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CPP
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3100 N.
Sheridan Rd
Suite 1C
Chicago IL 60657
bbancr9271@aol.com
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Feedback on Barbs videos
Thank you! I look forward to learning how to teach
these topics better... or at least with a little more
flair for my students! Thank you for your inspiration.
Bonnie
They are very popular
here in our Nursing Dept at Red Deer College. Students and Faculty
LOVE the Neuro for the Not
So Neuro Minded. I
can hardly keep them in my office. I have now also asked our Resource
Committee to buy a selection for our library.
I have had my in law’s
watch the Diabetes Update set as my mother in law was newly diagnosed.
My father in law, a very cynical family physician who rarely approves
anything LOVES them!
Thank you for making the
topic interesting and understandable in a way so that my 17 year old son
watched the Neuro set with me and he loved them. He was able to talk to
me about his grandma and her stroke and know exactly where in the brain
it occurred and the significance to her speech issues as a result. (By
the way he thinks you are “cool and hilarious!”)
My office partner took
the Diabetes set home for her husband to watch, he now ensures that he
takes his Metformin at night and has had great success with keeping his
glucose level where it is supposed to be! (After his wife’s nagging and
harassing, all it took was your video!!…Liz would have borrowed them
sooner!)
You simplify things that
appear so complex so that any one can understand! That is awesome!
Kathy Regehr RN
Red Deer College
Dear Barb,
I have received all the DVDs now; I am watching at least one copy every
day, since I received them.
They are excellent DVDs and it is difficult to resist rushing to go
through watching them, even when I come home tired from work some days.
They will certainly be a very valuable addition to my personal library
of nursing DVDs and books.
Thank you, thank you so very much.!!!!!
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Barb Bancroft’s DVDs…
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A re
you looking for
DVDs of Barb's three day
seminar,
'Teaching
Pharmacology'?
Order
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ALL DVDs are 5-6 hours
$100 for EACH SET of 3 DVDs
VIDEO STREAMING RIGHTS ARE
AN ADDITIONAL $75. PER DVD TITLE
CDs are $60
All payments in $US
Want to order from outside the US
or Canada? Send an email directly to
Barb.
All purchases via P.O. Number should be mailed to:
CPP Associates 3100 N. Sheridan Road 1C Chicago
IL 60657
(phone) 870-715-7508 (fax) 870-749-2276
email:bbancr9271@aol.com
Printable Order Form
here
Shipping to US:
$15. under $250./$25. for
$250.–$500./$35. over $500.
Shipping to Canada:
$20. under $250./$30. for
$250.–$500./$40. over $500.
ORDERS FROM
OUTSIDE US OR CANADA: contact Barb directly at
bbancr9271@aol.com
Please note that some orders
take 3-4 weeks for delivery!
Canadian order can take as long as 4-6 weeks.
*Contact hours on selected titles are $25 per person and need to be completed
before the end of 2013.
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Alpha
Receptors, Beta Receptors, Kappa Receptors—It's All Greek To Me!
 How many types of receptors are there?
Alpha receptors, beta receptors, kappa, mu, sigma receptors, muscarinic
and nicotinic receptors, dopaminergic and serotonergic receptors,
cannabis receptors, estrogen, progesterone and testosterone
receptors—and other "sub" receptors that you didn't even know you had!!
Whereas, manipulating receptors makes a pharmacologist squeal with
delight it makes everyone else scream in frustration. Why does boosting
one receptor block another receptor which in turn boosts another
receptor only to block another receptor? Why does one type of receptor
have 16 different subtypes? Why can't they all just get along? Barb will
sort, resort, and sort again, the myriad of receptors involved with drug
therapy today. Pain medications and blood pressure medications;
medications for the prostate gland and the thyroid gland; appetite
boosters and appetite suppressants; estrogen agonists and estrogen
antagonists; anti-depressants for depression, anti-depressants for pain;
dopamine boosters and dopamine blockers; mushrooms, LSD, nicotine and
marijuana effects on various receptors—for pleasure and/or for pharmacy.
