ACCP-ASHP Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course Online Course, CE 2026
Emergency Medicine Pharmacy • BCEMP Board Review • Trauma • Resuscitation • Sepsis • Stroke • Status Epilepticus • Acute Coronary Syndrome • Toxicology • Emergency Pharmacotherapy
The ACCP/ASHP Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course 2026 provides a comprehensive, case-based review of contemporary emergency medicine pharmacotherapy for pharmacists preparing for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Specialty Certification Examination and for Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Pharmacists seeking structured recertification education.
Developed collaboratively by the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), the course is based on the domains, tasks, and knowledge statements outlined in the BPS Emergency Medicine Pharmacy content framework.
The program emphasizes real-world emergency medicine decision-making through complex patient cases covering blunt and penetrating trauma, pediatric sepsis and resuscitation, seizures and status epilepticus, ischemic stroke, acute coronary syndrome, acute decompensated heart failure, dysrhythmias, obstetric emergencies, endocrine emergencies, headache, psychiatry, adult and pediatric toxicology, hematology, gastrointestinal emergencies, sepsis, outpatient infectious diseases, oncology, and pulmonary emergencies.
Course Details
- Course: ACCP/ASHP Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course
- Provider: American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) / American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
- Year: 2026
- Release Date: May 27, 2026
- Primary Focus: Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Board Review and Recertification
- Board Focus: BPS Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Specialty Certification / BCEMP
- Learning Approach: Case-Based
- Official CPE: Up to 26.50 Contact Hours
- Official BCEMP Recertification: Up to 26.50 Hours
- BCEMP Recertification Deadline: May 25, 2027
- ACPE Deadline: May 27, 2029
- Language: English
- MedicalAmboss Package: Videos + Audios + Slides
- Study Format: Self-Paced
The official course includes comprehensive written chapters, audio-synchronized slide presentations, downloadable MP3 files, downloadable MP4 files, printable PDF slides, a practice examination, and continuing education options.
Target Audience
The course is designed for pharmacists preparing for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties Emergency Medicine Pharmacy certification examination and for practitioners seeking to update their knowledge and skills in emergency medicine pharmacy.
It is particularly relevant to:
- Emergency Medicine Pharmacists
- Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Pharmacists (BCEMP)
- Pharmacists preparing for BCEMP certification
- Emergency Department Pharmacists
- Clinical Pharmacists
- Critical Care Pharmacists
- Hospital Pharmacists
- Trauma Pharmacists
- Toxicology Pharmacists
- Pharmacy Residents
- PGY1 Pharmacy Residents
- PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residents
- Pharmacy Fellows
- Pharmacists practicing in emergency departments and trauma centers
- Pharmacists seeking a comprehensive refresher in emergency pharmacotherapy
Program Overview
Emergency medicine pharmacists routinely manage time-sensitive clinical situations in which therapy must be selected, prepared, administered, and monitored rapidly.
The ACCP/ASHP Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course 2026 focuses on the pharmacist’s ability to:
- Recognize medical emergencies
- Interpret symptoms and diagnostic data
- Evaluate medication-related problems
- Select urgent pharmacotherapy
- Design monitoring plans
- Adjust treatment according to patient response
- Support resuscitation
- Prepare time-sensitive medications
- Evaluate clinical evidence
- Develop safe discharge and follow-up plans
The curriculum is structured around complex clinical cases rather than isolated drug facts, allowing learners to apply emergency pharmacotherapy to realistic patient scenarios.
Official Course Content
Surgery and Trauma
Complex Case: Blunt Trauma
Reviews emergency pharmacotherapy and resuscitation considerations in patients with blunt traumatic injury.
Major concepts include:
- Initial trauma assessment
- Hemodynamic stabilization
- Medication-related problems
- Analgesia
- Hemorrhage management
- Resuscitation
- Laboratory interpretation
- Monitoring
- Patient-specific treatment selection
Complex Case: Penetrating Trauma
Examines the rapid assessment and pharmacologic management of penetrating injury.
