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Event: TEDMED 2013 – Future of Health and Medicine

Sunday, April 14, 2013 17:15 No Comments

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA

I’m truly honored to be invited to attend and participate in TEDMED 2013 at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, April 16-19, 2013. TEDMED, a multi-disciplinary community of innovators and thought leaders will gather together to share ideas about the future in health and medicine.
I will be participating in a [...]

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Delirium? Now what?

Tuesday, April 2, 2013 9:16 No Comments

By Derek S. Mongold, MD
My father is in the hospital and they say that he has delirium. What exactly is delirium?
Delirium is a state of severe confusion that is usually brought on by a medical condition. It’s thought to be due to the brain producing too much dopamine and to little acetylcholine. Dopamine and acetylcholine [...]

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Part 3 – TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication-Sound Bites for Twitter

Friday, March 15, 2013 9:07 No Comments

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
Part three of a three-part series on Healthin30
TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication
This post on Healthin30 is part three of the three-part series on the TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication with Joseph Kvedar, MD and Robert Arnold, MD.
The TEDMED Great Challenges Team in Medical Communication recently gathered together on [...]

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Part 2 – TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication-Sound Bites for Twitter

Monday, March 11, 2013 15:50 No Comments

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
Part two of a three part series on Healthin30
TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication
What are your ideas to improve medical communication in health care?

The TEDMED Great Challenges Team in Medical Communication recently gathered together on Google Plus Live Hangout to talk about how to improve medical communication in the health [...]

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TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication-Sound Bites for Twitter

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 16:42 No Comments

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
Part one of a three part series on Healthin30

TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication

TEDMED Great Challenges Improving Medical Communication Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA

The TEDMED Great Challenges Team in Medical Communication recently gathered together on Google Plus Live Hangout to talk about how to improve medical communication in the health [...]

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Barbara Ficarra, Host, Health in 30® Radio Show

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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Upcoming Speaking Events: Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Moderating Physician Social Media Panel, March 2013, HIMSS SoCal Annual Health Care IT Conference, Los Angeles, CA, Speaking/Moderating Social Media Panel, April, 2013. Novartis Internal Event- Presentation, Social Media is Changing the Landscape in Health Care. Past Speaking Events: Ivey Global Health Care Conference - Measuring What Matters: Cost vs. Value November 27-28, 2012-Metro Toronto Convention Centre Toronto, ON Canada-Panel Session: Needs, Wants and Values in Health Care: The Public Perspective and Barbara's presentation will focus on patient-centric health care and the patient experience. Cayman Islands National Healthcare 20/20 Conference October 18-20, 2012- Presentation Title: "The Rise of Digital Technology for Better Patient Engagement; e-Patient Connections 2012 Conference September 24, 2012, Philadelphia, PA - Title: "Using Gamification as a Tool to Engage e-Patients Effectively, BlogHer ’12 | HealthMinder Day-August 2, 2012 New York City, Cleveland Clinic - "Patient Experience: Empathy and Innovation Summit" May 19-22, 2012 - Cleveland, Ohio - Title: Social Media in Health Care and Arkansas HIMSS - "H.I.T. it to the Green with Leadership" June, 1, 2012 - Little Rock, Arkansas - Title: Using IT to Engage the Patient

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Health care isn’t just what happens between you and your medical professionals. It’s about taking care of yourself, in and out of the doctor's office, and it's about maintaining your well-being and achieving spectacular health. In her blogs, Barbara shares a nurse's inside perspective on healthy living and personal health, as well as the latest legal and political health care issues making all the headlines. Barbara sorts through latest research and provides you with relevant information without any of the confusing medical jargon. Barbara is dedicated to delivering you accurate, balanced, reliable and trustworthy health and medical information. She'll help guide you so you can make informed decisions about your health. Take charge of your health and enjoy every day!

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Archive for the ‘Women’s Health’ Category

Event: TEDMED 2013 – Future of Health and Medicine

Delirium? Now what?

Part 3 – TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication-Sound Bites for Twitter

Part 2 – TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication-Sound Bites for Twitter

TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication-Sound Bites for Twitter

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