Healthcare

Every April, healthcare professionals and health experts come together to increase public awareness about the causes of and cures for the modern stress epidemic. APB Healthcare offers several speakers who touch on the topics of stress, happiness and balance. 

A reluctant grief expert and “notable widow” (her words), APB speaker Nora McInerny miscarried her second baby, lost her father to cancer and lost her husband, Aaron, to a brain tumor all within six weeks in 2014. In a recent TED Talk entitled “We Don’t 'Move On’ from Grief. We Move Forward with It,” she blends candor and humor as she shares valuable lessons she has learned about life and death.

From being locked in a closet for days at a time by her mother to sexual abuse by an uncle—to overcoming tremendous odds to achieve her biggest dream—Christina’s Meredith’s story uplifts, inspires and provides unforgettable life lessons.  

Lee Woodruff knows that life can change in an instant. In 2006, one minute she was a successful freelance writer and businesswoman, mother of four children, and wife to Bob Woodruff, the newly appointed co-anchor of ABC’s World News Tonight. But then, unpredictably, her life turned upside down when her husband was severely wounded in a roadside bomb attack in Iraq. 

Today, groups around the world are celebrating International Women's Day with the goal of bettering gender balance and our future. Responsible for inspiring millions, we recognize the influence these women have had on our communities and as they continue to empower audiences worldwide:

APB Healthcare has launched an Instagram account that will spotlight healthcare speakers and commemorative months for various causes to engage audiences interested in health and wellness.

Have you ever been to a hospital that has a pub inside? Most people haven’t, but now the Derwen Ward at Cefn Hospital has built one to help dementia patients. The purpose of this pub is normalize life for elderly men who were used to manual labor all day, and then grabbing a drink at the end of the day.

Actor, producer, director and best-selling author Rob Lowe penned an article for USA Today in which he discusses the selfless work and stress of being a caregiver. Lowe and his brothers served as their mother’s caregivers, often feeling overwhelmed while figuring out their “new normal.”

Written by APB Exclusive Speaker, Samantha Harris: I know, I know – “keep your heart healthy” seems to be a constant headline, especially during Heart Health Month. We all understand this by now. That said, how exactly to do it the right way seems to always have conflicting information circulating.

An emergency room physician and sought-after healthcare speaker, Dr. Sampson Davis appeared on The Dr. Oz Show to discuss heart attack causes and prevention—a timely topic, as February marks Heart Health Month.