The only BPS certified provider of BCPP recertification education is the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) offering the following 5 products annually in the ACPE and BCPP Recertification credit increments noted. Consider making these products part of your BPS Continuing Professional Development plan! Please refer to the BPS Psychiatric Pharmacy Content Outline to see how these activities may align.
Please note, candidates who become board certified and recertified must wait until the following calendar year to begin accumulating CE hours for recertification.
| Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Review Course* | Summit** | Clinical Application Series | From Theory to Practice Case Series** | Psychopharmacology Pearls** | Total Hours Available Per Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20 hours 1/12/24-9/30/24 | 10 hours 10/10/24-7/10/25** | 5 hours 4/7/24-10/7/24 | 5 hours 9/27/24-3/27/25** | 5 hours 12/12/24-6/12/25** | 45 |
| 2025 | 20 hours 1/13/25-9/30/25* | 10 hours 10/2/25-7/2/26** | 5 hours 4/27/25-10/27/25 | 5 hours 9/29/25-3/27/26** | 5 hours 12/11/25-6/11/26** | 45 |
| 2026 | 20 | 10** | 5 | 5** | 5** | 45 |
| 2027 | 20* | 10** | 5 | 5** | 5** | 45 |
| 2028 | 20 | 10** | 5 | 5** | 5** | 45 |
| 2029 | 20* | 10** | 5 | 5** | 5** | 45 |
| 2030 | 20 | 10** | 5 | 5** | 5** | 45 |
| Hours Available | 80* | 70 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 255+ achievable |
* This course is a two-year product released at the start of even years (2024, 2026...).
Credit may NOT be earned in consecutive years with the same edition of the book
(i.e., credit may not be earned in both 2024 and 2025 with the same book edition).
** Recertification credit is earned during the calendar year that the exam is finalized. For example, the 2024 Psychopharmacology Pearls could be used for 2024 credit if completed by 12/31/2024 or for 2025 credit if completed after 12/31/2024. In this way, there are technically 10 additional hours available in the above 7-year cycle due to prior year products that remain open.
The American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists is approved as a Professional Development Provider for the Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist (BCPP) specialty by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS).
