By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Media: On-Camera – TV WTNH NEWS 8 – CT STYLE I was thrilled to join hosts Ryan Kristafer and Teresa Dufour at WTNH News 8 on CT Style to discuss 5 healthy ways to help boost happiness. (Clip coming soon.) Update: Watch here. Connect with Barbara | Stay in touch • Visit Healthin30 • Follow Barbara on Twitter • Like Healthin30 | Like Barbara Ficarra • Become a Fan and Like Barbara on The Huffington Post…
Read More...Connection is Critical in the Social Media Networking Space
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA People engaged in social media networking platforms are using it to build and strengthen relationships, establish trust, network and it may get them a walk down the aisle. A recent article in Harvard Business Review, “Social Strategies That Work,” author Mikotaj Jan Piskorski writes that dating websites collectively grossed $1 billion in 2010 by connecting strangers, and as a result an estimated one in six new marriages occurred. Dating…
Read More...Pharma Tapping into the Power of Social Media
By Barbara Ficarra RN, BSN, MPA Recently quoted in PharmaVOICE in the May 2011 edition, I presented my thoughts on the significance of the pharmaceutical industry tapping into patient communities through social networks and the importance of engaging with patients. In a recent article in PharmaVOICE, May 2011, by Robin Robinson, “Tapping into the Power by Getting Personal,” thought leaders in the field explain the benefits for the pharmaceutical industry tapping into what is happening…
Read More...Speaking Events for Barbara Ficarra
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA — 31st Annual Oncology Nurses Symposium San Diego, California Presentation Title: The Use of Social Media in Health Care Website Brochure Health+Tech Next Generation Conference San Francisco, California Presentation Title: TBA Website Speakers e-Patient Connections Conference Philadelphia, PA Presentation Title: Social Networking: A Critical Link to Engage Patients and Health Care Professionals: Through the popular Pecha Kucha format, 20 slides in exactly 6 minutes and 40 seconds long; I…
Read More...Social Media: Medical Social Networking – Part 2
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Medical Professionals Engaging in Social Media A Comprehensive Guide Part Two In Part One, I talked with Dr. Marc Siegel about Medical Social Networking on FOX NEWS Live. I wish we had more time; the edited segment is 6 minutes and 17 seconds. Social Media and Medical Professionals In this post, “Social Media: Medical Social Networking – Part 2,” I give examples of medical professionals and hospitals engaging in…
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