Upcoming speaking events for Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA e-Patient Connections 2012 – September 24-25, 2012 Where: Philadelphia, PA When: September 24, 2012 Presentation Title: Let the Games Begin! Using Gamification as a Tool to Engage e-Patients Effectively – Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Founder, Healthin30, Media Broadcaster, Writer, The Huffington Post and John Pugh, Head of Online Communications, Boehringer Ingelheim Agenda Speakers BlogHer ’12 – August 2-4, 2012 Where: New York, New York When:…
Read More...Scripps Jumps the Curve by Tapping into Social Media Networking for Nurses
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Engaging in social media networking by health care professionals continues to cause hesitation. Despite the uncertainty surrounding social media networking, nurses at Scripps Cancer Center in San Diego, CA embrace it. They decided to educate themselves for a deeper understanding of this powerful form of real-time communication. They are proactive and they step outside the box to gain knowledge to help them navigate through the social media networking maze….
Read More...Speaking Event at NY City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene – Patient Empowerment
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA I’m excited to be a keynote speaker at the NY City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on October 5, 2010 in New York City. I will be speaking at the Bureau of Tuberculosis Control–2010 Tuberculosis MD Seminar. The topic of my speaking presentation is: “Patient Empowerment: Engaging Our Patients to Take Charge of Their Health.” More info coming soon. —– New York City Department of Health and Mental…
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