The Basic Life Support in Obstetrics (BLSOR) program has been developed to prepare participants to manage normal labor and obstetrical emergencies. BLSO is appropriate for several audiences, including: pre-hospital care providers, emergency department personnel, as well as medical, nursing and physician assistant students.
BLSO is a one-day course that offers evidence-based, hands-on workshops with mnemonics and case-based discussions that can play an important role in promoting teamwork. Pre-hospital resuscitation, communication in transit and transition to hospital care can be improved when pre-hospital and hospital providers share a conceptual framework.
Basic Life Support in Obstetrics
Learn More About the BLSO Program
Program Background
-- Learn more about the BLSO program and it's relationship with the Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Program.
Course Overview
-- Course Overview including lectures and workstations.
BLSO Case Study -- Read the results from the Pilot BLSO course at the Division of Physician Assistant Education at the Oregon Health & Sciences University.
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)
Upcoming BLSO Courses
-- Listing of scheduled BLSO courses. To inquire about a specific course, please call or email the contact person listed with each course.
Contact Us
-- For questions or comments, please contact a member of the ALSO/BLSO staff.
Earn Your BLSO Status by Attending a Course
Once you have completed and successfully passed the course, you are considered a BLSO Provider and will receive a course completion certificate as well as a wallet card stating your status, and your renewal/expiration date. The renewal/expiration date is five years from the date you complete the course.
Find a Course Near You
Find a Course Near You
Your Organization Can Sponsor a BLSO Course
The BLSO Program Staff are available to assist you with any needs from the planning stages to the conclusion of the course. To begin the process, simply complete and submit the Course Request Form and a staff person will contact you within 24 hours.
Please consider opening your course up to other qualified participants in your area whose organization may not have the opportunity to sponsor a course. Your course can be promoted on the BLSO website by indicating this on the Course Request Form.
Below are documents and forms for your convenience. Some of these documents may also be found, along with additional forms, on the BLSO Course Materials CD-Rom you will receive with the syllabus and other materials ordered.
Program Requirements Document
Sponsor Fact Sheet (one-page overview)
Course Request Form (Pre-course and 1st step to sponsoring a course)
Conflict of Interest Forms for Faculty
Participant and Faculty Form (post-course)
Program Evaluation
Sample Brochure
Sample Breakout Schedules
Please consider opening your course up to other qualified participants in your area whose organization may not have the opportunity to sponsor a course. Your course can be promoted on the BLSO website by indicating this on the Course Request Form.
Below are documents and forms for your convenience. Some of these documents may also be found, along with additional forms, on the BLSO Course Materials CD-Rom you will receive with the syllabus and other materials ordered.
Program Requirements Document
Sponsor Fact Sheet (one-page overview)
Course Request Form (Pre-course and 1st step to sponsoring a course)
Conflict of Interest Forms for Faculty
Participant and Faculty Form (post-course)
Program Evaluation
Sample Brochure
Sample Breakout Schedules
Serve as Faculty at a BLSO Course
If you are an ALSO Approved Instructor or ALSO Advisory Faculty and would like to serve as faculty for future BLSO courses, please email blso@aafp.org and include your NAME (first and last), CITY and STATE and you will be added to the BLSO Instructor List that is provided to BLSO sponsors who are seeking their fifty percent approved instructors to teach at their courses.
Teaching in a BLSO course does not count toward the requirement of teaching in three courses every five years to maintain the ALSO Approved Instructor status. But, please know that the need for instructors for BLSO courses is great and your involvement is very much appreciated by the ALSO Advisory Board and staff.
Teaching in a BLSO course does not count toward the requirement of teaching in three courses every five years to maintain the ALSO Approved Instructor status. But, please know that the need for instructors for BLSO courses is great and your involvement is very much appreciated by the ALSO Advisory Board and staff.
