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Basic Life Support in Obstetrics (BLSO) offers evidence-based, hands-on training that promotes teamwork and helps your organization manage both normal labor and perinatal emergencies. The BLSO Course is designed for pre-hospital care providers, emergency department personnel, medical and nursing students and non-delivering physicians. Additionally, BLSO is ideal for small rural hospital settings who historically have a low volume of infant deliveries.
BLSO promotes teamwork since effective and accurate communication reduces the potential for adverse events when obstetric emergencies occur at home, en route to a hospital/birthing center or in the emergency department. Pre-hospital resuscitation, communication in transit and transition to hospital care can be improved when pre-hospital and hospital providers share a conceptual framework.
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to:
Course Coordinator (1): No ALSO or BLSO status necessary
Course Director (1): Any ALSO or BLSO status
ALSO Advisory Faculty (1): Only required on-site for observing/recommending Candidates. Otherwise, may serve as a consultant to the director and coordinator remotely.
ALSO Approved Instructors (1 or more): These individuals have completed the ALSO Instructor Course and were observed teaching and recommended for Approved Instructor.
Non-Approved Instructors (0 or more): Includes ALSO Instructor Candidates as well as other professionals considered experts in the workstation topic which they are assigned to teach.
AAFP staff will provide a listing of Approved Instructors, by state, if requested at also@aafp.org .
This document provides a comprehensive description of the process, responsibilities, and the standards which must be upheld when planning and implementing a BLSO 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 and learner access for the Online Course.
After course approval and distributing the Online Course link to registrants, use the dashboard to track learners as they access and complete the Online Course. Learners must show as ‘Complete’ before attending the Live Course.
*New Organizational Account form with a one-time fee to Sponsor an ALSO or BLSO Course. 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 and CME Application Processing Administrative documents with instruction, Teaching documents/videos with instruction, Auto-reported CME, Letter of Participation and Status Wallet Cards. |
$105.95 | One per course |
Online Learner Access Fee Includes access to the BLSO Manual PDF |
$76.95 | Cost per learner |
| BLSO Manual, PDF | $43.95 | Optional cost per learner |
| BLSO Instructor Manual, PDF | $39.95 | Optional cost per instructor |
| BLSO Mnemonic Reference Cards (recommended) | $15.95 | Optional cost per learner |
*Fees reflect content costs but exclude shipping costs for printed materials. 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.