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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>

This course provides an overview of HIPAA, including the reasons for the law, how it is enforced, how the law has changed over time and how HIPAA relates to the health care industry. You should complete this course before completing part two of this series (“HIP002 - Working with HIPAA”).

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 information about ergonomics that all health care providers should be aware of.

Small businesses nationwide are increasingly falling victim to fraud and forgery from outside as well as inside the business. This course focuses on negotiable instruments.

This course discusses sexual harassment: how to identify it, its legal aspects, how to prevent it from happening in your organization, and how to conduct an equitable investigation.

To enhance the participant’s awareness of workplace violence, risks, risk factors, and prevention strategies.

To identify ways to promote environmental safety in the health care setting. Every facility should be safe for their patients/residents and staff. This course will review some of the basic elements of environmental safety for long-term care facilities. Key points on the topics of fire safety, hazard communication, lockout/tagout, internal disaster preparedness, and water management are included. U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency responsible for oversight of employee safety. The guidelines in this course are based on OSHA regulations.

This is a crash course for the sales manager that focuses on the key strategies you can use to monitor, track and manage your sales team.

This course discusses sexual harassment: how to identify it, its legal aspects, how to prevent it from happening in your organization, and how to conduct an equitable investigation. 

Unique challenges can arise when performing perioperative care for older surgical patients. This course reviews the challenges of performing such care that all members of a patient’s health care team should be aware.

Electronic technology in the form of email and the Internet has transformed the workplace in more ways than anyone could have imagined 20 years ago. These technological advances, while beneficial, pose special problems for employers.

This course provides an overview of ethnogeriatrics which is the influence of ethnicity and culture on the health and well-being of older adults.

This course is intended to apply your knowledge of HIPAA basics to the workplace. You should complete part one of this series (“HIP001 – Understanding HIPAA”) before taking this course.

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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.

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 provides information about the types of health problems that indoor air contaminants can create, and recommendations that employers can implement to safeguard against those problems. Learning objectives: 1. List the primary sources of indoor air quality problems; 2. Identify the two types of building problems that cause employee complaints; 3. List the main indoor pollutants and sources; 4. Describe how to investigate office-related complaints; 5. Explain how OSHA conducts indoor air quality inspections; 6. Describe what an employer can do to prevent or alleviate indoor air quality problems. To successfully complete this course, you must attain a minimum score of 80% on the final exam and complete the course training survey. Continuing education: VGM Education is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEUs for this program.

Health care facilities strive to provide a positive, discrimination-free environment for employees. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination, which is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Sexual harassment affects an individual’s employment, interferes with work performance, and creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment. This course will provide an overview of the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace, how it can be prevented, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) process for receiving and resolving complaints.

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 discusses the use of portable fire extinguishers and fixed fire extinguishing systems in the workplace.

For many years, health care and social service workers have faced a significant risk of job-related violence. Assaults represent a serious safety and health hazard within these industries. OSHA’s violence prevention guidelines provide the agency’s recommendations for reducing workplace violence. 

A fire prevention plan (FPP) is a written document required by particular OSHA standards. The purpose of an FPP is to outline the steps that a company takes to prevent a fire from occurring in the workplace.

An emergency action plan (EAP) is a written document required by particular OSHA standards. The purpose of an EAP is to facilitate and organize employer and employee actions during workplace emergencies. If you are required to have an EAP, this course will guide you through the development of an EAP.

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

This course describes how to develop an effective orientation program.