Cardiology and Endocrinology, the next release in the Pharmacotherapy Self-Assessment Program (PSAP), will be published on January 15, 2013.
PSAP is the premier home study program for the Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS). The new series will offer online books with interactive features such as intra-document links from the table of contents; external links to official guidelines, tools, and resources; and in-text citations linked to the major research compilers. Pharmacists using PSAP to earn BCPS recertification credits will be pleased to note that the window to submit posttests for credit has been increased to 4 months.
Cardiology and Endocrinology Faculty Panel Chair Robert L. Page II, Pharm.D., MSPH, FCCP, BCPS, and a team of authors have developed chapters on New Pharmacotherapies for Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Complications in Patients with Diabetes, Osteoporosis, Acute Decompensated Heart Failure, Newer Antiplatelet Agents and Their Role in Acute Coronary Syndrome, New Anticoagulation Strategies in Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction, Pharmacogenomics in Cardiology, and Medication Safety Issues in Cardiology and Endocrinology. The full schedule of PSAP 2013–2015 releases is as follows:
Books |
Release Date |
BCPS Test Deadline |
ACPE Test Deadline |
2013 Book 1 Cardiology/Endocrinology |
January 15, 2013 |
May 15, 2013 |
January 31, 2016 |
2013 Book 2 Special Populations |
July 15, 2013 |
November 15, 2013 |
July 31, 2016 |
2014 Book 1 Critical and Urgent Care |
January 15, 2014 |
May 15, 2014 |
January 31, 2017 |
2014 Book 2 Chronic Illnesses |
July 15, 2014 |
November 17, 2014 |
July 31, 2017 |
2015 Book 1 Infectious Diseases |
January 15, 2015 |
May 15, 2015 |
January 31, 2018 |
2015 Book 2 Central Nervous System and Health Promotion |
July 15, 2015 |
November 16, 2015 |
July 31, 2018 |
Individual Products |
Content |
Member Price |
Nonmember Price |
Standard Release (Online Book) |
- Printable PDFs that include full text, full-color graphics, and SAQs
- Intra-document links from TOC to chapters, chapters to A level headings
- Hyperlinks to outside resources such as official guidelines, tools
- Reference links to compilers such as PubMed
- Multimedia elements (audio, video)
|
$65 |
$90 |
E-Media Package |
- Online Book PLUS:
- Full text and SAQs (no graphics) for e-reader (phones, tablets)
- Graphics available as separate image files
- PSAP Audio Companion
|
$90 |
$130 |
Print Package
|
- Online Book PLUS:
- Print version of online book, 1-color graphics, SAQs, no interactive links, no media
|
$90 |
$155 |
All-Format Package |
| $105 |
$195 |
Six-Book Series |
Member Price |
Nonmember Price |
Standard Release (Online Book) |
$285 |
$385 |
E-Media Package |
$385 |
$555 |
Print Package |
$385 |
$585 |
All-Format Package |
$445 |
$785 |