Nursing conference to feature nationally acclaimed speaker
The University of Arkansas at Hope will host a nursing continuing education conference 7:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Oct. 10 at Hempstead Hall.
The conference will feature Barb Bancroft, a registered nurse who is a widely acclaimed national speaker noted for her humorous, entertaining and information-packed seminars. She is the author of four books, and her latest is “Kiss My Asparagus: An Essential Guide to Nutrition’s Role in Health and Disease.”
Bancroft has given more than 2,800 educational and motivational seminars on clinical topics and health maintenance topics to healthcare professionals and corporations throughout the U.S. 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 also 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 Association and the Washington State Dental Association.
She has also held graduate faculty positions at the University of Virginia and the University of Arkansas and currently serves as executive director and president of CPP Associates, Inc., a continuing education firm for corporations and healthcare professionals based in Chicago, Ill.
Registration is $125 before Sept. 1 and $150 after that date. Cost for pre-licensure nursing students is $50. Deadline is Oct. 5. Online registration is available at www.DeanneBlach.com/ conferences.
To register over the phone, call Monica Speak at 870-5775325.
For questions, contact conference chairwoman Deanne A. Blach at 870-715-7508.