Separate registration fee required.  You do not have to be registered for the 2012 Summer Meeting to attend.  For more information and to register go to: http://www.ashp.org/certifications

This two-day course provides a robust preparatory curriculum for the pharmacy professional planning to take the examination, offered in October. Designed based on the domains, tasks, and knowledge statements developed by BPS for the examination, the course will help you prepare for the exam by identifying areas needed for in-depth review of pharmacotherapy issues by:

• Reviewing pertinent clinical topics and practice skills through patient case studies


• Providing exam practice questions


• Listing valuable resources for further self-study

Agenda Topics

• Tips on studying for the exam


• Research Design, Evidence-Based Medicine, and Statistical Analysis, Part 1 & 2


• Complex Heart Failure Case


• Complex Pediatric Asthma Case


• Metabolic Syndrome Case


• Complex Pneumonia Case


• Regulatory and Population Health Issues, Part 1 & 2


• Complex HIV Case


• Complex Nursing Home Case


• Complex Breast Cancer Case


• Complex Ischemic Heart Disease Case

Learning Objectives- View the learning objectives online at http://www.ashp.org/DocLibrary/SM2012/PharmacotherapyLOs.aspx

Target Audience - This program is intended for pharmacists who seek an in-depth, comprehensive review in order to prepare for the BPS pharmacotherapy specialty certification examination.

Accreditation - The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as providers of continuing pharmacy education.

ACPE Credit - This activity is eligible for ACPE credit up to 16.25 contact hours.  Go to www.ashp.org/certifications for full information.