Phelps County Regional Medical Center

Education Activity Evaluation Form

1^st Annual Issues in Gerontology Conference Neurology of Aging: May 27, 2009

Barb Bancroft, RN, MSN, PNP 

Please mark your Title

1. Content Evaluation: Achievement of the Objectives

Rate the extent to which you were able to meet each of the objectives of the education activity.

2. Content Evaluation: Congruency with Objectives

Comments about speaker:

Wonderful Speaker – Thank You!

Wonderful Speaker – I look forward to next year!

Excellent

Pictures are great!

Very interesting

Funny, Knowledgeable, Entertaining, Memorable, Wonderful!

Excellent

Excellent as always

I loved Barb’s personality and practical application and ability to keep my interest! She is funny and captivating. Loved her EVOO application à I was there last October (Italy)

Very good Speaker! Funny, Knowledgeable

Excellent speaker, worth every penny of her fee! Bring her back again – Maybe pharmacology next year.

The most excellent speaker I have ever heard.

Wonderful!

Dynamic! Great comic! My third time to hear Barb speak and I assured my colleagues they would not be disappointed. Delightful! Knowledgeable!

Excellent presentation! I have learned much to assist with my practice – please come back Barb!

Wow – excellent / awesome!! Best ever – thank you!

Best Speaker I have heard – bar none.

Laughter and increased knowledge ~ a great mix!. Never a disappointment! My second time to have the opportunity to attend a session with Barb. I will always look for more opportunities. Hope she can come again!

Excellent

Wonderful!

Excellent

She was one of the best speakers I have heard and extraordinary knowledgeable.

Loved. Would like pictures on screen the hand out also that go with slides.

Wonderful.

Evaluations Madison Conference

SA=strongly agree

A=agree

D=disagree

SD=strongly disagree

Barb,

Just wanted to share with you the results of our conference and how you were rated.  You rocked basically!  I heard so many comments about your presentations and they are still talking about it!  Throughout the evaluations there are numerous notations about such good speakers and you set the tone for the day.  So thank-you for being you and bringing down the house again!  We had a total of 83 attendees. 

Comments:

I enjoyed so much that the conference started strong speaker (Barb Bancroft)

Loved Barb Bancroft!  Have her again!

Excellent speaker-Barb Bancroft

I really enjoyed Barb Bancroft as a speaker, very knowledgeable, very informative!

Always include Barb Bancroft-very delightful

Barb's humor is great

Barb Bancroft was wonderful

Excellent!  Conferences such as this one make learning continuing education fun and informative!

Keynote speaker was delightful & informative!

Sue Backes, RN, BS, AE-C, CCM
Diabetes Case Manager
Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation
22 E. Mifflin Street, Suite 200
Madison, WI  53703
Office:  (608) 260-7004
Fax:     (608) 258-1903
sue.backes@pplusic.com
www.HealthyChoicesBigRewards.com

Area Health Education Center — Northwest Harrison
Continuing Education Program Evaluation

Program Title: Pharmin' in Branson — Pharmacology Update

Date: 10/31/07        Location: Branson, MO

Neuro Pharmacology — Barb Bancroft, RN, MSN, PNP

 

Shade in the letter on the provided SCANTRON to indicate your evaluation response:
A = Strongly Agree B = Agree C = Neutral D = Disagree E = Strongly Disagree

Please indicate to what degree the following objectives were met:

1.        List the functions of serotonin in the central nervous system.

2.        List the functions of the excitatory transmitter, dopamine, in the central nervous system.

3.        List the functions of the inhibitory transmitter, GABA, in the central nervous system.

4.        Discuss the various receptors located throughout the central nervous system for serotonin, dopamine and GABA.

5.        Describe the myriad of drugs used to either boost or block serotonin in the CNS and the enteric nervous system.

Please evaluate the following:

6.        I will utilize the objectives in my clinical practice.

7.        The audiovisual aids were of good quality and strengthened the presentation.

8.        The resource material helped clarify content.

9.        The instructional methods and techniques were appropriate.

10.    The content was presented without bias of any commercial product or drug.

 

11.    The physical facilities were appropriate (lighting, seating, sound, etc.).

 

12. I would recommend this program to my colleagues.

 

13. The speaker demonstrated expertise and effectiveness in the topic.
 

General comments:

1.        Need more variety of sandwiches when serving this type of meal.

2.        She is awesome!

3.        As always — great!!

4.        So much info! Fantastic!

5.        This was a very interesting seminar both days. Very enlightening and entertaining.

6.        Marvelous, as usual.

7.        Always enjoy Barb! What a treat. So informative and funny! We need her in the area more often.

8.        Great presentation with lots of helpful tips!

9.        Very good, entertaining, informative, great jokes! Thanks

10.    Wonderful as always.

11.    Any place Barb is, is a good place! I am very proud to be a part of her profession!

12.    Very enjoyable!!! The 50:50 Ach/dopamine illustration was very helpful.

13.    Funny!!

14.    Enjoyed! Great speaker

15.    Barb = Excellent job on this complex material. LOVE your photos!!!

16.    Great speaker — as always. Always applicable to practice!

17.    Great!

18.    Barb is terrific as usual! Very informative.

19.    Excellent, informative and entertaining. Thank you for another wonderful presentation.

20.    Need diet drugs with coffee! Both speakers were great.

21.    Great Seminar! Barb is fantastic!!

22.    This was excellent.

23.    Great! Informative! Wonderful!

24.    Great conference!

Hi Barb!  Thanks for the wonderful seminar in August.  We had a great turnout and the comments were very positive.  You were absolutely wonderful to work with and great to listen to.  By the comments (which follow), we hope we can have you back soon to entertain us on another topic!

