EMS Doctors, Clinicians Unite to Provide Free Online CAPCE-Accredited Recertification

REFRESH 2021 LAUNCHES DECEMBER 15TH – OFFERING FREE NREMT NCCR (NATIONAL) CURRICULUM HOURS With the advent of the COVID pandemic and the requirement to maintain currency and paramedic certification, a free online program is to be launched called Refresh 2021.  The program hosted online by Prodigy EMS will contain a series of CAPCE approved lectures and presentations based on the National Continued Competency Program (NCCP). The National Continued Competency Program (NCCP) was constructed using a methodology similar to that of the American Board of Medical Specialties requirements and streamlines the recertification process into three strategic categories of continuing education: National, Local, and Individual. Refresh 2021 will create and provide a complete free package of continuing education to meet local operational needs. The project was the brainchild of Tom Bouthillet, Battalion Chief of EMS at Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue who noted ‘NREMT waived the limits on distributive education limits for this recertification season due to COVID-19. That means we have a unique opportunity to crowdsource a spectacular educational experience for EMTs and Paramedics around the world’ To move the project along and to provide guidance and technical expertise, he quickly created a project board consisting of Drs’ Peter Antevy, Paul Pepe, Kelly Bouthillet, Remle Crowe, and EMS Thought leaders James DiClemente, Keith Griffiths, Brian LaCroix, Rob Lawrence, and Mike...
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