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Twitter Heart Chat: Sharecare and American Heart Association
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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 […]
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Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA, is an award-winning broadcast journalist, health educator, HEALTH DESIGNER™, health/lifestyle expert, international speaker, writer, consultant, and on-air expert. Barbara is a featured writer on Huffingtonpost. She is founder of BarbaraFicarra.com, a lifestyle destination site. She is a registered nurse active on the front lines of health care, and she is an administrative supervisor at a level 2 trauma center and covers multiple medical and surgical units, critical care, oncology, cardiology and step-down units, the psychiatric in-patient unit, the women's and children's units, and the emergency department. Her clinical experience ranges from oncology to general medicine and surgery. Barbara is a leading voice in health and she focuses on consumer and patient engagement and empowerment, health care social media, healthy living, and health care technology-telemedicine, telehealth, mHealth, and gamification. Barbara offers practical advice for consumers by focusing on health and wellness. Her trademark is simple and useful information from a trustworthy source to help people to take charge of their health. Read more about Barbara.
Speaking Events: Invited to be a speaker at Latitude 59 in Tallinn, Estonia to present on Virtual Reality (VR) in Health Care-May 2017, PIAA International Conference-Amsterdam, Presentation-Social Media: Friend or Foe in 21st Century Medicine, October 2014, Past Speaking Events: Women's Health Conversations September 2013 Pittsburgh, PA, Presentation-Consumer Engagement: How Social Media and Digital Technology are Changing Health Care, Treatment Centers of America, Moderating Physician Social Media Panel, March 2013, HIMSS SoCal Annual Health Care IT Conference, Los Angeles, CA, Speaking/Moderating Social Media Panel, April, 2013. Novartis Internal Event- Presentation, Social Media is Changing the Landscape in Health Care. Ivey Global Health Care Conference – Measuring What Matters: Cost vs. Value November 27-28, 2012-Metro Toronto Convention Centre Toronto, ON Canada-Panel Session: Needs, Wants and Values in Health Care: The Public Perspective and Barbara's presentation will focus on patient-centric health care and the patient experience. Cayman Islands National Healthcare 20/20 Conference October 18-20, 2012- Presentation Title: "The Rise of Digital Technology for Better Patient Engagement; e-Patient Connections 2012 Conference September 24, 2012, Philadelphia, PA – Title: "Using Gamification as a Tool to Engage e-Patients Effectively, BlogHer '12 | HealthMinder Day-August 2, 2012 New York City, Cleveland Clinic – "Patient Experience: Empathy and Innovation Summit" May 19-22, 2012 – Cleveland, Ohio – Title: Social Media in Health Care and Arkansas HIMSS – "H.I.T. it to the Green with Leadership" June, 1, 2012 – Little Rock, Arkansas – Title: Using IT to Engage the Patient
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