By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA It’s always frightening to learn of outbreaks that the CDC labels as a “public health emergency”. While the swine flu may be new to us in name, it’s not new to us in what it is at its core, how we have to prepare ourselves for it, should it arrive in our area, and what we can do to protect ourselves. The reason we now see it in humans…
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All the Top Health News Plus So Much More! By Barbara Ficarra I am thrilled that Healthin30.com is now featured on Alltop.com. I remember first learning about Alltop from a facebook friend who posted the link to Alltop on her facebook page. I was curious so I clicked on the link and landed on a neat site with large font that reads: “Alltop is an “online magazine rack” of popular topics. We update the stories…
Read More...CNN’s Sanjay Gupta, MD Receives Health Communications Achievement Award
NAMC Honors Sanjay Gupta, MD at the 29th Annual AMA Medical Communications Conference By Barbara Ficarra Sanjay Gupta, MD, chief medical correspondent for CNN, is recognized for his outstanding contributions in health communications by the National Association of Medical Communicators (NAMC). Dr. Gupta graciously accepted the first health communications achievement award at the 29th Annual American Medical Association’s Medical Communications Conference on April 1, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa in Santa…
Read More...29th Annual Medical Communications Conference a Success!
Presented by the American Medical Association and the National Association of Medical Communicators By Barbara Ficarra I recently returned from the 29th Annual Medical Communications Conference sponsored by the American Medical Association and the National Association of Medical Communicators where I presented two workshops. Medical professionals passionate for improving media and communications skills gathered at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, April 1-3, 2009. The conference was a…
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