In January 2013, ACCP will launch the eighth edition of its Pharmacotherapy Self-Assessment Program (PSAP-VIII). This popular home study program provides the pharmacotherapy specialist with the latest evidence-based information to improve and advance patient care.

The 3-year PSAP-VIII series will release six books in focused therapeutic areas. Cardiology/Endocrinology, the first book, will be published January 15, 2013. More information on the specific content and structure of the PSAP-VIII series will be released later this year. Leading the PSAP-VIII series are coeditors John E. Murphy, Pharm.D., FCCP, FASHP, Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science and Associate Dean for Academic and Professional Affairs, the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, Arizona; and Mary Wun-Len Lee, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Pharmacy and Health Sciences Education, Midwestern University, and Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Midwestern University, Chicago College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove, Illinois.

The credit opportunities provided by the PSAP-VIII series, together with other ACCP specialty recertification products for pharmacotherapy, will offer substantially more than the 120 hours of credit required by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties for recertification as a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. Visit the ACCP Web site for more information on ACCP’s BPS-approved recertification offerings in pharmacotherapy at http://www.accp.com/careers/boardbcps.aspx.

Also in development is a series of publications for Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP) recertification. For release in early 2013, the Ambulatory Care Self-Assessment Program (ACSAP) will become part of ACCP’s BPS-approved professional development program for BCACP recertification (see http://www.accp.com/careers/boardbcacp.aspx).