By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Medical Professionals Engaging in Social Media A Comprehensive Guide Part Two In Part One, I talked with Dr. Marc Siegel about Medical Social Networking on FOX NEWS Live. I wish we had more time; the edited segment is 6 minutes and 17 seconds. Social Media and Medical Professionals In this post, “Social Media: Medical Social Networking – Part 2,” I give examples of medical professionals and hospitals engaging in…
Read More...Social Media: Barbara Ficarra on FOX News Live Talks About Medical Social Networking
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Social networking and health care Part One Medical Professionals are using social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and You Tube to engage patients in their health. They are using it to provide accurate information to help educate patients and to help empower them to be proactive and take charge of their health. I joined Dr. Marc Siegel, host of FOX NEWS to talk about how medical professionals and patients…
Read More...Legacy of NAMC Comes to a Halt, Founding Member Bill Crounse, MD Bids Farewell and AHCJ Open its Doors
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA First, I’d like to say with a very heavy heart how saddened I am by the news of the disbandment of NAMC… The National Association of Medical Communicators (NAMC) closes its doors after more than two decades of inspiring health professionals to accurately communicate health and medical information to the public. NAMC has been spearheading its members in broadcast journalism, but succumbs to the pressures to stay vibrant and…
Read More...He Said, She Said – Viewpoints from Kevin Soden, MD & Barbara Ficarra, RN
Welcome to He Said, She Said! He Said, She Said will be an ongoing posts with views from Kevin Soden, MD, MPH and Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA. Kevin and Barbara will provide their own unique insights into the health news of the day. As any man and woman who work in varying parts of the health care system and live in very different geographic and social communities, their perspectives may or may not vary…
Read More...Dr. Alan Greene at Health 2.0 Talks With Barbara Ficarra About Social Media and Participatory Medicine
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 April 6-7, 2010 in Paris]. Please Watch – Part 2 of 2
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