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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.

This course is designed to provide you with awareness of basic first aid principles and the importance of first aid training courses. This information is only a guide. It is not a substitute for training or professional medical assistance.

This course provides an overview of HIV, how it is spread, its symptoms and diagnoses, and its vaccination.

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.

While effective communication should be a focus of home medical equipment specialists with all ages of patients, special attention should be paid to working with older adults as an increase in age can bring about medical conditions that may require more patience and an adjustment in how one provides and receives medical information. This course includes tips on how to better facilitate communication with older adult populations.

This course discusses the potential causes of back injuries, and how to avoid them.

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.

This course describes how to develop an effective orientation program.

This course provides an overview of hepatitis B, how it is spread, its symptoms and diagnoses, and its vaccination.

This course covers basic home care equipment as a guide to the new HME employee.

This course covers basic home care equipment as a guide to the new HME employee.

The HIPAA & Infection Control course bundle contains the following two VGMU courses:

This course allows the student to meet accreditation competency requirements for instructing patients on the proper use of therapeutic shoes (often referred to as “diabetic shoes”). This course does NOT meet therapeutic shoe fitting certification required by some states. You should contact your state licensure board to determine if your state requires therapeutic shoe fitting certification. There are many different therapeutic shoes on the market today. This course reviews the standard items taught with all therapeutic shoes. Before completing this course, you should check your accreditation agency’s specific requirements for competency. No continuing education credit is offered for the completion of this course.

This collection of 90 courses is approved for continuing education Category 1 credit by the Board of Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification (BOC). Each individual course offers credits upon successfully completing the course.  This bundle offers a total of 90 Category 1 Credits by BOC.

Please click on the link below for a listing of the courses offered in this bundle.  

Course List

This course introduces the various types of orders required by Medicare: Preliminary/Dispensing Order, Written Order Prior to Delivery (WOPD), Standard Written Order (SWO), Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN), and DME MAC Information Form (DIF). You will learn when to use which type of order, how to correctly complete orders, and who is authorized to order durable medical equipment.

This online course will help you understand the basics of communication.

This course reviews the relationship between aging and stroke.

This course provides an overview of how aging affects memory.

This course provides an overview of foot and ankle anatomy, types of injuries, diagnosis, and treatment and prevention of foot and ankle injuries. 

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

This course provides information that physical rehabilitation clinicians can use when deciding whether or not to use functional knee bracing during the treatment of significant knee joint injuries.

This course provides an overview of hip and knee replacement including the risks and complications of such surgery.

This course introduces the new home medical equipment staff member to non-invasive bone growth stimulators. This course will cover bone growth stimulators in the broadest generic terms. For specific information related to a particular brand of bone growth stimulator, please consult the manufacturers. This course also includes links to bone growth stimulator manufacturers.

Health care personnel will increase their understanding of the safeguards used to protect themselves and others against the health hazards which can result from exposure to blood and certain body fluids containing bloodborne pathogens.

This course provides information about spinal cord injuries (SCI) and the role a case manager plays in the acute and rehabilitation of persons with SCI.