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The ALSO Instructor Course is designed to teach individuals with a current ALSO status the skills and knowledge needed to effectively facilitate lectures and workstations at an ALSO course. Successful completion of this course, as well as evaluation and recommendation by an advisory faculty member, is required to become an ALSO approved instructor.
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.
Sponsors must see proof of ALSO status before registering the learners and providing the online course link to them. Learners may access and download their ALSO Course Wallet Cards with expiration dates and email to the sponsor. The expiration date must be current as of the date of the live course in which they are registered.
For potential, new or ongoing
sponsors who need a quick review of the process.
AAFP Women’s Health Team
Email: also@aafp.org
(800) 274-2237
At the end of this course, attendees will be able to:
Furthermore, upon successful completion of this activity, learners will earn ALSO Instructor Candidate status. The next steps to become an Approved Instructor are to teach at an ALSO or BLSO Course within one year of the Instructor Course date, while an Advisory Faculty observes and completes the Instructor Candidate Evaluation. If recommended for Approved Instructor, the status will update in the learner’s AAFP Account.
This document provides a comprehensive description of the process, responsibilities and standards that must be upheld when planning and implementing an ALSO course.
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.
After course approval and distribution of 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.
| Description | Cost | Frequency |
Course Materials/Registration Fee
Administrative documents with instruction Teaching documents/videos with instruction
|
$130 | One per course |
| Online Course Learner Access Fee Includes access to ALSO Instructor Manual, Digital Download |
$150 | Cost per learner |
| ALSO Instructor Manual, Digital Download | $39.95 | Optional |
| ALSO Manual, Digital Download | $59.95 | Optional |
| ALSO Mnemonic Reference Cards (recommended) | $19.95 | Optional |
*Fee schedule reflects content costs and excludes shipping costs for printed materials. Course sponsors must meet all requirements outlined in the Course Guidelines document, which may incur additional costs. All prices are subject to change at the discretion of the AAFP.
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.