Pharmacotherapy Specialty Review Course for Recertification, Core Therapeutic Modules + RECERT EXAMS Package (Cert # L229273)

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.  

These recertification activities are intended for board certified pharmacists seeking to update their knowledge and skills in pharmacotherapy.

Board certified pharmacists are eligible to receive up to 16 contact hours of recertification credit for completing this course. To earn recertification credit, learners must review the course content and successfully complete the online assessments by the deadline. Only completed assessments will be eligible for credit; no partial or incomplete assessments will be processed.  You are allowed only one attempt to successfully complete this assessment.

This course is not intended for those preparing to take the BPS Pharmacotherapy Specialty Examination for Certification. To prepare for the examination, please see courses here: http://elearning.ashp.org/catalog/ptherapy-review 

These activities are part of the ASHP professional development program for BCPS recertification approved by the BPS.

* Please note: Review Course for Recertification may only be completed for recertification credit up to two times, in nonconsecutive years, during the 7-year recertification cycle.

Learning Activity	ACPE Number	Contact Hours
Cardiovascular Disease: Primary Prevention Case	0204-0000-22-605-H01-P	1.50 ACPE
Cardiovascular Disease: Secondary Prevention Case	0204-0000-22-606-H01-P	1.50 ACPE
Complex Heart Failure Case	0204-0000-22-607-H01-P	1.50 ACPE
Providing Safe and Effective Pharmacotherapy: Key Regulatory and Quality Approaches	0204-0000-22-608-H05-P	1.50 ACPE
→   Recertification Assessment: Group 1 (73% passing score required)		6.0 BPS
Research Methods and Data Analysis	0204-0000-22-609-H04-P	1.50 ACPE
Evidence-based Practice and Resources	0204-0000-22-647-L04-P	1.0 ACPE
Oncology and Supportive Care Case	0204-0000-22-610-H01-P	1.50 ACPE
Complex Nursing Home Patient Case	0204-0000-22-611-H01-P	1.50 ACPE
→   Recertification Assessment: Group 2  (75% passing score required)		5.5 BPS
Complex HIV/AIDS Case	0204-0000-22-612-H02-P	1.50 ACPE
Complex Pediatric Asthma Case	0204-0000-22-613-H01-P	1.50 ACPE
Complex Pneumonia Case	0204-0000-22-614-H01-P	1.50 ACPE
→  Recertification Assessment: Group 3 (70% passing score required)		4.5 BPS

After participating in this CPE activity, learners should be able to:

Cardiovascular Disease: Primary Prevention Case
ACPE#: 0204-0000-22-605-H01-P

• Select the appropriate treatment and monitoring for a complex patient-case with multiple conditions, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and obesity.
• State the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations for adult immunizations.
• Determine how to advise a patient on point-of-care testing to measure response to drug therapy.
• Discuss national benchmarking standards and implications to patient care. 

Cardiovascular Disease: Secondary Prevention Case
ACPE#: 0204-0000-22-606-H01-P

• Select the appropriate treatment and monitoring for a complex patient-case with multiple conditions, including atrial fibrillation (AF), acute coronary syndromes (ACS), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
• Develop a plan to address continuity of care issues.
• Formulate a medication therapy plan for smoking cessation.
• Determine how to manage drug – drug and drug-induced disease interactions in a patient with ischemic heart disease.
• Discuss quality of life in this population.
• Discuss national benchmarking standards and implications to patient care. 

Complex Heart Failure Case
ACPE#: 0204-0000-22-607-H01-P

• Select optimal treatment and monitoring for a complex patient-case with multiple conditions, including heart failure, electrolyte disturbances in acute decompensated heart failure, diabetes, and a thyroid disorder.
• Discuss the medications that should be avoided in heart failure.
• Identify safety issues in this population.
• Define inadequate health literacy in this population. 

