Andrea Barcia
Andrea Barcia is community manager for Carenity Spain. As such she communicates directly with Carenity's Spanish-speaking members and her role involves animating the Spanish platform, interacting with members on a daily basis and writing and translating articles for the Health Magazine.
Andrea has a degree in Tourism from the Universidade de A Coruña (A Coruña, Spain) and a masters in International Marketing Strategy and Communication (Instituto Europeo, Santiago de Compostela, Spain). After an experience working in the aerospace sector, Andrea has been a freelancer in the field of digital communication and web content for the past 4 years. With a strong background in well-being and tourism, she joined Carenity in 2017.
Andrea specialises in managing online patient communities and writing health articles. She has a particular interest in the fields of neuropsychology, nutrition and sport.
Andrea holds a master's degree in International Marketing Strategies and Communication from the European Institute Campus Stellae in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
On the personal side, Andrea enjoys fitness, Japanese culture, cooking and traveling.
Created: 1/27/20 - Updated: 6/8/21
This member's contributions to the Health Magazine
Pancreatitis: "It is the most painful thing I have ever experienced".
Nov 30, 2022
Rheumatoid arthritis: "We can all have quality of life even though there is no cure for this disease".
Nov 23, 2022
Agoraphobia: "Better explain what it is so that there is more empathy"
Oct 5, 2022
Osteoporosis and osteopetrosis: "I just have to listen to my body and do what it asks me to do".
Sep 28, 2022
Multiple sclerosis: "It is very difficult to accept everything that is happening to you"
Jul 22, 2022
Myasthenia gravis: "When I understood what I was dealing with, the remission began"
Jul 18, 2022
Parkinson's disease: "The best therapy is meeting other people who know exactly how you feel."
Apr 27, 2022
Stiff person syndrome (SPS) and Hodgkin's lymphoma: "They had never seen a case like mine!"
Jan 19, 2022
Multiple sclerosis and pregnancy: "You have to take good care of yourself and listen to your doctors"
Sep 22, 2021
Expert Interview: How to live better with a loved one with Alzheimer's disease?
Sep 21, 2021
Bipolar disorder: "In my case, my life is completely normal"
Aug 18, 2021
Ankylosing spondylitis: "Don't stop moving and always exercise!"
May 21, 2021
Long COVID: "It felt as if the symptoms I had before were multiplied by 10!"
Apr 23, 2021
Migraine: "My doctor used to treat them like a headache"
Mar 24, 2021
Osteoarthritis: "From week to week, I notice an increase in discomfort"
Mar 23, 2021
Kidney failure and transplantation: "My kidney is functioning perfectly after almost 10 years!"
Mar 11, 2021
Epilepsy: "Stop looking down on us just because you don't know!"
Mar 10, 2021
Expert Interview: Understanding neuropsychology (3/3)
Jul 3, 2020
Expert Interview: Understanding Neuropsychology (2/3)
Jun 12, 2020
Coronavirus and Asthma: A Patient's Experience
Apr 2, 2020
Expert interview: discovering neuropsychology (1/3)
Mar 10, 2020
Fighting depression: Learning to love yourself and the ups and downs of life
Feb 6, 2020
Controlling asthma with natural methods
Feb 4, 2020
Flash glucose monitoring, treatments, diet: keeping type-2 diabetes under control
Jan 28, 2020
Anemia, Hashimoto disease, aortic insufficiency, type 1 diabetes...just to name a few. This is my story of misdiagnosis
Jul 24, 2019
Ovarian cancer: discover the world of personalized medicine, where every tumor isn’t treated the same with chemotherapy.
Jul 3, 2019
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): How to read your blood tests?
May 13, 2019
How to travel with a disability
May 1, 2019
Diagnosis, treatment, relationships with family and friends: the emotions experienced during breast cancer
Apr 24, 2019
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