By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Social media networking is in its infancy which causes hesitation for some doctors, nurses, other health care professionals and organizations. Social media networking is not just for marketing and product placement. It’s a place to champion your cause, raise awareness of health issues and help educate patients and health care consumers with accurate and trustworthy information. It allows health care professionals and organizations to connect and engage with the…
Read More...A Brilliant Reason to Dive Deep into the Social Media Health Space
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Recently, I had the pleasure of being surrounded by brilliant health care thought leaders. First, I delivered a social media presentation at the Eyeforpharma conference. Secondly, I sat in the audience at the Social Communications and Health Care 2011 conference to listen to others present on social media, and participate in a round-table discussion on social media. It’s clear from the personal discussion that followed with folks from the…
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