Providing Safe and Effective Pharmacotherapy:  Key Regulatory and Quality Approaches
ACPE#: 0204-0000-22-608-H05-P

• Explain the regulatory and accreditation  requirements of a comprehensive medication use program.
• Describe methods to develop and maintain a medication use system.
• Discuss technology used to promote safe and effective medication use.
• Apply national regulations and evidence-based practices for medication safety and quality.
• Interpret results from pharmacotherapy-related quality improvement activities. 

Research Methods and Data Analysis
ACPE#: 0204-0000-22-609-H04-P

• Analyze biomedical literature with regard to study methodology, statistical analysis, and significance.
• Explain the use of evidence-based treatment guidelines and protocols.
• Interpret the biomedical literature and its application to clinical practice. 

Evidence-based Practice and Resources
ACPE#: 0204-0000-22-647-L04-P

• Identify sources of information to use to answer questions in one’s practice, or from patients and healthcare professionals.
• Explain how to provide education regarding evidence-based practice to current and future health care professionals.

Oncology and Supportive Care Case
ACPE#: 0204-0000-22-610-H01-P

• Select the appropriate treatment and monitoring of a complex patient-case with multiple conditions, including breast cancer, febrile neutropenia, and pulmonary embolism.
• Compare and contrast current breast cancer screening recommendations.
• Develop a plan to manage pain and nausea/vomiting in a patient with cancer.
• Discuss safety issues in this population.
• Discuss adherence issues with oral chemotherapy regimens. 

Complex Nursing Home Patient Case
ACPE#: 0204-0000-22-611-H01-P

• Select the appropriate treatment for a complex patient-case with multiple conditions, including stroke, depression/anxiety, dementia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and pain.
• Discuss complementary/alternative medicine and safety issues in older adults.
• Discuss quality improvement initiatives and regulations in the nursing home setting. 

Complex HIV/AIDS Case
ACPE#: 0204-0000-22-612-H02-P

• Select the appropriate treatment and monitoring of a complex patient-case with multiple conditions, including HIV infection, dyslipidemia, and hepatitis B.
• Identify and manage common drug interactions experienced by HIV-treated patients.
• Identify and manage common adverse drug reactions experienced by HIV-treated patients.
• Determine appropriate medication choices for the treatment and prevention of common opportunistic infections.
• Discuss quality of life issues in terms of medication therapy for HIV-infected patients.
• Discuss recommendations for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). 

Complex Pediatric Asthma Case
ACPE#: 0204-0000-22-613-H01-P

• Select optimal treatment and monitoring for a complex patient-case with acute asthma exacerbation, acute otitis media, and seasonal allergies.
• Apply methods for counseling a patient and/or caregiver in asthma self-management with comprehensive documentation of the patient counseling.
• Develop a plan for childhood vaccinations in a child who has been delayed in receiving them.
• Implement principles of shared-decision making and culturally effective care when using complementary/alternative medicine in a pediatric patient. 

Complex Pneumonia Case
ACPE#: 0204-0000-22-614-H01-P

• Select the appropriate treatment and monitoring for a complex patient-case with multiple conditions, including pneumonia, acute renal insufficiency, sepsis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and dehydration.
• Interpret clinical data, including lab, physical examination and vital signs.
• Determine and prioritize pneumonia-related treatment goals.
• Determine approaches to manage drug allergies and select next best drug therapy when primary drugs are precluded.
• Discuss approaches to limiting antimicrobial over use by stewarding antibiotic usage appropriately.
• Discuss safety issues in patients receiving treatment for pneumonia.

The Core Therapeutic Modules Review Package consists of 5 activities in which faculty review clinical topics and practice skills using a case-based approach. The activities are designed to assist the learner in identifying knowledge gaps in preparation for a pharmacy specialty board examination. In addition to a recorded presentation, each activity includes links to resources for further self-study and a practice test developed in the same format and rigor as the specialty exam.