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 The Big C—Pathophysiology of Cancer
This seminar provides an update and overview on the
pathophysiology of cancer–how it starts, how it spreads, the role of embryology,
the role of oncogenes, the role of the environment (viruses {HPV, HBV, HCV)},
bacteria {H. pylori}, hormones, chemicals, radiation, etc.) as well as many
other facts and tidbits about the growth and differentiation of cells. The terms
regeneration, hyperplasia, metaplasia, and dysplasia will also be explained as
will the role of inflammation. Tumor markers and their use for diagnostic
purposes will also be included. New drugs and old drugs will be
discussed—monoclonal antibodies, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, Neupogen and
Neuolasta and more. Specific cancers to be discussed include breast cancer,
prostate cancer, lung cancer, skin cancer, hematologic malignancies, brain
tumors and GI cancers. This seminar is full of clinical pearls and quips about
the big C.
This is also available as an audio CD
for $60
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Diabetes Update and Overview —'A Touch
of the Sugar'
Everything you have always wanted to know about diabetes—and then
some! Join Barb for an entire day on Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Barb will give
you the current thinking on the pathophysiology of both Type 1 and Type 2. The
clinical manifestations will be correlated with the pathophysiology, as will the
various classes of drugs used to treat the underlying insulin deficiency and/or
insulin resistance. Barb will also discuss the complications of this
disease—including microvascular and macrovascular complications involving all
body systems. Lab tests will also be described—when to do them and how to
interpret the results. Therapeutic lifestyle changes will be emphasized for both
the prevention and the treatment of the disease.
This is also available as an audio CD
for $60
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Different
Strokes for Different Folks
 In this one day
seminar, Barb discusses the latest information on stroke diagnosis and
treatment, focusing on the classic clinical presentation for both hemorrhagic
and ischemic strokes for various age groups. The lecture starts with a review of
functional neuroanatomy correlated with the anterior and posterior blood
supply. Barb provides a comprehensive overview of modifiable and non-modifiable
risk factors and discusses the treatment and prevention of the modifiable risk
factors for both hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes. Also discussed is the NIHSS
Stroke Scale as it relates to the assessment of the acute stroke patient. Barb
demonstrates techniques used for the neurological exam of a patient with a
stroke, emphasizing evaluation and subsequent treatment based on that
evaluation. Acute emergency treatment for hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes and
chronic treatment protocols and nursing care are also covered.
This is also available as an audio CD
for $60
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Endocrine Update and
Overview—Hormonal Chaos
 NEW!!!
(Available mid-April 2013)
It’s all about
“too much or too little” in the world of endocrinology. Barb discusses the
hypothalamus and it’s myriad of functions—sleep, sex, temperature regulation,
onset of puberty, body rhythms, appetite, satiety, sexual orientation and
more…Clinical correlations include drugs and the hypothalamus (aspirin,
acetaminophen, diet pills, sleeping pills, gonadotropin-releasing hormones) as
well as primary, secondary, and tertiary diseases of the hypothalamus. The
hypothalamic-pituitary-target organ (thyroid, adrenal gland, gonads) axis will
be discussed as well as clinical conditions involved with each target organ.
Clinical conditions include hypopituitarism, hyper-and hypothyroidism, hyper-and
hypoparathyroidism, Cushing’s disease and Cushing’s syndrome, Addison’s disease,
primary ovarian failure and primary testicular failure, polycystic ovary
syndrome, endometriosis, cancers of the endocrine system, and dysfunction of the
endocrine portion of the pancreas (hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia). The concept
of negative feedback will also be discussed and correlated with various types of
tests used to diagnose endocrine function and dysfunction. Barb will also
discuss the treatment of all of the above conditions. Drugs to be discussed
include the various hormonal therapies for endocrine cancers, the types of
glucocorticoids and their potency profile, metformin, levothyroxine, androgen,
and estrogen replacement therapies.
This is also available as an audio CD
for $60
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 *Geriatric
Gems—Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Assessment Pearls
This one-day seminar
provides an in-depth discussion of essential aspects of caring for the geriatric
patient. Physiologic changes with aging are correlated with physical assessment
findings as well as side effects of common drugs used in the aging population.
An emphasis on neurologic function includes peripheral neuropathies, dementia
and delirium, movement disorders and the special senses. Type 2 diabetes and
thyroid dysfunction are covered in the Endocrine System. Reproductive changes
are gender specific and include causes of erectile dysfunction in the male and
menopausal changes in the female. Cardiovascular diseases include coronary
artery disease and atherosclerosis as well as hypertension and CHF. Respiratory
function briefly covers COPD and other age related changes in lung function. The
effect of NSAIDS in the GI system is emphasized as are the common causes of
constipation in the elderly population. The effect of a decreased glomerular
filtration rate and drug excretion is correlated with side effects and drug
toxicity. This lecture is presented in Barb's characteristically humorous
fashion and is a must for anyone working with and caring for Geriatric patients.