Topics include:
- Emergency stabilization
- Hemorrhage
- Shock
- Prehospital information
- Medication selection
- Alternative routes of administration
- Treatment monitoring
- Time-sensitive medication delivery
The official curriculum specifically includes both blunt and penetrating trauma as complex emergency medicine cases.
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Pediatrics – Sepsis and Resuscitation
Reviews pediatric sepsis and emergency resuscitation from an emergency pharmacy perspective.
Topics include:
- Pediatric sepsis recognition
- Initial stabilization
- Weight-based medication dosing
- Fluid resuscitation
- Antimicrobial therapy
- Vasoactive medications
- Emergency medication preparation
- Alternative administration routes
- Monitoring response to therapy
The course emphasizes rapid procurement, preparation, and administration of time-sensitive therapies in critically ill children.
Evidence-Based Medicine and Research
Statistics, Evidence-Based Medicine, and Research Design
Reviews the interpretation of clinical research relevant to emergency pharmacotherapy.
Topics include:
- Study design
- Statistical analysis
- Internal validity
- External validity
- Bias
- Confounding
- Statistical significance
- Clinical significance
- Odds ratios
- Relative risk
- Number needed to treat
- Number needed to harm
- Data interpretation
- Applicability of evidence to individual patients
The official learning objectives specifically require learners to critically evaluate study design, statistical methods, bias, risk estimates, and applicability to patient populations.
Neurologic Emergencies
Seizures and Status Epilepticus
Reviews pharmacologic management of acute seizure emergencies.
Topics include:
- Initial emergency management
- Status epilepticus
- Benzodiazepines
- Second-line antiseizure therapy
- Refractory seizures
- Medication preparation
- Drug monitoring
- Emergency administration routes
- Response assessment
Ischemic Stroke
Focuses on emergency treatment of acute ischemic stroke.
Topics include:
- Initial stroke assessment
- Reperfusion treatment considerations
- Thrombolytic therapy
- Patient selection
- Contraindications
- Medication preparation
- Monitoring
- Treatment-related complications
- Post-treatment care
Both status epilepticus and ischemic stroke are official complex cases in the 2026 curriculum.
Cardiovascular Emergencies
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Reviews pharmacotherapy for patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes.
Topics include:
- Initial ACS management
- Antiplatelet therapy
- Anticoagulation
- Anti-ischemic therapy
- Emergency medication preparation
- Risk assessment
- Therapeutic monitoring
- Evidence-based treatment selection
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Examines urgent pharmacologic management of patients with acute heart failure.
Topics include:
- Congestion
- Diuretic therapy
- Hemodynamic assessment
- Vasodilators
- Vasoactive medications
- Organ function
- Monitoring
- Therapy modification
Dysrhythmia
Reviews pharmacologic management of emergency cardiac rhythm disturbances.
Topics include:
- Tachyarrhythmias
- Bradyarrhythmias
- Antiarrhythmic drugs
- ACLS-related pharmacotherapy
- Drug dosing
- Electrical and pharmacologic strategies
- Monitoring
- Treatment-related adverse effects
The official 2026 course includes separate complex cases for acute coronary syndrome, acute decompensated heart failure, and dysrhythmia.
Obstetric Emergencies
Complex Case: Obstetric Emergencies
Reviews emergency pharmacotherapy in pregnant and postpartum patients.
Areas include:
- Maternal emergencies
- Pregnancy-related medication considerations
- Hypertensive emergencies
- Hemorrhage
- Medication safety
- Emergency treatment
- Patient-specific dosing
- Monitoring
Endocrine Emergencies
Complex Case: Endocrine
Reviews acute endocrine and metabolic emergencies.