Thanks again for everything.

Janelle Bruning RN DON

Blue Valley Lutheran Homes

Hebron, NE 68370

janelleb@bvlh.org

Comments from August 29^th Seminar:

Awesome job-went fast-easy to listen to –made learning easy.

Very excellent

Very informative-very interesting

Great sense of humor

Barbara was awesome.  I don’t remember when I laughed so hard J

Great workshop

Learned a lot

I like the speakers with humor-nursing is so serious these days.

Good job!  Good place!  Good food!

Workshop today-very good.

Absolutely wonderful seminar.  Thank you.

I loved the facility!  Have the speaker come back and I’ll pass the work around.

This was a very interesting workshop.

Excellent!

Food was great!  Any workshop with humor would be great!

Wonderful speaker, useful info-great facility.

Excellent-Most informative and enjoyable.  Liked the location.

Excellent facility and food was delicious.  Enjoyed the site change.

Great food and great facility.  A refreshing change.

Great place to have a workshop-do it again.  Excellent speaker.

I can’t say enough about this talented speaker.  She made infection control not only interesting but fun.  Excellent subject and workshop!

Barb is a very good speaker-makes learning fun.  Building is nice-slightly on the cool side.  Lunch was very good.  Need hot water in bathroom.  I’d come back here for another workshop.

Dynamic speaker!

Enjoyed the environment and excellent speaker.

Great speaker-did not get sleepy after meal.

Excellent speaker.  Great new facility and great lunch.

Great topic and speaker-Best yet-Loved the facility and food.  Great job ladies J

Barb is a wonderful speaker.   She will keep your attention and is hilarious!  Have her back again!

Great location-Great food-Great, funny speaker!

Excellent speaker!  Her humor made the material especially interesting.  Good visual aids.  The facility is wonderful and the meal was delicious.  Overall a great day-thanks!

Please have Barb come back for another topic-would be great!

Barb is wonderful-I could listen to her on any other topic that she does! Really liked the food and building. Great place to have the workshop!  Great food! Great speaker!  Thank-you-I really enjoyed the day!

Invite Barb back-most enjoyable and learned a lot.  Best workshop I have attended for awhile.  Enjoyed and like the new location.  Very good meal.

Please invite the speaker back.

Awesome presentation-great sense of humor, full applicable information.  Thanks so much!  Bring her back again!

This was one of the most informative seminars I have been to in years.  What could be dry, factual material was presented in a direct manner with humorous affect.  I was delighted to win a door prize-thank you!  Facility was good and food was delicious!

Wonderful presentation!  Wonderful facility!  Wonderful meal! 

Excellent program and speaker-good meal and very nice facility.

It was very informative and entertaining and I’d hate to have missed it.

Well done!  Good food, facility and presenter.

SUMMARY – DINNER SESSION

Objectives Evaluation

Please complete this evaluation by determining how well you feel you are able to meet the offering objectives at the end of this course.

 Program/Instructor Evaluation

 87 ATTENDED – 70 EVALUATIONS RETURNED

COMMENTS

I gained a neuron.

Wonderful, great speaker!

Very informative, she was awesome.

Barbara – you were wonderful & inspiring!

It felt good to laugh!

Awesome job

Excellent, so much fun.

I really enjoyed it.  Let’s do this again!

Enjoyed very much.  Exceeded.

Very delightful presentation.

A unique way to lecture and get your point across.

Great

Do door prizes during meal

Awesome job!

Best speaker ever!

Great speaker!

Great evening – releasing endorphine time.

Excellent – thank you.

Exceeded my expectations many times, thanks.

A very fun speaker

Thank you, she was great.

Very sunny – thank you.

Best nursing lecture I have been to!

Wonderful.

 CONTINUING NURSING EDUCATION

OFFERING EVALUATION

PROGRAM TITLE: Health, Humor and Healing

INSTRUCTORS:  Barbara Bancroft, RN, MSN, PNP

DATE: May 8/9, 2007

SUMMARY – BREAKFAST SESSION

Objectives Evaluation

Please complete this evaluation by determining how well you feel you are able to meet the offering objectives at the end of this course.

 Program/Instructor Evaluation

 58 ATTENDED – 47 EVALUATIONS RETURNED

COMMENTS

Very interesting & stimulating, great.

This was our best nurse lecturer.  Yeah – Barb!

Great – learned more here than any other!

Wonderful.

Buffet breakfast last year was much better!

Laughed a lot!

Best Speaker!

