Tag: VGM Canada
In brief: Potential new NIV coverage, new PHM CEO, new home care alliance
September 13, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – CMS is soliciting public comment on a request for reconsideration of NCD 280.1 to establish coverage policies for the use of noninvasive home mechanical ventilators and respiratory assist devices for Medicare beneficiaries with COPD.
The scope of the agency’s national coverage analysis (NCA) is limited to noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in the home for the treatment of chronic respiratory failure consequent to COPD and will focus on clinical indications...
VGM Canada names Mogul-Rotman Woman of the Year
September 11, 2024HME News Staff
BURLINGTON, Ontario – VGM Canada named Permobil’s Brenlee Mogul-Rotman the 2024 Canadian HME Woman of the Year during a special presentation at the Canadian Seating & Mobility Conference (CSMC). Mogul-Rotman, the national clinical & technical education manager for Permobil, is an occupational therapist and ATP/SMS. “VGM Canada is proud to name Brenlee as the third Canadian HME Woman of the Year,” said Dave Davies, President, VGM Canada. “Her contributions to her community,...
Canadian WOY finalists announced
August 30, 2024HME News Staff
BURLINGTON, Ontario – VGM Canada has named the three finalists for the third annual Canadian HME Woman of the Year award.
They are Stacey Burnett, regional manager of Motion Specialties; Brenlee Mogul-Rotman, national clinical & technical education manager for Permobil; and Tammy McDowell, home health care manager for Boggio Family of Pharmacies.
“We are incredibly excited to present the third Canadian HME Woman of the Year award to one of these outstanding finalists,”...
VGM Canada seeks outstanding women
May 30, 2024HME News Staff
BURLINGTON, Ontario – VGM Canada is accepting nominations for the Canadian HME Woman of the Year Award through June 28. The award is open to all women who work in the HME or mobility industry in Canada, including suppliers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and manufacturers. “Now in the third year, we are thrilled to continue recognizing the outstanding women in our industry with this award,” said Dave Davies, president, VGM Canada. “We hope this award not only provides...
Dominique Sedlezky joins VGM Canada
April 9, 2024HME News Staff
BURLINGTON, Ontario – VGM Group Services LTD (Canada) has added Dominique Sedlezky as associate director of supplier and member relations. In this role, she will become an additional contact for current and prospective suppliers and members to continue building a strong relationship with VGM Canada’s partners. “We are thrilled to have Dominique joining our team,” said Dave Davies, president of VGM Canada. “With her extensive background in marketing and operations, she...
VGM Canada seeks nominations
July 6, 2023HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa – VGM Canada is accepting nominations for the Canadian HME Woman of the Year Award through July 23. The award is open to all women who work in the HME or mobility industry in Canada who have made significant contributions throughout their career to serve patients, community, business and the industry. Nominees can be physiotherapists, occupational therapists, manufacturers and other professionals in the industry. “Last year, we were excited to announce Cindy Wickens, founding...
CSMC strikes chord in Canada
December 30, 2022Liz Beaulieu, Editor
BURLINGTON, Ontario – The 34th Canadian Seating and Mobility Conference in October was the only game in town in 2022, with the International Seating Symposium scheduled for March in Vancouver canceled, helping to boost attendance.
CSMC drew about 700 attendees, about 100 attendees shy of its record, says Steve Cranna, director of business development and government relations for VGM Canada, Mobility Group, which has hosted the event since 2009.
“The DNA of our conference...
Cindy Wickens: ‘We believe in giving back’
December 30, 2022Tracy Orzel
TORONTO – Cindy Wickens, a founding partner of XPerience Home Healthcare in Windsor, Ontario, has been many firsts. She was the first female firefighter at Lakeshore Fire Department, its first female captain, and now she’s been named the first Canadian HME Woman of the Year by VGM Canada. HME News spoke to Wickens about her passion for service and giving back.
HME News: As a business owner and a firefighter of 33 years, you wear a lot of hats. How do you make it all work?
Cindy...
In brief: Pharmacy deserts, new CEO at National HME, OM donation
October 28, 2022HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association and the University of Southern California are collaborating on a new interactive mapping tool that could promote health equity by identifying pharmacy shortage areas in the United States. The tool can also help policymakers see the consequences of pharmacy benefit manager practices that are believed to contribute to pharmacy access issues. The tool shows nearly one in four neighborhoods nationwide are pharmacy shortage areas....
Canadian WOY announced
October 27, 2022HME News Staff
TORONTO – VGM Canada has named Cindy Wickens as winner of the 2022 Canadian HME Woman of the Year Award. A founding partner in 2017 of XPerience Home Healthcare in Windsor, Ontario, Wickens has worked in the home healthcare industry since 1986. She started at Doncaster Medical and later became an owner of Motion Specialties Windsor. Wickens has also been an active firefighter for 33 years at the Lakeshore Fire Department where she was recently appointed to captain. “VGM Canada is proud...