Topics may include:
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Hyperglycemic emergencies
- Hypoglycemia
- Electrolyte abnormalities
- Adrenal emergencies
- Thyroid emergencies
- Fluid therapy
- Insulin therapy
- Monitoring
Headache and Neurologic Presentation
Complex Case: Headache
Focuses on the emergency evaluation and medication management of patients presenting with acute headache.
Important areas include:
- Secondary headache recognition
- Diagnostic assessment
- Medication selection
- Migraine pharmacotherapy
- Treatment monitoring
- Red-flag presentations
Psychiatric Emergencies
Complex Case: Psychiatry
Reviews pharmacologic management of acute psychiatric presentations in the emergency setting.
Topics include:
- Acute agitation
- Behavioral emergencies
- Medication selection
- Alternative administration routes
- Medication safety
- Diagnostic interpretation
- Therapeutic monitoring
- Discharge and follow-up planning
Toxicology
Adult Toxicology
Reviews recognition and treatment of acute poisoning and overdose in adults.
Topics include:
- Toxidromes
- Drug overdose
- Decontamination
- Antidotes
- Supportive therapy
- Toxicology laboratory testing
- Emergency medication preparation
- Enhanced elimination
- Monitoring
Pediatric Toxicology
Examines poisoning and overdose in children.
Topics include:
- Pediatric exposures
- Weight-based antidote dosing
- Ingestion assessment
- Poisoning stabilization
- Time-sensitive antidotes
- Alternative administration routes
- Monitoring
- Treatment modification
Hematologic Emergencies
Complex Case: Hematology
Reviews emergency management of hematologic conditions.
Topics include:
- Bleeding
- Coagulopathy
- Anticoagulant-related complications
- Thrombotic disease
- Hematologic emergencies
- Treatment monitoring
- Medication adjustment
- Discharge planning
The official curriculum groups adult toxicology, pediatric toxicology, and hematology within a 4.0-hour application-based activity.
Hepato-Gastrointestinal Emergencies
Complex Case: Hepato-Gastrointestinal
Reviews urgent pharmacotherapy for hepatic and gastrointestinal disease encountered in the emergency department.
Areas may include:
- GI bleeding
- Hepatic complications
- Acute abdominal disorders
- Medication-related GI problems
- Fluid resuscitation
- Pharmacologic stabilization
- Monitoring
- Disposition planning
Infectious Diseases
Sepsis
Reviews evidence-based pharmacotherapy for emergency department sepsis.
Topics include:
- Recognition of sepsis
- Septic shock
- Early antimicrobial treatment
- Fluid resuscitation
- Vasopressor therapy
- Source considerations
- Medication dosing
- Organ dysfunction
- Treatment monitoring
Outpatient Infectious Diseases
Focuses on infectious diseases frequently diagnosed and managed from the emergency department without hospital admission.
Topics include:
- Antimicrobial selection
- Patient-specific therapy
- Resistance considerations
- Oral treatment
- Discharge medications
- Follow-up
- Medication adherence
- Safety monitoring
The official program includes separate complex cases for Infectious Diseases: Sepsis and Outpatient Infectious Diseases.
Oncology Emergencies
Complex Case: Oncology
Reviews pharmacologic management of cancer-related emergencies encountered in acute care.
Topics may include:
- Oncologic emergencies
- Treatment complications
- Cancer-related medication toxicity
- Immunocompromised patients
- Symptom management
- Emergency pharmacotherapy
- Monitoring
Pulmonary Emergencies
Complex Case: Pulmonary
Reviews emergency pharmacotherapy for acute respiratory conditions.
Areas include:
- Acute respiratory distress
- Asthma
- COPD exacerbation
- Respiratory failure
- Bronchodilator therapy
- Corticosteroids
- Oxygenation
- Medication selection
- Treatment monitoring
The official course concludes its listed content with separate Oncology and Pulmonary complex cases.