It truly is a "GEM" of a lecture.
This is also available as an audio CD
for $60
Contact hours are $25 per person
This continuing nursing education
activity has been approved by the Illinois Nurses Association, an accredited
approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation for 6 nursing contact hours. Expiration February 15, 2014.
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Heart
Matters—All Things Cardiac
 NEW!!!
(Available end of April 2013)
This
one day seminar focuses on “all things cardiac”—risk factors for cardiovascular
disease—the usual suspects (hypercholesterolemia, obesity, hyperlipidemia,
smoking, diabetes, metabolic syndrome) and the “not-so-usual” risk factors
(autoimmune diseases, long-term cocaine/meth use, PCOS, depression, thyroid
disease), cardiovascular assessment (HR, BP, peripheral pulses, landmarks and
heart sounds, heart murmurs), cardiovascular drugs (beta blockers, thiazide and
loop diuretics, ACE inhibitors, ARBs, Calcium channel blockers, anti-coagulants,
anti-platelet drugs, anti-arrhythmic drugs), and diagnostic testing (BNP,
cardiac enzymes, troponin, hs-CRP, cholesterol and lipid-profile). Gender
differences in ACS (acute coronary syndrome) presentation and treatment will
also be discussed. Barb will also discuss clinical cardiac conditions including
Chronic Heart Failure, Hypertension and end-organ disease, atrial fibrillation,
valvular heart disease, and cardiomyopathies.
This is also available as an audio CD
for $60
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*Immunology
Simplified—From AIDS to ZZZZZZZZZ
 Barb
has taken a complex topic and simplified it to the point that IMMUNOLOGY can
actually be FUN! She starts with the 3 major principles of the immune
system—recognition of self vs. non-self, selectivity and specificity, and
memory. She explains what can go right, and what can go wrong with each major
principle—eg, autoimmune disease, monoclonal antibodies for numerous conditions,
and how long vaccines actually last in our immune "memory bank."
A discussion about the immune system is never complete without explaining the
role of acute and chronic inflammation. The neutrophils ("segs") and the
macrophages will be discussed in all of their glory, with particular emphasis on
the role of the macrophage as the "bridge" between the inflammatory response and
the immune response.
The two arms of the immune system are described—1) the innate or nonspecific
response and, 2) the acquired or adaptive response. The innate response includes
barrier defenses, the pH of body fluids, and the inflammatory response, whereas
the adaptive/acquired response is all about the B and T lymphocytes and their
respective antibody and cytokine production. Learn about the IgAs, IgMs, IgGs,
and IgEs, the interleukins, the interferons, and tumor necrosis factor alpha.
Barb will correlate all of the above with hypersensitivity diseases that are
classified as Types I through IV—allergies, anaphylaxis, asthma, MS, Hashimoto's
thyroiditis, type 1 Diabetes, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Rheumatoid
Arthritis, and contact dermatitis. She will also discuss the drugs that are used
to treat immune system diseases. And last, but not least—Barb will discuss how
sleep, food, sex, humor, and exercise influence the immune system.
This is also available as an audio CD
for $60
Contact hours are $25 per person
This continuing nursing education
activity has been approved by the Illinois Nurses Association, an accredited
approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation for 5.5 nursing contact hours. Expiration February 15, 2014.
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*Interpretation
of Lab Tests
 Barb Bancroft's approach to interpreting lab tests is a "must
hear" for nurses in all areas and nurses at all levels. You will leave the
seminar with a plethora of practical pearls that can be applied to your patients
in the hospital, in the primary care facility, or in the ICU. The WBC and
differential is discussed as it relates to viral infections, bacterial
infections, and parasitic infections. Iron deficiency anemias will be
differentiated from B12 and folic acid anemias—and, Barb will give you some
helpful hints for patients with lead as a cause of anemia. The lipid profile
will be discussed as will liver function tests and clinical correlations. Barb
will also correlate various drugs with their effects on lab tests, including
chemotherapy, antibiotics, statins, and other lipid-lowering agents.
This is also available as an audio CD
for $60
Contact hours are $25 per person
This continuing nursing education
activity has been approved by the Illinois Nurses Association, an accredited
approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation for 5.5 nursing contact hours. Expiration February 15, 2014.
