Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO®) Course
- Aug. 25, 2026 (Tue)
- St. Louis, MO
- 8 Credits
- Registration fee$595
Register by May 31 to save +$100. ALSO registration increases to $714 on June 1, 2026
Registration closes August 7, 2026.
The lifesaving strategies you’ll learn at an ALSO® course can improve obstetric emergency outcomes. Your entire team can learn standardized approaches to improve patient safety at a time when:
- Pregnancy-related deaths have doubled in the United States since 2014.
- Areas with limited or no access to maternal care are called maternity care deserts. These regions affect 1 in 12 women across the US.
- High-risk pregnancies are on the rise due to increased cases of multiples, advanced age at pregnancy, and pregnant patients with chronic disease.
- More than 35% of US counties lack obstetric clinicians and birthing clinics.
Team-based, hands-on instruction and comprehensive prework prepare family medicine obstetric care teams to manage a wide range of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum complications.
The lifesaving strategies you’ll learn at an ALSO® course can improve obstetric emergency outcomes. Your entire team can learn standardized approaches to improve patient safety at a time when:
- Pregnancy-related deaths have doubled in the United States since 2014.
- Areas with limited or no access to maternal care are called maternity care deserts. These regions affect 1 in 12 women across the US.
- High-risk pregnancies are on the rise due to increased cases of multiples, advanced age at pregnancy, and pregnant patients with chronic disease.
- More than 35% of US counties lack obstetric clinicians and birthing clinics.
Team-based, hands-on instruction and comprehensive prework prepare family medicine obstetric care teams to manage a wide range of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum complications.
Why choose AAFP’s ALSO® Course?
- Trusted by clinicians
- Developed by multidisciplinary experts in obstetric care
- Backed by the AAFP’s rigorous CME Credit System and the ACCME’s highest accreditation commendation
Successful completion of online prework is mandatory prior to attending the live portion of this course.
Course details
At the successful completion of the ALSO Course, participants should be able to:
- Discuss methods of managing pregnancy and birth urgencies and emergencies, which standardizes the skills of practicing pregnancy care providers.
- Demonstrate content and skill acquisition as evidenced by successful completion of course examination, skills workstations, and group testing stations.
Assisted vaginal delivery
Birth crisis
Cardiac complications of pregnancy
First-trimester pregnancy complications
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Intrapartum fetal surveillance
Labor dystocia
Late pregnancy bleeding
Malpresentations, malpositions and multiple gestation
Postpartum hemorrhage
Pregnancy related sepsis
Preterm labor and prelabor rupture of membranes
Safety in pregnancy care
Shoulder dystocia
Trauma and resuscitation in pregnancy
Venous thromboembolism in pregnancy
ALSO courses use team-based, hands-on instruction and comprehensive prework to prepare the entire pregnancy care team to manage obstetric emergencies, including:
- Birth crisis
- Hypertensive disorders
- Postpartum hemorrhage
- Preterm labor/membrane rupture
- Shoulder dystocia
- Trauma and resuscitation
- Venous thromboembolism
- Family physicians
- OB/GYNs*
- Nurses and midwives (As an approved provider of CNE by the Kansas State Board of Nursing, this course offering is approved for APRN, RN or LPN relicensure)
- Emergency care providers
*The ALSO Course - Live portion meets the conditions for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part IV for obstetrician learners through the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG). One must complete the Online course prior to attending the Live course.
Registration includes full access to the ALSO curriculum in the required online prework. If you registered for this course and have not been contacted by a member of the AAFP ALSO team by August 12, 2026, please email also@aafp.org to get access to required online materials.
Hotel
Royal Sonesta Chase Park Plaza
212 N. Kingshighway Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: (314) 633-3000
The hotel is a short drive from St. Louis Lambert International Airport and easily accessed via I-70 or I-64. Bonus: You’re just steps away from the famous St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis Art Museum and Jewel Box.
Rate: $195 + current tax rate
Accommodation cutoff: July 24, 2026. Reservations include: Fitness center, swimming pool, guest room Wi-Fi
CME credit statement
The AAFP has reviewed ALSO Course and deemed it acceptable for up to 8.00 AAFP Prescribed credit. Term of Approval is from 8/25/2026 to 8/25/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The American Academy of Family Physicians is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 9.60 contact hours applicable for APRN, RN, LPN, or LMHT relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing provider number: LT0278 - 0312. This is an advanced level course and may not be suitable for all general continuing nursing education.
AMA/AAFP Equivalency - Providers may choose to include the following in addition to the AAFP credit statement:
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.
CME activities approved for AAFP credit are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit.