Obstetrics Life Support Workshop

An educational program designed to enhance cognitive and procedural skills of health care professionals to help them manage obstetrical emergencies 

Overall Course Objectives

• Discuss ways of improving the management of obstetrical urgencies and emergencies which may help standardize the skills of practicing maternity care providers
• Discuss the importance of utilizing regional maternity care services and identify possible barriers which might limit access
• Successfully complete the course written test and mega delivery testing station

Detailed educational objectives are listed at the beginning of each ALSO Course Syllabus chapter.

Accreditation

• This program has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 17 Prescribed hours by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
• This program has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 17 Prescribed credit hours by the AAFP. AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the AMA as equivalent to AMA/PRA Category 1 for the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed hours earned must be reported as Prescribed hours, not as Category 1.
• This program for 20.4 contact hours has been approved by the Missouri Nurses Association which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by American Nurses' Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.