Great program, educational but really funny.

What a hoot!

Really enjoyed everything!

Very good!

Informative “funny”.

Great, excellent.

Absolutely excellent

Engaging, informative, humorous

Best speaker we have ever had!

Excellent, best Nurse Lecture ever!

What a riot – loved it!

Wonderful speaker.

Best program I’ve every been to!

Very good speaker!

Fabulous speaker

This is one of the best speakers we have ever had!

NP conference in Traverse City

The Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners

6^th Annual Advanced Practice Nursing Conference

Women and Heart Disease
Barb Bancroft, RN, MSN, PNP

Objectives:

1.        Discuss the incidence of women and heart disease in the United States.

2.        Identify the gender differenced between the female heart vs. the male heart.

3.        List the risk factors for heart disease in women.

4.        Describe the evaluation of chest pain in women.

5.        List the diagnostic tests used to evaluate the woman with chest pain.

6.        Discuss the treatment of women with heart disease.

1 = not at all  2 = somewhat   3 = quite a bit  4 = completely

1. To what degree was each of the objectives achieved?

             1⁼0           2⁼0              3⁼5              4=158

2. To what degree to you believe you will be able to achieve each of the objectives after this program?

            1=0           2=0            3⁼9               4=154

3.  To what degree were the teaching methods used appropriate to each of the objectives?

            1=0           2=0            3⁼1               4⁼162

4.  To what degree did the speaker demonstrate expertise and effectiveness in the topic?

            1=0           2=0            3=1              4=162

5.   To what degree were the individual objectives/content topics relevant to the overall program purpose?

             1 =0           2=0             3⁼2              4= 161

Comments:

• Great speaker (4)

• Helpful content

• Great motivational speaker

• Highly entertaining and knowledgeable — an excellent speaker.

• Excellent — It could have gone on another hour.

• Great information, wonderful speaker.

• Awesome, great, wonderful speaker.

• Yahoo — had a great time!

• Fabulous! (8)

• Excellent discussion! Could listen to her for hours! So important in today's healthcare system.

• Could listen to her all day. (2)

• Excellent! (34)

• Fantastic (4)

• No time for questions.

• Engaging, evidence based, humorous. Please come back.

• Dynamic and entertaining. (4)

• What a great eye opener for early Sunday morning.

• Loved the presentation

• We needed that!

• The best of the conference.

• Awesome! (2)

• I never get tired of hearing her speak.

• Very informative and entertaining as well.

• Great energy, especially in the morning.

• Simply awesome.

• Love her!

• Super!

• I've seen Barb Bancroft at least six times, I'm a groupie. Absolutely fabulous speaker; always learn something and have fun while learning. She really knows how to put concepts together.

• Wonderful (7)

• Love the humor.

• Sharp, funny.

• Best speaker ever!

• The best — learned so much.

• Entertaining

• Very funny, thank you for entertaining us.

• Best speaker I have ever heard.

• Phenomenal. Humorous, current knowledge, well read — loved her!

• Wonderful, hilarious speaker!

• Stellar presentation! Great information. Immensely relevant to practice. Good facts. Remarkable presence.

• Fantastic, could listen to her all day, made learning fun.

• Best of the weekend!

• Outstanding! Especially early Sunday morning, really woke everyone up.

• Very informative and fun.

• Wow! Enjoyed presentation — excellent to review information — good segment on HRT.

• Wealth of knowledge, very relevant to practice.

• Good information delivered in a humorous way. Best presentation thus far.

• Hilarious

• The best!

• I wish every lecture was as educational and entertaining.

• Best speaker this year!

• Motivational

• Extremely informative — very funny

• Wanted more time for her — sorry it was over.

• Absolutely great! Very educational and funny. Made it very conducive to learning.

• Lucky to find such a dynamic speaker.

• Great energy

• Made the whole weekend!

• Very enjoyable talk. Excellent speaker.

• Best speaker of the conference.

• Good presenter, great presentation, very informative. Could have listened to her for another hour.

• Fun, smart, wonderful pearls of wisdom.

• Very motivating. Thanks for making me laugh.

• Exceptional! So enjoyable!!!

• Very good – humor so much appreciated.

• Great presentation could have been longer. Practical, useful information.

• Absolutely spectacular!!!

• She's awesome, funny and a wealth of knowledge.

• Very funny, very good.

• Definitely the conference highlight.

• Extremely knowledgeable, excellent humor, very relative to daily practice.

• Appreciate what you do, incorporating the light-heartedness and comedy makes it easier for me to learn, not to mention fun!

• Best speaker!

• Very good and enjoyable.

• The best speaker I have ever seen.

• The most dynamic speaker I have ever heard. Excellent presentation.

• Wow! What an amazing speaker. She knows her stuff and was funny and enjoyable.

• Truly outstanding!

• Excellent, entertaining and highly informative speaker. Appreciate her interpretation of studies and impact upon women's health.

• Current, up-to-date, cutting edge material. Wonderful speaker.

• Good review. Interesting updates. Great laughs. Best speaker yet!

• Ideal for Sunday morning. Funny and informative.