The Postgraduate Training Center is pleased to announce the conduction of Basic Life Support in Obstetrics (BLSO) course on 23 June 2011 at Postgraduate Training Center, KAMC-Riyadh.

BLSO is meant to complement ALSO. Those who take BLSO and decide they want more advance training can then take ALSO course to expand their skills and knowledge. BLSO draws on the strength of ALSO, teaching its evidence based material through hands-on workshops, mnemonics and case-based discussions.

BLSO may be appropriate than ALSO for some skilled birth attendant (SBAs). BLSO can be used as a tool to teach basic life saving skills to community nurses, nursing assistants & others.

Objectives:

• Discuss ways of improving the management of obstetrical urgencies and emergencies, which may help standardize the skills of practicing maternity care providers.
• Helps allied health care providers to develop and maintain the knowledge and skills they need to effectively manage potential emergencies during the perinatal period.
• Serve as an aid for training medical/ nursing students in obstetrics as well as those trainees in Family Medicine.

Fees:

• Physicians: 500 SAR
• Nurses, Midwives & Others: 300 SAR

Course Director:

Dr. Adla Al Babtain, FRCOG, Regional ALSO program director,
International Advisory Board Member.

Target Audience:

• Obstetric Nurses
• Midwives
• Registered Nurses
• Paramedics
• Medical Students
• Other allied health care professionals practicing in many different settings.

For further details please contact the coordinator, Mr. Rommel Dimaano at +966 1 2520088 extension 45627/45387/45449/45446/45991 or email Postgraduate Training Center.