Barb Bancroft, RN, MSN, PNP, author of Live a Little, Laugh a Lot , An Apple a Day —the ABCs of Diet and Disease , and Kiss My Asparagus , is a healthcare educator from Chicago. Barb has provided over 2500 seminars to healthcare professionals and business professionals throughout the United States and Canada over the past 25 years. Barb is known for her humorous, entertaining and information-packed seminars that leave the audience laughing their way to healthier lifestyles.
Profile Summary: Many people can conduct health seminars, or write books on health, but very few can make them both thoroughly informative and entertaining. Barb Bancroft makes complex health topics easily understandable, appealing and hilarious. Barb has provided educational and motivational seminars on clinical topics and health maintenance topics to healthcare professionals and corporations and lay groups throughout the US and Canada. She has been the keynote/plenary speaker for corporate groups such as Smith Barney/Citicorp and the Million Dollar Round Table. She has provided keynote/plenary speeches for healthcare associations including the Association for Practitioners for Infection Control, The National Association of Biology Teachers, The Emergency Nurses' Association, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the Pacific Coast Dental Conference, the Washington State Dental Association, and the Vancouver Dental Association. Barb has also provided seminars for police departments, social workers, psychologists, registered dieticians, physician’s assistants, and pharmacists.City: ChicagoState: IllinoisBook: Live a Little, Laugh a Lot Years Speaking Professionally: 25Largest Audience: 8,000Audience Targets: Healthcare professionals, Business professionalsKeynote Length: 60 to 90 minutesKeynote Title: HEALTH MATTERS: A humorous look at health matters—exercise benefits besides the obvious, stress reducing techniques, nutritional nuggets, benefits of sleepWorkshop Length: 60 to 90 minutesWorkshops Described: To Your Health!; Livin’ Learnin’ and Laughin’ through the years; Moon Pies, French Fries, and Thunder ThighsTravel: National and InternationalSpeaker Website: Website Link