Obstetric and Fetal Monitoring Course
Peri-FACTS's Obstetric and Fetal Monitoring Course focuses on teaching fetal heart rate interpretation skills as well as providing up-to-date information on common obstetric issues. Learning materials are presented to our participants on a monthly basis and consist of educational videos, engaging reading materials, and real-life clinical cases that include fetal heart rate tracings and test questions. Peri-FACTS uses NICHD vocabulary, which encourages nurses and doctors to use the same language for fetal heart rate interpretation. Currently, nearly 12,000 obstetric care providers in approximately 500 institutions across the country and abroad participate in the program. Click here to enroll now.
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The Obstetric and Fetal Monitoring Course is based on a 12-month curriculum. Each month, obstetric nurse specialists and perinatologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center and a broad range of medical specialists who, in addition to their clinical duties, prepare and distribute the following:
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Two articles devoted to a major obstetric topic
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Two educational Peri-FACTS Videos
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Two clinical case studies with fetal heart rate tracings for interpretation that relate to the obstetric articles
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One web-casted grand rounds lecture
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Access to the Gynecology Course
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This course is offered exclusively online and is available anywhere Internet access is available.
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Nurse participants have the opportunity to complete 24 clinical case studies each year. An average of 1.25 nursing contact hours are awarded upon successful completion of each article and related clinical case study in the Obstetric and Fetal Monitoring Course. An average of 1 nursing contact hours is awarded upon successful completion of each Gynecology Course module (article and review test).
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Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and midwives can earn up to 30 AMA PRA Category 1 credits per year for the Obstetric and Fetal Monitoring Course, and they can earn up to 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits per year for the Gynecology Course.
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Clinically relevant articles and case studies, prepared by a broad range of experts, are posted on the first day of every month.
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Participants read the articles and complete their tests and evaluations online. All test questions are in a multiple choice, true/false, multiple-answer, or matching format. Tests are corrected automatically and participants receive immediate feedback on their test results.
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The Peri-FACTS Videos present short, educational videos that focus on fetal heart rate monitor interpretation, general obstetric, patient safety, and disease-related topics.
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The University of Rochester's web-casted grand rounds are presented every month on topics pertaining to obstetrics, gynecology, endocrinology, oncology, and urogynecology.
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Yearly group subscription rates, for five or more participants, are only $92.00 per nurse; $120.00 per physician assistant, nurse practitioner or midwife; and $150.00 per physician.
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Yearly individual subscription rates are only $206.00 per nurse; $297.00 per physician assistant, nurse practitioner or midwife; and $366.00 per physician.
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Each individual or group that enrolls receives a start-up package that includes a set of our reference textbooks, a Subscribers' Manual, and an in-service CD (all included in the $150.00 one-time only start-up fee). Additional textbooks can be purchased online via the Peri-FACTS Store.
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Each participating agency chooses their own on-site Peri-FACTS Coordinator. We recommend that you select someone who demonstrates leadership qualities and who has an established positive rapport with the obstetric staff. The individual selected to be the Peri-FACTS Coordinator at each site is extremely important to the success of the program, for this person will act as a resource for the staff and be the liaison between your organization and Peri-FACTS.
2013 Curriculum
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Isoimmunization
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Management of a Fetal Death in Utero (FDIU)
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Liver Disease in Pregnancy
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Shoulder Dystocia
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Environment Exposures in Pregnancy
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Infections in Pregnancy
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Immunology of Pregnancy
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Obesity in Pregnancy
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Pediatric Newborn Surgical Challenges
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Physiology
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Hypertension in Pregnancy
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Respiratory Issues in Pregnancy
How do I Register?
To register for the main Peri-FACTS program, either fill out the Peri-FACTS Program Registration form or call us at 1-800-285-2366. You will receive a participant data form in your startup package, which will allow you the option to participate exclusively in the regular Peri-FACTS Program, exclusively in the Antepartum/Postpartum Program, or a combination of both.