Center for Health and Healing, Kirk Conference Center
3303 SW Bond Ave
Portland, OR 97239
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Contact:
Maria Sampson
OHSU Family Medicine
503-494-5418 or sampsoma@ohsu.edu
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ALSO INSTRUCTOR COURSE
The Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Instructor Course equips current ALSO Providers with the skills and knowledge they need to effectively teach ALSO courses. ALSO is an evidence-based, interprofessional, and multidisciplinary training program that equips the entire maternity care team with skills to effectively manage obstetric emergencies. This comprehensive course encourages a standardized team-based approach amongst physicians, residents, nurse midwives, registered nurses and other members of the maternity care team to improve patient safety and positively impact maternal outcomes.
COURSE ELIGIBILITY
Any clinician providing obstetrical care who has already obtained their ALSO Provider status is eligible to become an approved ALSO Approved Instructor. This includes physicians as well as residents, registered nurses, midwives, nurse practitioners, paramedics, and physician assistants or any other healthcare worker who has obtained their ALSO Provider Status. The ALSO Instructor Course equips current ALSO Providers with the skills and knowledge they need to effectively teach ALSO courses. Any learner in the ALSO Instructor Course who has not completed the most current version of the ALSO online content must do so prior to the Instructor Course to familiarize themselves with the course’s new educational format.
Objectives
Credits
This live activity, ALSO Instructor Course, with a beginning date of 9/22/18, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 6.75 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicans should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION
The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) MOC standards now allow participation in ABOG-approved Simulation Courses to meet the annual Improvement in Medical Practice (Part IV) MOC requirement for OBGYNs. This course has been approved to meet ABOG Improvement in Medical Practice requirements for 2016-2018. Please review the 2016 MOC Bulletin at www.abog.org/bulletins/MOC2016.pdf for further information
Course Disclaimer
The material presented at this course is being made available by the American Academy of Family Physicians for educational purposes only. This material is not intended to represent the only, nor necessarily the best, methods or procedures appropriate for the medical situations discussed, but rather is intended to present an approach, view, statement, or opinion of the faculty which may be helpful to others who face similar situations.
The AAFP disclaims any and all liability for injury, or other damages, resulting to any individual attending this course and for all claims which may arise out of the use of the techniques demonstrated therein by such individuals, whether these claims shall be asserted by a physician, or any other person.
Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of the data presented at this course. Physicians may care to check specific details, such as drug doses and contraindications, etc., in standard sources prior to clinical application.
This Course has been determined to be a Level 2 classification under the AMA PRA Credit and Classification Guidelines. The AAFP does not certify competence upon completion of the ALSOŽ Provider Course.
At the completion of this course and upon receipt of the sponsor’s post-course materials, ALSO program staff will create certificates for all participants. They will also create wallet cards for those who successfully complete both the written and hands-on exams (scoring at least 70% on each). Both will be distributed to participants by the course sponsor.