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This course explains how to bill Medicare for power wheelchairs and scooters (POVs), collectively referred to as power mobility devices (PMDs), and what documentation is required.

This course examines the power of a complaint, how it affects your business reputation, and provides strategies for solving the problem.

This course focuses on the appropriate use of two of the most powerful communication tools at our disposal today: email and voicemail.

In this course, you will learn powerful ways to stop stress even before it arrives. You will also learn effective ways of handling the stress that does occur in your life, through healthy, productive outlets.

This first course examines the basic goals of the seat cushion and how we can achieve these goals through various features and options. You should complete this course before beginning the course “REHB030b – Selecting the Proper Wheelchair Cushion Materials.”

This course will delve specifically into the features and benefits of different cushion materials (foams, polymer gels, thermoplastic elastomers, viscous fluids and air) and how they address our cushion goals. You should complete the first part of this series – “REHB030a – Selecting the Proper Wheelchair Cushion Features” – before beginning this course.

This course is the first part of a two-part forklift training series designed to prepare employees for hands-on forklift training and evaluation. This course covers forklift fundamentals, basic safety principles, forklift components, center of gravity concepts, and common operating hazards. Employees should complete this course before progressing to Part 2. 

Successful completion of this course does not authorize an employee to operate a forklift. Operators must also complete practical training and a hands-on evaluation before operating a powered industrial truck independently.

This course is the second part of a two-part forklift training series designed to prepare employees for hands-on forklift training and evaluation. Employees should complete Part 1 before taking this course. Part 2 focuses on pre-operational inspections, safe forklift operation, load handling, special attachments, and refueling procedures. Successful completion of this course and the associated knowledge assessment does not authorize an employee to operate a forklift. Operators must also complete all required hands-on training and competency evaluations before operating a powered industrial truck.

This course discusses strategies you can use when working on healthcare teams.

This third module addresses neuromuscular electrical nerve stimulation (NMES). This series of modules is provided by Rehabilicare.

This second module addresses transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). This series of modules is provided by Rehabilicare.

This course focuses on recognizing common back injury risk factors, understanding how work tasks contribute to strain, and identifying safer alternatives to manual lifting. Emphasis is placed on hazard recognition, use of equipment and assistance, proper task planning, and work practices that support back health and reduce injury risk.

This course covers the use, limitations, and regulatory requirements related to portable fire extinguishers and fixed fire extinguishing systems in the workplace from an employer’s perspective.

This course is designed to be taken in conjunction with:

• SAFE017 – Developing an Emergency Action Plan
• SAFE018 – Developing a Fire Prevention Plan

 Together, these courses provide a comprehensive emergency preparedness development program. You should complete SAFE017 and SAFE018 before taking this course.

This course presents rehab medical terminology used most commonly in relation to subjects that involve the prescribing or selection of wheelchairs and other patient aid equipment.

In this course, learners will need to look not only at the systemic issues of racism in the health care industry, but also their own biases, prejudices, and influence on patients’ care. Becoming knowledgeable and more comfortable with often uncomfortable truths, acknowledging differences, and understanding the issues that both health care workers and patients face are steps in breaking down historical barriers and broadening one’s perspectives.

You never get a second chance to make a first impression, whether it is in person, over the phone or via email. This course provides you the tools for handling those first impression opportunities.

This course reviews the effects of immobility on the human body.

The purpose of this course is to understand the cultural importance of the individual and those directly affected, including family and friends, in dealing with illness and death. As the U.S. becomes more ethnically and racially diverse and culturally complex, there is a need for understanding how to work with individuals who have different values, health beliefs, and perspectives about health and wellness than your own or those you are familiar with.

Continuing Education: VGM Education is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEUs for this program.

This course introduces the new home medical equipment staff member to standard ambulatory aids (canes, crutches and walkers). Because of the multitude of brands of ambulatory aids and accessories on the market, this course will cover ambulatory aids in the broadest generic terms. For specific information related to a particular brand of ambulatory aid, please consult the vendors.

A fire prevention plan (FPP) is a written document required by particular OSHA standards. The purpose of an FPP is to outline major fire hazards and the steps that a company takes to prevent a fire from occurring in the workplace. This course is intended to help safety coordinators develop a fire prevention plan that complies with OSHA standards. (Health care employees should take SAFE030 – Fire Safety instead.)

You should complete “SAFE017 - Developing an Emergency Action Plan” before taking this course, and you should complete this course before taking the “SAFE019 – Managing Fire Extinguisher Systems” course. 

This course will cover how to effectively develop, deliver and evaluate a successful new employee orientation program. This course also includes a variety of useful checklists, activities and evaluation forms.

This course focuses on the considerations in choosing a seat. You should complete parts 1 and 2 of this series (“REHB003a - Seating & Mobility: Evaluation” and “REHB003b - Seating & Mobility: Recommendation and Funding”) prior to taking this course.

This course discusses the three steps common to any business planning process.

This course reviews the relationship between aging and multiple sclerosis.

Understanding financial statements provides insight into the financial health of a business, and guides leaders to make better decisions using that information. This course is geared toward new managers and leaders, providing the basics of reading and comprehending financial statements. Experienced managers will also benefit for review purposes.

There are no CEUs for this course.