PRAC142-0724: OSHA Module 3 – Medical RecordsCourse Open: July 29-September 5, 2024
Real Time Sessions (RTS): Mondays, August 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2024; 9:00-10:30 pm ET (USA) World Clock Converter
Total CE Credit: 6
RACE Category: 6 hours Non-Medical
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Tuition: Member $204 ($190 early bird special if enrolled by July 15, 2024) |
* Please provide a shipping address in the comment field of the payment page when you enroll so we can ship your course textbooks to you. * Enroll in all three modules (PRAC140-0424, PRAC141-0524, PRAC142-0724) by April 15, 2024, and receive a $135 discount off the regular price.
Course Information:
This course is designed for the Practice Owner, Manager or Administrator who desires to understand OSHA's Standards as well as practical ways to implement them in a veterinary practice. We attempt to avoid debating the merits of any particular requirement and focus on how to achieve compliance! This three-module course will cover ALL aspects of a hospital safety program, not just the Hazard Communication Standard. The participants will be provided with many downloadable resources, including the actual text versions of applicable standards. The third of three modules, this course will discuss the medical hazards of the practice – Anesthesia, lasers, animal handling, radiology and medical wastes, dentistry procedures, the clinical laboratory, chemotherapy and dangerous drugs and safety in mobile operations. We’ll reveal what OSHA has to say about these common issues and talk about ways to solve problems.
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of the course, the participant should be able to
- develop and implement an animal handling safety plan for the staff.
- develop and implement an infection control plan for animals with contagious or infectious diseases.
- recognize and understand how waste anesthetic gases get into the work environment and how they affect workers.
- develop and implement a waste gas anesthesia safety plan.
- understand the risks associated with surgical and therapy lasers.
- develop and implement a laser safety plan.
- properly identify biomedical waste based on state regulations.
- develop and implement a biomedical waste handling plan to include proper needle and sharps safety measures.
- understand the risks associated with low-level, chronic x-ray radiation exposure likely found in a veterinary practice.
- develop and implement a radiation safety plan to include the use of machine safeguards, protective equipment, and proper procedures.
- understand the physical and disease risks associated with veterinary dental procedures and the safety precautions that must be taken.
- recognize the safety hazards in a veterinary clinical laboratory.
- understand the risks associated with hazardous drugs in a medical workplace and the precautions necessary for staff protection.
- develop and implement a Dangerous Drug Safety Plan.
Level and Prerequisites: This basic VIN CE course is open for enrollment enrollment to veterinarians, veterinary technicians/technologists, and veterinary support staff interested in OSHA medical hazards and mobile operations.
Credit Approval: This course is approved for 6 hours of continuing education credit by RACE for veterinarians and veterinary technicians/technologists. (RACE 20-1164992)
This course has been submitted to VHMA for CVPM credit.
Course Agenda: Week 1 (Real Time Session August 5, 2024): Anesthesia, Lasers, and Animal Handling
Required Reading (prior to August 5, 2024 Real Time Session):
- From the text: The Complete Veterinary Practice Regulatory Compliance Manual
- Animal Husbandry & Handling (pages 72-72)
- Personal Hygiene (page 73-73)
- Zoonotic Diseases (pages 76-80)
- Inhalation Anesthetics (pages 82-89)
- Compressed Gas Cylinders (pages 90-91)
- Lasers (pages 91-92)
Week 2 (Real Time Session August 12, 2024): Radiology and Medical Waste
Required Reading (prior to August 12, 2024 Real Time Session):
- From the text: The Complete Veterinary Practice Regulatory Compliance Manual
- The Biomedical Waste (pages 25-27)
- Sharps (page 27-28)
- Radiology (pages 92-98)
Week 3 (Real Time Session August 19, 2024): Chemicals (Hazard Communication Standard)
Required Reading (prior to August 19, 2024 Real Time Session):
- From the text: The Complete Veterinary Practice Regulatory Compliance Manual
- Chemotherapy (pages 99-106)
Week 4 (Real Time Session August 26, 2024): Chemicals Part II (Special Chemicals)
Required Reading (prior to August 26, 2024 Real Time Session):
- From the text: The Complete Veterinary Practice Regulatory Compliance Manual
- Dentistries (page 82)
- The Laboratory handout in the course library
- Mobile Operations handout in the course library
Successful completion (scoring 80% or better) on the end-of-course test is required to earn a certificate of completion for the course. To learn more about the requirements for earning a CE certificate, please refer to Receiving Your CE Credit and Course Completion Certificate. Course Materials: Course materials will be available in the course library prior to each Real Time Session.
Required Textbook(s): The following required textbooks are included in the price of the course.
- The Complete Veterinary Practice Regulatory Compliance Manual.
This is a comprehensive reference tool for the practice administrator, covering not only OSHA standards, but a complete range of regulatory issues, including controlled substances and pharmacy operations, labor and employment issues, and ADA compliance. - Safety Issues for the Veterinary Practice Staff.
This self-paced workbook is ideal for training new and existing members of the practice team on the issues important to them and to OSHA!
* Please provide a shipping address in the comment field of the payment page when you enroll so we can ship your course textbooks to you.
| Enroll Now |
Tuition: Member $204 ($190 early bird special if enrolled by July 15, 2024) |
* Enroll in all three modules (PRAC140-0424, PRAC141-0524, PRAC142-0724) by April 15, 2024, and receive a $135 discount off the regular price. *To ensure participants are ready and prepared for classes, enrollment will close on August 5, 2024 at 5 pm ET (USA) or when the maximum number of participants is reached. *For more information on how online CE works, see the Participant Resource Center.
Enrollment qualifications:
- VIN CE Courses:
- VIN CE courses are open to VIN member, VIN student member, and non-member veterinarians.
- Veterinary support staff must be VSPN members in order to enroll in a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
- VSPN CE Courses:
- VSPN CE courses are open to veterinary support staff and veterinarians.
- Only VIN and VSPN members can enroll in a VSPN CE course.
- Veterinarians will only receive credit for those VSPN CE courses that specify in the Accreditation statement that the course is accredited for veterinarians.
- Please check the course Level and Prerequisites, Accreditation, and Tuition before enrolling.
- Each enrollee must be able to receive emails from @vspn.org
and @vin.com addresses.
- Email is our major form of communication with participants; personal emails are highly recommended rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.
- For further assistance call 800-846-0028 ext. 797 or email CEonVIN@vin.com. Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.
Course withdrawal and refund policy: A complete refund of the paid course price will be issued when your withdrawal request is received prior to the listed start date of the course. If you wish to withdraw after the start date please contact the VIN office 800-846-0028 ext. 797 to discuss eligibility for a pro-rated refund. *For more information on VIN's upcoming CE courses, check the VIN Course Catalog. Katherine James, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
VIN Education Director VIN CE Services: CEonVIN@vin.com
800-846-0028 or 530-756-4881; ext. 797
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from the United Kingdom: 01 45 222 6154
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from Australia: 02 6145 2357