, I am sharing the photo of this beautiful woman who had a cardiac arrest 6 months ago in conjunction with an acute MI, went into cardioenic shock and was kept alive with the help of a left ventricular assist device. She’s got a host of underlying...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Oct 14, 2019 | Miscellaneous Musings
One of the things I appreciate about the Catholic Health Initiatives/St. Luke’s hospital system with which I’m affiliated is that every meeting, whether in person or via conference call, begins with a “Reflection.” Our lives are so pressured, there’s precious little...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Sep 26, 2019 | Miscellaneous Musings
I recently spoke at a conference where an artist depicted each speaker’s presentation visually. This is how he interpreted my rapid fire, “Current state of wound care in 15 minutes.” Maybe later I’ll post some of the slides for comparison. In the meantime, this...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Sep 6, 2019 | Miscellaneous Musings
Here’s my amazing staff and the CHI St. Luke’s Quarterly Mission and Annual Inspire Award event, honoring nominees and winners for The Woodlands’ Campus. Our Wound Clinic team at CHI SLEH The Woodlands was nominated for “Team of the Year,” and our Program...
