• Overview
• Target Audience
• Faculty
• Learning Objectives
• CPE Credit
• Recertification Credit
• Hardware and Software Requirements
• Commercial Support
• Fees

These activities have been developed and designed for pharmacists who are planning on sitting for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) examination in Critical Care Pharmacy. Created as a supplement to the 2019 Critical Care Pharmacy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course, the Updates Plus in Critical Care Pharmacy Webinar Recording will provide an overview of any major guidelines released between Spring 2019 and October 1, 2019.

Release date: November 21, 2019
ORIGINAL BCCCP credit expiration date: May 20, 2020
EXTENDED BCCCP credit expiration date: July 15, 2020
ACPE credit expiration date: November 20, 2022

The target audience for Updates Plus in Critical Care Pharmacy is the pharmacist preparing for the spring administration of the BPS Critical Care Pharmacy specialty certification examination, for Board-certified Critical Care Pharmacy Pharmacists (BCCCPs) looking to earn recertification credit, and those seeking a review of the latest guidelines and therapeutic updates as they relate to the Critical Care Pharmacy examination content outline.

Sedation and Post Intensive Care Syndrome
	Joanna Stollings, Pharm.D, FCCM, FCCP, BCPS, BCCCP MICU Clinical Specialty Pharmacist Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee
Clostridioides difficile Infection and Initial Management of Acute Pancreatitis
	Eric Mueller, Pharm.D., FCCM, FCCP Assistant Director, Clinical Services/Research University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, Ohio Adjunct Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administration University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio
NBMAs in ARDS and Guideline Updates
	Mitchell Buckley, Pharm.D., FCCP, FASHP, BCCCP MICU Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona

Conflict of Interest

At the end of this activity participants will be able to:

1. Evaluate recent clinical practice guideline recommendations relating to neuromuscular blockade in adult acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients.
2. Distinguish key differences between two landmark clinical trials evaluating early neuromuscular blockade in adult ARDS patients.
3. Develop an evidence-based approach for neuromuscular blockade in adult ARDS patients.
4. Explain the results of a pilot study looking at analgosedation at a single center in the US.
5. Discuss the findings of a randomized study evaluating dexmedetomidine as the primary sedative as compared to usual sedation.
6. Describe the results of a pilot study looking at readmission prevention with visitation to an ICU Recovery Center.
7. Discuss the evidence supporting recent guideline updates for the management of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI).
8. Apply CDI guideline recommendations to critically ill patients with CDI.
9. Review recent guideline recommendations for the initial management of patients with acute pancreatitis with emphasis on those presenting with severe illness.

The American College of Clinical Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

The 2019 Updates Plus in Critical Care Pharmacy Webinar will provide one session with 2.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit or 2.0 hours of BCCCP recertification credit.

The Universal Activity Number for this webinar is:

0217-0000-19-255-H01-P
2.0 contact hours
Application-based activity

To be eligible to earn ACPE continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credit, participants must purchase the 2019 Updates Plus in Critical Care Pharmacy Webinar Recording and complete, submit and pass the Web-based posttest by November 20, 2022. Posttests may not be submitted more than one time. Partial credit is not available for this activity.

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.

The posttest will be made available beginning Thursday, November 21, 2019. To be eligible to earn recertification credit, participants must purchase the 2019 Updates Plus in Critical Care Pharmacy Webinar Recording and complete, submit and pass a Web-based posttest by July 15, 2020. Posttests may not be submitted more than one time. Partial credit is not available for this activity.

Posttests submitted before the testing deadline that meet or exceed the passing point will earn recertification credit. Note that the passing point for this product will be established in February 2020, based on analysis of the test items by content experts. Once the passing point is known, recertification credits will be forwarded to BPS for those who passed the test and the credits will be assigned as of the date of test submission.

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

To access the webinar recording by a computer, you will need broadband Internet access, an updated Internet browser, Adobe Flash Player, and speakers or headphones for audio. To access the webinars on a Wi-Fi enabled mobile device, you will need a wireless internet connection and the Adobe Connect App, a free app which can be downloaded from Apple’s App Store or Google Play. Participants who experience difficulty in accessing a webinar should contact ACCP by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at (913) 492-3311.

The recordings of the session will be made available Monday, December 2, 2019.

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

*If you have purchased a 2019 Critical Care Pharmacy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course product please call us at (913) 492-3311 to receive discount pricing.