By 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 special event, the Great Challenges Day, which rounds off TEDMED 2013. Great Challenges Day is dedicated to the…
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By 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 Google Plus Live Hangout to talk about how to improve medical communication in the health care…
Read More...Part 2 – TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication-Sound Bites for Twitter
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Part two of a three part series on Healthin30 TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication What are your ideas to improve medical communication in health care? The TEDMED Great Challenges Team in Medical Communication recently gathered together on Google Plus Live Hangout to talk about how to improve medical communication in the health care today. In part one, I shared my thoughts on the topic of medical communication. …
Read More...TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication-Sound Bites for Twitter
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Part one of a three part series on Healthin30 TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication The TEDMED Great Challenges Team in Medical Communication recently gathered together on Google Plus Live Hangout to talk about how to improve medical communication in the health care today. Moderated by Emily Paulsen, the medical communication team is comprised of: Joseph Kvedar, MD, Robert Arnold, MD, Selma Caal, MD, John Cox, and Barbara…
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By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA The health care social media legal series continues here on Healthin30, and legal expert, David Harlow, Esq, Health Care Attorney and Consultant at The Harlow Group, LLC in Boston, answers a series of questions focusing on the legal aspects of physicians engaging in social media. Health Care Social Media – Legal Aspects Q: Barbara – According to the American Medical Association, it states: “When physicians see content posted by…
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