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Important Symposium Policies<\/h4>\n

Cancellations – The symposium registration fee will be refunded if requested in writing and received at the Virginia EMS Symposium office by 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. A $25 processing fee is charged for all cancellations.<\/p>\n

No Smoking – All symposium activities, classes, exhibits and hallways are designated strictly non-smoking. Smoking is only allowed outside of the conference center. Also, please refrain from using other tobacco products in class.<\/p>\n

No Children in Classes – In order to reduce classroom distractions, children and infants are not permitted in symposium classes.<\/p>\n

No Admittance if Late to Class – You must be in class for the entire time designated to earn your CEUs. If you arrive late, you will not be admitted.<\/p>\n

CEU Worksheets<\/h4>\n

To ensure that you take the proper courses you need to obtain continuing education units (CEU), please refer to the following worksheets in the center of the catalog: BLS and ALS credit hours. If you have questions regarding CEUs, call the OEMS Division of Accreditation, Certification and Education at 804-888-9120.<\/p>\n

Continuing Education Credit<\/h4>\n

Virginia EMS Providers – CEUs for Virginia recertification credit will be awarded, as indicated by area, topic and category, to EMS providers certified by the Office of EMS. CEUs are offered for completion of class for Categories 1 and 2. ALS and BLS topics for recertification are listed by CE subject matter, date, time and category. Category 2 applies to both ALS and BLS, unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n

Non-Virginia Certified EMS Providers- Upon request, Non-Virginia EMS providers will receive a document that lists the symposium programs that they attended from the Office of EMS.<\/p>\n

Requests must be made no later than December 31, 2023.<\/p>\n

Nurses – An education record will be generated by the Office of EMS as a record of classes attended. You will be able to turn this into your professional organization or employer for CE.<\/p>\n

OMD Registration – Physicians attending the Operational Medical Directors Workshop (ADM-113) are required to register for the symposium, but are exempt from paying registration and class fees for this course. Please fill out the Virginia EMS Symposium registration form and mail or register online. For more information on how to register, please see page 1.<\/p>\n

Course Information<\/h4>\n

BLS Academy – This academy offers students the ability to find all of the required BLS continuing education credits with greater ease. These courses can be identified by the course track that begins with BLS.<\/p>\n

EMS Leadership and Management Certificate – EMS personnel are encouraged to take classes to assist in leading and managing EMS agencies. Registered attendees can earn the EMS Leadership and Management Certificate by taking a minimum of twelve (12) hours of courses identified with a Star of Life next to the course title. Attendees may register to receive the certificate by signing up on the 3rd Floor of the Marriott, opposite the registration area. Once attendance is verified, certificates will be distributed via email, and only upon the request of the attendee. Please direct questions regarding the EMS Leadership and Management Certificate to Tristen Franklin at Tristen.Franklin@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hands-on – All hands-on classes are denoted by the hand icon.<\/p>\n

Health & Safety – This track focuses on the health and safety of EMS providers. This icon also identifies courses outside of this track that are health and safety-related.<\/p>\n

Course Areas:<\/strong> All course areas will be noted in the catalog as follows: Classes in BLS and ALS category 1 will be designated with the assigned area number, for ex. BLS 11\/ ALS 16. Courses in BLS and ALS category 2 will be noted as CAT 2, for ex. BLS CAT 2\/ALS CAT 2.<\/p>\n

Course Tracks<\/strong><\/p>\n

ADM – Administrative<\/p>\n

ARV – Airway, Respiration and
\nVentilation<\/p>\n

BLS – BLS Academy<\/p>\n

CAR – Cardiac<\/p>\n

CRI – Critical Care<\/p>\n

EDU- Educator<\/p>\n

HEA – Health & Safety<\/p>\n

LMGT – Leadership & Management<\/p>\n

MED – Medical<\/p>\n

OPE – Operations<\/p>\n

PED – Pediatric<\/p>\n

SPEC – Specialty (Mobile Integrated Healthcare\/Community Paramedicine and Air Medical)<\/p>\n

TRA – Trauma<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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