The BPS Board-Certified Pharmacist Podcast BPS Podcast

Join our host Ellie LaNou, BPS Director of Professional Affairs, as she talks with Amanda Charlton, PharmD; Krystal Haase, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCP; and Tim Jones, PharmD, about their research projects as the 2022-2023 BPS Seed Grant Recipients. They share background on why they pursued their research, what they have found, and what hopes they have for future research into board certification.

Dr. Charlton and Dr. Haase's project, titled ‘Distribution and Accessibility of Board-Certified Pharmacists’, aims to identify the geographic distribution of board-certified pharmacists within the United States, analyze their relation to existing health care accessibility patterns, and characterize any drivers that enhance the accessibility a patient may have to a board-certified pharmacist.

Dr. Jones' project, titled ‘Impact of board certification on quality of care provided by evening shift critical care pharmacist services’, investigated how board certification in critical care (BCCCP) can play a role in increasing the number and intensity of interventions, improving patient safety and clinical decision-making. You can find the AJHP article Dr. Jones mentioned on guidance on how to report cost avoidance measures in pharmacy practice here: ⁠https://doi.org/10.1093/ajhp/zxab211⁠.

More information about the BPS Seed Grant can be found here: ⁠https://bpsweb.org/bps-seed-grant/⁠. The BPS Literature Library is accessible here: ⁠https://bpsweb.org/literature-library/⁠. See you next episode!

On today's episode, Ellie LaNou, PharmD, BCPS, is joined by Amin Saiar, PhD, BPS Senior Director of Psychometrics, to discuss the psychometric and examination development process for BPS Certifications. They break down what psychometrics is, why it's important, and the crucial role of subject matter experts. They also dispel a few myths about BPS Certification Examinations!

To learn about volunteering with BPS, visit https://bpsweb.org/volunteer-with-bps/. Listeners interested in viewing the examination content outline for a BPS Specialty Certification can visit https://bpsweb.org/examination-content-outlines/.

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On today's episode, host Ellie LaNou, BPS Director of Professional Affairs, is joined by Rosana Steavenson, a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist and board-certified psychiatric pharmacist at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Their discussion dives into Rosana's experience with credentialing and privileging at the VA, the role of board certification in gaining and maintaining a scope of practice, and Rosana’s vision for other institutions to implement credentialing and privileging processes, allowing qualified pharmacists to practice at advanced levels.

For the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) paper where Rosana mentions BCPP as the gold standard, visit https://doi.org/10.9740/mhc.2022.04.077. For more information about pharmacist credentialing and privileging, listeners can visit pharmacycredentialing.org.

Listeners can begin their path to board certification by visiting the BPS website at bpsweb.org.

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Join our host Ellie LaNou, BPS Director of Professional Affairs, as she dives into continuing professional development (CPD) with Michelle Estevez, a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist and Pharmacy Manager at Lee Health in Florida, ahead of the pilot CPD-framework BPS will roll out in 2024. They discuss Michelle's research into the impact of CPD on development of pharmacy staff, how CPD can be implemented at any stage of a pharmacists career, and resources for those interested in learning more about CPD. To view the CPD publication library offered by ACPE, visit https://www.acpe-accredit.org/cpd-publications/ [acpe-accredit.org]. Listeners can view the Mike Rouse CPD article at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2017.11.002 [doi.org]. Listeners can learn more BPS Board Certification, CPD, and view frequently asked questions here [bpsweb.org]. Thanks for tuning in, see you next episode!

On this episode, guest host, Aneesh Asokan, PharmD, MBA and BPS Executive Resident, is joined by Holly Divine, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP, CDCES, FAPhA, and Clark Kebodeaux, PharmD, BCACP, to discuss their role in Community-based Pharmacy Residency Programs (CPRPs) and their views on board certification. In this roundtable discussion, these two colleagues remark on the evolution of community-based residencies within the pharmacy profession and the necessity of
pharmacists that practice in the ambulatory space. 

Interested in learning more about the BCACP credential and the eligibility requirements to sit for the examination? Visit: https://www.bpsweb.org/bps-specialties/ambulatory-care/. More information about CPRPs can be found at https://pharmacist.com/Career/Residencies/CPRP.

Join our host Ellie LaNou, BPS Director of Professional Affairs, as she talks with Hunter Fly, PharmD, and Adam Moss, PharmD, MPS, about their research projects as the 2021-2022 BPS Seed Grant Awardees. They discuss trends and findings of their projects to date, as well as what they hope to find as they continue their dive into pharmacist board certification.

 

Dr. Fly's project, titled ‘A Qualitative and Quantitative Investigation of Board Certification for Pharmacists’ aims to describe pharmacist board certification, assess current literature on perception of certification, and see what contemporary perception is. You can find the 2003 article Fly mentions here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15496048/. The 2015 article he mentions can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31740294/.

 

Dr. Moss' project, titled ‘Evaluation of the percentage and perceived value of board-certified pharmacists in U.S. hospitals and associated impact on clinical and operational measures’ looks to understand what incentives exist for board certification, how frequently employers use them to encourage certification, and what data exists to back up the value of board certification. For more information on the AJHP article Moss mentions, you can visit this page: https://academic.oup.com/ajhp/article/74/19/1584/5103324. The ASHP Recommendations of 2030 he mentions can be found here: https://www.ashp.org/pharmacy-practice/pai/pai-recommendations.
 

More information about the BPS Seed Grant can be found here:
https://www.bpsweb.org/bps-seed-grant/.
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