Activity Overview
This online course provides a robust preparatory curriculum for the pharmacy professional preparing for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Critical Care Specialty Certification Examination. Designed based on the domains, tasks, and knowledge statements developed by the BPS for the certification examination, this course will help you prepare for the exam by identifying areas needed for in-depth review of critical care issues by:
- To present a high-quality, up-to-date overview of disease states and therapeutics;
- To provide a framework to help attendees prepare for the specialty certification examination in critical care pharmacy; and
- To offer participants an effective learning experience using a case-based approach with a strong focus on the thought processes needed to solve patient care problems in each topic.
This course is NOT intended for those obtaining recertification credit. To earn recertification credit, please see courses here: https://elearning.ashp.org/catalog/Crit-care-recert?
Accreditation
The American College of Clinical Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education with Commendation.
Target Audience
These activities are intended for pharmacists who are seeking to update their knowledge and skills commensurate with a board certification examination in the areas listed below.
Review Course
This course consists of 5 activities containing a total of 20 topics (see table below) and provides up to 22.25 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit The Review Course includes case-based presentations for application to real-life scenarios, a practice exam along with correct answers, and links to the reference sources, and domains, tasks, and knowledge statements. To help you further prepare, this package includes a compilation of practice questions in the same format and rigor to help you prepare for the BPS Specialty Examination.
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Learning Activity |
ACPE Number |
Contact Hours |
ACPE Expiration Date |
Evolution and Validation of Practice Standards, Training, and Professional Development
Research Design, Biostatistics, and Literature Evaluation
Fluids, Electrolytes, Acid-Base Disorders, and Nutrition Support
Protocol Development and Quality Improvement |
0217-9999-25-186-H01-P |
4.75 ACPE |
09/17/2028 |
Pharmacoeconomics and Safe Medication Use
Infectious Diseases I
Infectious Diseases II
Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics |
0217-9999-25-187-H01-P |
4.25 ACPE |
09/17/2028 |
Acute Kidney Injury and Kidney Replacement Therapy in the Critically Ill Patient
Neurocritical Care
Cardiovascular Critical Care I
Cardiovascular Critical Care II |
0217-9999-25-188-H01-P |
4.75 ACPE |
09/17/2028 |
Hepatic Failure/GI/Endocrine Emergencies
Supportive and Preventive Medicine
Shock Syndromes I: Introduction, Vasodilatory, and Sepsis
Shock Syndromes II: Hypovolemic, Critical Bleeding, and Obstructive |
0217-9999-25-189-H01-P |
4.25 ACPE |
09/17/2028 |
Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, Sleep Disruption, and Neuromuscular Blockade
Pulmonary Disorders I
Pulmonary Disorders II
Toxicology |
0217-9999-25-190-H01-P |
4.25 ACPE |
09/17/2028 |
System Technical Requirements
Courses and learning activities are delivered via your Web browser and Acrobat PDF. For all activities, you should have a basic comfort level using a computer and navigating web sites.
View the minimum technical and system requirements for learning activities.
Development
ACCP and ASHP collaborate on critical care pharmacy activities.