Activity Dates: 12/11/2025 - 06/11/2026
BCPPs who value and learn through case-based literature offering therapeutic advice on both evidence and longstanding clinical experience are the target audience for this product. New and experienced BCPPs desiring insights into the strategies of clinical decision-making used by expert clinicians will find value in this product as the articles focus on disease states, their pharmacotherapy, and the synthesis of solutions to challenges that require judgement(s) founded on evidence but modified or tempered by extensive clinical experience and practicalities of "real world" necessities.
Psychopharmacology Pearls is an application-based continuing pharmacy education (CPE) activity that allows users to gain greater insights into the strategies of clinical decision-making used by expert clinicians through four clinical articles developed and distributed annually via AAPP's peer-reviewed journal, The Mental Health Clinician (MHC). The articles developed for the Pearls product are not designed to replace typical review articles. Instead, they are meant to focus on a single disorder, or on one or more distinct aspects of a single psychiatric, neurologic, or substance use disorder, offering therapeutic advice based on both evidence and clinical expert experience.
Consider making this product part of your BPS Continuing Professional Development plan! Please refer to the BPS Psychiatric Pharmacy Content Outline to see how this activity may align.
To satisfactorily complete the Psychopharmacology Pearls and receive 5 hours of BCPP Recertification and ACPE credit, candidates must meet the following requirements:
You will proceed through the following steps to satisfactorily complete this course:
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The American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. The Psychopharmacology Pearls product is an application-based program approved for 5 ACPE contact hours. To receive ACPE credit, pharmacists completing this programming are required to complete an evaluation of the course as well as pass an 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.
2025 Psychopharmacology Pearls Editorial Board
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Beth DeJongh, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP Director of Continuing Professional Development American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists Lincoln, NE No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Megan Ehret, PharmD, MS, BCPP |
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Beth Hall, PharmD, BCPP 340B Coordinator Blessing Hospital Fulton, MO No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
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Kayla Johnson, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Vanderbilt University Medical Center Thompsons Station, TN External Consultant Activities, Advisory Panels, Speakers Bureaus, etc.: Pharmacy Times Continuing Education Speaker |
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Erin Knox, PharmD, BCPP Director of Experiential Education UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Irvine, CA No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
Michael McGuire, PharmD, BCPP |
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Sandy Mitchell, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Psychiatry VCU Health System Richmond, VA External Consultant Activities, Advisory Panels, Speakers Bureaus, etc.: Wolters Kluwer Consultant |
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Rebecca "Becky" Reiss, PharmD, BCPP Behavioral Health Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Denver Health Medical Center Denver, CO No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose |
All relevant relationships have been mitigated.
The articles in this learning activity were developed by the authors in conjunction with the planning committee. Each article subsequently was peer-reviewed and copyedited by the Mental Health Clinician (MHC) prior to publication. As a scholarly journal, the MHC utilizes external double-blind peer review such that reviewer details are not presented here. MHC Editorial Board policies are online.
All relevant relationships have been mitigated.
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.
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