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ALSO® Instructor Course - Leawood, KS
Leawood, Kansas
(AAFP Corporate Offices)
Centrally located and a short drive from Kansas City International Airport
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
3.25 AAFP Prescribed Credits
Registration Closes March 16
Live Course
3.25 AAFP Prescribed Credits
Use your passion for safe, equitable obstetric care to train others when you become an ALSO Approved Instructor.
This half-day course is offered to anyone with a current ALSO status. The curriculum covers adult learning theory and faculty development as well as enhances your talents to offer effective feedback, teach in small group workstations and evaluate course participants.
Upon achieving Approved Instructor status, you’ll join a supportive Instructor community to help you stay current on this lifesaving education.
- $650 - registration closes March 16th
- Attend an ALSO Instructor Course to earn ALSO Instructor Candidate status.
- Within one year of taking this course, teach at an ALSO or BLSO Course while an Advisory Faculty observes and recommends you for approval on the course dashboard.
- Once approved, you will receive an email with a link to your Approved Instructor wallet card in your AAFP Account.
- Your status period lasts three years provided you meet the following requirements:
- Teach at least two times at an ALSO or BLSO course.
- Complete each edition of the Online Instructor Renewal Course (updated every three years).
If you meet these requirements, your status will automatically renew.
If you don’t meet these requirements, your status will expire and you must attend new ALSO and ALSO Instructor courses.
If you still have questions, please visit our expanded FAQ page.
Registration includes online access to the ALSO Instructor manual.
If you registered for this course and have not been contacted by a member of the AAFP ALSO team by March 27, 2026, please email also@aafp.org in order to get access to required online materials.
Current ALSO status as of April 14th, 2026 is required to attend this course.
The AAFP offices are minutes from I-435 Highway via I-35 and I-70 and an easy 45-minute drive from Kansas City International Airport. Map
Nearby hotels include:
Hyatt Place Kansas City/Overland Park/Convention Center (4.5 stars)
5001 W 110th St. Overland Park KS 66211
913-491-9002
Springhill Suites Overland Park Leawood (4.5 stars - Marriott)
4081 Indian Creek Parkway Overland Park KS 66207
913-340-7270
Holiday Inn & Suites Overland Park - Conv CTR (4.5 stars)
10920 Nall Avenue Overland Park KS 66211
913-312-0900
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- 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 during 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.
The AAFP has reviewed ALSO Instructor Course and deemed it acceptable for up to 3.25 AAFP Prescribed credit. Term of Approval is from 4/14/2026 to 4/14/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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 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.
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