Upcoming speaking events for Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA e-Patient Connections 2012 – September 24-25, 2012 Where: Philadelphia, PA When: September 24, 2012 Presentation Title: Let the Games Begin! Using Gamification as a Tool to Engage e-Patients Effectively – Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Founder, Healthin30, Media Broadcaster, Writer, The Huffington Post and John Pugh, Head of Online Communications, Boehringer Ingelheim Agenda Speakers BlogHer ’12 – August 2-4, 2012 Where: New York, New York When:…
Read More...Engage With Empathy
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Original post, “Engage with Empathy” published on The Huffington Post on 6/27/12 in the Healthy Living/Health News Section. Do you feel connected with your doctor or other health care providers? Do you partner with your providers? How important is patient engagement to you? What words do you use to define patient engagement? Do you consider yourself an empowered patient or health care consumer? What is patient engagement? Here is…
Read More...Brilliant Tech Geniuses with Dreams to Change the World
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA I’m super excited to write this post because it highlights amazing students who are passionate about changing the world for the better. Students from around the globe with passion, brainpower and love of technology are utilizing their talents to make the world a better place. They had the opportunity to compete in a world-wide technology competition, Imagine Cup 2012, made possible by Microsoft Corp. and Coca-Cola. These students represent…
Read More...Power of Social Media: Sharecare, Twitter and You
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA One word to describe social media is engagement. Social media allows relationships to develop and it fosters connection among the community. A two-way conversation emerges and collaboration surfaces. Twitter, one platform in the social media arena, allows real-time communication to occur in 140 characters or less. Sharecare’s recent Twitter chat engaged the community with information to help them learn about the importance of sleep. Sharecare’s sleep experts gathered online…
Read More...Social Media Networking: Twitter Chat with Sharecare’s Sleep Experts
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Join me @BarbaraFicarra and @SharecareNow sleep experts for a spirited conversation about sleep problems and solutions on 1/24/12 from 12 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST for a twitter chat. Twitter hashtag is #geturzzzs. Sleep is an essential part of our health and well-being. Sleep isn’t a luxury but crucial for good health. Research shows that insufficient sleep has been linked to chronic diseases and conditions such as Type 2…
Read More...