TY - JOUR T1 - Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics in Ecuador: Teaching the Teachers JF - The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice JO - J Am Board Fam Med SP - 276 LP - 282 DO - 10.3122/jabfm.17.4.276 VL - 17 IS - 4 AU - Lee T. Dresang AU - Wm. MacMillan Rodney AU - Lawrence Leeman AU - Jason Dees AU - Paul Koch AU - Mauricio Palencia Y1 - 2004/07/01 UR - http://www.jabfm.org/content/17/4/276.abstract N2 - The advanced life support in obstetrics (ALSO) course is designed to help maternity care providers prepare for obstetrical emergencies. A team of 12 US physicians and a medical interpreter recently taught the ALSO course in Ecuador, with the goal of addressing Ecuador’s high maternal and infant mortality rates. To have a greater impact, a teach-the-teacher model was used so that Ecuadorian physicians can now hold their own ALSO courses. In the process of implementing the courses, valuable lessons were learned which can be applied to future ALSO courses in developing countries and in the United States. ER -