Hold an ALSO® Provider Course
Prepare maternity 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.
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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 maternity care providers.
- Demonstrate content and skill acquisition as evidenced by successful completion of course examination, skills workstations, and group testing stations.
ALSO Provider Core Chapters
- Safety in Maternity 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
- Maternal Resuscitation and Trauma
- Cardiac Complications of Pregnancy
- Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy
- Maternal Sepsis
ALSO Provider Optional Chapters
- Third- and Fourth-Degree Perineal Laceration
- Diagnostic Ultrasound in Labor and Delivery
- First-Trimester Pregnancy Complications
- Cesarean Delivery
- Birth Crisis
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This document provides a comprehensive description of the process, responsibilities, and the standards which must be upheld when planning and implementing an ALSO course.
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After the application is reviewed and all course requirements have been met, a course approval email will be generated with additional information and next steps.
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After course approval, use the dashboard to view a learner list with pre-course completion status, record faculty information, upload course roster, and much more.
| Description | Cost as of 11/18/20 | Frequency |
Course Materials/Registration Fee
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$120 | One per course |
| Online Learner Access Fee Includes access to downloadable ALSO Provider Manual |
$150 | Cost per learner |
| ALSO Provider Manual, Printed Version | $69.95 | Optional cost per learner |
| ALSO Instructor Manual, Printed Version | $49.95 | Optional cost per instructor |
| ALSO Mnemonic Reference Cards (recommended) | $19.95 | Optional cost per learner |
*Fees reflect content costs but exclude shipping costs for printed materials. Course sponsors must meet all requirements outlined in the ALSO Provider Course Guidelines document, which may incur additional operational costs. All prices are subject to change at the discretion of the AAFP.