Posts Tagged ‘Health Communication’
A TEDEd Presentation, Sugar: Hiding in plain sight, plus other names for added sugar
Thursday, April 3, 2014 14:50 No CommentsBy Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
This is a short charming animated informational TED-Ed Original presentation, Sugar: Hiding in plain sight-Robert Lustig.
“While sugar is easy to spot in candy, soft drinks and ice cream, it also hides out in foods you might not expect — including peanut butter, pasta sauce and even bologna! Robert Lustig decodes […]
Sharecare Helps to Engage and Empower Consumers with Mobile Health App-AskMD
Thursday, December 12, 2013 13:51 2 CommentsBy Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
From digital to doctor with a click on your iPhone or iPod touch
Self-diagnosing is not a good idea, but arming yourself with accurate, credible and trustworthy information is a great idea.
It’s such an exciting time in health care today. Digital technology helps to empower and engage consumers to take charge […]
Empathy in Health Care
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 14:24 2 CommentsBy 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 […]
Event: TEDMED 2013 – Future of Health and Medicine
Sunday, April 14, 2013 17:15 No CommentsBy Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
I’m truly honored to be invited to attend and participate in TEDMED 2013 at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, April 16-19, 2013. TEDMED, a multi-disciplinary community of innovators and thought leaders will gather together to share ideas about the future in health and medicine.
I will be participating in a […]
Part 3 – TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication-Sound Bites for Twitter
Friday, March 15, 2013 9:07 1 CommentBy Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
Part three of a three-part series on Healthin30
TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication
This post on Healthin30 is part three of the three-part series on the TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication with Joseph Kvedar, MD and Robert Arnold, MD.
The TEDMED Great Challenges Team in Medical Communication recently gathered together on […]
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