Article: Experience and implementation of a diabetes pharmacotherapy certificate program

Julienne K. Kirk(a), Pamela U. Joyner(b), Austin J. Lee(c) and Karen S. Oles(a)

The purpose of this article is to describe certificate program criteria development and the implementation of a diabetes certificate program for pharmacists in North Carolina. Discussion of the difference between a certificate program and certification is reviewed along with program participation levels of a diabetes certificate program. Specific components including didactic, skills, and patient care experiences are discussed with regard to program requirements, time course, costs, certificate update and outcome measures. The primary findings of this experience are that a certificate program in diabetes was ...

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