In the video below I discuss 2022 BCPS Exam information, content outline, and study materials. Critical points from the video include:

• What to study when it comes to each of the major sections of the 2022 BCPS exam content outline
  • Pharmacotherapy (65% of the exam)
  • Application of Evidence in Practice and Education (25% of the exam)
  • Healthcare Systems and Population Health (10% of the exam)

In addition to breaking down those various sections and what topics you will most likely see on the BCPS exam, I also discuss the exam format and how to ensure that you can efficiently answer the questions. Here’s a quick summary of things to have a primary focus on when preparing for the 2022 BCPS exam.

Pharmacotherapy (114 Questions):

• Be prepared to analyze case scenarios
• Drug selection
• Contraindications
• Warnings
• Compelling indications
• Guidelines
• Major and unique adverse effects
• Monitoring parameters
• Major drug interactions
• Genetic considerations (i.e. allopurinol, carbamazepine, abacavir)
• Don’t heavily focus on dosing (exception anticoagulation, certain antibiotics, boxed warning)

Application of Evidence in Practice and Education (44 Questions):

• Statistics
• Testing based upon type of data (ordinal, nominal, continuous)
• P-values
• Power
• Data interpretation
• Some calculations (i.e. NNT, ARR)
• Level of evidence in clinical literature
• Teaching Strategies

Healthcare Systems and Population Health (17 Questions):

• Medication use evaluation
• ADR reporting
• Function of P&T, formulary
• Vaccinations
• Population health
• Quality metrics, standards
• Drug approval process

BCPS Study Materials for 2022 can be found by clicking this link

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