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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]