Tag: Education
CCS ‘on right track’
March 13, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
GLP-1 medications misconception: Nearly 60% of diabetes patients surveyed by CCS mistakenly believe that GLP-1 medications alone are a silver bullet for managing their health. However, these drugs need to be integrated into a long-term holistic care plan.
Education and support gap: The survey results highlight a real need for better education and support for patients managing their diabetes. Diabetes suppliers are well-positioned to...
ATF Medical launches education series
January 16, 2024HME News Staff
NEWNAN, Ga. – ATF Medical has launched “Making Complex Simple,” an educational series for case managers. The national provider of complex equipment and adaptive housing programs for the workers’ compensation industry will offer three courses in the first quarter that allow attendees to earn one hour of continuing education for certified case managers and state nursing licenses. “We believe it’s critical to provide credible education on these complex products...
NRRTS puts out call for speakers
January 2, 2024HME News Staff
LUBBOCK, Texas – NRRTS is currently building out its 2024 education lineup and is looking for speakers to share their knowledge, experience and positive outcomes. The organization’s webinars consist of a one-hour presentation using Zoom by one or more speakers on a specific topic related to complex rehab technology that will benefit its registrants. NRRTS, an accredited IACET provider for CEUs, requires speakers to complete an application/learning design document containing three learning...
Numotion refreshes learning opportunities
August 16, 2023Tracy Orzel
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - To keep clinicians and ATPs ahead in the ever-evolving complex rehab industry, Numotion has updated its educational offerings, striking a balance between in-person and virtual learning.
“We want education to be accessible for learners and providing a variety of formats allows for the learner to select the option that works best for them,” said Britta Schwartzhoff, a Numotion clinical educator.
Designed specifically for PTs, OTs and ATPs, Numotion’s...
NSM gains Momentum
May 31, 2022HME News Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – National Seating & Mobility has launched NSM Momentum Academy, a series of events designed to educate clinical partners, including physical therapists, occupational therapists and other health care providers, about best practices in mobility solutions and complex rehab technology. “At NSM, our goal is to ensure that more people have access to the most advanced mobility and accessibility solutions available,” said Bill Mixon, CEO of NSM. “Through NSM Momentum,...
VGM opens registration for Heartland Conference
February 21, 2022HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa – VGM has opened registration for its Heartland Conference, June 13-15 in Waterloo, Iowa.
Special Early Bird pricing is available to those who register for passes prior to April 15. Passes are all-inclusive and provide access to all education, including four pre-conference sessions, as well as meals, entertainment and an exhibit hall.
“Heartland has always been about bringing people together to be part of something bigger—a community,”...
Prochant modernizes website
February 8, 2021HME News Staff
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Prochant has launched a new website with educational resources. The new website features a modern design to help customers quickly learn about the company’s outsourcing solutions and technology, and easily access the company’s webinars, articles and white papers – all right from the homepage. “With our new website, we didn’t just give Prochant a new coat of paint,” said Joey Graham, executive vice president...
Complex rehab workflow bends to meet patients where they’re at
February 5, 2021Liz Beaulieu, Editor
BALTIMORE – Erin Michael and Meredith Linden, both physical therapists, envision a hybrid model for evaluating patients for complex rehab technology post-pandemic that melds the best of in-clinic and remote visits.
Here’s what Michael, PT, DPT, ATP/SMS, manager of patient advocacy and special programs at the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, and Linden, PT, DPT, ATP/SMS, a clinical...
Annual event 'bigger' than Medical Service Company
September 18, 2020Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
CLEVELAND - Medical Service Company has taken its annual education forum for RTs and sleep technicians completely online this year and has tapped a well-known industry leader to keynote the event. The 20th?Annual Jean S. Marx Memorial Education Forum, scheduled for Nov. 18, features 10 sessions across two tracks, sleep and respiratory, and provides the opportunity to earn up to seven CEUs. “Considering the circumstances of the pandemic, we thought it would be best to switch (to a completely...
Quantum Rehab offers free webinars
April 10, 2020HME News Staff
EXETER, Pa. - Quantum Rehab is offering free live educational webinars for CEU credits through the Pride Learning Institute. Topics include seating and positioning, pediatrics, bariatrics, drive controls, drive-wheel configuration, power seating and more. “The Quantum education team has been hard at work developing our complimentary CEU webinar series,” said Julie Piriano, vice president, clinical education/rehab industry affairs & compliance officer at Quantum Rehab. “Classes are...