Caroline Fife, MD, CMO of Intellicure and Executive Director of the US Wound Registry, discusses real-world evidence in wound care and other topics in an interview with SmartTRAK.
Caroline Fife, MD, discusses insights from the Intellicure database about what diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) and venous leg ulcer (VLU) patients look like, the role of real-world evidence in wound care and the challenges in treating wound care patients.
To find out more, including the challenges for manufacturers and the systemic issues in wound care and payment policies, click on the following video to listen to the interview (37:48 min). A link to download the complete transcript of the interview is provided below. Interview topics by timecode are also provided below.
Interview Outline by Timecode:
00:30 Overlap between diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers.
08:19 Challenges in wound classification and diagnosis.
14:02 Limitations of randomized controlled trials and the role of real-world evidence.
17:38 Potential for biomarkers and intermediate outcome measures.
21:57 Neglected wound types and nutritional deficiencies.
29:14 Barriers to wound care implementation.
32:50 Opportunities for change in wound care practices.
34:31 Local coverage determinations (LCDs) and manufacturer challenges.
35:16 Systemic issues in wound care and payment policies.
Click the button below to download and read the complete transcript of SmartTRAK's interview with Caroline Fife, MD, CMO of Intellicure, conducted by Elizabeth Anderson, SmartTRAK Senior Analyst, Wound Biologics.
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