Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO®) Blended Classroom Provider Course

Description

The ALSO® course is an evidence-based, interprofessional, and multidisciplinary training program that equips the entire maternity care team with skills to effectively manage obstetric emergencies. This comprehensive course encourages a standardized team-based approach amongst physicians, residents, nurse midwives, registered nurses and other members of the maternity care team to improve patient safety and positively impact maternal outcomes.

FEES
All fees include ALSO® Provider Course Online Access, which includes Online Content and Provider Manual PDF download.

COURSE PRE-WORK
Learners will be provided an email with a link to the online portion of the ALSO Provider Course. Content consists of a pre-test; approximately 8-hours of recorded lectures; online case studies; recorded workstation demonstrations; post-test; and a course evaluation. Upon completion of the evaluation and claiming of credit, the letter of participation will be accessible electronically.

IMPORTANT: The letter of participation must be provided to the Course Sponsor as proof of successful completion of the course pre-work PRIOR TO participation in the Live Portion of the course.

AAFP guidelines require that you complete the online version of this course and pass the post-test 48 hours in advance of attending the Live Course. In order to accommodate this requirement, process your registration and provide you with the link to the online portion in a timely manner, registration for this course will close at noon, Friday, January 5, 2024.

AFTER THE COURSE
Upon successful completion of the live course, the ALSO Course Sponsor is responsible for providing post-course documentation to the ALSO Program within 2 weeks. After the Course Sponsor has submitted all required post-course documentation, learners will be emailed letters of participation by the AAFP. For those who successfully complete both the online and the live portion of the course, wallet cards will be additionally included at the bottom of the emailed live course letter of participation.

COURSE DISCLAIMER
The material presented at this course is being made available by the American Academy of Family Physicians for educational purposes only. This material is not intended to represent the only—nor necessarily the best—methods or procedures appropriate for the medical situations discussed, but rather is intended to present an approach, view, statement, or opinion of the instructors which may be helpful to others who face similar situations.

The AAFP disclaims any and all liability for injury or other damages resulting to any individual attending this course and for all claims which may arise out of the use of the techniques demonstrated therein by such individuals, whether these claims shall be asserted by a physician or any other person.

Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of the data presented at this course. Clinicians may care to check specific details, such as drug doses and contraindications, etc., in standard sources prior to clinical application.

This Course has been determined to be a Level 2 classification under the AMA PRA Credit and Classification Guidelines. The AAFP does not certify competence upon completion of the ALSO Provider Course, nor does it intend this course to serve as a basis for requesting new or expanded privileges.

MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION (MOC)
The ABOG MOC standards now allow participation in ABOG-approved Simulation Courses to meet the annual Improvement in Medical Practice (Part IV) MOC requirement. This course has been approved to meet ABOG Improvement in Medical Practice requirements until 12/31/24. Please review the current MOC Bulletin for further information.

Target Audience

This course is primarily directed toward maternity care providers including physicians, nurses, and certified nurse midwives, residents, EMS, EMTs, and paramedics.

Objectives

• Discuss methods of managing pregnancy and birth urgencies and emergencies, which standardize the skills of practicing maternity care providers
• Demonstrate content and skill acquisition as evidenced by successful completion of online course examination, skills workstations, and group testing stations

Faculty

• Julia E. Oat-Judge, MD