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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).

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.

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.

Health care workers in home care will learn the elements of effective communication, as well as techniques to implement within their workplace that will enhance their connections with colleagues and patients. Challenges to communication are addressed in this course as well as ways to best communicate with teammates and patients, and staff in other facilities or hospitals. Topics include considerations for personal preferences and identifiers, such as in persons with disabilities; cultural norms; inter- and intra-facility communication; and effective communication methods.

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 provides a guide for cleaning and disinfecting many home medical products as well as the principles behind a variety of cleaning and disinfection procedures.

Maintaining a positive, dependable workforce requires dedication from both leaders and team members. Active engagement is key. This course gives leaders the chance to look at who among their team best represents the company and how to increase that commitment across the office, as well as what opportunities and tactics can encourage employees to buy in to a business’s future.

There are no CEUs for this course.

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.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a dramatic life-altering condition that causes intense feelings of horror, fear, and hopelessness. The purpose of this course is to assist health care workers in identifying symptoms of PTSD and understanding its impact. Topics will also include treatment options as well as in-the-moment techniques to help patients cope with trauma or PTSD symptoms.

Pediatric PAP mask fittings require sensitivity and compassion toward patients, encouragement of family support, and sometimes, imagination. In this course, sleep technicians, pediatric respiratory therapists, clinicians, and all others fitting pediatric patients will learn about diagnoses common in children requiring PAP masks, as well as the fundamentals for creating a comfortable, successful mask fitting.

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.

Purpose: This is the final part of a three-part series exploring cultures, ethnicities, age-appropriate care, and historical issues that affect the present health care climate. ALL115a covers cultural competency in health care, ALL115b highlights age-specific considerations in health care, and ALL115c addresses past and current issues of the health care industry, such as racism and discrimination, and how to respond as an individual and facility.

In this course, learners will be encouraged to reflect on systemic issues in health care, as well as consider how personal assumptions can influence care. Becoming knowledgeable and more comfortable with often uncomfortable truths, acknowledging differences, and understanding the issues that both health care workers and patients/residents face are steps in breaking down historical barriers and broadening one’s perspectives.

This course focuses on embezzlement.

Managing diabetes in the elderly presents many challenges. This course provides an overview of those challenges and how they can be met.

In HR019c, you will learn about age-specific competency as it relates to people from newborn to preschool, school-age children, adolescents, young adults, middle-aged adults, and older adults. You will learn that to provide proper care, the caregiver’s communication, and approach should be appropriate for the person’s age.

In this course, you will learn about basic concepts of cultural diversity including values and worldview. You will also learn how cultural verbal and non-verbal communication differences affect your ability to care for patients.

In HR019b, you will learn how racial and cultural differences may affect health care needs and how care is delivered. You will also learn that religious beliefs are also common sources of conflict and misunderstanding in a health care setting. Religious and spiritual beliefs may also affect a person's needs relating to health care, death, and dying.

This course focuses on check forgery and credit card fraud.

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