Speaking Events for Barbara Ficarra : Health in 30

Speaking Events for Barbara Ficarra

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 15:54

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA

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31st Annual Oncology Nurses Symposium
San Diego, California
Presentation Title: The Use of Social Media in Health Care
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Health+Tech Next Generation Conference
San Francisco, California
Presentation Title: TBA
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e-Patient Connections Conference
Philadelphia, PA
Presentation Title: Social Networking: A Critical Link to Engage Patients and Health Care Professionals:

Through the popular Pecha Kucha format, 20 slides in exactly 6 minutes and 40 seconds long; I will explain how patients engagement with social networking gives them a voice and helps them take actionable steps in improving their health, and at the same time, how it allows health care professionals to engage in real-time with health care consumers to foster positive interactions.

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Eyeforpharma Conference Customer Centric
Philadelphia, PA
Presentation Title: “Empower patients to take charge of their health care.” – Discover the best practices in patient engagement through social networking.
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Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA, is an award-winning journalist, media broadcaster, speaker, medical blogger, consultant, media trainer, and health expert. She is creator, executive producer and host of Health in 30® Radio Show. Barbara is a registered nurse active on the front lines of health care: She is a head nurse at a level 2 trauma center and covers multiple medical and surgical units, critical care, oncology, cardiology and step-down units, the psychiatric in-patient unit and the Women’s and Children’s units, pediatric ER and Barbara has many years experience covering the main emergency room. Her clinical experience ranges from oncology to general medicine and surgery. Read more about Barbara. Barbara is a featured writer on Huffingtonpost.

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