Evolution and Validation 0f Practice Standards, Training, and Professional Development

Therapeutics and Patient Management

2C

2C1

2C2

2C3

2C4

2C5

Treatment Outcomes and Monitoring

Therapeutic Targets and Endpoints

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Physiologic Response Monitoring

Drug Interactions and Adverse Reactions

Patient and Caregiver Education and Counseling

Professional Practice

3A

3A1

3A2

3A3

3A4

3A5

3A6

3A7

3B

3B1

3B2

3B3

3B4

3B5

3B6

3B7

Quality of Care

Medication Safety (e.g., REMS, VAERS, barcodes)

Risk Mitigation (e.g., failure mode effects analysis, root cause analysis)

Healthcare Regulations and Standards (e.g., FDA, TJC, CMS, NIOSH, USP<800>)

Quality Management/Improvement

Formulary Management

Clinical Decision Support Systems

Development and Justification of Pharmacy Services

Practice Management

Practice Standards and Guidelines

Scholarship (e.g., statistics, research methods, literature evaluation, publications)

Human Subjects Research (e.g., IRB/IEC, compassionate use, right-to-try)

Interprofessional Healthcare Collaboration

Pharmacist Preceptorship and Mentorship

Alternative Healthcare Delivery Modalities (e.g., tele-ICU, post-ICU clinic)

Disaster Healthcare Management

Information from: Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS). Examination Specifications: Critical Care Pharmacy. Available at https://www.bpsweb.org/wp-content/

uploads/BCCCP-Examination-Specifications-FALL-2023.pdf.

Recognition by peers

Ethical obligation of research

Grantsmanship success

Giving back to the discipline – Critical care pharmacy is a new and evolving specialty.

Travel support

Peer-reviewed publications (see text that follows for greater detail)

Traditional, print journals

Open-access (electronic) journals

Textbook chapter

Pre-print publications

Commentary/editorial

Box 2. 2024 Board of Pharmacy Specialties Critical Care Content Outline (con’t)