Activity Overview
This online course provides a robust preparatory curriculum for the pharmacy professional preparing for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Infectious Diseases 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: https://elearning.ashp.org/catalog/ID-recert
These activities are part of the ASHP and ACCP professional development program.
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 15 activities (see table below) and provides up to 24.50 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 Module |
ACPE # |
Credit Hours |
ACPE Expiration Date |
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections |
0204-9999-24-917-H01-P |
5.0 ACPE |
6/17/2027 |
|
HIV/AIDS; Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Opportunistic Infections in Immunocompromised Patients |
0204-9999-24-918-H01-P |
5.0 ACPE |
6/17/2027 |
|
Gastrointestinal and Intra-abdominal Infections
Viral Hepatitis
Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Infections |
0204-9999-24-919-H01-P |
5.0 ACPE |
6/17/2027 |
|
Cardiovascular Infections
Urinary Tract Infections
Statistics, Evidence-based Medicine, and Research Design |
0204-9999-24-920-H01-P |
5.5 ACPE |
6/17/2027 |
|
Bone/Joint/Skin Infections
Central Nervous System Infections
Clinical Microbiology |
0204-9999-24-921-H01-P |
5.0 ACPE |
6/17/2027 |
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 infectious diseases activities.
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.