Update: Emergency Medicine Resident at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Chooses Healthin30 for Mini-Fellowship in Medical Journalism

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Editor’s Note: Title change for a post published on August 8, 2013 I’d like to clarify the post from August 8, 2013. Justin Larkin, MD is an emergency medicine resident at The George Washington University Hospital, however the mini-fellowship is a curriculum requirement at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.   Mini Fellowship in Medical Journalism and Health Communications It is with great pleasure that…

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Emergency Medicine Resident at George Washington University Hospital Chooses Healthin30 for Mini-Fellowship in Medical Journalism

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA (Editor’s Note: Update August 16, 2013- Correction I’d like to clarify this post. Justin Larkin, MD is an emergency medicine resident at The George Washington University Hospital, however the mini-fellowship is a curriculum requirement at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Please see revised post here.)   Mini Fellowship in Medical Journalism and Health Communications It is with great pleasure that I introduce you to…

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Empathy in Health Care

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA TED speaker Rebecca Saxe inspired this post. “The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.” These are heartfelt words by award-winning actress Meryl Streep. Do we all have the power of empathy? Are we hardwired to know what other people want? Is it easy to think about other people’s thoughts? Rebecca Saxe’s enlightening TEDTalk “How To Read Each Other’s Minds” asks: “Why is…

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Speaking Events: Cleveland Clinic and HIMSS Arkansas

Upcoming speaking events for Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio Patient Experience: Empathy and Innovation Summit May 19-22, 2012 Title: Social Media in Health Care Speakers Agenda Arkansas HIMSS Little Rock, Arkansas H.I.T. it to the Green with Leadership June, 1, 2012 Title: Using IT to Engage the Patient Speakers Agenda Guest speakers Cleveland Clinic Rob Bazemore, Jr. President Janssen Biotech Patricia Benner, RN, PhD, FAAN Professor Emerita University of California San…

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