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Injecting hUmor into healthcare
A prescription for redefining excellence
Humor is one of the most powerful ways
to survive the challenges of the ever changing
healthcare industry today. If healthcare
leaders and staff are willing to tap into this
power, both their organizations and their
patients will reap the benefits.
It’s also a wonderful cure for
Restless Leg Syndrome.
– Ronald P. Culberson, MSW, CSP
Ronald P. Culberson, MSW, CSP
helps healthcare leaders and staff achieve a
new level of excellence through humor
He’ll help your organization
Develop effective leaders
Improve productivity
Lift staff morale
Enhance patient care
Make healthcare funner (so to speak)
The world of healthcare is full of change and uncertainty, and healthcare
workers need the skills to maneuver through these challenges with as
little stress as possible so that they don’t transfer their stress to the
patients and families they serve. Whether it’s staffing shortages, HIPAA
or reimbursement issues, Ron’s humor will help staff and leaders
effectively survive the daily challenges of healthcare.
“You inspired each of
us to head back to our
working environment
with a renewed spirit
and commitment to be
the best that we can be
for our patients and
our peers.”
– Michael J. Fisch, MD, MPH,
Medical Director, Clinical Oncology
Research Base
MD Anderson Cancer Center
“Our entire leadership team agreed
that this was one of the best workshops they had ever attended.
Along with Ron’s adept use of
humor (the room was full of
laughter) he is a skilled teacher.
This workshop was full of tools
Presentations and workshops for
all types of healthcare organizations
Ron’s programs include practical information,
inspiring stories and an overdose of hilarious
humor. He combines over a decade of healthcare
experience with twenty years of experience in
teaching the benefits of humor to redefine
excellence in healthcare.
and strategies that leaders could
immediately apply. Since the work-
For healthcare staff:
shop, numerous participants have
This Won’t Hurt a Bit:
The Positive Side Effects of Humor *
commented on ways they have found
to implement what they learned.
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Understand the intrinsic power of combining
excellence with humor
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Balance the stress of juggling patient
care, administrative duties and regulatory
requirements with humor
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Create a powerful human connection to
patients, families and staff using heart-felt humor
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Tap into the creative power of humor by
seeing things from a new perspective
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Make the workplace more fun
Unlike many trainings, where the
participants emerge feeling
enthused and renewed for the
first week, this workshop has
staying power.”
– Kate Davis, Director of Learning and Development
Montgomery General Hospital
For healthcare leaders:
Managing Your Humor Resources:
A New Level of Excellence for Healthcare
Leadership *
FUNsulting, etc®.
Injecting hUmor into healthcare
A prescription for redefining excellence
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Take responsibility for achieving
excellence in work
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Understand the intrinsic power of combining
excellence with humor
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Create a productive organizational culture
where fun and excellence coexist
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Hire the right staff and reward
them for the right things
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Use humor to manage meetings
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Consider humor in marketing efforts
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Use humor, stories and authenticity to
inspire and motivate staff
*No animals are harmed in these presentations.
Besides being reasonably good looking, charming
and humble, Ron Culberson is the perfect fit for
your next meeting or conference.
“Your presentation at our staff
retreat was superb. The most
significant result is that staff
Experience in healthcare and leadership
communicates a different perspec-
After ten years at Hospice of Northern Virginia
(now Capital Hospice) as a home care social worker,
Manager of Counseling Services and Director of
Quality Service, Ron is well versed in the issues
facing healthcare today. And for what it’s worth, he
has also been a hospital patient.
tive about organizational change
and their responsibility to treat
each other well. There has been so
much more laughter here and good
will since your visit, Ron. You
truly are an ambassador for not
only humor but heartfelt caring,
Humor expert
Ron has been studying and teaching the benefits of
humor since 1984. He is a humor columnist and
author of the book Is Your Glass Laugh Full? Some
Thoughts on Seeing the Humor in Life. He is also a
contributing author to Humor Me and Chicken Soup
for the Nurses Soul II. And he’s just darn funny.
personal congruence and
mindfulness.”
– Patricia Murphy, RN, MA, CEO
Hospice of Martin and St. Lucie
“One of the biggest compliments a
Professional speaker
speaker can receive often occurs
when he or she has left the room.
Ron turned his social disability of talking too much
into a lucrative career as a professional speaker. He
is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), the
highest earned designation from the National
Speakers Association and is among less than 7% of
speakers worldwide who hold this designation. He
has delivered more than 800 presentations to over
90,000 people.
Throughout the remainder of the
National Meeting, participants
were referring to your presentation, quoting your philosophy, and
bringing comic relief to challenging discussions. Your remarks not
only provided the lighthearted
break that staff needed, they also
offered extremely valuable
insights for everyone to embrace.
From your conscientious preparations to your masterful delivery,
I can’t thank you enough.”
– Lisa Rochlin
National Cancer Institute
FUNsulting, etc®.
Injecting hUmor into healthcare
A prescription for redefining excellence
“The standing ovation from the
more than 1,000 people in the
audience was an indication that
your program was a hit! I specifically appreciate your attending the
previous plenary sessions and then
starting your presentation with
such a hilarious summary of those
sessions. You took the messages
that we all heard and put a humorous twist on them which was not
only funny, but highlighted the
important work that our members
carry out each day in hospice
and palliative care. Plus, you
accomplished this in a clean and
respectful way.”
– J. Donald Schumacher, PsyD, President and CEO
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Ron has successfully injected humor into the
following organizations (among many others):
American Cancer Society (ACS)
St. Mary’s Health Center
The National Hospice and Palliative Care
Organization (NHPCO)
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Hospice of Lancaster County
Inova Health System
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Montgomery General Hospital
Society for Gastroenterology Nurses Association
(SGNA)
Health Information Management Systems Society
(HIMSS)
US Department of Health & Human Services
Sunrise Senior Living
Reston Hospital Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Hospice of the Western Reserve
American Red Cross
To book Ron for your next meeting or
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“It was obvious from your presentation that you had a working
knowledge of our organization.
We delighted in the way you wove
wisdom in with your humor. You
Ronald P. Culberson, MSW, CSP
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superbly related to each participant,
making the material come alive to
everyone who was fortunate enough
to have been present to hear your
delivery. Perhaps the most impressive aspect of your presentation
was the human element.”
– Gerard R. Kelly, PhD, VA Community Liaison
US Dept. of Veterans Affairs
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A prescription for redefining excellence
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