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Interpretation of Lab Tests with a Pharmaceutical Focus
 White counts, liver function tests, TSH,
electrolytes, platelets, serum creatinine...how do drugs change the
interpretation of lab tests in a patient and how do we monitor specific
drugs based on lab test changes? What drugs cause low sodium? Can
prescription drugs as well as complementary therapies wreak havoc with
potassium levels? What should the sed rate do when antibiotic treatment
is initiated? What drugs "kill" the thyroid? A myriad of drugs induce
direct liver injury—what are the most common prescription and
non-prescription drugs that cause liver damage? What drugs and
supplements affect lipid metabolism? What should the TSH do once a
patient begins thyroid replacement? Why do ACE inhibitors increase the
serum creatinine? Which lab test should be used tomonitor muscle aches
and pains in patients on "statin" therapy? What drugs are notorious for
reducing platelet counts? What drugs cause megaloblastic anemia? Heck,
what IS megaloblastic anemia? Which drugs induce life threatening
neutropenia? How does Neulasta work? You'll not only understand the
effects of drugs on lab tests—you'll also finally understand LAB TESTS!
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 Journey
Through the GI Tract
Join Barb
for a 4.5 hour journey through 33 feet of gastrointestinal tract. This DVD
covers the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the GI tract from top to
bottom. Beginning with the mouth and oropharynx, this lecture discusses the
teeth, the tongue, the mouth, the gums, the esophagus, the stomach, and the
small and large bowel. Specific clinical entities include the relationship
between periodontal disease and cardiovascular diseaese, tonsillitis and
adenoiditis and growth disturbances, esophageal varices, and the many causes of
cirrhosis of the liver, GERD and Barrett's esophagus, NSAID gastropathy, peptic
ulcer disease and H. pylori, Celiac disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative
colitis, colon cancer and rectal foreign objects. The journey is entertaining,
enlightening, and educational.
This is also available as an audio CD
for $60
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Kiss My
Asparagus
Barb wrote the
book, but she has also has a DVD on the topic, KISS MY ASPARAGUS. Barb covers
foods that promote inflammation and oxidation as well as “anti-inflammatory”
foods and foods that provide “anti-oxidant” properties. You’ll hear about the
perils of SPAM, the good and bad news about saturated fats, and strictly the bad
news about trans fats, olive oil, coconut oil, and krill oil will also be
discussed as will the hope and hype of omega-3 fatty acids. Is booze good for
you? As long as you remember that a “little dab will do ya’”…what are the five
top foods that pack on the pounds? Barb will dispel myths about eggs and the 5
to 8 glasses of water per day. She’ll focus on diet and blood pressure reduction
(lower the salt intake, increase the potassium and calcium intake). Is a
multivitamin worth taking? Is chocolate good for you? And, of course, why DOES
your urine smell like asparagus after you consume asparagus? Lots of great
information…lots of fun, practical information that you can incorporate into
your everyday routine.
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Liver
Logic—50
ways to love your liver
 Did you know?
…that the
liver has 500, yes, I repeat, 500 functions!!
…that the
liver can regenerate itself within days?
…that the
liver metabolizes over 10,000 drugs?
…that the
blood supply to the liver is primarily venous?
…that the
liver does most of its work at night?
…that the
liver is the second largest organ in your body?
…that the
number one cause of cirrhosis is NOT alcohol?
Listen to Barb’s
fascinating lecture on the liver in all of its glory. Barb takes you for a
journey through an amazing organ that we tend to take for granted. It
metabolizes drugs, booze, and hormones…it synthesizes proteins, clotting
factors, and cholesterol…it stores blood, vitamins, and iron…
You will gain a
new respect for this 4–pound football-sized organ, and an understanding that it
is just as important as the heart, brain, kidneys, and lungs—the more celebrated
organ systems.
This is also available as an audio CD
for $60
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Neuro-for-the-not-so-Neuro-Minded
 The day includes an overview and update of functional
neuroanatomy and Neuro assessment. Barb takes a "journey" through the brain—the
Cerebral Cortex (all four lobes and their functions), and shows how to assess
the 4 lobes as well as pathophysiology, including head injuries, brain tumors,
and dementias; the basal ganglia and assessment, including the patient with a
movement disorder—Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea, and athetosis; the
brain stem—assessment and clinical correlations including cranial nerves; spinal
cord and the reflex arc. It's a great lecture for neuro novices as well as
seasoned neuro nurses—everyone learns some new tidbits as well as refreshing
some old tidbits.
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Neurotransmitters in Health and Disease—Who put the dope in dopamine? Who is Sara and why does she make you so happy?
