Under the Rules of the Department of Health Chapter 64E-2, Florida Administrative Code Emergency Medical Services, the Bureau of EMS shall accept the affirmation of a licensed EMS provider’s medical director for approval of refresher training. Consequently, Lake-Sumter EMS Operations Manual, No. 50-1, requires the following continuing education minimums:
- Minimum of 4-hours: Airway Management/Respiratory Care
- Minimum of 4-hours: Cardiology
- Minimum of 4-hours: Medical
- Minimum of 4-hours: Obstetrics and Pediatrics
- Minimum of 6-hours: Trauma
- Minimum of 6-hours: Operations
- Minimum of 2-hours: Elective
Employees wishing to recertify under our Medical Director, Pushpal R. (Paul) Banergee, D.O. must complete these above minimum hours of U.S. DOT EMT and Paramedic NSC refresher training. Subsequently, the following eLearning has been approved for recertification usage by Dr. Banerjee towards this end:
- Emergency Medicine Learning & Resource Center (EMLRC)
- RapidCE
- HealthStream EMS
- Mosby/JEMS Educational Alliance
Any associated fees are the responsibility of the employee. Any other on-line program will be considered after review of Dr. Banerjee and the Quality Development Department Team. Please contact Mike Hilliard with any questions or call me at 352/383-4554.