June 1–2, 2013
Minneapolis, MN
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
On this page:
What makes the ASHP/APhA review and recertification course unique?
Agenda and Faculty
Registration and Housing
Registration Rates
| |
ASHP or APhA Member |
Non-member of ASHP or APhA |
| Advance (on or before April 26) |
$500 |
$780 |
| Regular and On-site |
$645 |
$935 |
| Resident Advance |
$350 |
$550 |
| Resident Regular/On-site |
$450 |
$655 |
SPECIAL OFFER! We would like to invite Ambulatory Care Review Course participants to stay a few extra days and join us for the ASHP 2013 Summer Meeting, being held in conjunction June 1-5 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. With your Review Course registration, you will be eligible to receive 20% off your Summer Meeting full registration (up to a $220 value)!
Upon registration for the Review Course, an email confirmation will be sent to you with a unique discount code and instructions that you can use when you register online for the Summer Meeting. If you have already registered for the 2013 Summer Meeting, please call customer service at 866-279-0681 to receive your 20% registration refund.
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 leading continuing education provider in the country and leading preparatory content experts and faculty
Learning Objectives
Agenda and Faculty
| June 1, 2013 |
Topic |
Speaker |
| 7:30 am – 7:35 am |
Welcome and Introductions |
Stuart Haines, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCACP [PDF] |
| 7:35 am -8:05 am |
Tips on studying for the exam |
Stuart Haines, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCACP [PDF] |
| 8:05 am -9:05 am |
Research Design, Evidence-Based Medicine and Statistical Analysis, Part 1 |
Linda Tyler, Pharm.D. [PDF] |
| 9:05 am -9:15 am |
Break |
|
| 9:15 am -10:15 am |
Research Design, Evidence-Based Medicine and Statistical Analysis, Part 2 |
Linda Tyler, Pharm.D. [PDF] |
| 10:15 am -10:35 am |
Break |
|
| 10:35 am – 11:50 am |
Complex Case: "Will the coughing ever stop?" |
Seena Haines, Pharm.D., BC-ADM, BCACP, CDE [PDF] |
| 11:50 am – 1:00 pm |
LUNCH BREAK |
|
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm |
Complex Case: "Should I be washing the sheets?" |
Seena Haines, Pharm.D., BC-ADM, BCACP, CDE [PDF] |
| 2:00 pm – 3:45 pm |
Complex Case: "It's time for Plan B!" |
Kristi Kelley, Pharm.D., BCPS, CDE [PDF] |
| 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm |
BREAK |
|
| 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
Complex Case: "My leg is killing me!" |
Kelly Epplen, Pharm.D., BCACP [PDF] |
| June 2, 2013 |
Topic |
Speaker |
| 7:30 am – 7:35 am |
Welcome/Announcements |
|
| 7:35 am – 8:35 am |
Practice Management, Part 1 |
Kelly Epplen, Pharm.D., BCACP [PDF] |
| 8:35 am – 8:45 am |
BREAK |
|
| 8:45 am – 9:45 am |
Practice Management, Part 2 |
Kelly Epplen, Pharm.D., BCACP [PDF] |
| 9:45 am – 10:00 am |
BREAK |
|
| 10:00 am – 12:00 pm |
Complex Case: I can't walk to the mailbox." |
Art Schuna, M.S., B.S. Pharm. [PDF] |
| 12:00 pm – 12:15 pm |
Examination Overview/Questions |
Board of Pharmacy Specialties representative |
| 12:15 pm -1:30 pm |
LUNCH BREAK |
|
| 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm |
Complex Case: "The pressure is getting to me." |
Michelle Fritsch, Pharm.D., CGP [PDF] |
| 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm |
BREAK |
|
| 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm |
Complex Case: "How do you expect me to pay for this?" |
Stuart Haines, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCACP [PDF] |
| 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm |
Complex Case: "She is burning the pots." |
Michelle Fritsch, Pharm.D., CGP [PDF] |
| 5:45 pm -5:50 pm |
Closing Remarks |
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This course is also eligible for recertification credit after successful completion of an online assessment which will be available four weeks after the live course. Go to www.ashp.org/certifications for further details and other opportunities for recertification credit.
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.