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  The National Institute for Pharmacist Care Outcomes (NIPCO) is a leader in educating community pharmacists how to develop new market niches in disease management.

To facilitate pharmacist expansion into disease management, the Institute has developed a comprehensive curriculum of certificate programs in the management of specific conditions, such as diabetes, osteoporosis, respiratory disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, arthritis and pain care, obesity, infectious disease, nutrition and weight management, and others.

These programs contain complete clinical information in addition to extensive implementation advice and marketing and billing strategies.

 » 2005 NIPCO Accredited Programs Schedule
 » Arthritis and Pain Care Certificate Program
 » Building a Biotechnology Specialty Products Business
 » Cardiovascular Care Certificate Program  [available online]
 » Diabetes Care Certificate Program  [available online]
 » Immunization Skills Certificate Program
 » Lipid Management Certificate Program
 » Mens Health Care Certificate Program  [available online]
 » Mental Health Care Certificate Program
 » Nutrition and Weight Management Certificate Program
 » Osteoporosis Care Certificate Program
 » Respiratory Care Certificate Program
 » Therapeutic Foot Care Certificate Program
 



Arthritis and Pain Care Certificate Program
This comprehensive certificate program focuses on how to help patients better understand and manage arthritis and soft tissue syndromes and the pain associated with these chronic conditions. more»
 
Building a Biotechnology Specialty Products Business: A Focus on Rheumatoid Arthritis
This program is designed to educate pharmacists on the use of biotechnology medications via a specialty products business. more»
 
Cardiovascular Care Certificate Program
This course focuses on how pharmacists can help patients understand and manage the medications prescribed for their cardiovascular conditions specifically, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, ischemia, and congestive heart failure. more»
 
Diabetes Care Certificate Program
This course focuses on how to help patients better understand and manage a complex and chronic condition—diabetes. more»
 
Immunization Skills Certificate Program
This certificate program provides you with all the information you need to set up one of the most profitable niches in your community pharmacy—immunizations—and to promote your pharmacy as a health and wellness center. more»
 
Lipid Management Certificate Program
This certificate program focuses on how pharmacists can identify patients with high cholesterol and help manage those who already have a problem with high cholesterol. more»
 
Mens Health Care Certificate Program
This certificate program covers the common health risks men face and how to assess men for these health risks using the Men’s Health Risk Assessment Tool (MHRAT) in a community pharmacy setting. more»
 
Mental Health Care Certificate Program
This certificate program covers how to address special concerns of patients with depression and other mood disorders, anxiety disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Alzheimer’s disease, and schizophrenia. more»
 
Nutrition and Weight Management Certificate Program
This comprehensive certificate program focuses on how to implement a new niche market in Nutrition and Weight Management. more»
 
Osteoporosis Care Certificate Program
Osteoporosis-related fractures result in significant morbidity, mortality, and medical expense and cause pain, deformity, and disability. more»
 
Respiratory Care Certificate Program
This course focuses on how to help patients better understand and manage their respiratory disease conditions, and how to better monitor the health of patients with a respiratory disease condition. more»
 
Therapeutic Foot Care Certificate Program
This certificate program will provide the participant with extensive education and training to fit therapeutic shoes. more»
 



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