The BPS Board-Certified Pharmacist Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) is the gold standard for international pharmacist certification, with tens of thousands of pharmacists pursuing board certification options in more than a dozen specialty areas of practice. This podcast, hosted by BPS, offers conversations, information, and news from leaders advancing the pharmacy profession and improving patient care. Find us where ever you get your podcasts!
On today's episode of the BPS Board-Certified Pharmacist Podcast, host Ellie LaNou, PharmD, BCPS, is joined with APPE Student Robyn Turner as she rounds out her four-week rotation at BPS. They discuss Robyn's interests in pharmacy, what the rotation at BPS has meant to her, and how board certification may factor into her future career.
For more information on the APPE Program with the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and BPS, listeners can visit https://www.pharmacist.com/Membership/Student-Pharmacists/APhA-Experiential-Programs. To view student resources on the BPS website, listeners can visit https://bpsweb.org/students/.
We'll catch you next episode!
On this episode, Parth Patel, PharmD, BPS Executive Resident, is joined by Sha-Phawn Williams PharmD, BCACP and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Howard University and Clinical Pharmacist at Community of Hope, to discuss language interpretation services and adding value for the next generation of student pharmacists. They talk about Sha-Pawn's board certification in ambulatory care pharmacy, and the value of teaching student pharmacists how to utilize advancing technologies to improve communication with patients and thereby enhance their patient care practices.
The language line tool can be found here: https://www.languageline.com/translation-services.
More information on how to work effectively with an interpreter can be found here: https://thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/assets/pdfs/resource-library/working-effectively-with-interpreter.pdf.
Students interested in planning their path to BPS Board Certification can visit this webpage: https://bpsweb.org/students/. Thanks forlistening, see you next episode!
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/. We'll see you next time, Listeners!
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/.Thanks for tuning in, we will see you next episode!
On this episode, Ellie LaNou, PharmD, BCPS, is joined by Chris Edwards, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, chair of the BPS Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Specialty Council, to discuss the emergency medicine pharmacy certification examination debuting in 2023. Chris offers his insights to the process of how a specialty certification is created as he and his emergency medicine pharmacy colleagues have worked at the center of the peer-developed and peer-reviewed specialty examination. Chris also shares his background in finding emergency medicine pharmacy and what he is most excited for as this credential goes live.
More information on the AHRQ grant mentioned by Chris can be found here: https://academic.oup.com/ajhp/article/61/9/934/5143469.
Interested in learning more about the BCEMP credential and the eligibility requirements to sit for the examination? Visit https://www.bpsweb.org/bps-specialties/emergency-medicine-pharmacy/. Candidates can look to register for this examination starting January 4, 2023. To hear more from Chris, you can listen to his podcast, PharmCAST, wherever you get your podcasts.
We look forward to seeing you next episode!
On this episode, Ellie LaNou, PharmD, BCPS, is joined by Stephanie Gaston, RPh, BCACP, one of the 2021 BPS Ambassadors. Stephanie explains how she reached a point in her career where she began to ask herself "what's next?" and found her answer with board certification in ambulatory care pharmacy (BCACP). She also shares her advice to those considering board certification at any point in their career and the value she sees in her everyday practice.
Learn more about the BPS Ambassador program, the 2021-2023 BPS Ambassadors, and future BPS Ambassadors at https://www.bpsweb.org/bps-ambassadors/. Be on the lookout for our announcement of the 2022-2024 BPS Ambassadors later this year, and the application process for future ambassadors in 2023. Thanks for listening and see you next time!
On this episode, Ellie LaNou, PharmD, BCPS, is joined by the Chair of the Canadian Pharmacy Residency Board (CPRB), Melanie Danilak, BSc. Pharm, ACPR, MEd; and Chief Pharmacy Officer of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Christina Cella, RPh, BSc. Pharm, ACPR, DPLA. They discuss the impact of BPS Certification, the acknowledgement of CPRB year 1 residencies within specialty certification eligibility criteria, and what our guests envision the future of pharmacy in Canada to look like.
To learn more about specialty certification eligibility criteria, you can visit the BPS website at www.BPSweb.org. To follow up with CPRB's activities, you can visit the CPRB website at www.cshp-scph.ca/cprb. To read the article Christina mentioned about Appropriate staffing for pharmacists' full scope of practice, visit doi: 10.1177/17151635221091191. Until next time!
On this episode, Ellie LaNou, PharmD, BCPS, is joined by 2020 BPS Seed Grant Recipients, Vasyl Zbyrak, PharmD, BCPS, and Lauren Pamulapati, PharmD, BCACP, as they detail their process to identify the factors associated with increased job satisfaction among BPS Board-Certified pharmacists in Virginia. They discuss how this topic became of interest and the broader applications of the information they found in the current pharmacy landscape.
For any questions about the seed grant process, board certification, or other ways BPS supports research into board certification, you can visit the BPS website at www.BPSweb.org. Until next time!
On this episode, Ellie LaNou, BPS Director of Professional Affairs, PharmD, BCPS is joined by 2020 BPS Seed Grant Recipients, Charlie Summerlin, PharmD, MS, BCPS, and Kayla Waldron, PharmD, MS, BCPS as they describe their research into a standardized process to measure the impact of board-certified pharmacists based in clinical practice. They describe how they developed the process and how their findings can be implemented in a wide range of practice settings.
Left with any questions about their research? You can reach out to Charlie at charles.summerlin@unchealth.unc.edu.
For any questions about the seed grant process, board certification, or other ways BPS supports research into board certification, you can visit the BPS website at www.bpsweb.org. Until next time!
BPS Interview with CAPT. Kara King of Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC), the 2020 recipient of the BPS Warren E. Weaver/Richard P. Penna Award (Organization Category)
An exclusive interview with Dr. Stanley Shaw, the very first recipient of the BPS Weaver/Penna Award. Dr. Shaw’s efforts helped Nuclear Pharmacy become recognized as the first specialty practice in 1978.
The Weaver/Penna Award is awarded to an individual or organization who has advanced health quality and/or patient care by promoting the recognition and value of specialized training, knowledge, and skills in pharmacy and the BPS board certification of pharmacists.
William M. Ellis, Executive Director of the Board of Pharmacy Specialties® joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Pharmaceutical Channels to announce approval of Compounded Sterile Preparations Pharmacy as its twelfth specialty certification.
January 1, 2017, the Commission for Certification in Geriatric Pharmacy merged with Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) and now the Certified Geriatric Pharmacist credential (CGP) is part of the BPS portfolio of certifications.
An interview with Hal Richards, PharmD, BCNSP, 2016 Chair of the Critical Care Specialty Council.
A panel discussion on the benefits of and strategies for maintaining multiple certifications with Samantha Karr, Cyrine Haidar, Mark Adams, and Brian Lawson.