Thursday, March 14th - BLS Protocol Review (3 hrs) - Category 2

The Virginia Office of EMS changed the continuing education requirements for EMT effective July 1, 2016.  Any CEUs obtained prior to July 1 will be converted to the new system by OEMS; you will not lose credit for any previous CEUs.  Click on the link to see the new requirements.  You will need to know your certification date, which is four years prior to your expiration, in order to determine which set of requirements apply to you.

http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/content/uploads/sites/23/2017/04/TR-53A-BLS-CE-Requirements2.pdf

Additional CE hours may be obtained by attending seminars or an ITLS class, completing OEMS approved classes online, etc.  For more information on online CEUs, click on the link below. 

http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/OEMS/Training/WebBasedCE.htm

PLEASE NOTE:

ATTENDING ALL SESSIONS OFFERED DURING A ONE YEAR PERIOD WILL FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EMT RECERTIFICATION (40 HOURS TOTAL).