By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA (A follow-up post to “When Doctors and Nurses Work Together.”) Do you feel that patients are the most important part of the medical (health care team)? In a recent post on Healthin30, “When Doctors and Nurses Work Together” I wrote about the team-based approach for caring and treating patients, and it addressed the relationship between nurses, doctors, patients and the importance of a multidisciplinary, team-based approach to patient care….
Read More...Healthin30 Reader Chosen for CNN’s Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge with Dr. Sanjay Gupta
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA A quick update After reading a tweet by Dr. Sanjay Gupta: “Want to swim/bike/run the NYC tri with me? It’s a chance to lose forever. Need a serious 6 month commitment tho… http://bit.ly/90HBoK,” I posted a blog about it, and it got a great deal of attention. I was bombarded with emails from readers interested in submitting their video and hoping to get chosen for the challenge. After learning…
Read More...How to be an Empowered Health Consumer
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Empowered health consumers know how to take charge of their health and are proactive in their care. Whether they’re surfing the web for health information, visiting their doctor or health care professional, or a patient in the hospital; empowered health consumers know how to question and communicate. This blog is a continuation of the “He Said, She Said” post where I promised to give you tips about how to…
Read More...CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta, New York Times Best-Selling Author’s Book Party for Cheating Death
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA I was thrilled to be invited to Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s book party at Rouge Tomate in New York City on December 14, 2009. Many people were there to help celebrate the New York Times Best- Selling Author’s book, Cheating Death. Larry King, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Deepak Chopra, Joan Lunden, Soledad O’Brien, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, and Cindy Adams were some of the many recognizable faces. President of CNN, Jonathan Klein…
Read More...Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s Medical Correspondent is Looking for 5 Eager People to Get Fit
Fit Nation Tri Challenge (the “Challenge”) By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA How many times have you thought about doing something and you keep telling yourself that you’ll do it “someday” or it’s on your “to-do” list? Well, I know I have a pretty long “to-do” list and a Triathlon is on my list along with running the Disney marathon, but it’s way at the bottom, the way, way bottom. I’m not sure what’s holding…
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