This two-day certified training program is designed to help prevent and manage emergencies in obstetrical care and delivery.
“Our goal is to train as many Nevada health care providers as possible right here in our state and have them all trained the same way,” said Dr. Elissa Palmer, chair of the School of Medicine’s Department of Family and Community Medicine in Las Vegas, who coordinates, directs and teaches the program. “This course is designed for maternity care providers or those who might have to deliver a baby in an emergency.”
This course, dubbed ALSO, is designed to enhance the skills of physicians and other health care providers to effectively manage potential obstetrical urgencies and emergencies during the prenatal period. ALSO emphasizes labor and delivery room emergencies but also covers prenatal risk assessment, first-trimester bleeding, consultant relationships and information on reducing medical malpractice risk. The course involves testing and certification status as a provider for ALSO.
Scheduled to take place at John Ascuaga’s Nugget in Sparks, enrollment is limited and will close March 25. Some scholarships are available for health care practitioners in rural Nevada.
Final confirmation for attendance will be sent upon receipt of the registration fee, due by March 25 to the School of Medicine’s Department of Family and Community Medicine in Las Vegas. Cost is $395 for attending physicians and $295 for midwives, providers (registered nurses, physician’s attendants and emergency medical technicians) and medical residents and includes course materials, breakfast and lunch both days of the course.
Register by calling (702) 992-6887 or contact Frank Carranza via e-mail at fcarranza@medicine.nevada.edu.
This program is supported by the Nevada State Health Division through the Trust Fund for Public Health.
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