The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) in collaboration with the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA) and the Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists (VSHP), is pleased to announce a series of webinars that will cover the upcoming drug kit transition affecting Virginia's EMS agencies in 2025. Subject matter experts from the Drug Enforcement Administration, pharmacy and hospital partners, as well as other regulatory bodies will be keynote speakers in these training sessions.
The first webinar will be held on December 5, 2024, at 5:30 p.m., and will consist of a 60 minute collaborative training with a question and answer session. The webinars will be held bi-monthly, and will be recorded and posted on the OEMS website for those not able to attend on the day. A sign-up link for these trainings is included below.
Save the Date! The first webinar in this series will be held on December 5, 2024, at 5:30 p.m.
- EMS Drug Kit 101 Webinar
Dec. 5, 2024, 5:30 p.m. This 60-minute webinar features subject matter expert Cindy Williams, B.S.Pharm, FASHP, Vice President/Chief Pharmacy Officer with Riverside Health System. The following topics will be covered:
- An overview of regulatory licensure and requirements of establishing a EMS drug kit program
- An overview of establishment of purchasing for an EMS drug kit program
- Lessons from the field
- Question and Answer session
Register Now: To register for this Webinar, please visit: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8415224836837558359 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Brought to you by GoTo Webinar® Webinars Made Easy®
Additional webinar dates and topic information will be posted soon at: www.vdh.virginia.gov/emergency-medical-services/.
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