Learning Activity	ACPE Number	Contact Hours
Select Topics in Infectious Diseases: Part 1	0204-0000-22-615-H01-P	1.00 ACPE
Select Topics in Infectious Diseases: Part 2	0204-0000-22-616-H01-P	1.00 ACPE
Fluid, Electrolytes, and Nutrition	0204-0000-22-617-H01-P	1.00 ACPE
Select Topics in Neurologic Disorders	0204-0000-22-618-H01-P	1.00 ACPE
Diabetes	0204-0000-22-619-H01-P	1.00 ACPE
→   Recertification Assessment: Core Therapeutic Modules 75% passing score required)		5.00 BPS

After participating in these CPE activities, learners should be able to:

Select Topics in Infectious Diseases: Part 1
ACPE#: 0204-0000-22-615-H01-P

For the following infectious diseases: c.difficile infection, skin and soft tissue infections, upper respiratory tract infections, community acquired pneumonia

• Interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Formulate the most appropriate treatment, monitoring, and follow-up plans based on patient-specific information and current guidelines.
• Evaluate drug-related problems. 

Select Topics in Infectious Diseases: Part 2
ACPE#: 0204-0000-22-616-H01-P

For the following infectious diseases: sexually transmitted diseases, urinary tract infections, endocarditis, meningitis

• Interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Formulate the most appropriate treatment, monitoring, and follow-up plans based on patient-specific information and current guidelines.
• Evaluate drug-related problems. 

Fluid, Electrolytes, and Nutrition
ACPE#: 0204-0000-22-617-H01-P

• Interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests for fluid, electrolyte, and nutrition status.
• Recommend the most appropriate therapy and monitoring in patients with fluid, electrolyte, and nutritional disorders based on patient-specific information and current guidelines.
• Apply strategies to manage drug-related electrolyte interactions and nutrient interactions. 

Select Topics in Neurologic Disorders
ACPE#: 0204-0000-22-618-H01-P

For patients with seizure disorders, Parkinson’s disease, headache and sleep disorders:

• Evaluate the risks and benefits of drug therapy considering other medication and patient specific factors.
• Formulate the most appropriate treatment, monitoring and follow-up plans based on patient-specific information and current guidelines.
• Evaluate drug-related problems. 

Diabetes
ACPE#: 0204-0000-22-619-H01-P

• Interpret diagnostic and/or laboratory tests in patients with diabetes.
• Formulate the most appropriate treatment, monitoring, and follow-up plans based on patient-specific information and current guidelines.
• Evaluate drug-related problems.

Faculty bios

Christopher Betz, PharmD, BCPS, FKSHP, FASHP*
Associate Professor, Clinical and Administrative Sciences
Sullivan University College of Pharmacy
Louisville, Kentucky 

Snehal H. Bhatt, PharmD, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, FASHP, AACC*
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Clinical Pharmacist
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts 

Kalin Clifford, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, FASCP
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Division of Geriatrics and Pediatrics
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy
Advanced Practice Pharmacist/Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Geriatrics & Extended Care
VA North Texas Health Care System
Dallas, Texas 

Lourdes Cross, PharmD, BCACP, CDCEs
Assistant Professor
Sullivan University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
University of Louisville Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky 

Stuart T. Haines, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, FASHP
Professor and Director, Professional Development
University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy
Jackson, Mississippi 

Patricia C. Kienle, BSPharm, MPA, BCSCP, FASHP
Director, Accreditation and Medication Safety
Cardinal Health Innovative Delivery Systems
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 

Krutika Mediwala Hornback, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Health
Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency Program Director
MUSC Health
Charleston, South Carolina 

Jill Morgan, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Professor and Chair
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Baltimore, Maryland 

Victoria R. Nachar, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist - Ambulatory Hematology
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Michigan College of Pharmacy
Ann Arbor, Michigan 

Marc H. Scheetz, PharmD, MSc, BCPS-AQID, FCCP
Professor of Pharmacy and Pharmacology; Director of Pharmacometrics Center of Excellence
Midwestern University
Downers Grove, Illinois
Infectious Diseases Pharmacist
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois 

