By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
Elmo helps kids to protect themselves and to keep germs away.
Elmo the adorable Sesame Street character who has been a house-hold staple for many years, teaches children about the importance of hand washing and staying healthy.
In an effort to prevent the spread of the swine flu, The Department of Health [...]

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
This woman could be a face of CFS. CFS can affect anyone.
Her muscles and joints ached. Her throat was raw and sore and throbbing headaches came on without warning. She felt foggy-headed all the time, and had trouble remembering simple thoughts or following reruns of familiar TV sitcoms. Even [...]

I continue my interviews at Health 2.0 with Dr. Alan Greene and here you can watch the second part of the interview.
I talk with Dr. Greene about social media and participatory medicine.  Dr. Greene discusses physician attitudes towards increased patient engagement in health.
[The next Health 2.0 conferences are Oct. 6-7, 2009 in San Francisco and [...]

I was thrilled to be part of the Health 2.0 meets Information Therapy (Ix) Conference.
I conducted a series of interviews, and here you’ll find the first interview with Dr. Alan Greene.  Dr. Greene discusses what Health 2.0 means and how it affects patients.
Dr. Greene says that Health 2.0  is an exciting time in health care!
Health [...]

Meet the Media Panel a Success
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
L to R – Barbara Ficarra, Dr. Steve Salvatore, and Paula Rizzo
As promised, here is my follow-up post to “Meet the Media: Covering an Ailing Healthcare System in Critical Times.”
I was invited by the NY Chapter Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) to be part [...]