ALSO® Instructor Course

Description

ALSO® INSTRUCTOR COURSE
The Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Instructor Course equips current ALSO® Providers with the skills and knowledge they need to effectively teach ALSO® courses. ALSO® is an evidence-based, interprofessional, and multidisciplinary training program that arms 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.

COURSE ELIGIBILITY
Any clinician providing obstetrical care who has already obtained their ALSO® Provider status is eligible to become an ALSO® Approved Instructor. This includes physicians as well as residents, registered nurses, midwives, nurse practitioners, paramedics, physician assistants and other healthcare workers who have obtained their ALSO® Provider Status. The Also instructor course provides current ALSO providers with the skills and knowledge they need to effectively teach ALSO courses.

Any learner in the ALSO® Instructor Course who has not completed the most current version of the ALSO® online content must do so prior to the Instructor Course to familiarize themselves with the course's new educational format. Please email Lisa.James@mahec.net for more information about this requirement and access fees.

CME INFORMATION
The AAFP has reviewed the ALSO Instructor Course and deemed it acceptable for up to 3.25 In-Person, Live (could include online) AAFP Prescribed credit. The AAFP has reviewed the ALSO Instructor Course and deemed it acceptable for up to 3.25 Live AAFP Prescribed credits. Term of Approval is from 5/24/2024 to 5/24/2024. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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 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® Instructor Course, nor does it intend this course to serve as a basis for requesting new or expanded privileges.

COURSE PRE-WORK
Learners will be provided an email with instructions on how to instantly access, download and print the ALSO Instructor Manual to read/review prior to the course. There are no pre- or post-test requirements. Upon completion of the evaluation and claiming of credit at the live course, the letter of participation will be emailed to each learner individually.

AFTER THE COURSE
Upon course completion, the 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 who successfully passed the course will be emailed letters of participation by the AAFP.

Learners will be designated as ALSO® Instructor Candidates after receiving a passing grade for this course. Instructor Candidates are then required to:

• Be observed by an Advisory Faculty teaching in one ALSO® Provider Course within 1 year of their Instructor Course date.


• Have the Advisory Faculty of that course recommend your status be changed from ALSO Instructor Candidate to ALSO® Approved Instructor.

Please Note: There are no wallet cards generated until the Instructor Candidate is observed teaching the first time and an Advisory Faculty recommends the Instructor Candidate have their status officially changed to an ALSO® Approved Instructor within the AAFP database. Within 4 weeks of being observed teaching a course and receiving the recommendation, the AAFP will email a wallet card to the learner indicating their new status of ALSO® Approved Instructor with applicable expiration dates.

ALSO® Approved Instructor status is maintained by teaching in either three ALSO® or BLSO courses within a five-year time period. Teaching in an ALSO® Instructor Course does qualify the same as teaching in an ALSO® Provider Course, and those who Instruct in this course may additionally receive CME credit when applicable.

Target Audience

This course is directed primarily toward practicing maternity care physicians, third-year residents, certified nurse midwives and registered nurses.

Objectives

• Discuss educational tools that can be used when giving feedback to ALSO® course participants
• Describe how to assist participants in dealing with questions and conflicts that can occur in the workstations
• Demonstrate teaching capabilities by providing hands-on role-play utilizing maternal-fetal mannequins along with timely feedback in order to adapt teaching methods to various situations
• Demonstrate the ability to facilitate group discussion, as well as consider ways to implement faculty and learner feedback to enhance the educational experience

Faculty

• Julia E. Oat-Judge, MD