Douglas Slain, PharmD, BCPS (AQ-ID), FCCP, FASHP*
Associate Professor and Infectious Diseases Clinical Specialist
West Virginia University School of Pharmacy
Morgantown, West Virginia 

Diana Solomon, PharmD, BCCCP
Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Cooper University HealthCare
Camden, New Jersey 

Trent G. Towne, PharmD, BCPS
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Manchester University College of Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Disease
Parkview Health System
Fort Wayne, Indiana 

Kristin Watson, PharmD, BCCP
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Baltimore, Maryland 

Jon Wietholter, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP
Clinical Associate Professor
West Virginia University School of Pharmacy
Internal Medicine Clinical Specialist
WVU Medicine Ruby Memorial Hospital
Morgantown, West Virginia

*Content Matter Experts

Anna M. Jackson, PharmD, BCPS
Tony Martin, PharmD, MBA

(Core Therapeutic Modules)

Shelbi Adams, PharmD, BCPS
Rachel  Malta, PharmD, BCPS
Shaun Randa, PharmD, BCPS
Hakeem Abayomi, BS, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, BCIDPS
Brian LeBaron, PharmD, BCPS, ACHIP, FAMIA
Casey Motto, PharmD, BCPS
John Healey, PharmD, BCPS
George Piasare, PharmD, BCPS
Courtney Robertson, PharmD, BCPS, CLC
Heather Petrie, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
Ian Andrus, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
Heather Schalk, PharmD, BCPS
Jon Bachna, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
Surafel Mulugeta, PharmD, MS, BCPS
Maisie So, PharmD, BCPS
Daphne Bernardin, PharmD
Michael Barton, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Mollie VanNatta, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Eric Kinney, PharmD, BCPS
Sirisha Kandepi, PharmD, BCPS
Charles Maina, PharmD BCPS
Julie Asmus, PharmD, BCPS
Jessica Hagy, PharmD, BCPS
Bridger Singer, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Leslie Wooten, PharmD, BCPS
Craigg Barr, PharmD, BCPS
Carly McKenzie, PharmD, BCPS
Joseph Rackson, PharmD, BCPS
Christine Williams, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP
Kristin Watson, PharmD, BCCP
Vikki Huggins, PharmD, BCPS
Seth Lilly, PharmD, BCPS
Ann Chung, PharmD, BCPS
Matthew Morrison, PharmD, BCPS
Adrienne O'Brien, PharmD, BCPS
Tara Breuer, RPh, BCPS, BCSCP
Melanie Crass, PharmD, BCPS
Tyler Vest, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCSCP
Joseph Volk, PharmD, BCPS

(Review Course)

