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Updates in Therapeutics®: The Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Course is approved by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) as one of three components in a professional development program that can be used by Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialists (BCPS) as an alternative to the written recertification examination.

Developed by Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialists, the course 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.

ACCP, as the official provider approved by BPS, will record and report recertification credit earned for this activity directly to BPS. The course content, developed by clinical and educational experts, is from the live presentation of the Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Review Course. The course is available both online and as a CD-ROM and workbook package. Both formats include a Web-based recertification test. Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialists who take the 2011 course* and successfully complete the self-assessment test by September 1, 2011, will earn 24.0 hours of recertification credit.

*2011 course materials available June 2011.

The Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course covers the following content:

Session 1

	Pediatrics Kirsten H. Ohler, Pharm.D., BCPS Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Chicago, Illinois
	Geriatrics Jennifer M. Dugan, Pharm.D., BCPS Primary Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Kaiser Permanente Colorado Evergreen, Colorado
	Gastrointestinal Disorders Brian Hemstreet, Pharm.D., BCPS Assistant Professor University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center Denver, Colorado

Session 2

Biostatistics: A Refresher & Clinical Trials: Fundamentals of Design and Interpretation Kevin M. Sowinski, Pharm.D., FCCP Professor of Pharmacy Practice Purdue University College of Pharmacy Indiana University School of Medicine West Lafayette and Indianapolis, Indiana

Session 3

	Ambulatory Care Ila M. Harris, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS Associate Professor Medical School Department of Family Medicine and Community Health University of Minnesota Bethesda Family Medicine St. Paul, Minnesota
	Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders Brian K. Irons, PharmD, BCPS, BC-ADM Division Head - Primary Care Associate Professor - Department of Pharmacy Practice School of Pharmacy Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, Texas

Session 4

	Neurology Melody Ryan, Pharm.D., BCPS, FCCP Associate Professor, University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky
	General Psychiatry Kelly C. Lee, Pharm.D., BCPP Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy University of California San Diego La Jolla, California

Session 5

	Infectious Diseases & HIV/Infectious Diseases Curtis L. Smith, Pharm.D., BCPS Professor, Ferris State University Grand Ledge, Michigan
	Nephrology Edward F. Foote, Pharm.D., BCPS, FCCP Professor and Chair of Pharmacy Practice Nesbitt College of Pharmacy and Nursing, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania

Session 6

	Oncology Supportive Care LeAnn Norris, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCOP Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences South Carolina College of Pharmacy Columbia, South Carolina
	Men’s and Women’s Health Shareen El-Ibiary, Pharm.D., BCPS Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Department of Pharmacy Practice Midwestern University College of Pharmacy-Glendale Glendale, Arizona
	Pharmacokinetics: A Refresher Curtis L. Smith, Pharm.D., BCPS Professor, Ferris State University Grand Ledge, Michigan

Session 7

	Fluids, Electrolytes, and Nutrition Judith Kristeller, Pharm.D., BCPS Associate Professor, Wilkes University Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
	Critical Care Judith Kristeller, Pharm.D., BCPS Associate Professor, Wilkes University Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania

Session 8

	Cardiology I Jo E. Rodgers, Pharm.D., BCPS (AQ Cardiology) Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina
	Cardiology II Barbara S. Wiggins, Pharm.D., FCCP, FNLA, FAHA, BCPS (AQ Cardiology), CLS Clinical Manager CJW Medical Center Richmond, Virginia
	Cardiology III Robert Lee Page II, Pharm.D., FCCP, FAHA, BCPS, CGP Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy & Physical Medicine; Clinical Specialist, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center, School of Pharmacy Aurora, Colorado

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

• Pediatrics; Geriatrics; and Gastrointestinal Disorders
  Activity No. 0217-0000-11-013-H01-P; 3.0 contact hours
• Biostatistics: A Refresher and Clinical Trials
  Activity No. 0217-0000-11-014-H04-P; 3.0 contact hours
• Ambulatory Care and Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
  Activity No. 0217-0000-11-015-H01-P; 3.0 contact hours
• Neurology and General Psychiatry
  Activity No. 0217-0000-11-016-H01-P; 2.5 contact hours
• Infectious Diseases, HIV/Infectious Diseases, Nephrology
  Activity No. 0217-0000-11-017-H01-P; 3.0 contact hours
• Oncology Supportive Care; Men’s and Women’s Health; and Pharmacokinetics: A Refresher
  Activity No. 0217-0000-11-018-H01-P; 3.5 contact hours
• Fluids, Electrolytes, and Nutrition and Critical Care
  Activity No. 0217-0000-11-019-H01-P; 3.0 contact hours
• Cardiology I, Cardiology II and Cardiology III
  Activity No. 0217-0000-11-020-H01-P; 3.0 contact hours

To receive BCPS recertification credit, the Web-based posttest must be successfully completed and submitted to ACCP by September 1, 2011.

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