These activities were recorded during a live educational event on December 2-3, 2023 at the Midyear Clinical Meeting in Anaheim, California. Learners who claimed credit for the live activities should not claim credit for these home study activities.
Activity Overview
This online course provides a robust preparatory curriculum for the pharmacy professional preparing for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Pharmacotherapy 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 infectious diseases issues by:
- Reviewing pertinent clinical topics and practice skills
- Providing exam practice questions
- Listing valuable references for further study
This course is NOT intended for those obtaining recertification credit. To earn recertification credit, please see courses here: http://elearning.ashp.org/catalog/ptherapy-recert
These activities are part of the ASHP professional development program.
Accreditation
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 26 activities (see table below) and provides up to 31 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.
Learning Activity |
ACPE Number |
Contact Hours |
ACPE Expiration Date |
Research Methods and Data Analysis |
0204-0000-23-622-H04-P |
1.5 ACPE |
12/2/2026 |
Evidence-based Practice and Resources |
1 ACPE |
Providing Safe and Effective Pharmacotherapy: Key Regulatory and Quality Approaches |
1.5 ACPE |
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Cardiovascular Disease: Primary Prevention Case |
0204-0000-23-623-H01-P |
1.5 ACPE |
12/2/2026 |
Cardiovascular Disease: Secondary Prevention Case |
1.5 ACPE |
Complex Heart Failure Case |
1.5 ACPE |
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Complex HIV/AIDS Case |
0204-0000-23-624-H01-P |
1.5 ACPE |
12/2/2026 |
Complex Pediatric Asthma Case |
1.5 ACPE |
Complex Pneumonia Case |
1.5 ACPE |
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Complex Nursing Home Patient Case |
0204-0000-23-625-H01-P |
1.5 ACPE |
12/3/2026 |
Oncology and Supportive Care Case |
1.5 ACPE |
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Cardiac Arrhythmias and Advanced Cardiac Life Support |
0204-0000-24-900-H01-P |
1 ACPE |
12/7/2026 |
Heart Failure |
1 ACPE |
Selected Topics in Acute Care |
1 ACPE |
Selected Topics in Critical Care |
1 ACPE |
Diabetes |
1 ACPE |
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Fluid, Electrolytes and Nutrition |
0204-0000-24-901-H01-P |
1 ACPE |
12/7/2026 |
Gastrointestinal Disorders |
1 ACPE |
Infectious Diseases: Part I |
1 ACPE |
Infectious Diseases: Part II |
1 ACPE |
Musculoskeletal and Rheumatic Disorders |
1 ACPE |
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Women’s Health |
0204-0000-24-902-H01-P |
1 ACPE |
12/7/2026 |
Patient Education and Health Literacy |
1 ACPE |
Neurologic Disorders |
1 ACPE |
Psychiatric Disorders |
1 ACPE |
Kidney Disorders 1 |
1 ACPE |
System Technical Requirements
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
These activities were developed by ASHP.
To maintain its strict, independent standards for certification, BPS does NOT endorse or provide review information, preparatory courses, or study guides for Board Certification Examinations.