Speaking Event: Patient Engagement and Social Networking at Eyeforpharma Conference

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA I’m thrilled to be an invited to speaker at the Eyeforpharma – Customer Centric Marketing for Pharma USA 2011 Conference in Philadelphia, PA, June 27 – 28, 2011. The title of my presentation is, “Empower patients to take charge of their health care.” – Discover the best practices in patient engagement through social networking. Speakers include: Eric Dube,Vice President, Oncology, GlaxoSmithKline Sheila Ryan, Group Leader, DDMAC, FDA Harold Johns,…

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Power of Social Media: How the Medical Community is Embracing Social Media for Better Patient Care and Patient Engagement

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Social Media is exploding in the health care arena, and social media is a powerful and phenomenal platform for engaging patients. Social Media is transforming health care today, and connecting people in real-time. Social Media is one of the best ways to engage patients.  Social Media is about connection, collaboration, community and patient engagement. Doctors, nurses, other health professionals and the medical community communicate health information in a transparent…

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