Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics

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Date(s):

  • Thursday, September 11, 2025 (7:45 - 4:30 pm)
  • Friday, February 6, 2026 (7:45 – 4:30 pm)
     

Location: Health Sciences Education Center

Maintain the knowledge and skills required to manage potential emergencies during the perinatal period by taking the Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO®) course.

This course offers robust online learning modules (allow nine hours of online pre-course work) and a full day of hands-on training in preventative care, practice concerns, and labor and delivery room emergency care. All hands-on training sessions are facilitated by approved ALSO® instructors.

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Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit

The AAFP has reviewed ALSO Course and deemed it acceptable for up to 8.25 AAFP Prescribed credit. Term of Approval is from 9/11/2025 to 9/11/2025. 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 9.90 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.

Topics
  • First trimester complications
  • Labor dystocia
  • Preterm labor/premature rupture of membranes
  • Safety in maternity care
  • Vaginal bleeding late in pregnancy
Skills stations
  • Assisted vaginal delivery
  • Intrapartum fetal surveillance
  • Malpresentations
  • Postpartum hemorrhage/maternal resuscitation
  • Shoulder dystocia
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ALSO Course

"The interactive nature of the course, including the interactive cases, are very effective. The amount of time allotted to the stations seemed perfect."

 

"Love this course!! I learn new things every 2-3 years to keep my OB practice up to date. It provides really practical life-saving information in a fun, valuable group environment. Highly recommended."