About
Barbara Ficarra RN, BSN, MPA is an award-winning journalist, media broadcaster, creator/executive producer/host of Health in 30™ radio show which airs live Fridays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST, broadcasts on WRCR-AM 1300 and streams live online at Healthin30.com – click the WRCR logo to listen live! Health in 30™ is a 30-minute show that brings listeners the latest health and medical news and information with leading guest medical experts. Barbara conducts lively, informative and engaging discussions with leaders in their fields to provide vital health information on a broad range of topics, while focusing on education, wellness and prevention; and listeners will often call-in with questions.
Barbara Ficarra is also the founder and editor-in-chief of the Healthin30.com website.
Healthin30.com is a website dedicated to providing readers with health info from the trusted medical experts. Healthin30.com is an extension of Health in 30™ Radio Show. Healthin30.com provides vital health information covering a broad range of topics, and it centers on education and prevention. All the information from the live radio show is available on the website along with health tips written by the shows many expert guests. Readers can get more in-depth information and listen to audio from the radio broadcasts. The website has links to other health related websites on the topics covered on each show as well as news and information on the latest health trends. The website is designed to allow visitors to obtain information to help keep them healthy and stay informed. Healthin30.com’s newsletters are free and they include the best tips from each show and encourages consumers to take charge of their health. Healthin30.com is geared to the general public to obtain vital health information as well as providing information for the health care professional. Healthin30.com is dedicated to the responsible sharing of accurate and reliable health and medical information from leaders in the health care industry. “Expert Information. Spectacular Health™.
Barbara Ficarra is the medical/health correspondent and executive producer for Web/TV. Barbara is the creator/host/executive producer of Health in 30™ and Nurses in Motion™ for Web/TV. Nurses in Motion™ delves into the complex issues surrounding the nursing and medical profession. Barbara Ficarra is a media consultant and offers media training. Barbara remains active on the front lines of the healthcare system, she is an administrative head nurse at a level 2 trauma center and she is multifaceted in her clinical experience from oncology to general med/surg. Barbara is a patient advocate who always encourages patients and their families to be proactive and take charge of their health.
Barbara has been selected as an expert contributor to Healthandwellnessexpert.com where she writes and records 60 second audio on vital health topics and she was selected as a guest blogger for Healthcommentary.org with Dr. Mike Magee, and Helpchangehealthcare.com. Barbara was recently selected to produce video blogs for icyou.com and in the future she will be the host for in-studio interviews.
Barbara Ficarra has been selected by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) to receive a prestigious Journalism Award of Excellence for Coverage of Emergency Medicine. The program, “Ins and Outs of the ER” covered what to expect in the ER and the challenges of crowding and waiting on the Health in 30 Radio Show. “Awards are given for outstanding coverage of an emergency medicine issue, in-depth analysis or investigation that brings clarity to a key emergency medicine issue and educates the public and significant impact that motivates positive change or breaks a new story that generates widespread coverage.” Barbara was honored by ACEP at the Leadership and Advocacy Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, D.C.
Barbara is a speaker at many professional conferences; Barbara was selected as faculty to teach at the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Medical Communications Conference in Tampa, Florida in April 2007 and in San Diego, CA, April 2008. Barbara was elected to the Board of the National Association of Medical Communicators and she is a member of New York Women in Communications, and a published author. Barbara serves on the Academy of Judges for the International Health and Medical Media Awards (the FREDDIE Awards), a member of X2HN an organization for women health care executives and Barbara is the “Voice” of CareSeek.
