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    • Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO®) Course

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    Leawood, Kansas (AAFP Corporate Offices)
    Centrally located and a short drive from Kansas City International Airport

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    Wednesday, April 15, 2026
    7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

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    8 AAFP Prescribed Credits

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    This advanced lifesaving course was developed by a team of interprofessional experts in obstetric emergency care. Your entire team can learn evidence-based, standardized approaches to improve patient safety at a time when maternity care deserts are growing. 

    1. Pregnancy-related deaths have doubled in the United States since 2014 1 .
    2. Areas with limited or no access to maternal care are called maternity care deserts. These regions affect 1 in 12 women across the US.
    3. High-risk pregnancies are on the rise due to increased cases of diabetes, heart disease, obesity, multiples and advanced age at pregnancy. 
    4. More than 35% of US counties lacks obstetric clinicians and birthing clinics 2.  

    Change those numbers for the better with proven, lifesaving strategies that can improve obstetric emergency outcomes.  

    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.

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    • Registration fee is $595. Registration closes March 16, 2026.

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    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

    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 March 27, 2026, please email also@aafp.org in order to get access to required online materials. 

    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 

    Frequently asked questions about the ALSO course. 
    • 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.  

    The following hotels are available for accommodations during the course. Contact the hotel to make arrangements for your stay. Making reservations early is encouraged.

    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

    The AAFP has reviewed ALSO Course and deemed it acceptable for up to 8 AAFP Prescribed credit. Term of Approval is from 4/15/2026 to 4/15/2026. 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 9.6 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 Credits™ 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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