Activity Overview
The Literature Study Module is intended for board certified pharmacists in need of recertification credit and is designed based on the content outline developed by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS). This module consists of 4 online home study activities (see table below). Each activity is designed to assess the learners’ ability to analyze and apply peer-selected contemporary articles.

Module 1A – Cardiovascular Diseases: This module focuses on current issues in the management of cardiovacular diseases. Topics include heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, chronic coronary disease, acute ischemic stroke, and cardiovascular effects of testosterone-repacement therapy.

Module 1B – Gastrointestinal Diseases and Geriatrics: This module focuses on current issues in the management of gastrointestinal diseases and older adult patients. Topics include lower gastrointestinal bleeding and hepatitis C guidelines, updated Beers criteria®, and respiratory syncytial virus vaccines.

Module 1C – Pulmonary DIseases and Critical Care: This module focuses on current issues in pulmonary diseases and critical care. Topics include chronic obstructive lung disease, pulmonary arterial hypertension, therapeutic use of tranexamic acid and hypertonic saline, and management of life-threatening toxicity due to poisoning.

Module 1D – Endocrine, Infectious Diseases and Immunology: This module focuses on various contemporary issues in pharmacotherapy. Topics include diabetes management in chronic kidney disease, management of myasthenia gravis, guidelines for the use of prolonged-infusion beta-lactam antibiotics, and the use of hydrocortisone in pneumonia.

Learners will be required to review the content and complete the associated online assessments. The learner must be able to correctly answer the questions based upon their interpretation of the content, as well as “baseline specialty specific knowledge and/or easily retrievable information.” For purposes of this Literature Study, “baseline specialty specific knowledge and/or easily retrievable information” is defined as product labeling and well-established standards of practice in the specialty practice.

These activities are part of the ASHP professional development program for BCPS recertification approved by the BPS.

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 Literature Studies are designed to help board-certified pharmacists who are seeking recertification contact hours to maintain their Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS).

Recertification Credit*
Board certified pharmacists are eligible to receive up to 20 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.

ASHP provides an opportunity for remediation. Participants who are unsuccessful with the first assessment attempt may take a second assessment. The second assessment is included at no additional cost.

ASHP is approved by BPS as a provider for the recertification of BCPS.

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
These activities were developed by ASHP.