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CPP
Associates
3100 N.
Sheridan Rd
Suite
9C
Chicago IL 60657
USA
bbancr9271@aol.com
Comments on Keynotes
"All
10's across the board!
Barb well-demonstrated
her nursing leadership
skills during the
event!"
Western Kentucky
University
Nurses Chapter of Sigma
Theta Tau International
“You have made our event
unforgettable for the
past 3 years! Our
nurses have loved having
you at our event so many
times and we consider
ourselves very lucky for
this. You are by far
the best rated, most
requested, one-of-a-kind
speakers we have ever
known!! Thank you,
thank you, thank you
Barb for being an
amazing nurse, role
model, educator and
author! A very fond
aloha,
Amy
Thomas, Chief Nursing
Officer, Hawai’I Pacific
Healthcare (Annual
conferences: 2022, 2023,
2024)
Thank you, Barb. The
Carefree conference was
terrific due to your
good medicine
"laughter," which I
tried to share with the
staff I manage but the
delivery was not the
same as you. You are
dynamic, engage the
audience and the
laughter lasts much
longer than the 2-hour
presentation. Thank you
so much. I cannot wait
to share the DVD's with
the staff! Be well. Be
safe , and continue to
share the laughter, it
is a gift.
Kelly Redding RN, BSN
St . Joseph's Hospital
and Medical Center
I truly enjoyed your
workshop…I hope that in
my 42 years, I have
touched my patients with
as much humor as you
have given me. Good job!
Well done!
LB,
Edmonton AB
I just wanted to Thank
You on behalf of myself
as well as MHSTE! I am
still laughing when I
think about your
presentations. I laughed
until I cried actually
during the
presentations. As I am
sure you already know,
the evaluations were
fabulous! Most of them
said they want to see
and hear you again next
year. You might want to
think about penciling in
MHSTE (MHSE) Conference
for next July. One of
the best presentations I
think I have ever heard.
Thanks again!
Barb Houk
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"It’s been such a privilege and a pleasure to teach all of
you over the past 40 years." |
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Hi everyone!!
Can you believe it? It’s been over 50
years of the most exciting, entertaining, and satisfying job
that I could ever have imagined. With over 3,000 seminars
provided to thousands of nursing professionals, students,
and anyone else who was brave enough listen, it’s time to
close up the podium, dust off the golf
clubs, open a 487-page mystery novel, take my Shih-poo out
for an hour of Frisbee and long walks, and enter the whole
new world of retirement. Of course, while I will keep up
with everything new and exciting in the Nursing and Medical
literature, I just won’t be gallivanting all over the United
States and Canada, traipsing through airports, schlepping
bags and boxes from one city to another, and checking into
hotels at whatever o’clock in the morning.
I can’t thank all of you enough for
your continued backing of my presentations, your laughter,
your questions, your comments, your purchases of my books,
DVDs, and CDs, your cards, letters, funny jokes, and
never-ending support of “all things Barb”. It’s been such a
privilege and a pleasure to teach all of you over the past
40 years.
Check the website on occasion…I might
be doing a blog, I am certainly going to write at least ONE
more book, I could consider a podcast, who knows, a keynote
speech may be in my future? (Please email or call me if
you're interested in a Keynote Speech...I won't be doing
"all-day" seminars anymore, but a keynote here and there
would be FUN!!" See side panel for possible keynotes.) For now, though, I will take a deep breath and
enjoy R & R with my phenomenal friends and family.
Wishing all of you the best possible
years ahead…stay healthy, stay happy, and stay focused on
the things you love the most.
Thank you again,
Barb
Bbancr9271@aol.com
barbbanc@gmail.com
312-543-7688 (please text as I don’t answer calls if I don’t
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Barb Bancroft, RN, MSN, NP,
has liberally applied her gift of humor to the
clinical teaching of healthcare professionals
and laymen since the early 1980s. She has
provided more than 3,000 continuing education
events on topics pertaining to health and
wellness, physical assessment, pharmacology and
pathophysiology to health care professionals and
corporate groups throughout the United States
and Canada.
With clarity and wit, Barb dishes up a variety
of clinical and useful keynote speeches. She has been the keynote speaker for the
Association of Practitioners for Infection
Control, the National Association of Biology
Teachers, the National Association of Orthopedic
Nurses, the National Association of Emergency
Nurses, and the National Association of Nurse
Practitioners, dental groups including The
Pacific Coast Dental Association,
The Washington State Dental Association,
The Edmonton Dental Society, and The Vancouver
Island Dental Society. She has provided health
and wellness presentations to corporate groups
including The MDRT (Million Dollar Round Table),
Smith Barney/Citicorp, Country Financial, State
Farm Insurance, and more.
Barb has held faculty
positions at the University of Virginia, the
University of Arkansas, Loyola University of
Chicago, and St. Xavier University of Chicago.
