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

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

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

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 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.

Este curso les proporciona a los proveedores de servicios del cuidado de la salud un resumen sobre las medidas de control de infecciones, incluyendo precauciones estándar, precauciones de transmisión (aislamiento), lavado de manos, equipamiento de protección personal, esterilización y desinfección.

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.
For a full list of courses offered in this bundle, click the link.   

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

The respiratory system is a group of organs and tissues that help humans breathe. The main parts of the respiratory system are the airways, the lungs and linked blood vessels, and the muscles that enable breathing. This course provides an overview of the human respiratory system.

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

This is the second of a two-part series of courses that discusses a wide range of issues related to workplace safety. In this second part, we’ll address procedures to report and investigate accidents and other emergencies; basic safety rules and standards your company should consider adopting; how to handle hazard communication, bloodborne pathogens, safe electrical procedures, and process safety management.

This course describes what people can do to keep their blood glucose at a healthy level. Before taking this course, you should complete the course DMGT010 - Overview of Diabetes.

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.

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.

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 will help you become familiar with the documentation required to bill Medicare for blood glucose monitors and testing supplies.

This course explains the tasks that should be – and in some situations are required to be – completed by HME delivery techs in a patient's home.

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 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.

This course allows the student to meet accreditation competency requirements for instructing patients on the proper use of blood glucose meters (known as “glucometers”). There are many different glucometers on the market today, all with various features. This course reviews the standard items taught with all glucometers. 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.

Over 40 percent of American adults have obesity, putting them at increased health risk for chronic diseases such as heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke and some forms of cancer. This course provides basic information about obesity.