Registration for the 2010 EMS Symposium is now available on the Virginia Office of EMS web site. The Symposium will be held November 10–14, 2010 in Norfolk. This year’s Symposium will have over 260 that cover a wide range of topics.  And, this year there will be two new tracks - Cardiac and Safety.  The Virginia EMS Symposium registration deadline is Friday, October 1, 2010. Register early. Classes fill up quickly!

Virginia is home to many things such as incredible history, wonderful tourism and a FANTASTIC ANNUAL EMS SYMPOSIUM! 2011 is just around the corner and planning for the 2011 Virginia EMS Annual Symposium is already underway. With that being said, NOW is the time to submit your ideas, thoughts, suggestions for presentations, topics and guest speakers to the committee.

Some 85 EMS providers collected hundreds of continuing education credits during the regional EMS Education Expo in Suffolk, July 16-18.  This year's education expo in Suffolk was the result of rescheduling the "EMS mini-symposium" known in previous years as Continuing Concepts in Prehospital Emergency Medicine. The mid-summer dates and relatively short notice dampened attendance this year but those who attended greatly appreciated the continuing education opportunity.

The Tidewater EMS Council honored twelve individuals and agencies with regional EMS awards on June 19, 2010.

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