She has provided courses on Advanced
Pathophysiology, Pharmacology and Physical
Assessment to graduate and undergraduate
students.
Barb Bancroft is
the author of Medical Minutiae, an
Apple a Day: The ABCs of Diet and Disease; Live
a Little, Laugh a Lot; Kiss My Asparagus;
Clinical Pharmacology; Plants or Pills?;
Laughing My Aspirin Off; and her most recent
book—A Bacteria, a Virus, and a Parasite Walk
Into a Bar –a Quirky Look at the
Interpretation of Lab Tests.
Barb is a fascinating and
highly informative speaker whose dynamic
presentation style makes learning enjoyable. She
provides a wealth of clinical information that
can be applied to everyday practice.
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Check out Barb's Newest Book...
A Bacteria, a Virus
and a
Parasite Walk Into a
Bar
This is NOT your “run-of-the-mill Lab Test
book.” Of course, it’s not—it’s written by
the “not your run-of-the-mill” nursing
educator, Barb Bancroft. What is the best
way to describe this book? It’s
“lab-a-palooza” of a tome, with full
explanations of every day lab tests,
interspersed with clinical quips, timely
tips, case studies, pharmacology pearls,
historical highlights, practical pointers,
and peppered with a few giggles and laughs
along the way. Barb blends physiology,
pathophysiology, pharmacology, and physical
assessment pearls seamlessly throughout each
of the 12 chapters. The first chapter, named
after the title of the book, A Bacteria, a
Virus, and a Parasite Walk Into a Bar…
discusses the lab tests used to diagnose
infections with a thorough explanation of
the WBC and differential. The second chapter
covers RBCs and a thorough review of the
myriad of anemias. Bloody Hell is Chapter 3
– all about the tests used for clotting and
bleeding. Other chapters include Read My
Lipids, A Touch of the Sugar, Liver Logic,
To Pee or Not to Pee, Breath, Sweat, and
TearSSSSSS, The Land of the Gland—Thyroid,
that is, Enzymes Galore and So Much More,
and a few more on Electrolytes and Tumor
Markers. Piqued your interest? It's
educational, entertaining, and
enlightening...what more could you want in a
book on Lab Tests?
Piqued your
interest? It's educational, entertaining,
and enlightening...what more could you want
in a book on Lab Tests?
Back Cover
Buy it on
Amazon.com today!
Order from this
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SEE ALL BARB'S BOOKS
HERE.
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PROGRAMS
Take
This Job and... LOVE It! (Livin', Laughin' and Learnin'...Through the
Years)
Barb presents a lively and humorous look at the wonderful world of the nursing.
She shares her 50+ years of experience by weaving tales from yesteryear with
current nursing and medical progress. Barb's best bets for maintaining an
exciting and fulfilling nursing career will have you laughing your way to
another healthy and prosperous year in the nursing profession.
To Your Health!
Most of us are so focused on taking business endeavors and taking care of
others, that we neglect to consider our own health as a priority. In this
entertaining and educational presentation, Barb Bancroft will discuss the most
important health concerns in today's workforce and the implications of
self-management. Topics include the use of humor and sunlight in boosting the
immune system, how to prevent cardiovascular disease with therapeutic lifestyle
changes, stress reduction techniques, and the importance of regular check-ups
with your health care professional. Barb cleverly incorporates the latest
findings on dietary influences and how to easily incorporate changes into your
everyday routine. You will not only leave the seminar laughing your way to a
healthier lifestyle, but you will take home practical pearls for health
maintenance.
Unstress for Success
Did you know that stress moves FAT around your waistline? Did you know that
stress depletes the brain of the 'happiness' neurotransmitter known as
serotonin? Did you know that stress can move calcium out of the bone and
increase the risk for osteoporosis? Did you know that stress can 'kill' brain
cells and lead to memory loss? Did you know that stress increases blood
pressure? WOW! Join Barb for a delightful review of the "stress response" and
its ramifications for health and happiness. Barb will not only discuss the
implications of stress on health and disease, but she will also provide
hilarious ways to reduce stress in your daily routine.
Do Dill Pickles REALLY Cause Cancer?
Barb will delve into the myriads of myths, controversies, crazy theories and
mysteries that have been propagated about cancer through the years. Breast
Cancer underwire bras? How about cell phones carried in the bra and the risk for
breast cancer?
Cell phones and brain tumors? TSA radiation and cancer risk? What does excess
weight have to do with cancer? Does fiber protect against colon cancer? What is
the role of temperature in the development of testicular cancer? What is the
risk of cancer with various CT scans? Barb's hilarious and informative
presentation on Do Dill Pickles REALLY cause cancer makes a great keynote
presentation for healthcare professionals in the world of Oncology Medicine and
Nursing.
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