While Virtual Training Associates (VTA) does not specialize in diversity, equity and inclusion training, we do teach ethical coursework that is quite allied such as the prevention of sexual harassment, related societal issues such as pay parity, gender equality and ethical training. Can You Teach This? We are often asked if these topics can be
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Flying Eye Hospital By way of introduction, Orbis International is “A leading global non-governmental organization that has been a pioneer in the prevention and treatment of avoidable blindness for nearly four decades. Orbis transforms lives by delivering the skills, resources and knowledge needed to deliver accessible quality eye care.” As president of Virtual Training Associates,
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Michael Meakem will have his defenders. In fact, one of Meakem’s friends, in pleading for leniency of the judge wrote: “Mike has dedicated his professional career to educating the banking industry on all things banking, including internal controls and fraud, so I know he knew what he was doing was wrong and he also knew
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Virtual Fraud During COVID-19 In April 2021, the Federal Trade Commission issued a report entitled “Protecting Consumers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Year in Review.” Backed by law enforcement, the agency began its work in March 2020 to go after offenders. Before going any further, I need to say that every fraud perpetrated was done
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Some rather exciting news is emerging from the world of virtual training that has certainly sparked our interest at Virtual Training Associates (VTA). A research study was just concluded (May 20, 2021) in the healthcare industry. The study, about to appear in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences has shown that using virtual techniques
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Virtual Court Virtual Training Associates (VTA) concerns itself with training groups on ethics, sports ethics, sexual harassment prevention and similar topics. As president of VTA, I am always fascinated when a virtual issue becomes an ethical issue. Such a collision (sometimes literally) is occurring in New York State as we speak. New York State Traffic
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What Is Beneficial About a Virtual Ethics Training Program? As president of Virtual Training Associates (VTA), the question about the benefits of a virtual training program for ethics comes across my computer screen most every day. While “in-person” training is again being discussed, it will be a long time, if ever, that we will see
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Telehealth Leading To A New Opportunity At Virtual Training Associates (VTA), our inspiration can come from most any source. As we are so involved in ethics, and teaching organizations about choices, consequences and ethical behavior, we have come to understand that every industry relies on good ethics. From accounting to healthcare, the world has seen
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The latest 2019 research into cyber-crime and other so-called – white-collar crime – has revealed that in slightly more than 6 out of 10 cases, the perpetrator is not some foreign entity but a co-worker who is sitting near you. Further research has shown that the average perpetrator of white-collar crime has been with the
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