Course Equipment
Equipment and supplies to be obtained by local coordinating institution
Audiovisual Equipment
General Session: main lecture hall large enough to seat participants and faculty set as classroom style seating, 2 people per 6' table or 3 people per 8' table
- ALSO Slide Set CD-ROM
- LCD Projector
- Large Projection Screen
- Laser Pointer with Mouse Remote for Client-provided Laptop
- Large Flipchart with Markers
- Four Lavaliere Microphones
- Lectern with Microphone
- Overhead Projector
Breakout Rooms: separate workstation rooms set in theater style seating (only chairs, no tables) of 14 people to be placed in the middle of the room and (2) two 6' tables (place the 6' tables in opposite corners / sides of room). Each room will receive the AV equipment listed below (if have 36 participants, will have three breakouts; 48 participants, will have four breakouts; and 60 participants, will have five breakouts):
- LCD Projector
- Projection Screen (size appropriate for the size of room)
- Flip Chart with Markers
Clinical Equipment
Each mannequin workstation should have two pelvic mannequins along with two term fetal and two preemie fetal mannequins. Each room should also have two sets of forceps and two vacuum extractors. Equipment should be divided and placed on 6' tables.
Mannequins can be obtained from:
Mannequins can be obtained from:
- The American Academy of Family Physicians (for rental only on a first come, first served basis): e-mail or call (800) 274-2237, ext. 6556.
- CPR Savers (www.cpr-savers.com): for the discounted price of $650.95, contact Brian at (800) 480-1277.
- Armstrong Medical Industries, Inc. (www.armstrongmedical.com): 575 Knightsbridge Parkway, Lincolnshire, Illinois, 60069 or call Customer Service (800) 323-4220 or (847) 913-0101.
- Simulaids, Inc. (www.simulaids.com): 12 Dixon Avenue, Woodstock, New York, 12498 or call (800) 431-4310 or (845) 679-2475.
- Gaumard Scientific (www.gaumard.com): 14700 Southwest 136 Street, Miami, Florida 33196-5691, call (800) 882-6655 or e-mail: sima@gaumard.com
Vacuum Extractors can be obtained from:
- Columbia Medical Inc., a division of Utah Medical, (www.utahmed.com): PO Box 1530, Redmond, Oregon 97756-1530 or call (800) 548-8667.
- Cooper Surgical: 95 Corporate Drive Trumbull, Connecticut 06611 or call (203) 601-5200 or (800) 243-2974.
- Clinical Innovations: 747 West 4170 South Murray, Utah 84123 or call (801) 268-8200.
Equipment and supplies to be provided by the AAFP
- ALSO Provider Course Syllabus: 1 per attendee ($145 each)
- ALSO Provider Course Syllabus CD-ROM: 1 per attendee ($135 each)
- ALSO Instructor Manual: 1 per new instructor ($50 each)
- ALSO Slide Set CD-ROM*: 1 per course offering ($75.00) REQUIRED *Upon course approval, course sponsors are required to purchase the ALSO Slide Set CD-ROM for each course to ensure that the most current clinical information is being presented.
- ALSO Course Materials CD-ROM to be provided at no charge to course sponsors at the time of course approval, which will include the following reporting forms: written examination, examination answer sheet, examination answer key, megadelivery instructions and score sheet, fetal surveillance tracings, NICHD guidelines, OB cases, crib sheets, participant / faculty forms, attendance forms for nurses, and Instructor Candidate Evaluation Forms
The course sponsor will be invoiced at the time the course materials are shipped. Payment must be made within 30 days of the invoice date. Course completion certificates will not be sent until the invoice is paid in full. The AAFP will only accept the return of defective or damaged products, within 30 days of receipt, for replacement or refund. Otherwise, per the AAFP policy, there are no returns of course materials. Shipping and Handling charges are non-refundable.
