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- REHB003b - Seating & Mobility: Recommendation and Funding$23.00
This is the second of a three-part series of courses designed to provide an overview to the home medical equipment provider about the seating and mobility provision process: evaluation of the client, equipment simulation, funding requirements, and selecting the proper seating equipment for a particular client. This second part of the series focuses on the simulation and funding processes.
This course contains content specific to pediatrics where appropriate.
You should complete Part 1 of this series (REHB003a - Seating & Mobility: Evaluation) prior to taking this course, and you should complete this course before completing Part 3 (REHB003c - Seating & Mobility: Choosing a Seat Cushion and Back Support).
Learn More - REHB003a - Seating & Mobility: Evaluation$23.00
This is the first of a series of three courses designed to provide an overview to the home medical equipment provider about the seating and mobility provision process: evaluation of the client, equipment simulation, funding requirements, and considerations in selection of the proper seating equipment for a particular client. This course contains content specific to pediatrics where appropriate.
You should complete this course before completing parts 2 and 3: REHB003b - Seating & Mobility: Recommendation and Funding and REHB003c - Seating & Mobility: Choosing a Seat Cushion and Back Support.
Learn More - REHB003c - Seating & Mobility: Choosing a Seat Cushion and Back Support$23.00
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.
Learn More - HR017 - Meth and Selling Scheduled Listed Chemical Products$36.00
Methamphetamine addiction has grown to epidemic proportions in the United States. Chemicals used to make meth include ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine which are found in many cough and cold products and are known as “scheduled listed chemical products” (or SLCPs). Recent federal legislation requires all “regulated sellers” of products containing these three products to self-certify with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) before selling the products. While this course does not satisfy the DEA's self-certifying requirement, it does provide the information the DEA requires in order to self-certify.
Learn More - BILL114 - Glucose Monitors and Supplies: Documentation and Billing$42.00
This course will help you become familiar with the documentation required to bill Medicare for blood glucose monitors and testing supplies.
Learn More - HMOD004 - Marketing and Growing Your Home Accessibility Remodeling Business$15.95
This course demonstrates how home accessibility remodeling programs can be developed, marketed, and successfully grown for the benefit of potential customers and the providers themselves, resulting in improved cash flow and profits.
Learn More - OPS002a - CGMP: Qualifications, Equipment, and Filling Components$23.00
This course is a 2-part series of modules introducing you to Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP), a set of regulations enforced by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that apply to the manufacturing, filling, transfilling, cascading, etc. of medical gases. This course covers the qualifications of employees and facilities, plus the proper calibration of equipment based on CGMP and looks at what takes place during the pre-fill inspection of various containers. The filling of these containers is also discussed where certain precautions and tests are conducted. Once filling is completed, retesting takes place under certain circumstances.
Learn More - INF002 - Standard Precautions and Infection Control$42.00
Universal precautions and infection control policies must be strictly followed to prevent infectious diseases from being transmitted from one person to another by body fluids. The policies and procedures presented in this course meet with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and OSHA guidelines and HME industry best practices at the time of publication.
Learn More - HR023 - Addressing Individual and Systemic Issues$39.00
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.
Learn More - REHB028 - Overview of Foot and Ankle Injuries$42.00
This course provides an overview of foot and ankle anatomy, types of injuries, diagnosis, and treatment and prevention of foot and ankle injuries.
Learn More - RESP022b - OSA Links to CVD and Diabetes Part 2$36.00
This second part focuses on the treatment of sleep disordered breathing, and explains how care professionals can improve OSA screening and therapy in their practice.
Learn More - RESP022a - OSA Links to CVD and Diabetes Part 1$36.00
This first part provides an overview of OSA, and reviews results of studies linking OSA to heart disease and diabetes.
Learn More - AGE006 - Aging and Depression$42.00
This course provides an overview of the causes and risk factors, signs and symptoms, and diagnosis and treatment of depression in the elderly population.
Learn More - HR006 - Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace$42.00
Description
Diversity and inclusion are two important components of improving equality and advancement in the workplace. One cannot fully prosper without the other. This course is designed to provide both health care workers and employers a deeper understanding on the topic, a review of applicable federal laws, and guidance on how to implement the concepts of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Learn More - OWC004 - Skin Management: Prevention and Wound Care$23.00
This course provides information that can be used to establish assessment tools and care plans for patients who are at high risk for skin breakdown. This course was written by Mindy Owen, RN, CRRN, CCM, from information provided by MEDIQfst.
Learn More - SELL007 - Positioning Wheelchair Upgrades to Maximize Sales and Customer Satisfaction$23.00
This course provides you strategies to increase sales of wheelchair upgrades and accessories, and to increase customer satisfaction in the process. The material used for this course is reprinted with permission from HomeCareXtra. Copyright 2005 PRIMEDIA Business Magazines and Media.
Learn More - HR021 - Cultural Differences in Death & Dying$36.00
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.
Learn More - SAFE024 Bariatric Hospital Bed Safety and Selection$42.00
This course will discuss current electric hospital bed standards and current regulatory processes in the United States. The course also provides a guide for selecting bariatric hospital beds and implications for future research.
Learn More - INF012 - Cleaning and Disinfecting HME Equipment$15.95
This course provides a guide for cleaning and disinfecting many home medical products as well as the principles behind a variety of cleaning and disinfection procedures.
Learn More - HR016 - Patient Rights and Responsibilities$36.00
People who are consumers of health care have rights, including the right to receive quality care. Along with those rights come certain responsibilities. This course explains what those rights and responsibilities are as defined in 1997 by the Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry.
Learn More - DMGT033 - Death and Dying$36.00
This course provides you with information you can use when dealing with dying patients and their caregivers and family members.
Learn More - SELL002 - Sales and Marketing Strategies$23.00
This course outlines why you should understand your customer and your own strengths and weaknesses in order to form effective sales and marketing strategies.
Learn More - AGE014 - Aging and Stroke$42.00
This course reviews the relationship between aging and stroke.
Learn More - AGE011 - Diabetes and Depression in the Elderly$42.00
This course examines the relationship between diabetes and depression among the elderly population.
Learn More - SAFE028 - OR Protocol and Aseptic Technique$42.00
This course will review operating room protocols and aseptic technique.
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