Major Topics Covered
- Emergency Medicine Pharmacy
- BCEMP Board Review
- Emergency Pharmacotherapy
- Emergency Department Pharmacy
- Trauma
- Blunt Trauma
- Penetrating Trauma
- Trauma Resuscitation
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Pediatric Sepsis
- Pediatric Resuscitation
- Sepsis
- Septic Shock
- Status Epilepticus
- Seizures
- Ischemic Stroke
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
- Dysrhythmia
- Cardiovascular Emergencies
- Obstetric Emergencies
- Endocrine Emergencies
- Diabetic Emergencies
- Headache
- Psychiatric Emergencies
- Acute Agitation
- Adult Toxicology
- Pediatric Toxicology
- Poisoning
- Drug Overdose
- Antidotes
- Hematologic Emergencies
- Hepato-Gastrointestinal Emergencies
- Infectious Diseases
- Outpatient Infectious Diseases
- Antimicrobial Therapy
- Oncology Emergencies
- Pulmonary Emergencies
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Biostatistics
- Research Design
- Emergency Medication Preparation
- Time-Sensitive Medications
- Emergency Drug Dosing
- Resuscitation Pharmacotherapy
- Monitoring Plans
- Medication Safety
- Discharge Planning
- Emergency Clinical Reasoning
Faculty
The official 2026 faculty include emergency medicine pharmacists and clinical experts from major academic and health-system institutions.
Heather Tilley, Pharm.D., BCEMP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Josh Heffren, Pharm.D., BCPPS
Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Supervisor
Children’s National Hospital
Emily Frederick, Pharm.D., BCPS
Associate Professor and Director of Student Affairs
Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
David E. Zimmerman, Pharm.D., BCCCP, BCEMP, FASHP
Emergency Medicine Pharmacist
UPMC-Mercy Hospital
Gabrielle Procopio, Pharm.D., BCEMP
Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Hackensack University Medical Center
Heather M. Draper, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCEMP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Emergency Medicine
Trinity Health Grand Rapids
Kyle A. Weant, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCCCP, BCEMP, FCCP
Clinical Assistant Professor / Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy
Curtis J. Geier, Pharm.D., BCEMP
Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist
San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center
Christine S. Kim, Pharm.D., BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Critical Care, Emergency Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Elizabeth “Libby” Johnson, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCEMP
Clinical Pharmacy Manager
JPS Health Network
Ruben D. Santiago, Pharm.D., BCCCP, BCEMP, BCPS
Emergency Medicine Pharmacist
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Megan E. Musselman, Pharm.D., MS, BCPS, BCCCP, BCEMP, DPLA, FASHP, FCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator / Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director
North Kansas City Hospital
Ryan J. Feldman, Pharm.D., BCPS, DABAT
Emergency Medicine Pharmacist / Clinical Toxicologist
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin / Wisconsin Poison Control Center
Marianne Pop, Pharm.D., MPH, BCEMP, BCPS
Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center
Andrew P. Smith, Pharm.D., MBA, BCEMP, BCCCP
Inpatient Clinical Pharmacy Supervisor
Naval Medical Center San Diego
Elizabeth “Liz” Rozycki, Pharm.D., BCPS
Specialty Practice Pharmacist, Emergency Medicine
The Ohio State University
Maggie Ma, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCEMP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Emergency Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Daniel H. Jarrell, Pharm.D., BCCCP, BCPS
Acute Care Clinical Pharmacist Specialist – Emergency Medicine
Banner Health
These faculty assignments and institutional affiliations are listed in the official 2026 ACCP course.
Board Certification Preparation
The course is specifically designed to support preparation for the BPS Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Specialty Certification Examination.
The educational structure emphasizes:
- Emergency medicine pharmacotherapy
- Complex patient cases
- Rapid clinical decision-making
- Medication-related problem identification
- Treatment planning
- Monitoring plans
- Drug preparation and administration
- Time-sensitive therapies
- Clinical evidence interpretation
- Discharge and follow-up planning
- Board-style knowledge application
The ACCP/ASHP specialty review courses are built around BPS specialty content domains and use case-based learning to strengthen patient-care reasoning.