Hakeem Abayomi, BS, Pharm. D., BCPS, BCPPS, BCIDPS
Shelbi Adams, Pharm.D., BCPS
Olubukola Adeyemi, PharmD, BCPS
Junsup Ahn, PharmD BCPS
Annetta Allen, PharmD, BCPS
Ian Andrus, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
Victor Arias, PharmD, BCPS
Julie Asmus, PharmD, BCPS
Jon Bachna, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
Tatyana Barkhimer, PharmD, BCPS
Craigg Barr, PharmD, BCPS
Michael Barton, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Daphne Bernardin, PharmD
Eric Bierle, PharmD BCPS
Brock Bizzell, PharmD, BCPS
Tara Breuer, RPh, BCPS, BCSCP
Saleena Brownell, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
Isaac Buabeng, PharmD, BCPS, BCSCP
Hayley Carey, PharmD, BCPS, CACP
Anne Cetto, PharmD, BCPS
Rebecca Chu, PharmD, BCPS
Ann Chung, PharmD, BCPS
Cara Clayton, PharmD, BCPS
Marlyn Corpuz, RPh, BCPS, APh
Brittney Cox, PharmD, MHA, BCPS
Melanie Crass, PharmD, BCPS
Danielle Crook, PharmD, RPh, BCPS
Kristyn Edwards, PharmD, BCPS
Michelle Estevez, PharmD, DPLA, BCPS
Benjamin Furbacher, PharmD, BCPS
Derick Gabel, PharmD, MS, BCCP, BCPS
Ariane Guthrie, PharmD, BCPS
Jessica Hagy, PharmD, BCPS
John Healey, PharmD., BCPS
John Michael Herndon, PharmD, BCPS
Diem Ho, PharmD, BCPS
Matthew Holt, PharmD, BCPS
Vikki Huggins, PharmD, BCPS
Rona Jin, PharmD, BCPS
Sirisha Kandepi, PharmD, BCPS
Manar Kandil, PharmD, BCPS
Fouad Kfoury, PharmD, BCPS, BCSCP, BCMTMS
Eric Kinney, PharmD, BCPS
Brittanie Kling, PharmD, BCPS
Savannah Knepper, PharmD, BCPS
Yvonne Labram, PharmD, BCPS
Christopher Le, PharmD, BCPS
Brian LeBaron, Pharm.D., BCPS, ACHIP, FAMIA
Benjamin Lee, PharmD, BCPS
Seth Lilly, PharmD, BCPS
Lan-Hsi Lin, PharmD, BCPS
Charles Maina, PharmD BCPS
Rachel Malta, PharmD BCPS
Erin Mangum, PharmD, BCPS
Samuel Martin, PharmD BCPS
Jessica Marx, PharmD, BCPS
Carly McKenzie, PharmD, BCPS
Kayla Money, PharmD, BCPS
Josephine Montgomery, PharmD, BCPS
James Moran, PharmD, BCPS
Matthew Morrison, PharmD, BCPS
Casey Motto, PharmD, BCPS
Surafel Mulugeta, PharmD, MS, BCPS
Liem Nguyen, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Jessica Novotny, PharmD, BCPS
Eric Oborn, PharmD, BCPS
Adrienne O'Brien, PharmD, BCPS
Hunter Owen, BCPS
Lily Park, PharmD, BCPS
Edgar Penaloza Valverde , PharmD, BCPS
Heather Petrie, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
Choniece Phillips, PharmD, BCPS
George Piasare, PharmD, BCPS, MBA
Emily Pierson, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Lina Poindexter , PharmD, BCPS
Kaylee Putney, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Joseph Rackson, PharmD, BCPS
Shaun Randa , Pharm D BCPS
Eli Raver, PharmD, BCPS
Ginny Rhoades, PharmD, BCPS
Forrest Ridgway, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP
Courtney Robertson, PharmD, BCPS, CLC
Heather Schalk, PharmD, BCPS
Weston Schartz, MA, PharmD, BCPS
Lauren Schmidt, PharmD, BCPS
Mackenzie Schramm, PharmD, BCPS
Anastasiya Shor, PharmD, BCPS
Jeffrey Shu, PharmD, BCPS
Caroline Simari, PharmD, BCPS
Bridger Singer, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Donald Singh, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
Maisie So, PharmD, BCPS
Anil Soni, PharmD, BCPS
Wesley Sweis, PharmD, BCPS
Jessica Szatkowski, PharmD, BCPS
Chris Thai, PharmD, BCPS
Khoinguyen Thai, PharmD, BCPS
Mollie VanNatta, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Tyler Vest, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCSCP
Joseph Volk, PharmD, BCPS
Caleb Von Stein, PharmD, BCPS, 340B ACE
Latoy Waite, PharmD, BCPS
Kristin Watson, PharmD, BCCP
Farran Weaver, PharmD, CPh, BCPS
Christine Williams, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP
Leslie Wooten, PharmD, BCPS
Brittany Yalamanchili, PharmD, BCPS
Michelle Yazdchi, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCSCP, CPHQ, CPPS
Kirstie Yi, PharmD, BCGP, BCPS
Kelsea Zukauckas, PharmD, BCPS

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