Preparing for Regulatory Change and the Impact on BPS Board Certification

Thomas R. Clark, RPh,MHS,BCGP Senior Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs Board of Pharmacy Specialties     The Board of Pharmacy Specialties functions at the intersection of two broad domains: pharmacy and credentialing. To protect the interests of pharmacists who hold Board certification, BPS monitors legislative and regulatory activity and engages stakeholders when appropriate.   In… Continue Reading Preparing for Regulatory Change and the Impact on BPS Board Certification

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Pass Rate Analysis Research

The pharmacy profession is changing, and there is a growing need for the contemporary pharmacist workforce to provide more clinical services aimed at achieving medication optimization. This workforce is diverse and includes generalist practitioners, focused practitioners, advanced generalist practitioners, and advanced focused practitioners, as elucidated in the contemporary scope of practice framework, developed by the Council on Credentialing in Pharmacy, in its 2009 resource paper: Scope of Contemporary… Continue Reading Pass Rate Analysis Research

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Mental Illness, Community Pharmacists, and a National Movement Towards Accessing Mental Health First Aid Training

Jerry McKee, PharmD, MS, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist-Psychiatry BalladHealth-Woodbridge Psychiatric Hospital     Many healthcare providers lack comfort and confidence in working with persons with mental illness, owing largely to a relative lack of specific training in the needs of this population. Pharmacists, in general, are less comfortable talking to patients about their medications for… Continue Reading Mental Illness, Community Pharmacists, and a National Movement Towards Accessing Mental Health First Aid Training

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Charting the International Course for Board Certification

Brian Lawson, PharmD Senior Director, Professional Affairs and International Engagement Board of Pharmacy Specialties     The vision statement serves as the North Star for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties while we map out plans to create more intersections between board-certified pharmacists, advanced practice, and patients not only in our community, but in communities around… Continue Reading Charting the International Course for Board Certification

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2019 Chair of the Board BPS Leadership Blog

The start of a new year frequently brings new goals, resolutions and hopeful aspirations. As the 2019 Chair of the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), I have various thoughts and hopes; including, continuing to support growth in board certification for pharmacist specialists as a critical strategy for improving patient care and health outcomes in the US and internationally. Continue Reading 2019 Chair of the Board BPS Leadership Blog

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