Description
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CE Credit: CE credit available for dietitians, nurses, pharmacists and physicians
Total Credit Hours: 1.0
Release Date: June 1, 2021
Expiration Date (all CE credit must be claimed by the expiration date): June 30, 2022
Issue: 3
Volume: 36
Journal: Nutrition in Clinical Practice (NCP)
Author(s):
Liam McKeever, PhD, RDN, FASPEN, Postdoctoral Fellow for Penn Center for Nutrition Science and Medicine (PenNSaM), Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics, Center for Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Link to article: Link
Journal-based CE Activity Overall Goal:
The NCP Editor, in concurrence with ASPEN’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:
- Identify sources of bias in a study.
- Identify sources of bias in their own expert opinions on clinical practice.
- Identify the reasons for differing quality between randomized control trials, post-hoc analyses, and observational studies.
- Distinguish between different types of bias.
- Identify common misunderstandings in bias assessment and explain why they are incorrect.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
To obtain CE credit for this activity, attendees must read the journal article in its entirety, complete an online assessment for each article and achieve a score of 100%, and complete an online activity evaluation. All are located in ASPEN’s eLearning Center (www.nutritioncare.org/elearning). All CE credit must be claimed prior to the expiration date, no exceptions. Dietitians and other CDR credentialed practitioners must also complete and retain a copy of the CDR issued Critical Thinking Self-Study Evaluation Tool. Pharmacists must provide their birthday (MMDD) and NABP e-PID. Details are available at http://www.nutritioncare.org/Continuing_Education/Claim_CE_Credit/Continuing_Education_Credit/.
Accreditation Statement

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.
ASPEN 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.
Pharmacists: ASPEN designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 contact hours/0.1 CEUs. ACPE UAN: JA0002345-0000-21-064-H04-P. Knowledge Activity.
Nurses: ASPEN designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 nursing contact hours. ASPEN is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Nursing, provider number CEP3970.
Dietitians: ASPEN designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 CPEU.


This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Policies/Information:
Non-Commercialism: ASPEN subscribes to the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support. ASPEN does not provide programs that constitute advertisement or include promotional materials. ASPEN does not endorse any products.
Computer Requirements and Technical Support: Participants will need a computer with internet connection to access the online assessment and evaluation for each journal article. If the journal article is read electronically, then the ability to read a PDF document is also necessary. Users should enable pop-ups if attempting to read article electronically.
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Refund Policy: Refunds are not available.
Grievances: Grievances must be submitted in writing to Director of Education at ASPEN 8401 Colesville Road, Ste 510, Silver Spring, MD 20910
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
Among the authors, Liam McKeever has nothing to disclose.
Among the NCP Associate Editors, Angela Bingham, Berkley Limketkai, Mary Marian, and Mary McCarthy have nothing to disclose.
Jayshil Patel: Baxter, course director, consulting fee
Editor-in-Chief Jeanette Hasse: Alcresta Pharmaceuticals, speakers bureau, honorarium; DNS - instructor, honorarium; Becky Dorner - speaker, Honorarium
ASPEN staff have no commercial relationships 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.
Author(s):
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Liam
McKeever,
RDN, PhD,
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Illinois; Adjunct Assistant Professor,
Loyola University; Director and Editor-in-Chief of the ASPEN Clinical Guidelines, ASPEN, Chicago, IL