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!
Researching Pharmacist Board Certification Impact in ICU Patient Care, with 2023-2025 BPS Research Seed Grant Recipient Susan Smith
In this episode, Ellie LaNou, PharmD, BCPS, is joined by Susan E. Smith, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM, FCCP, Associate Professor at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy and Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist at Piedmont Athens Regional, to discuss the research her team conducted as recipients of one of the 2023-2025 BPS Research Seed Grants. They discuss why Dr. Smith and her research team chose to investigate board-certified critical care pharmacists’ impact on patient care in the intensive care unit, and what the findings could mean for board-certified pharmacists, employers, and their patients.
To view the OPTIM study methods mentioned in the episode, visit: https://doi.org/10.1097/cce.0000000000000956 (https://doi.org/10.1097/cce.0000000000000956)
To view their research, visit: https://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.70258 (https://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.70258)
To view the ACCP white paper mentioned by Dr. Smith, visit: https://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.70165 (https://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.70165)
More information about the BPS Research Seed Grant can be found here: https://bpsweb.org/bps-seed-grant/ (https://bpsweb.org/bps-seed-grant/)
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15 Apr 2026
A look back on 50 years of board certification with Dr. Ed Webb
In this episode, Emily Weyenberg, 2025-2026 BPS Executive Fellow, is joined by Dr. C. Edwin "Ed" Webb, a nationally respected pharmacy leader, to discuss the history of BPS and how his career has shaped the way pharmacy credentialing and board certification exists today. Dr. Webb reflects on his contributions to multiple BPS specialty petitions, and the growth of board certification over the past 50 years. He also shares his insights into the evolution of board certification and its growing role in clinical practice.
To join in the 50th celebration, visit bpsweb.org/50years (bpsweb.org/50years). We look forward to bringing the celebration to conferences across the U.S., so make sure to stop by the BPS booth!
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27 Aug 2025
Behind The Scenes of Recertification, with ACCP and ASHP
In this episode, Ellie LaNou, PharmD, BCPS, is joined by Joanna Gillette, ACCP Director of Professional Development and Marketing; and Kristi Hofer, ASHP Senior Director of Board Certification Programs. Together, they discuss the relationship between BPS and the approved professional development programs that offer recertification activities for board-certified pharmacists. They discuss what collaboration between the organizations has looked like over the past (almost!) 50 years, how recertification programming is developed and has evolved, and their visions for the future.
For more information about the call of papers for the special edition of JACCP mentioned during the episode, visit: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/25749870/call-for-papers/value-of-board-certification.
More information about the recertification requirements can be found here: https://bpsweb.org/recertification-overview/. The BPS-approved professional development programs for each specialty certification can be found at: https://bpsweb.org/recertification-by-continuing-pharmacy-education. BPS does not create, sponsor, nor endorse training or educational opportunities for any BPS Examinations.
Information about how a professional development program is approved to provide recertification offerings for a certification program can be found here: https://www.bpsweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2022-BPS-RFP-PDP.pdf.
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