PROFESSIONAL VITA

BARBEE BANCROFT, RN, MSN, PNP

 

Address

3100 N. Sheridan Road #9C

Chicago, IL 60657 USA

312-543-7688 (Barb's mobile phone)

 

E-mail Address:

bbancr9271@aol.com

 

Web Site:

http://barbbancroft.com

 

EIN

36-429-6167 CPP Associates, Inc.

 

Educational Background:

• East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina  BSN   1968-1972

• University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia  PNP, MSN  1976-1978
• University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois  Doctoral studies in Pathology  1980-1984 (Ph.D. not completed)

Teaching Experience:

• University of Virginia  Clinical Coordinator, PNP and FNP programs; Pediatric Graduate  Pathophysiology  1978-1980
• Loyola University of Chicago—Undergraduate Pathophysiology  Fall 1986, Summer 1987
• St. Xavier University—Advanced Health Assessment, Fall 1981
• University of Arkansas—Graduate Pathophysiology, Graduate Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners, Fall 1990-1996
• University of Missouri—Post-Master’s NP Program—Advanced Pathophysiology Fall 1997, Fall 1998
• Virginia Commonwealth University—NP Program—Advanced Pharmacology Summer 1999

Continuing Education Teaching Experience:

I have taught over 3000 continuing education seminars on health related topics to corporate groups and health care professionals throughout the United States and Canada over the past 35 years. I have been the keynote/plenary session presenter for numerous professional associations and corporations including:

The American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals

The Association of Practitioners for Infection Control

The National Association of Orthopedic Nurses

The Emergency Nurses' Association

The American Academy of Nurse Practitioner's

The Case Management Society of America

The National Association of Biology Teachers

The MDRT (Million Dollar Round Table)

Smith Barney/Citicorp

The Pacific Coast Dental Association

The Washington State Dental Association

The Edmonton Dental Society

The Vancouver Island Dental Society

Publications:

• Contributing Editor: Bearnes' Adult Med-Surg Nursing. Mosby (1998)
• Author: Immunology Simplified. Journal of Perioperative Nursing, 1994
• Editor, bi-monthly newsletter entitled “Clinical Quips and Timely Tips” (2000-2008)
• Editor, monthly eBlurbs (2010-2016)
• Author, Medical Minutiae (1994)
• Editor, Pathophysiology Perspectives (1985-1999)
• Author, An Apple a Day: The ABC’s of Diet and Disease (September 2001)
• Author, Live a Little, Laugh a Lot (August 2003)
• Author: Kiss My Asparagus! An essential guide to nutrition’s role in health and disease. (August 2012)
• Author: Geriatric Gems (2018)
• Author: Clinical Focus on Pharmacology (2019)
• Author: Laughin' My Aspirin Off (2020)
• Author: A Bacteria, A Virus and a Parasite Walk into a Bar (2023)

 

Clinical Experience:

• Staff  Nurse, Joseph Ladd School, Newport Rhode Island
• Staff Nurse, Pediatrics, Georgetown University Hospital
• Assistant Head Nurse/Pediatrics—Georgetown University Hospital 1972-1976
• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner—Private Family Practice 1976-1978
• Adult Neurology Clinic—University of Chicago 1980-1983

Current Position:

Executive Director and President, CPP Associates, Inc., a consulting firm and continuing education provider for healthcare professionals and corporate seminars. CPP Associates provides over 150 presentations per year for national associations, hospitals, and corporations throughout the United States and Canada.