Release Date: February 1, 2016
Expiration Date (all CE credit must be claimed by the expiration date): February 28, 2017
Issue: 1
Volume: 31
Journal: Nutrition in Clinical Practice (NCP)

Author (s):
Carol Braunschweig, PhD, RD, Professor and Associate Head, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Sarah J. Peterson, MS, RD, CNSC, Advanced Level Dietitian/Faculty, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Department of Food and Nutrition, RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Format: Online as PDF or hard copy of journal
Link to article: Link

Journal-based CE Activity Overall Goal:
The NCP Editor, in concurrence with A.S.P.E.N.’s Education and Professional Development Committee, selected this article to be offered for CE credit to fill an observed learning need in the arena of clinical nutrition and metabolism. This CE activity serves to promote the process of life-long learning for physicians, dietitians, pharmacists, and nurses by providing peer-reviewed journal articles that fully qualify for continuing education credits.

Goal and Target Audience:This educational activity is directed toward clinical nutrition and metabolism professionals and others who wish to update their knowledge of clinical nutrition and metabolism. By participating in this educational activity, the reader may expect to:

Acquire knowledge in the area of clinical nutrition and metabolism research
Update or confirm your understanding of appropriate clinical nutrition and metabolism practices.
Identify further learning needs as they relate to the subject matter.

Learning Objectives:

Distinguish between similarities and differences in current sarcopenia definitions
Recognize risk factors associated with decreased muscle mass
Describe the prevalence of sarcopenia among general medical/surgical and critically ill patients
Assess outcomes linked with sarcopenia in the clinical setting

Requirements for Successful Completion:
To obtain CE credit for this activity, attendees must read the journal article in its entirety, complete an online knowledge assessment for each article and achieve a score of 100%, and complete an online activity evaluation. All CE credit must be claimed prior to the expiration date.

Accreditation Statements/Continuing Education Credit:

Nurses, Pharmacists and Physicians
In support of improving patient care, The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

This activity is for a maximum of 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) per journal article and is a knowledge activity.

A.S.P.E.N. designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM per article. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

A.S.P.E.N. is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider CEP 3970.

ACPE UAN: 0216-0000-16-070-H04-P. Knowledge activity.

Dietitians
A.S.P.E.N., Provider Number AM005, is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR level 2. Dietitians may post comments on this program on www.cdrnet.org.

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Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship has been received for this continuing education activity.

Commercial Relationships Disclosures and Conflicts of Interest (COI) of Authors and Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editors
The following authors have nothing to disclose as related to the content of the article: Sarah Peterson and Carol Braunschweig.

NCP Associate Editors, Elizabeth Krzywda, Mary Marian, Gerard Mullin, and Jayshil Patel have nothing to disclose. Todd Canada has served in a consultant role for Baxter Healthcare and NPS Pharmaceuticals and has received honoraria.

Ryan Hurt has served in a consultant role for Nestle Nutrition and has received honorarium.

NCP Editor-in-Chief Jeanette Hasse has nothing to disclose.

No conflicts related to disclosure information present and subsequently no need for resolution. Standard journal peer review process also in place as another layer of review to ensure no conflicts to resolve.