Certification & CME Opportunities

ALSO Provider Course

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.

ALSO Instructor Course

Pre-requisite:  Must have active ALSO Provider status on the date of the Instructor course. The AAFP does not allow ANY flexibility on this requirement. 

If you are not sure of your ALSO Provider status please check with the AAFP.

The ALSO Instructor Course equips current ALSO Providers with the skills and knowledge they need to effectively teach ALSO courses. This course is divided into two activities: Online and Live. Completion of all required online materials must be achieved at least 24 hours prior to the start of the live course. The online course is designed to be completed at your own pace. It is highly recommended to allow at least 4 collective hours to successfully complete this online course. The in-person portion of the course will be practical sessions on how to lead ALSO Provider workstations and group testing.

Family Centered Pregnancy Care Conference + ALSO Courses

The 2026 Family Centered Pregnancy Care (FCPC) Conference dates are TBD.

Want to take an ALSO and/or an ALSO Instructor Course? Consider taking the course(s) in as part of FCPC and staying for the conference: 

• Instructor course:  TBD

• Provider course: TBD

Prenatal Ultrasound Course

Oct 1-3, 2025

Registration is now open for Practicing Physicians and for Residents and Non-Physicians.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the basic physics of ultrasonography

• Understand standard terminology used to describe fetal and maternal orientation

• Understand how to calculate the estimated gestational age (EGA) and estimated date of confinement (EDC)

• Know the structures which would be examined during an anatomical survey

• Understand practice management/billing issues relevant to OB ultrasound

• Review and discuss some of the ethical issues raised by OB ultrasound

• Consider approaches to overcoming inter-specialty conflicts

• Perform a five-part labor and delivery (L&D) scan, as described in the ALSO® course

• Improve psychomotor skills performing fetal biometry and anatomic survey

• Obtain a list of resources for future study

• Understand how to purchase an OB ultrasound machine and the benefits and disadvantages of purchasing a new vs. old machine

• Prepare for phase of supervised scanning after course completion

• Review basic techniques to teach OB ultrasound to residents and others once competency is achieved

ECHOs

The ECHO Model: "During an ECHO session, participants present real (anonymized) cases to the specialists—and each other—for discussion and recommendations. Participants learn from one another, as knowledge is tested and refined through a local lens. This continuous loop of learning, mentoring and peer support is what makes ECHO unique, with a long-lasting impact far beyond that of an in-person training, webinar or e-learning course. Our knowledge-sharing model brings together specialists from multiple focus areas for a robust, holistic approach."

Gathering the Rural OB Workforce in WI (GROW-WI) ECHO Program

4th Tuesdays, 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM, Central time

Register on the iECHO platform

Perinatal Substance Use ECHO - Minnesota ECHO, Hennepin Health

(most) 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM, Central

Register on the iECHO platform

Indian Country ECHO - Care and Access for Pregnant People

4th Tuesdays, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Pacific (1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central)

Click here for more information and to register