Official Continuing Education and Recertification
The official 2026 ACCP/ASHP course offers:
- 26.50 hours of Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE)
- Up to 26.50 hours of BCEMP recertification credit through the appropriate official recertification package
Important official dates:
- Release Date: May 27, 2026
- BCEMP Deadline: May 25, 2027
- ACPE Deadline: May 27, 2029
ACCP and ASHP are accredited providers of continuing pharmacy education and are approved by BPS as providers for BCEMP recertification activities.
Important: Official CPE and BCEMP recertification credits require participation through the authorized ACCP/ASHP platform and successful completion of the required assessments. Access to educational files alone does not independently provide official CPE or recertification credit.
Course Media
The official ACCP/ASHP course includes:
- Audio-synchronized slide presentations
- Downloadable MP3 audio files
- Downloadable MP4 video files
- Downloadable/printable PDF presentation slides
- Comprehensive chapters
- Practice examination
The MedicalAmboss package includes Videos + Audios + Slides for self-paced review.
Learners can:
- Watch the recorded presentations
- Listen to audio lectures independently
- Review slides separately
- Repeat difficult emergency medicine topics
- Study according to specialty or disease state
- Combine visual, auditory, and written learning
The official ACCP product page confirms MP3, MP4, slide PDFs, chapters, and a practice exam as components of the original course package.
Why This Course Is Relevant
The ACCP/ASHP Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course 2026 provides broad coverage of the acute and time-sensitive clinical problems encountered by emergency medicine pharmacists.
It is particularly valuable for pharmacists seeking education in:
- BCEMP examination preparation
- Emergency pharmacotherapy
- Trauma resuscitation
- Pediatric emergencies
- Sepsis
- Status epilepticus
- Acute ischemic stroke
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Acute heart failure
- Dysrhythmias
- Obstetric emergencies
- Endocrine crises
- Psychiatric emergencies
- Toxicology
- Antidote therapy
- GI and hepatic emergencies
- Emergency infectious diseases
- Oncology emergencies
- Pulmonary emergencies
- Evidence-based medicine
- Emergency medication safety
- Rapid drug preparation and administration
- Monitoring and treatment adjustment
Its case-based format closely reflects the decision-making required in actual emergency department practice, where pharmacists must rapidly integrate symptoms, history, diagnostics, medications, and patient-specific risk factors.
Short Description
ACCP/ASHP Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course 2026 provides a comprehensive case-based review for BCEMP board preparation, covering trauma, pediatric resuscitation, sepsis, seizures, ischemic stroke, ACS, heart failure, dysrhythmias, obstetric and endocrine emergencies, toxicology, infectious diseases, oncology, pulmonary emergencies, and evidence-based emergency pharmacotherapy.
The MedicalAmboss package includes Videos + Audios + Slides for flexible self-paced study.