 This fascinating
lecture explores the function of numerous neurotransmitters in both the
peripheral and central nervous system. The transmitters include norepinephrine,
dopamine, epinephrine, serotonin, acetylcholine, GABA, and glutamate. Who is "sara"
and why does she make you so happy? Who put the dope in dopamine? What are the
many functions of dopamine, besides the obvious "feel good, let's do it again"
role in addictive behaviors? GABA is your "momma"...she's inhibitory and
she helps to keep "the brake's on" your behavior. Drugs that mimic her function
are called "Mother's Little Helpers" —the class of drugs known as the
benzodiazepines. GABA is also a primary target for many anticonvulsants as well.
Norepinephrine gives you energy and stimulates your appetite center. Prednisone
is a primary culprit to stimulate the release of norepinephrine in the appetite
center. Acetylcholine is the transmitter of cognition in the brain and has
numerous functions in the peripheral nervous system as well as the enteric
nervous system. Glutamate is excitatory and plays a role in head injury,
strokes, and schizophrenia. This fascinating lecture correlates the function of
each of these neurotransmitters with their roles in common clinical conditions
as well as all of the drugs used to treat each of these
conditions—antidepressants, antipsychotics, anticonvulsants, anticholinergics,
and more.
This is also available as an audio CD
for $60
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*Pediatric
Potpourri—Assessment
of the pediatric patient from the neonate to the nineteen-year-old
 Finally! Barb
has produced a DVD on her favorite topic—Pediatric Assessment. Barb
provides an overview on how to approach the pediatric patient—from the
newborn to a nineteen-year-old. What should you expect with vital signs?
Why is a heart rate of 120 perfectly fine for a one-month-old and an
ALARM sign in a 15-year-old with fever and dehydration? How do you
assess a toddler with an average 300-word vocabulary consisting of one
MAJOR word—“NO” ? Whatever you do, don’t ask them if you can do
something! How do you explain “the Teenage Brain”? The best neuro exam
in a young child consists of observation—the majority of cranial nerves
can be examined by watching facial expressions. What 3 individual
clinical features are the most accurate for predicting 5% dehydration in
kids? Barb explains the clinical findings in children that help to
estimate the degree of dehydration—mild, moderate, and severe in kids.
Why is weight such an important vital sign in kids? How do you determine
fluid and drug doses? What are the new guidelines for determining
tonsillectomies in children? What are the new guidelines for working up
a child with febrile seizures? What is the current treatment for
children with status epilepticus? What’s so different about the
respiratory system in children vs. adults? What are the causes of
acidosis in kids? What are the treatment guidelines for diabetic
ketoacidosis? What are some ALARM signs for child abuse? What are some
early clues observed in young children with autism? What are the
criteria for assessing the child with an acute asthma attack? Learn all
of this and MORE in this fascinating Pediatric Potpourri DVD
Contact hours are $25 per person
This continuing nursing education
activity has been approved by the Illinois Nurses Association, an accredited
approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation for 5.5 nursing contact hours. Expiration February 15, 2014.
This is also available as an audio CD
for $60
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Pee or not to Pee—that is the Question:
Renal Update and Overview
For anyone and everyone
that hated renal physiology, this is the DVD for you. Barb explains, in a
simplified way, primary diseases of the kidney as well as the kidney as “an
innocent bystander” in diseases such as lupus, drug-induced nephropathy, CHF,
rhabdomyolysis, and more. Barb will also discuss the interpretation of lab tests
and kidney function as well as the myriad of drugs that affect and protect the
kidney. The diabetic kidney, the hypertensive kidney, the kidney in acute
failure, and other conditions will be described.
This is also available as an audio CD
for $60
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*Pharmacology—Simplify Don't Mystify
 This is a must have clinical DVD on the most common classes of
drugs used in the world of medicine and nursing today. Learn about the “prils”,
the “sartans”, the “triptans”, the “cyclovirs”, the “prazoles”, the “conazoles”,
the “olols, alols, and ilols”, and many more. Barb’s way of learning
Pharmacology is entertaining and enlightening and you’re sure to learn about
mechanisms of action, clinical indications, and adverse effects. Barb also
throws in a plethora of practical pearls for everyday use.
This is also available as an audio CD
for $60
Contact hours are $25 per person
This continuing nursing education
activity has been approved by the Illinois Nurses Association, an accredited
approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation for 5.5 nursing contact hours. Expiration February 15, 2014.
