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Utilizing board certification to advance practice and promote specializationthrough formal assessment of pharmacists' knowledge and skills is one way the profession demonstrates its commitment to improving knowledge and competence as well as assuring optimal outcomes for patients. Credentialing and privileging in health care provides an opportunity for selfregulation, peer recognition, and evaluation of a professional's education, training, experience, and competence. Board of Pharmacy Specialties currently recognizes more than 51,500 active pharmacist board certifications in 14 specialties. While oriented primarily to pharmacy practice in the United States, at least one board-certified pharmacist is located in more than 50 countries, including Spain. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the intersections of board certification and international advanced pharmacy practice frameworks.El uso de las certificaciones para impulsar el perfeccionamiento y la especialización profesional mediante la evaluación formal de los onocimientos y habilidades de los profesionales de farmacia es una de las maneras en que la profesión farmacéutica demuestra su compromiso con la mejora del nivel de competencia profesional de los farmacéuticos y la obtención de los mejores resultados clínicos de los pacientes. La certificación y la acreditación en el ámbito sanitario brindan oportunidades de autorregulación, de reconocimiento entre colegas y de evaluación de la educación, formación, experiencia y competencias de los profesionales. El Board of Pharmacy Specialties actualmente reconoce a más de 51.500 armacéuticos con certificaciones activas en 14 especialidades farmacéuticas. Aunque las certificaciones están orientadas principalmente a profesionales que ejercen en los Estados Unidos, hay al menos un farmacéutico certificado en más de 50 países, incluido España. El objetivo de ste artículo es poner de manifiesto el papel de las certificaciones otorgadas por el Board of Pharmacy Specialties con los mecanismos de especialización profesional existentes a nivel internacional. sound, defensible process. The verriding concern of BPS is to ensure that the public receives the level of harmacy services that will improve a patient’s quality of life. A total of 14 specialties are currently recognized by BPS13,14, including: • Board Certified Nuclear Pharmacist (BCNP), since 1978. • Board Certified Nutrition Support Pharmacist (BCNSP), since 1988. • Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS), since 1988. • Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist (BCPP), since 1994. • Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist (BCOP), since 1996. • Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP), since 2009. • Board Certified Critical Care Pharmacist (BCCCP), since 2013. • Board Certified Pediatric pharmacy Specialist (BCPPS), since 2013. • Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP), since 2017. • Board Certified Cardiology Pharmacist (BCCP), since 2017. • Board Certified Infectious Diseases Pharmacist (BCIDP), since 2017. • Board Certified Sterile Compounding Pharmacist (BCSCP), since 2018. • Board Certified Transplant Pharmacist (BCTXP), since 2018. • Board Certified Emergency Medicine Pharmacist (BCEMP), since 2020. |
