• Sponsor an ALSO® Course

    Prepare pregnancy care providers to effectively manage potential obstetric emergencies. 

    Participants attending an ALSO Course learn practical, standardized team-based approaches to managing emergency situations, such as postpartum hemorrhage, shoulder dystocia, breech delivery, cord prolapse and maternal resuscitation. Although labor and delivery room emergency care is the main focus of the program, the ALSO curriculum further addresses preventive care and practice concerns, such as medical complications of pregnancy, preterm labor, labor dystocia, trauma, and helping parents cope with a birth crisis.

    Course Sponsors:

    Access ALSO Dashboard

    Manikin Rental 

    The AAFP no longer offers obstetrical manikin
    rentals for ALSO course sponsors and recommends
    purchasing manikins from these sources:

    Ambu obstetrical manikins
    Gaumard obstetrical manikins

    Questions?

    AAFP Women’s Health Team
    Email: also@aafp.org
    (800) 274-2237, ext. 7506

    Learning Objectives

    At the end of this course, attendees will 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.

    Course Topics

    ALSO offers a robust training program with such curriculum topics as:

    ALSO Core Required Chapters

    • Safety in Pregnancy Care
    • Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance
    • Preterm Labor and Prelabor Rupture of Membranes
    • Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
    • Late Pregnancy Bleeding
    • Labor Dystocia
    • Malpresentations, Malpositions, and Multiple Gestation
    • Shoulder Dystocia
    • Assisted Vaginal Delivery
    • Postpartum Hemorrhage
    • Trauma and Resuscitation in Pregnancy
    • Cardiac Complications of Pregnancy
    • Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy
    • Pregnancy Related Sepsis
    • First-Trimester Pregnancy Complications
    • Birth Crisis

    Optional workstation slide sets are available by emailing also@aafp.org.
    Please provide the ALSO Course # and the slide set title(s) needed. 

    • Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Laceration
    • Diagnostic Ultrasound in Labor and Delivery
    • Cesarean Delivery

    Application Process

    Follow our simple three-step application process to hold an ALSO course.

    1. 

    This document provides a comprehensive description of the process, responsibilities, and the standards which must be upheld when planning and implementing an ALSO course.

    2.

    Complete a new CME Application using the ALSO/BLSO Pathway. After the CME application is approved, the Sponsor will receive two approval emails: 1) CME Approval; and 2) ALSO Course Approval with next steps. 

    3.

    After course approval, and distributing the online course link to registrants, use the dashboard to track Learners as they access and complete the online course.  

    *New Organizational Account form with a one-time fee to Sponsor an ALSO or BLSO Course.
    Complete the form only if an AAFP CME application has never been submitted from your organization for any AAFP CME activity. If you have any questions about this AAFP Credit System requirement, please email cmecredit@aafp.org, or call (800) 274-2237.

    Course Fees

    Description Cost Frequency

    Course Materials/Registration Fee


    CME Application processing

    Administrative documents with instruction

    Teaching documents/videos with instruction

    Auto-reported CME, Letters of Participation and Wallet Cards

    $120 One per course
    Online Course Learner Access Fee
    Includes access to downloadable ALSO Manual, Digital Download
    $150 Cost per learner
    ALSO Manual, Digital Download $59.95 Optional 
    ALSO Instructor Manual, Digital Download $39.95 Optional 
    ALSO Mnemonic Reference Cards (recommended) $19.95 Optional 

    *Fees reflect content costs but exclude shipping costs for printed materials. Course sponsors must meet all requirements outlined in the ALSO Course Guidelines document, which may incur additional operational costs. All prices are subject to change at the discretion of the AAFP.

    Payment Options

    Optional products can be ordered online by credit card.

    The AAFP will invoice the sponsor for the Online Course access fees (per learner) and the Course Materials Registration fee, approximately 10 days after completion of the live course.  

     Note: The AAFP cannot invoice multiple organizations for the same course. however will accept multiple payments. In these cases, the Course Sponsor can provide copies of the invoice to the other organizations to allow them to pay the Sponsor or pay the AAFP directly (please reference the invoice number). For more information on payments, please review the Course Guidelines document.