+ Topics:
- 01 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Board Review – BCEMP Certification Preparation, Acute Pharmacotherapy, and Case-Based Clinical Reasoning
- 02 Blunt Trauma – Emergency Resuscitation, Hemodynamic Stabilization, Medication Selection, and Monitoring in Traumatic Injury
- 03 Penetrating Trauma – Rapid Pharmacologic Management, Hemorrhage Control, Shock Treatment, and Time-Sensitive Drug Administration
- 04 Pediatric Sepsis and Resuscitation – Weight-Based Medication Dosing, Antimicrobial Therapy, Fluids, Vasopressors, and Emergency Stabilization
- 05 Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine – Biostatistics, Study Design, Clinical Literature Evaluation, and Application of Research to Patient Care
- 06 Seizures and Status Epilepticus – Benzodiazepines, Second-Line Therapy, Refractory Seizures, and Emergency Medication Management
- 07 Acute Ischemic Stroke – Reperfusion Pharmacotherapy, Thrombolytic Treatment, Patient Selection, Monitoring, and Treatment Complications
- 08 Acute Coronary Syndrome – Antiplatelet Therapy, Anticoagulation, Anti-Ischemic Drugs, and Emergency Cardiovascular Management
- 09 Acute Decompensated Heart Failure – Diuresis, Hemodynamic Management, Vasoactive Therapy, and Emergency Treatment Monitoring
- 10 Cardiac Dysrhythmias – Antiarrhythmic Pharmacotherapy, ACLS Medication Use, Rate and Rhythm Management, and Emergency Monitoring
- 11 Obstetric Emergencies – Pregnancy-Specific Pharmacotherapy, Maternal Stabilization, Hemorrhage, Hypertensive Crisis, and Medication Safety
- 12 Endocrine Emergencies – DKA, Hyperglycemic Crisis, Hypoglycemia, Thyroid and Adrenal Emergencies, and Acute Metabolic Management
- 13 Acute Headache – Diagnostic Red Flags, Migraine Treatment, Secondary Headache Evaluation, and Emergency Medication Selection
- 14 Psychiatric Emergencies – Acute Agitation, Behavioral Crisis, Medication Selection, Alternative Routes, and Safe Discharge Planning
- 15 Adult Toxicology – Toxidromes, Poisoning, Drug Overdose, Antidotes, Decontamination, and Enhanced Elimination
- 16 Pediatric Toxicology – Childhood Poisoning, Weight-Based Antidotes, Emergency Stabilization, and Toxicologic Monitoring
- 17 Hematologic Emergencies – Bleeding, Coagulopathy, Thrombosis, Anticoagulant Complications, and Emergency Treatment Strategies
- 18 Hepato-Gastrointestinal Emergencies – GI Bleeding, Liver-Related Complications, Acute Abdominal Disease, and Emergency Pharmacotherapy
- 19 Sepsis Pharmacotherapy – Early Antibiotics, Fluids, Vasopressors, Organ Dysfunction, and Septic Shock Management
- 20 Outpatient Infectious Diseases – Antimicrobial Selection, Resistance Considerations, Oral Therapy, and Emergency Department Discharge Treatment
- 21 Oncology Emergencies – Cancer-Related Acute Complications, Medication Toxicities, Immunocompromised Patients, and Emergency Treatment
- 22 Pulmonary Emergencies – Asthma, COPD Exacerbation, Respiratory Distress, Bronchodilators, Steroids, and Acute Respiratory Pharmacotherapy
- 23 Time-Sensitive Emergency Medications – Procurement, Preparation, Administration, Alternative Routes, and Rapid Therapeutic Delivery
- 24 Emergency Medication Monitoring – Designing Patient-Specific Therapeutic Plans and Modifying Treatment Based on Response
- 25 BCEMP Clinical Reasoning – Integrating Presentation, Diagnostics, Medication History, Evidence, and Follow-Up Into Emergency Pharmacotherapy
Contents
Surgery and Trauma: Blunt Trauma; Surgery and Trauma: Penetrating Trauma; Pediatrics – Sepsis and ResuscitationComplex Case: Surgery and Trauma: Blunt Trauma |
Statistics, Evidence-Based Medicine, and Research Design; Seizures and Status Epilepticus; Ischemic StrokeStatistics, Evidence-Based Medicine, and Research Design |
Acute Coronary Syndrome; Acute Decompensated Heart Failure; DysrhythmiaComplex Case: Cardiovascular: Acute Coronary Syndrome |
Obstetric Emergencies; Endocrine; Headache; PsychiatryComplex Case: Obstetric Emergencies |
Toxicology: Adult; Toxicology: Pediatric; HematologyComplex Case: Toxicology: Adult |
Hepato-gastrointestinal; Infectious Diseases: Sepsis; Outpatient Infectious DiseasesComplex Case: Hepato-gastrointestinal |
Oncology; PulmonaryComplex Case: Oncology |



