Cardiology

Cardiology is the debut title for the 2019–2021 edition of the Pharmacotherapy Self-Assessment Program (PSAP).

In addition to the standard review-style chapters, each PSAP book in the new series will include modules that offer online-only learning activities. Examples include interactive cases and prerecorded presentations. “Statistics in Practice” will also be a standing feature that appears in each release. The focus of this feature will be on applying statistical analysis to practice and patient care decisions. Scenario-based activities will provide concise, in-depth discussions of various statistical methods to engage the learners in activities that better help them critically appraise the medical literature.

Released January 15, Cardiology is divided into four learning modules offering a total of 18.5 continuing pharmacy education (CPE) hours, as follows:

• Cardiology I (5.0 CPE hours)
  • Hypertension
  • Dyslipidemia
• Cardiology II (6.5 CPE hours)
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome/Acute Myocardial Infarction
  • Heart Failure
  • Complex Management of Atrial Fibrillation
• Cardiology III (e-module, 4.0 CPE hours)
  • Precision Medicine in Cardiovascular Disease (format: prerecorded presentation)
  • Valvular Heart Disease (format: prerecorded presentation)
• Cardiology IV (e-module, 3.0 CPE hours)
  • Meta-analysis and Observational Research in Cardiovascular Disease (format: prerecorded presentation)
  • Statistics in Practice: Statistics Overview (format: interactive case)

A sample chapter from Cardiology is available at www.accp.com/docs/bookstore/psap/p2019b1_sample.pdf.

Pharmacists interested in completing the modules toward CPE credit must successfully complete the associated online tests by January 14, 2022. Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialists (BCPSs) interested in completing the modules toward specialty recertification credit must successfully complete the associated online tests by July 15, 2019.

Titles and release dates for each of the 2019–2021 PSAP books are listed in the following table.

More information on PSAP 2019–2021 and the January 2019 release, Cardiology, is available at www.accp.com/store/product.aspx?pc=PSAP_2019-2021.