Program
   
 

(Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics)
ALSO® PROVIDER COURSE

REFRESHER COURSE (for Providers)
INSTRUCTOR COURSE

   
  Why should I attend?
 
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 You will provide better emergency care in your delivery room.
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 You will be more confident in dealing with shoulder dystocia, malpresentations and other intrapartum complications.
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 You will learn valuable techniques such as forceps and vacuum extractions.
   
  What is it?
 
The ALSO® (Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics) Provider Course is an educational program designed to assist healthcare professionals in developing and maintaining the knowledge and procedural skills needed to manage emergencies that can arise in obstetrical care.
Originally conceived in 1991 by the University of Wisconsin, ALSO is now owned and managed by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). In 1997, The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) became the exclusive licensed distributor of the ALSO Provider Course throughout Canada. In 2003 The UAE ALSO was inaugurated at the faculty of medicine and Health Sciences.
The UAE ALSO Chapter believes that UAE women and their families will benefit from the standardized, collegial and multidisciplinary approach to maternity care that the ALSO Provider Course engenders.
   
  Who is it for?
  The ALSO Provider Course is geared to all maternity care providers including family physicians, obstetricians, midwives, nurses, paramedics and trainees.
   
  ALSO® Provider Course Program
   
 
Program Overview:

The Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO®) Provider Course is an evidence-based, interprofessional training program developed by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).

The program is designed to enhance the knowledge, clinical skills, and team performance of healthcare professionals managing obstetric emergencies through a standardized, simulation-driven approach.
   
 
Course Format (Mixed Learning Style)

The ALSO(R) Provider Course is delivered using a blended structure:
   
 
1. Mandatory Online Pre-Course

Participants must complete the required online learning component prior to attending the live course.
   
 

2. Live Hands-On Course

The in-person session focuses on:
  • Interactive workstations
  • Skills-based training
  • Team-based simulations
  • Case discussions
 

3. Assessment

Successful completion includes:
  • Skills verification
  • Group testing
  • Course evaluation requirements
 

Course Duration

  • Online pre-work: self-paced (mandatory)
  • Live course: 1 day cours
 

Core Curriculum Topics

The ALSO® curriculum includes (not limited to):
  • Safety in maternity care
  • Intrapartum fetal surveillance
  • Preterm labor and PROM
  • Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
  • Late pregnancy bleeding
  • Labor dystocia
  • Malpresentations
  • Assisted vaginal delivery
  • Shoulder dystocia
  • Postpartum hemorrhage
  • Maternal resuscitation and trauma in pregnancy
  • First-trimester complications
  • Venous thromboembolism
  • Pregnancy-related sepsis
  • Cardiac complications in pregnancy
  • Birth crisis management
 

Target Audience

The course is intended for the maternity and emergency care team, including:
  • Obstetricians & Gynecologists
  • Family Physicians
  • Emergency Physicians
  • Residents
  • Midwives
  • Registered Nurses
  • Other qualified maternity care providers
   
 
Certification & CME

 Participants who successfully complete all ALSO® course requirements will receive:
  • Official ALSO® Provider Certificate (International) issued through the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) system
  • National CME Accreditation: 8 CME Hours (subject to local authority approval)
 

ALSO® Instructor Course

Overview:

The ALSO® Instructor Course is designed to prepare qualified ALSO® Providers to become effective faculty members in the ALSO® Provider Course.

   
 

Eligible candidates include:

  • Physicians (including ≥ PGY-2 residents)
  • Registered Nurses
  • Certified Midwives

Pathway to Approved ALSO® Instructor

Achieving full Approved Instructor status is a three-step process:

  • 1. Successful completion of the ALSO® Provider Course
  • 2. Successful completion of the ALSO® Instructor Course
  • 3. Successful completion of teaching requirements within one (1) year

After the Instructor Course, the candidate must be evaluated by an advisory faculty member during two monitored ALSO® Provider Courses. Upon successful evaluation, the candidate will be recommended for Approved Instructor status, after which the official instructor recognition will be issued.

   
  Course Format

This is a one-day faculty development course focusing on the teaching skills required for:
  • Didactic lectures
  • Hands-on workshops
  • Testing stations within the ALSO® Provider Course
The course emphasizes adult learning principles, effective feedback, and structured course delivery.

Course Content

Core Topics
  • What’s New in ALSO®
  • Principles of Adult Learning
  • Improving Lecture Skills
  • Teaching OB Cases and Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance
Skills Workstations
  • Teaching ALSO® workstations using maternal-fetal mannequins
  • Practice lecturing using ALSO® slides and materials
  • Running the MegaDelivery testing station
  • Integrating slides with mannequin-based teaching
  • Panel discussion
Information on UAE ALSO courses can be obtained by contacting:

Dr Adel Al Shamry
0506105677
admin@tadreebjaheziya.ae
United Arab Emirates

OR CONTACT

American Academy of Family Physicians
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway
Leawood, KS   66211-2672
Tel. 913-905-5000 or 800-274-2237
Fax. 913-906-6092
www.aafp.org/also