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Updates in Therapeutics^®: The Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course is ideal for pharmacy professionals who are preparing for the Pharmacotherapy Specialty Certification Examination administered by the Board of Pharmacy 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 at ACCP's Updates in Therapeutics^®. 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.

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 2012 course* and successfully complete the self-assessment test by September 1, 2012, will earn 24.0 hours of recertification credit. Click here for prices.

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

Volume 1 Geriatrics Gastrointestinal Disorders Fluids, Electrolytes, and Nutrition Critical Care Ambulatory Care Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders Neurology General Psychiatry Infectious Diseases HIV/Infectious Diseases Nephrology

Volume 2 Men’s and Women’s Health Pharmacokinetics: A Refresher Biostatistics: A Refresher Study Designs Cardiology I Cardiology II Cardiology III Policy, Practice and Regulatory Issues (additional resource) Types of Economic and Humanistic Outcomes (additional resource) The Board of Pharmacy Specialties "2012 Candidate’s Guide" (additional resource) The Board of Pharmacy Specialties "2012 Recertification Guide" (additional resource)

Session 1

	Pediatrics Kirsten H. Ohler, Pharm.D., BCPS Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, Illinois
	Geriatrics Jennifer P. 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

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

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, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCACP, BCPS, BC-ADM Division Head - Ambulatory 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 Developed by Shareen El-Ibiary, Pharm.D., BCPS Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Department of Pharmacy Practice Midwestern University College of Pharmacy-Glendale Glendale, Arizona
	Delivered by Erin C. Raney, 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

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

Session 8

	Cardiology I Sheryl L. Chow, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, (AQ Cardiology) Assistant Professor Western University of Health Sciences Los Angeles, California
	Cardiology II Developed by Barbara S. Wiggins, Pharm.D., FCCP, FNLA, FAHA, AACC, CLS, BCPS (AQ Cardiology) Pharmacy Clinical Specialist-Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina Adjunct Associate Professor, South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Charleston, South Carolina
	Delivered by Shannon W. Finks, Pharm.D., BCPS, FCCP Associate Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee
	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

Please refer to the Technical Requirements section below for special requirements needed to preview samples.

Neurology (from the 2008 Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Review Course)

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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 (UAN) for Updates in Therapeutics®: The Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course are:

• Updates in Therapeutics®: The Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course — Pediatrics, Geriatrics, and Gastrointestinal Disorders
  Activity No. 0217-0000-12-019-H01-P; 3.0 contact hours
• Updates in Therapeutics®: The Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course — Fluids, Electrolytes, and Nutrition and Critical Care
  Activity No. 0217-0000-12-020-H01-P; 3.0 contact hours
• Updates in Therapeutics®: The Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course — Ambulatory Care and Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
  Activity No. 0217-0000-12-021-H01-P; 3.0 contact hours
• Updates in Therapeutics®: The Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course — Neurology and General Psychiatry
  Activity No. 0217-0000-12-022-H01-P; 3.0 contact hours
• Updates in Therapeutics®: The Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course — Infectious Diseases, HIV/Infectious Diseases and Nephrology
  Activity No. 0217-0000-12-023-H01-P; 3.0 contact hours
• Updates in Therapeutics®: The Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course — Oncology Supportive Care, Men’s and Women’s Health, and Pharmacokinetics: A Refresher
  Activity No. 0217-0000-12-024-H01-P; 3.0 contact hours
• Updates in Therapeutics®: The Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course — Biostatistics: A Refresher and Study Designs: Fundamentals of Design and Interpretation
  Activity No. 0217-0000-12-025-H04-P; 3.0 contact hours
• Updates in Therapeutics®: The Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course — Cardiology I, Cardiology II and Cardiology III
  Activity No. 0217-0000-12-026-H01-P; 3.0 contact hours

To receive continuing education credit, the Web-based post test must be successfully completed and submitted to ACCP by October 31, 2014.

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Continuing Pharmacy Education Products

Description	Price	Member	Cart
These course formats are available for continuing pharmacy education credit.
Online Course with 24.0 Continuing Education Credits - Includes audio/slide synchronized presentations, mp3 files of audio, handouts, and eight online CE tests. The ACPE Universal Activity Numbers are listed under Continuing Education Credit above.	$525.00	$360.00
Print Book and CD-ROM Package with 24.0 Continuing Education Credits - Course handouts in a perfect-bound book, audio/slide synchronized presentations on a CD-ROM, mp3 files of audio, and eight online CE tests. The ACPE Universal Activity Numbers are listed under Continuing Education Credit above.	$545.00	$380.00
Online Book and CD-ROM Package with 24.0 Continuing Education Credits - Online access to course handouts as Portable Document Format (PDF) files, audio/slide synchronized presentations on a CD-ROM, mp3 files of audio, and eight online CE tests. The ACPE Universal Activity Numbers are listed under the Continuing Education Credit above.	$535.00	$370.00
The following items are also available and are sold separately.
Print Book - Course handouts in a perfect-bound book.	$240.00	$155.00
Online Book - Online access to course handouts as Portable Document Format (PDF) files.	$230.00	$145.00
CD-ROM - Audio/Slide synchronized presentations and mp3 files of audio. Not CD-Audio compatible. For use with online or print book.	$360.00	$230.00