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*Physical
Assessment Pearls—If
you only have 5 minutes…
 The most
important part of any physical exam is taking the patient HISTORY. Learn how to
characterize the chief complaint by asking the right questions—the PQRST + AAA
way. Barb provides examples of how to use this mnemonic to get the most
information in the least amount of time. Barb will then guide you through
assessment basics—where to “listen” if you only have a minute, where to “look”
if you only have a minute, where to “feel” if you only have a minute. Barb
correlates anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology for each major system
discussed—the heart, the lungs, the abdomen, and the nervous system. You will
also be amazed at the information you can glean from basic vital sign
evaluation. Last, but not least, Barb discusses various drug classes and the
side effects that can confound a physical exam.
Contact hours are $25 per person
This continuing nursing education
activity has been approved by the Illinois Nurses Association, an accredited
approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation for 5.5 nursing contact hours. Expiration February 15, 2014.
This is also available as an audio CD
for $60
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*Polypharmacy—The Pearls, the Perils, and the Pitfalls of Pharmaceuticals in the Aging
Population
 The whole new world of Geriatric
Pharmacology awaits you! It has been estimated that 28% of all
hospitalizations in the elderly are due to adverse drug reactions. And
right along with that fact it has been estimated that each older patient
has 6.5 chronic conditions with an average of 3-5 drugs prescribed to
treat each condition. YOU DO THE MATH. Barb will discuss the normal
physiologic changes of aging that play a major role in drug absorption,
distribution, and excretion. You will learn the most common disastrous
drug combinations and how to avoid them—and you will learn what drugs
can be substituted, deleted, and/or added to avoid drug-related
disasters. How can something as simple as ibuprofen throw an 80-year-old
into renal failure? How can a single dose of cimetidine send a
90-year-old into a state of delirium?
This is also available as an audio CD
for $60
Contact hours are $25 per person
This continuing nursing education
activity has been approved by the Illinois Nurses Association, an accredited
approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation for 5.5 nursing contact hours. Expiration February 15, 2014.
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To
Your Health
 Barb
presents a lively and humorous look at the wonderful world of the nursing. She
shares her 30+ 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.
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Shampoos, Tattoos, and
Barbeques—Infectious Disease Update and Overview
 This one-day seminar provides an up-to-the minute overview and
update on current issues in the world of infectious diseases. New vaccines, new
diseases, new drugs! Barb covers the eight trends observed including global
warming and travel, bioterrorism, food-borne illnesses, and infectious agents
and their relationship to acute and chronic disease. Learn about why picnics can
be hazardous to your health, how many diseases tattooing can transmit, how long
a tick has to remain attached before you can acquire Lyme disease, the
implications of infectious agents in cardiovascular disease and autoimmune
diseases...and more!
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Unstress for Success
 Did you know that stress moves
FAT to your waistline? Did you know that stress depletes the brain for the
“happiness” neurotransmitter serotonin and the “zippy” neurotransmitter
norepinephrine? Did you know that stress can move calcium out of the bone and
increase the risk of osteoporosis? Did you know that stress is directly
cytotoxic to neurons of the hippocampus and can lead to memory loss? Did you
know that stress increases your blood pressure? Are you stressed reading this
blurb on stress? Join Barb for a delightful review of the “stress response” and
its ramifications for health and happiness. A little bit of stress has a
positive effect…high levels of continued stress is quite harmful. 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.
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Women's Health Issues—From Womb to Tomb
 This
educational, entertaining, and enlightening DVD, begins with Barb busting 5
general myths about women: 1) All "men" are created equal, 2) Women live longer,
so they must be healthier, 3) Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, 4) The egg is
passive, the sperm is aggressive, 5) The federal government has studied women as
aggressively as it has studied men. Barb divides the lecture into 3 phases—the
prenatal period and gender development and the importance of testosterone in the
development of the brain; puberty and the emergence of ovarian function—STDs,
oral contraceptives, the HPV vaccine, and the emergence of autoimmune diseases;
the third phase is the peri/postmenopausal phase of ovarian demise. Many topics
are discussed throughout the lecture and include depression, autoimmune
diseases, coronary artery disease, cancer in women, osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s
disease, the pros and cons of hormone replacement therapy, and more! You will be
able to make a better INFORMED choice as to whether or not hormone replacement
therapy is for you. Barb's presentation is peppered with fun facts, worthless
trivia, and pertinent clinical information.
This is also available as an audio CD
for $60
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