ACCP will return to the St. Louis College of Pharmacy campus on April 25–26 for the 2020 ACCP Spring Forum. Registration is now open at www.accp.com/sf. Several offerings will be available, including ACCP’s nationally recognized preparatory review and recertification courses in Pharmacotherapy and Critical Care; Academy programming highlighting best practices in Leadership and Management, Research and Scholarship, and Teaching and Learning; the Clinical Practice Forum, designed to help participants implement and optimize comprehensive medication management in their practice; and, finally, ACCP’s popular student program Emerge from the Crowd.
Pharmacotherapy and Critical Care Preparatory Review and Recertification Courses
ACCP’s preparatory review and recertification courses are designed for pharmacy professionals preparing for the Pharmacotherapy or Critical Care Pharmacy specialty certification examinations administered by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), for specialists seeking recertification through continuing education, and for those seeking a self-paced refresher of pharmacotherapeutic management of specialty-specific conditions and contemporary clinical practice topics. Each course provides a comprehensive review of the knowledge domains covered in the corresponding specialty examination administered by BPS. The 2020 Pharmacotherapy course will provide up to 22.0 contact hours of pharmacy education (CPE) credit and BCPS recertification credit. The Critical Care course will provide up to 20.0 contact hours of CPE credit and BCCCP recertification credit.
ACCP Academy Programming
The ACCP Academy offers a flexible, curricular approach to enhancing the participant’s skills and experience through one of three professional development programs: Leadership and Management, Research and Scholarship, or Teaching and Learning. Participants in one of the 2020 Academy programs will learn actionable concepts and skills that are immediately applicable to their professional pursuits.
Clinical Practice Forum
The 2020 Clinical Practice Forum will offer a series of hands-on, interactive programs to help practitioners develop and enhance their clinical pharmacy services and deliver comprehensive medication management (CMM). Attendees will get a first look at a new interactive web-based platform to help practitioners implement and develop CMM. In addition, the program will include content on developing business plans for implementing and scaling CMM, incorporating quality metrics into CMM, and expanding CMM into the telehealth environment, among other contemporary topics.
Emerge from the Crowd
This 1-day workshop on April 25, 2020, has been designed for first-, second-, and third-year pharmacy students who plan to pursue postgraduate residency training. Gain insight into how to navigate the residency application process, write an effective letter of intent, create a professional curriculum vitae, and interview successfully.
Additional Spring Forum Activities
Scientific Poster Presentations: All investigators in clinical pharmacy and clinical pharmacology, ACCP members and nonmembers alike, are invited to submit abstracts to be considered for presentation at the ACCP Spring Forum. The deadline for submitting Original Research and Clinical Pharmacy Forum abstracts is February 10; the deadline for submitting Research-in-Progress abstracts is March 2. A description of abstract categories, important dates, and instructions for submission can be found at www.accp.com/abstracts/2020sfabstracts/.
Fundamentals of Biostatistics and Clinical Trial Design: Developed for pharmacy professionals preparing for one of the specialty certification examinations administered by BPS, this premeeting workshop on April 24, 2020, will include an in-depth, hands-on, interactive session focused on the core concepts related to biostatistics and clinical trial design. The workshop will provide up to 5.0 contact hours of CPE credit and is also part of a BPS-approved professional development program for four specialties: Ambulatory Care Pharmacy, Critical Care Pharmacy, Pediatric Pharmacy, and Pharmacotherapy. Seating is limited to 100 participants, so register now to secure your spot.