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EFM Fundamentals in Practice #12: Risk Management & Patient Safety

All professional organizations (ACOG, AWHONN, AAP, ACNM) and patient safety advocate organizations (IOM, IHI, NQF) support multidisciplinary EFM education and training. This education series is divided into many modules. This module evaluates the risk management concerns and patient safety aspects of fetal monitoring.

EFM Fundamentals in Practice #13: Case Study 1

All professional organizations (ACOG, AWHONN, AAP, ACNM) and patient safety advocate organizations (IOM, IHI, NQF) support multidisciplinary EFM education and training. This education series is divided into many modules. This 13th module is a case study to assist with bringing all that was learned in previous modules together.

EFM Fundamentals in Practice #14: Case Study 2

All professional organizations (ACOG, AWHONN, AAP, ACNM) and patient safety advocate organizations (IOM, IHI, NQF) support multidisciplinary EFM education and training. This education series is divided into many modules. This 14th module is a case study to assist with bringing all that was learned in previous modules together.

EFM Fundamentals in Practice #15: Case Study 3

All professional organizations (ACOG, AWHONN, AAP, ACNM) and patient safety advocate organizations (IOM, IHI, NQF) support multidisciplinary EFM education and training. This education series is divided into many modules. This 15th module is a case study to assist with bringing all that was learned in previous modules together.

EFM Fundamentals in Practice: Case Study 1, 2, & 3 (FL)

All professional organizations (ACOG, AWHONN, AAP, ACNM) and patient safety advocate organizations (IOM, IHI, NQF) support multidisciplinary EFM education and training. This education series is divided into several parts. These modules are case studies to assist with bringing all that was learned in previous modules together. Interactive practice sessions are incorporated to improve critical thinking and skill attainment.

EFM Fundamentals in Practice: FHR Data & Oxygenation Modules 3-5 (FL)

All professional organizations (ACOG, AWHONN, AAP, ACNM) and patient safety advocate organizations (IOM, IHI, NQF) support multidisciplinary EFM education and training. This education series is divided into many parts. The modules in this part concentrate on the assessment and interpretation of fetal heart rate data, detecting the presence of accelerations and periodic or episodic decelerations, and maternal-fetal oxygenation and acid-base balance.

EFM Fundamentals in Practice: Interventions Modules 6-9 (FL)

All professional organizations (ACOG, AWHONN, AAP, ACNM) and patient safety advocate organizations (IOM, IHI, NQF) support multidisciplinary EFM education and training. This education series is divided into several parts. This part’s modules concentrate on concepts regarding the application of oxygen physiology to the NICHD 3-Tier FHR Interpretation Category System, general interventions administered to gain more information about the maternal-fetal condition, interventions administered to reduce uterine activity, and interventions administered to promote fetal oxygenation.

EFM Fundamentals in Practice: Modules 10-12 (FL)

All professional organizations (ACOG, AWHONN, AAP, ACNM) and patient safety advocate organizations (IOM, IHI, NQF) support multidisciplinary EFM education and training. This education series is divided into several parts. This part's modules concentrate on tying the previously discussed interventions together with the ACOG and AWHONN management algorithms.

EFM Fundamentals in Practice: UC Data Modules 1-2 (FL)

All professional organizations (ACOG, AWHONN, AAP, ACNM) and patient safety advocate organizations (IOM, IHI, NQF) support multidisciplinary EFM education and training. This education series is divided into several parts. This part’s modules concentrate on uterine contraction data related to the baseline rate and variability, abnormal uterine contraction patterns that are frequently seen during labor, and the evaluation and calculation of Montevideo units.

Uterine Tachysystole, Part 1: Guidelines & Identification

One in three pregnant patients run the risk of experiencing uterine tachysystole (UT) during labor augmentation or induction with oxytocin. Reducing UT diagnosis-to-treatment time can avert adverse patient outcomes and decrease the risk of an obstetric malpractice claim. This two-part series focuses on early recognition utilizing EFM skills and swift management of uterine tachysystole (UT) based on professional organizations’ guidelines.

Uterine Tachysystole, Part 2: Reducing Diagnosis-To-Treatment Time