The only BPS certified provider of BCPP recertification education is the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP) offering the following 5 products annually in the ACPE and BCPP Recertification credit increments noted.
Listen to the Ready, Set, BCPP Q&A Session from 9/22/20 where BPS and CPNP experts answered questions regarding certification and recertification. To start off the conversation, Sam Johnson, PharmD, BCPS, shares an update about virtual testing in Fall 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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* | Literature Analysis | CPNP Summit** | Clinical Application Series | From Theory to Practice Case Series** | Psychopharmacology Pearls** | Total Hours Available Per Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 hours 1/6/21-9/30/21* | 10 hours 2/26/21-11/30/21 | 7.5 hours 11/3/21-8/3/22** | 5 hours 4/20/21-10/19/21 | 5 hours 9/28/21-3/28/22** | 5 hours 11/9/21-5/9/22** | 52.5 |
| 2022 | 20 hours 1/6/22-9/30/22 | 10 hours 2/24/22-11/30/22 | 10 hours 10/6/22-7/6/23** | 5 hours 4/24/22-10/24/22 | 5 hours 9/28/22-3/28/23** | 5 hours 12/5/22-6/5/23** | 55 |
| 2023 | 20* | 10 | 10** | 5 | 5** | 5** | 55 |
| 2024 | 20 | 10 | 10** | 5 | 5** | 5** | 55 |
| 2025 | 20* | 10 | 10** | 5 | 5** | 5** | 55 |
| 2026 | 20 | 10 | 10** | 5 | 5** | 5** | 55 |
| 2027 | 20* | 10 | 10** | 5 | 5** | 5** | 55 |
| Hours Available | 40* | 70 | 67.5 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 270+ achievable |
* The Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Review and Recertification Course may be taken up to two times, in nonconsecutive years, by BCPPs in each 7-year recertification cycle. This course is a two-year product released at the start of even years (2020, 2022...).
** Recertification credit is earned during the calendar year that the exam is finalized. For example, the 2021 Psychopharmacology Pearls could be used for 2021 credit if completed by 12/31/2021 or for 2022 credit if completed after 12/31/2021. In this way, there are technically 10 additional hours available in the above 7-year cycle due to prior year products that remain open.
