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Unity Point Meriter - OB Sims
Unity Point Meriter - OB Sims
Faculty and residents are encouraged to participate in an OB simulation drill annually. Meriter Hospital offers these several times each year, with multiple times available on each date.
Sign up HERE.
2025 Dates:
Oct 8, 9, 15
Contact: Janean Barnes, Janean.Barnes@unitypoint.org
Meriter Spinning Babies Workshop
Meriter Spinning Babies Workshop
When: 8/22/2025, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Where: Jeff Levy Education Center, 2180 W Beltline Hwy, Madison, WI 53713
Registration: Contact Missy Binotto at melissa.binotto@unitypoint.org
ALSO Courses
ALSO Courses
A full list of national ALSO Provider courses and ALSO Instructor courses can be found here on the AAFP CME Search site.
Upcoming local courses include:
Sept 11, 2025 - ALSO Provider Course - Meriter Hospital. Sign up HERE.
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
Family Centered Pregnancy Care Conference + ALSO Courses
The 2025 Family Centered Pregnancy Care (FCPC) Conference will be Aug 25-28 in Denver, CO. Registration is now open!
Want to take an ALSO and/or an ALSO Instructor Course? Consider taking the course(s) in Denver and staying for this year's Family Centered Pregnancy Care (FCPC) conference:
Instructor course: Sat, Aug 23, 2025
Provider course: Sun, Aug 24, 2025
Prenatal Ultrasound Course
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
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)
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