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Barb Bancroft’s DVDs…
ALL DVDs are
5-6 hours—$90.00 for EACH SET of 3 DVDs
NEURO-FOR-THE-NOT-SO-NEURO-MINDED
The day includes an overview and update of
functional neuroanatomy and Neuro assessment. I
take a "journey" through the brain—the Cerebral
Cortex (all four lobes and their functions), and
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.
DIABETES UPDATE AND OVERVIEW
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
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.
THE AGING HEART
This one-day seminar discusses the normal
anatomic and physiologic changes that occur with
the aging cardiovascular system. The discussion
also includes the important components of the
history and physical exam used in assessing the
older patient with cardiovascular disease. The
patho-physiology of the following common
clinical conditions will also be discussed as
will their clinical manifestations:
Hypertension, Congestive Heart Failure, Valvular
Heart Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, and
Peripheral Vascular Disease. A major component
of the lecture will be spent discussing the
pharmacologic management of the above
conditions.
NEUROLOGY OF AGING
Did you know that you reach your peak mental
capacity at age 24? And then you have 6 good
years. You are a mental giant between the ages
of 24 and 30, and then the "party is over". But
is it really? What happens the day after your
30th birthday? Barb will discuss the changes
occurring in the brain as it undergoes the
process of senescence. What are considered to be
normal age-related declines in cognitive
function? What can you do NOW to delay this
decline? How can you boost the brain's ability
to produce new neurons? New synapses? Barb will
also discuss the common neurologic diseases
associated with aging, including the
epidemiology, pathophysiology, physical
assessment, and pharmacologic management of each
condition. Conditions to be included: Dementia
of the Alzheimer Type (DAT), nutritional
dementias, vascular dementias, Parkinson's
disease, cerebrovascular disease, depression in
the elderly, mild cognitive impairment, and
more...What's new on the horizon for the
treatment of neurologic conditions in the
elderly? How might the "statin" drugs
revolutionize the treatment of the aging brain?
Will there be a vaccine against Alzheimer's
disease in the near future? Join Barb for a
delightful day of NEURO NUGGETS—for your own
brain health and for the brain health of your
aging friends, your aging family and your aging
patients.
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.
TO PEE OR NOT TO
PEE—THAT IS THE QUESTION
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.
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