ACCP collaborates with ASHP on Ambulatory Care Pharmacy activities.

• Series Overview
• Activity Overview
• Faculty and Content Matter Experts
• Target Audience
• Learning Objectives
• Continuing Pharmacy Education Credit
• Recertification Credit
• Technical Requirements
• Commercial Support

The Literature Study Module provides immediate access to peer-selected, contemporary articles that are relevant to specialty practice. After learners review the content, they must successfully complete an online assessment to earn recertification credit.

Release date: October 21, 2020
BCACP credit expiration date: April 20, 2021
ACPE credit expiration date: October 20, 2023

The Literature Study Module is intended for board certified pharmacists in need of recertification credit and is designed based on the content outline developed by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS). This module consists of 2 online home study activities (see table below). Each activity is designed to assess the learners’ ability to analyze and apply peer-selected contemporary articles to practice.

Module 1A: Hypertension With an Emphasis on Combination Therapy: This module focuses on management of patients with hypertension, with a focus on combination therapy.

Module 1B: Hot Topics in Diabetes: This module focuses on hot topics in diabetes management, including the SGLT-2 inhibitors in cardiovascular and renal outcomes, as well as diabetes and heart failure.

Learners will be required to review the content and complete the associated online assessments. The learner must be able to correctly answer the questions based upon their interpretation of the content, as well as “baseline specialty specific knowledge and/or easily retrievable information.” For purposes of this Literature Study, “baseline specialty specific knowledge and/or easily retrievable information” is defined as product labeling and well-established standards of practice in the specialty practice.

These activities are part of the ASHP and ACCP professional development program for BCACP recertification approved by the BPS.

	Lucas Berenbrok, Pharm.D., M.S., BCACP, CTTS Assistant Professor, Pharmacy and Therapeutics University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
	Jill Borchert, Pharm.D., BCACP, BCPS, FCCP Professor and Vice Chair Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy Downers Grove, Illinois
	Gretchen M. Ray, Pharm.D., PhC, BCACP, CDE Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy Albuquerque, New Mexico
	Kristin Watson, Pharm.D., BCCP Associate Professor University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Baltimore, Maryland

	Michelle L. Hilaire, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, BCACP, CDE Clinical Professor University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming
	Nicholas Leon, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCACP, FCPP Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Jefferson College of Pharmacy Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Conflict of Interest Disclosures

These Literature Studies are designed to help board-certified pharmacists who are seeking recertification credit hours to maintain their Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS).

Module 1A: Hypertension With an Emphasis on Combination Therapy

Module 1B: Hot Topics in Diabetes

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and American College of Clinical Pharmacy are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Module 1A: Hypertension With an Emphasis on Combination Therapy
Activity Number: 0204-9999-20-969-H01-P
Contact Hours: 4.00
Activity Type: Application-Based Activity

Module 1B: Hot Topics in Diabetes
Activity Number: 0204-9999-20-970-H01-P
Contact Hours: 4.00
Activity Type: Application-Based Activity

Methods and CE Requirements

ACPE Continuing Pharmacy Education Credit
To be eligible to earn continuing pharmacy education credit, participants must purchase the product, review all content, successfully complete, submit and pass the Web-based posttest associated with each module by October 20, 2023. Only completed assessments will be eligible for credit; no partial or incomplete assessments will be processed. You are allowed only one attempt to successfully complete this assessment.

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy - CPE Monitor Service

Provided through the collaborative efforts of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and ACPE-accredited providers, the CPE Monitor Service allows you to electronically keep track of continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credits from ACPE-accredited providers. ACPE-accredited providers, like ACCP, are responsible for transmitting this information to NABP to be stored in the CPE Monitor system. Statements of credit will be available at CPE Monitor, nabp.pharmacy/cpe-monitor-service/, within 2–3 business days after completion of this activity. For more information on CPE Monitor please visit nabp.pharmacy/cpe-monitor-service/.

To transfer these credits to CPE Monitor on your behalf your NABP e-Profile ID Number and date of birth must be listed on your ACCP account. To verify or update this information in your ACCP account, visit Licensure/Certification. Be sure to save your changes at the bottom of the page.

Some international pharmacists do not use the CPE Monitor service. To verify or update this information in your ACCP account, visit Licensure/Certification. Check the box “I am an international pharmacist or I am not licensed to practice in the United States, and do not have an NABP e-Profile ID.” Be sure to save your changes at the bottom of the page.

Board certified pharmacists are eligible to receive up to 8 hours of recertification credit for completing this activity. To be eligible to earn BCACP recertification credit, participants must purchase the recertification version of this course, review all content, successfully complete, submit and pass the Web-based posttest associated with each module by April 20, 2021. Only completed assessments will be eligible for credit; no partial or incomplete assessments will be processed. You are allowed only one attempt to successfully complete this assessment.

The passing point to earn BCACP recertification credit is based on an expert analysis of the assessment items in each posttest module. Any posttest submitted before the BCACP posttest deadline that meets this passing point will earn BCACP recertification credits. These credits will be assigned as of the date of test submission. For statements of recertification credit, visit www.bpsweb.org.

All participants must have a Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) board certification credential number, BPS ID Number, and a BPS expiration date on file with ACCP for reporting purposes. To verify or update this information in your ACCP account, visit Licensure/Certification. Be sure to save your changes at the bottom of the page.

Questions regarding the number of hours required for BCACP recertification should be directed to BPS at (202) 429-7591 or www.bpsweb.org.

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The American College of Clinical Pharmacy does not solicit or accept external commercial/financial support for its continuing pharmacy education activities. No commercial/financial support has been solicited or accepted for this activity.