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Workshop from 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | What to Expect at the Workshop

Delta Toronto East | Venue Web Site
2035 Kennedy Road | Map and directions

$187.95 ($179 + GST) - After April 16th

Register Online | Register by Mail or Fax | Register by Phone: 1-866-738-4823 | Download the Brochure

Workshop from 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | What to Expect at the Workshop

Holiday Inn Kanata | Venue Web Site
101 Kanata Avenue | Map and directions

Barb Bancroft is a widely acclaimed nursing teacher who has taught courses on Advanced Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Physical Assessment to both graduate and undergraduate students. Also certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, she has held faculty positions at the University of Virginia, the University of Arkansas, Loyola University of Chicago, and St. Xavier University of Chicago. Barb is known for her extensive knowledge of pathophysiology and as one of the most dynamic nursing speakers in North America today. Delivering her material with equal parts of evidence based practise, practical application, and humour, she has taught numerous seminars on clinical and health maintenance topics to healthcare professionals, including the Association for Practitioners for Infection Control, The Emergency Nurses' Association, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, and more.

This one-day workshop is designed for nurses who provide care to older adults in acute care settings, long-term care, and the home. Barb will assist nurses in developing skills in assessment and care of urgent problems that commonly occur in older patients/clients.

Vital Clues for Checking Vital Signs
- Temperature Patterns, Clinical Significance of Brady- and Tachycardia, Shoulder Pain, and Tachypnea; Blood Pressure - a Delicate Control

The Essence of Senescence - the 1% Rule
- Renal Function and Mild Renal Insufficiency - Nephrotoxic Drugs
- Cardiac Function and the 1% Rule
- The Blood Brain Barrier Permeability and Lipid Soluble Drugs
- Water, Collagen, and Elastic Tissue Loss with Aging

The Aging Nervous System
- Frontal and Medial Temporal Lobe Loss
- MCI and Benign Forgetfulness vs. Dementia
- Diagnosing Depression in the Elderly
- Delirium - Causes and Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Other Dementias, Peripheral Neuropathy

CV System and Aging
- CHF, Compensatory Mechanisms, Clinical Manifestations, Treatment
- Listening to Heart Sounds; Atrial Fibrillation; CV Drugs

Respiratory System
- COPD vs. CHF, Listening to Lung Sounds

The Reproductive and Endocrine Systems in the Elderly
- Gender Differences in the Aging Reproductive System
- Hormone Benefits vs. Risks
- Geriatric Diabetes; The Thyroid and Aging

The GI System
- The Acute Abdomen, Constipation, Drugs, and the GI Tract

Cancer in the Elderly

* Med-Surg Nurses
* ER/Critical Care Nurses
* Geriatric RN's and LPN's
* OT's & PT's
* Social Workers
* Home Care Nurses
* Rural Acute Care Nurses
* Discharge Planners
* Nurse Practitioners