Welcome to the University of Utah's ALSO Course Registration Page!
The live portion of the 2024 University of Utah ALSO Course will be held Thursday, June 27th, 8am-6pm, at the Department of Family and Preventative Medicine. Eight hours of online modules will be sent a month prior to the live course and will need to be completed by Tuesday, June 25th.
Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (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.
OVERALL COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. Discuss methods of managing pregnancy and birth urgencies and emergencies, which standardizes the skills of practicing maternity care providers.
2. Demonstrate content and skill acquisition as evidenced by successful completion of online course examination, skills workstations, and group testing stations
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 instructors 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. Clinicians 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 ALSO Provider Course, nor does it intend this course to serve as a basis for requesting new or expanded privileges.
