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

This course provides health care providers with an overview of infection control measures including standard precautions, transmission-based (isolation) precautions, handwashing, personal protective equipment, sterilization, and disinfection.

VGMU Online Learning offers a VGMU Accreditation Course Bundle* of 17 courses for annual HME accreditation requirements under the following topics:

- Business management
- Disease management 
- HIPAA
- Human resources - Infection control 
- Safety 

VGM Education is authorized by IACET to offer CEUs for each course in this bundle. IACET provides a standard framework for quality learning and development through accreditation.
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This course examines the biology of influenza and types of vaccinations. It also discusses signs and symptoms, lab diagnoses and measures to control infection. Also provided in this course are a brief history of influenza pandemics, the avian flu (H5N1) and current research being conducted.

This course reviews common types of skin cleansers, their formulation, ingredients, skin compatibility, pH, and related infection control issues.

This course contains two articles: one comparing active and passive technologies in sharps safety and the other describing the role of an infection control practitioner (ICP) in managing pharmaceutical waste.

Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) are a set of regulations enforced by the FDA that apply to the manufacturing, filling, transfilling, cascading, etc., of medical gases (both compressed and cryogenic). In this course we will review the controls, testing, and records that must be adhered to in order to meet CGMP guidelines.

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.

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VGMU offers more than 100 nursing hours covering a variety of health care topics. The topics include dementia care, legal aspects of nursing, endocrinology, mental health care, and autoimmune diseases.

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This course on mask fitting will help the clinician find an optimal fit for their patients and achieve optimal comfort as they wear the mask over the duration of their therapy. Finding the best fit and comfort will help improve therapy compliance on the part of the patient.

This course addresses the occupational hazards that can occur in a patient’s home setting and the measures that can be taken to prevent injury should hazards occur.

This course provides an overview of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, symptoms, testing, prevention, available treatments, and outcomes.

This course introduces the new home medical equipment staff member to patient lift systems.

This course introduces the new home medical equipment staff members to hospital beds.

This course will explain the different methods of providing enteral nutrition and the conditions that may require their use. Also discussed will be appropriate care and steps for completing administration of feedings and medications.

This course addresses the issues surrounding a home medical equipment company's warehouse. Of primary concern is the proper management of cleanliness, temperature and humidity, pests, security, inventory, equipment processing and employee safety.

This course identifies the benefits and limitations of CPAP humidification to help patients and to build trust with referral sources. This course was developed from an article titled Dew Diligence is Recommended, which appeared in the February 2006 issue of DealerProvider magazine.

This course provides an overview of health care workers’ roles in preventing needlesticks and other sharp object injuries, and what to do if such an event occurs. The lesson also illustrates how to implement a sharps injury prevention program.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a novel virus that causes respiratory disease in persons infected, which can range from mild symptoms such as a common cold to more severe diseases – even death. This course provides health care workers with both individual and workplace practices to help prevent the spread of transmission and ultimately keep patients, team members and the public safe.

This course introduces the concept of “consultative selling” whereby the customer is given the sense that he or she is always in control of the decision-making process.

In this first part of the series, we'll address the areas of responsibility for enforcing safety rules within your company; how to identify, analyze and control hazards within your facility; the types of inspections you should be conducting in your workplace; and the type of safety training your company should be offering to your employees.

This course explains how the human immune system works, how vaccinations work to ward off existing and emerging infectious diseases, and some of the great strides that are being made to detect, treat and prevent disorders of the immune system.

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

Este curso aborda los problemas relacionados a un almacén de equipamiento médico domiciliario. Siempre es de gran interés la gestión apropiada de la limpieza, temperatura, humedad, control de plagas, seguridad, inventario, procesamiento de equipamiento y de la seguridad de los empleados.

This course provides information about tuberculosis (TB) that all health care providers should be aware of. You should complete the course “DMGT018 - Overview of Tuberculosis” before completing this course./span>