Accreditation for Pharmacists
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.
The American College of Clinical Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as providers of continuing pharmacy education.
These activities were recorded during a live educational event on March 2-4, 2023, at the ACCP/ASHP 2023 Live Review & Recertification Courses, Dallas, Texas. Learners who claimed credit for the live activities should not claim credit for these home study activities.
Target Audience
These recertification activities are intended for board certified pharmacists seeking to update their knowledge and skills in geriatric pharmacy.
Activity Overview
This course is intended for BCGPs in need of recertification credit and is designed based on the content outline developed by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) to provide an overview of recent standards and guidelines that specialists should be familiar with in practice. The course uses a case-based approach to discuss patient care issues. In this series, faculty will:
- Review pertinent clinical topics and practice skills
- List valuable resources for further self-study
This online course consists of 12 activities (see table below) and provides up to 22.5 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit and/or recertification credit.
Recertification Credit*
Board certified pharmacists are eligible to receive up to 22.5 contact hours of recertification credit for completing this course. To earn recertification credit, learners must review the course content and successfully complete the online assessments by the deadline. 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.
This course is not intended for those preparing to take the BPS Geriatric Pharmacy Specialty Examination for Certification. To prepare for the examination, please see courses here: http://elearning.ashp.org/catalog/geriatric-pharmacy-review.
These activities are part of the ASHP and ACCP professional development program for BCGP recertification approved by the BPS.
Learning Activity |
ACPE # |
Contact Hours |
Complex Case: Inpatient to Family Medicine Clinic |
0204-9999-23-941-H01-P |
2.00 ACPE |
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Complex Case: Ambulatory - Family Medicine Clinic |
0204-9999-23-942-H01-P |
2.00 ACPE |
Complex Case: Ambulatory - Geriatric Clinic |
0204-9999-23-943-H01-P |
2.00 ACPE |
Recertification Assessment Group 1 (75% passing score required) |
6.0 BPS |
Complex Case: Inpatient-Surgery to Skilled Nursing Facility |
0204-9999-23-944-H01-P |
2.00 ACPE |
Complex Case: Skilled Nursing Care |
0204-9999-23-945-H01-P |
2.00 ACPE |
Statistics, Evidence-based Medicine, and Research Design |
0204-9999-23-940-H04-P |
2.00 ACPE |
Recertification Assessment Group 2 (76% passing score required) |
6.0 BPS |
Complex Case: Long-term Care |
0204-9999-23-946-H01-P |
2.00 ACPE |
Geriatric Practice Administration |
0204-9999-23-947-H04-P |
1.50 ACPE |
Complex Case: Assisted Living |
0204-9999-23-948-H01-P |
2.00 ACPE |
Recertification Assessment Group 3 (72% passing score required) |
5.50 BPS |
Principles of Aging |
0204-9999-23-949-H04-P |
1.50 ACPE |
Complex Case: Hospice/Palliative Care |
0204-9999-23-950-H01-P |
2.00 ACPE |
Infectious Disease Considerations and Antimicrobial Stewardship Principles in Geriatric Patients and Care Settings |
0204-9999-23-951-H04-P |
1.50 ACPE |
Recertification Assessment Group 4 (73% passing score required) |
5.0 BPS | |
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
ASHP and ACCP collaborate on geriatric pharmacy activities.