Separate registration fee required.  You do not have to be registered for the 2013 Summer Meeting to attend.  For more information and to register go to: www.ashp.org/sm13, and click on the “Education” tab.

Offered by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the American Pharmacists Association. Planned by the ASHP Sections of Clinical Specialists and Scientists and Ambulatory Care Practitioners.

Advance your practice and earn your Ambulatory Care Certification. ASHP and APhA now offer pharmacists a way to better prepare for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Specialty Certification Examination.

This two-day live course provides a robust preparatory curriculum for the pharmacy professional planning to take the examination, or those seeking recertification or a refresh in therapeutics. 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 ambulatory care issues by:

• Reviewing pertinent clinical topics and practice skills
• Providing exam practice questions
• Listing valuable resources for further self-study

What makes the ASHP/APhA review and recertification course unique?
Developed by the leading continuing education provider in the country, and the leading preparatory content experts and faculty, this course is different than your average review course. Our complex case-based, interactive approach goes against the didactic learning norm, and engages the attendee in a way that is sure to have a meaningful and lasting impact on their practice.

Review course participants follow “patients” in real life scenarios from initial presentation, medical history, risk factors, and complications throughout their treatments and outcomes. Participants learn as they apply various treatment options based on national standards and guidelines.
Prepare for the BPS Ambulatory Care Specialty Certification Examination with this cutting-edge educational program! Highlights of the ASHP/APhA review course include:

• Interesting, application-based review course approach using complex, case-based interactive learning for high-level practitioners and specialists
• Includes practice management not covered in other review courses, which accounts for 20% of the BPS exam
• Every topic area contains public health and patient advocacy information
• Participants are given a workbook containing 100+ practice questions with explained answers and links to original references
• Complete coverage needed to confidently prepare for the exam in only 2 days! Saving you time away from work and home, and drastically reducing travel expenses
• Developed by the leading continuing education provider in the country and leading preparatory content experts and faculty

RECERTIFICATION:  This course is also eligible for 16 recertification credits after successful completion of an online assessment, which will be available immediately after the live course. Go to www.ashp.org/certifications  for further details and other opportunities for recertification credit.

Agenda Topics:

• Tips on studying for the exam
• Research Design, Evidence-Based Medicine and Statistical Analysis, Part 1 & 2
• Complex Case: “Will the coughing ever stop?”
• Complex Case: “Should I be washing the sheets?”
• Complex Case: “It’s time for Plan B!”
• Complex Case: “My leg is killing me!”
• Practice Management, Part 1 & 2
• Complex Case: “I can’t walk to the mailbox.”
• Complex Case: “The pressure is getting to me.”
• Complex Case: “How do you expect me to pay for this?”
• Complex Case: “She is burning the pots.”

Target Audience - This program is intended for pharmacists who seek an in-depth, comprehensive review in order to prepare for the BPS Ambulatory Care Specialty Certification Examination or to maintain certification in the ambulatory care specialty through recertification credit.

Accreditation - The American Pharmacists Association and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists are 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 contact hours.  Go to www.ashp.org/certifications  for full information.