By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Accepted Donna Hill Howes nominated the Sharecare Advisory Board for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Here is my first YouTube Video featuring the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. For more information on ALS, please visit The ALS Association. I call out Harry Greenspun, MD, John La Puma, MD and Dennis Michaels, Esq. #IceBucketChallenge #StrikeOutALS The ALS Association http://www.alsa.org. Connect with Barbara | Stay…
Read More...Twitter Heart Chat: Sharecare and American Heart Association
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Twitter Chats are a powerful way to share valuable information in real-time. Sharecare and the American Heart Association partner to host a Twitter Chat on Heart Health. Please join the Twitter Chat today, February 20, 2014 from 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. EST, and use the Hashtag #HeartChat. In support of the 50th anniversary of American Heart Month, the American Heart Association (AHA) and Sharecare, the online health and…
Read More...Virtual Summit to Empower Caregivers
Please join us today, February 11, 2014 for a virtual summit for caregivers. Impact80 Virtual Summit is the first global conference, to be held online with 1 goal in mind – to support and reach as many women & men who work full or part-time while caring for a sick, disabled child or aging parent. Impact80 Summit will provide caregivers with mental health, caregiving, patient engagement resources, tips and information they need. Goldina Erowele, PharmD,…
Read More...Engaging Women in Public Health through Social Media
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA It’s Social Media Week and I’m thrilled to be invited to participate in a Google + Hangout event hosted by Danya International Inc. to talk about “Engaging Women in Public Health Through Social Media (#W4PH),” Please join us today, Tuesday, September 24, 2013, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET. Google + Hangout This Google Hangout will include a panel of women who are recognized as public health and social…
Read More...Speaking Event: Women’s Health Conversations
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Speaking Event: Women’s Health Conversations I’m delighted to be invited as a speaker for an upcoming Women’s Health Conversations Conference in Pittsburgh, Pa. Women’s Health Conversations™, founded by nationally recognized orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Vonda Wright, will focus women to fortify their bodies, build better brains and create bliss to live vital, active and joyful lives. A few of the presentations include: JOSEPH MAROON, MD, FACS – How to Activate…
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