• Program Overview
• Course Content
• Preview Samples
• CE Credit
• Technical Requirements
• Fees
• Goals & Target Audience
• Learning Objectives & Program Faculty
• Faculty Disclosures
• Table of Contents: Volume 1 and Volume 2
• Board Certification FAQs

Program Overview

Updates in Therapeutics: The Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Course is ideal for pharmacy professionals who are preparing for the Pharmacotherapy Specialty Certification Examination administered by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (BPS) and for those seeking a self-paced review and refresher of disease states and therapeutics.

Developed by Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialists, the course content provides a comprehensive review of the knowledge domains covered in the pharmacotherapy specialty certification examination. The course uses a case-based approach, with strong emphasis on the thought processes needed to solve patient care problems in each therapeutic area.

This is the same course that is presented live each year at ACCP's Spring Practice and Research Forum. The course materials are available in a variety of formats to best suit your learning style. The online course, print workbook and CD-ROM package, and online workbook and CD-ROM package are available for continuing pharmacy education credit.

To receive all course components, select the online course with continuing pharmacy education credit, or the course book and CD-ROM package with continuing pharmacy education credit. Instructional components also are priced for individual sale. Click here for prices.

Course Content

The Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Course covers the following content:

Preview Samples

Continuing Pharmacy Education Credit

The American College of Clinical Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. The Universal Program Numbers are:

• Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Course for home study, 2008 Edition:
  • Pediatrics; Geriatrics, 217-000-08-013-H01, 2.0 contact hours;
  • Biostatistics; Clinical Trial Design, 217-000-08-014-H01, 3.0 contact hours;
  • Neurology; General Psychiatry, 217-000-08-015-H01, 2.0 contact hours;
  • Pharmacokinetics: A Refresher; Oncology Supportive Care, 217-000-08-016-H01, 2.0 contact hours
  • Acute Care Cardiology; Critical Care; Fluids, Electrolytes, and Nutrition, 217-000-08-017-H01, 4.0 contact hours;
  • Infectious Diseases; HIV/ Infectious Diseases, 217-000-08-018-H01, 2.0 contact hours;
  • Ambulatory Care; Outpatient Cardiology; Men's and Women's Health; Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, 217-000-08-019-H01, 4.0 contact hours;
  • Gastrointestinal Disorders; Nephrology, 217-000-08-020-H01, 2.0 contact hours

  To receive continuing education credit, the Web-based post test must be successfully completed and submitted to ACCP by October 31, 2009.

Fees

To access the online course, you will need a login which will consist of either your e-mail address or ACCP ID number and a password. Instructions on how to access the course and setup a password will be sent to you in a separate e-mail confirmation within two business days.