Credit is awarded in the calendar year the assessment is completed. AAPP reports continuing credit for ACPE (CPE Monitor) and BCPP Recertification (BPS) within days of successful exam completion.
Target Audience
BCPPs desiring an evidence-based focus on emerging areas of practice and contemporary issues in psychiatric pharmacy at the specialist level are the intended audience of this recertification activity. This activity is designed for BCPPs who learn best from didactic presentations, are auditory and visual learners, and/or who learn best from hands-on-learning and dialoguing with specialist faculty and colleagues.
Course Requirements
To satisfactorily complete the recertification programming and receive BCPP Recertification and ACPE credit, candidates must meet the following requirements:
- Register for this course.
- Complete the pre-test before starting the activity.
- Review the full content of the activity and reflect upon its teachings.
- Abide by a confidentiality and honesty statement requiring individual completion of the course.
- Complete the post-test at the end of the activity no later than the closing activity date.
- Complete an activity evaluation form.
- Wait for an official review of exam questions within 4 weeks following the closing date.
- Receive a passing grade (75%).
- Partial credit is not provided; your exam score must meet or exceed the cut-off score in order to receive the ACPE and BCP Recertification credit.
- Learners who do not achieve a passing score on a post-activity assessment may appeal assessment questions and/or take a remediation assessment. View AAPP's Post-Activity Assessment Appeal and Remediation Policy.
- Provide the necessary details in your profile to ensure correct reporting by AAPP to CPE Monitor.
Learning Objectives
Management of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Considerations for Adults
- Evaluate adult patients for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using screening tools and rating scales.
- Formulate treatment plans for adult patients with ADHD.
- Identify appropriate stimulant medication alternatives during a medication shortage.
- Examine how artificial intelligence programs can be used to enhance mental health care.
- Describe the limitations and ethical concerns associated with using artificial intelligence programs in the provision of mental health care.
- Assess infrastructure needs for integrating artificial intelligence into psychiatric clinical practice.
- Evaluate current literature that supports a diagnosis of benzodiazepine-induced neurological dysfunction (BIND).
- Identify risk factors and/or prevention strategies for development of BIND.
- Create a treatment plan for management of BIND.
- Identify microaggressions impacting vulnerable populations.
- Assess the impact of microaggressions on the provision of optimal patient care.
- Propose strategies to address microaggressions in a clinical setting.
- Describe the relationship between chronic pain and mental health conditions, such as depression and anxiety.
- Interpret the scores from validated instruments for comorbid chronic pain and depression, anxiety, and/or suicidal ideation.
- Develop an appropriate pharmacologic and/or non-pharmacologic treatment plan for patients experiencing comorbid chronic pain and depression/anxiety.
- Evaluate the risks of undertreated pain for patients with co-occurring opioid use disorder.
- Design a treatment plan to address co-occurring chronic pain and opioid use disorder.
- Choose treatments for acute pain in individuals receiving medication for opioid use disorder.
- Analyze evidence for psychedelics in the treatment of substance use disorders.
- Describe best practices for psychedelic implementation into substance use disorder treatment.
- Formulate a comprehensive treatment plan for patients undergoing psychedelic assisted therapy for a substance use disorder.
- Describe best practices of a street medicine team.
- Assess the role of the health care team members, including psychiatric pharmacists, in street medicine teams.
- Modify treatment regimens for individuals living unsheltered.
Continuing Education Credit and Disclosures
The American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Pharmacists can obtain 10 hours of ACPE credit and 10 hours of BCPP Recertification credit by successfully completing the online examination.
AAPP owns the copyright, is licensed or has received permissions for use of, or is otherwise permitted to use copyrighted materials within any CPE activity. Authors and speakers are required to obtain necessary copyright permissions for content in CPE activities. AAPP complies with copyright laws and regulations.
View planning committee disclosures
2024 Recertification Editorial Board
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Marissa Cullen, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacist UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Pittsburgh, PA No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
 Beth DeJongh, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPDirector of Continuing Professional Development American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists Lincoln, NE No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
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Traci M. Dutton, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Mental Health; Program Director - PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Murfreesboro, TN Employment: Tennessee Valley VA Healthcare System, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Mental Health, Member of VA PBM Educational Advisory Committee which oversees Board Certification Study Groups |
Megan J. Ehret, PharmD, MS, BCPP |
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Jordan Haygood, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Psychiatry Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
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Courtney A. Iuppa, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Manager & Residency Program Director Center for Behavioral Medicine Kansas City, MO No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
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Archana R. Jhawar, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacist Jesse Brown VAMC/ UIC College of Pharmacy Chicago, IL No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
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Linda D. Logan, PharmD, BCACP, BCPP, BCPS Public Service Associate University of Georgia Athens, GA Educational Grants, Research Grants or Contracts: HRSA Graduate Psychology Education Grant, UGA Mental Health Seed Grants for MHFA and Virtual Dementia Tour, UGA College Pharmacy Ansel Fund |
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Jessica L. Mulhollan, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Supervisor Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Cleveland, OH No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
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Melissa C. Palmer, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Mental Health Alaska VA Healthcare System Anchorage, AK No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
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Jake R. Peters, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice/Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Psychiatry Butler University College of Pharmacy/Indiana University Health Indianapolis, IN No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
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Sarah J. Popish, PharmD, BCPP VA PBM Academic Detailing Services, Program Manager Department of Veterans Affairs Sarasota, FL No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
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Alisha Striedel, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Mental Health South Texas Veterans Health Care System San Antonio, TX No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
 Kara R. Wong, PharmD, BCPPRecertification Editorial Board Chair Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, Mental Health Minneapolis VA Health Care System Minneapolis, MN No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
All relevant relationships have been mitigated.
All relevant relationships have been mitigated.
View disclaimer and disclosure of off-label use
Off-Label Use: This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA (see faculty information). The opinions expressed in the educational activity do not necessarily represent the views of AAPP and any educational partners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer: Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
This activity may include discussions of products or devices that are not currently approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or are currently investigational.
In accordance with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it is disclosed that there is the potential for discussions concerning off-label uses of a commercial product/devices during this educational activity.
Any person who may contribute to the content of this continuing education activity must disclose significant relationships (and any known relationships of their spouse/partner) with commercial companies whose products or services are discussed in this activity. Significant relationships include receiving from a commercial company research grants, consultant fees, travel, other benefits, or having a self-managed equity interest in a company.
Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone any bias in any presentation but is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation.
View fair balance and integrity statement
It is the policy of AAPP to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in continuing education activities. Those involved in the development of this continuing education activity have made all reasonable efforts to ensure that information contained herein is accurate in accordance with the latest available scientific knowledge at the time of accreditation of this continuing education activity. Information regarding drugs (e.g., their administration, dosages, contraindications, adverse reactions, interactions, special warnings, and precautions) and drug delivery systems is subject to change, however, and the reader is advised to check the manufacturer’s package insert for information concerning recommended dosage and potential problems or cautions prior to dispensing or administering the drug or using the drug delivery systems.
Fair balance is achieved through ongoing and thorough review of all materials produced by faculty, and all educational and advertising materials produced by supporting organizations, prior to educational offerings. Approval of credit for this continuing education activity does not imply endorsement by AAPP for any product or manufacturer identified.