Activity Instructions: Read the full article and take the exam by clicking the "CE Information" tab.

CE Credit: CE credit available for dietitians, nurses, pharmacists and physicians

Total Credit Hours: 1.0

Release Date: October 1, 2024

Expiration Date (all CE credit must be claimed by the expiration date): September 30, 2025

Issue: 7

Volume: 48

Journal: Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (JPEN)

Author (s):

Jacinta Winderlich, BNutDietet, MClinRes, Pediatric Clinical Specialist Dietitian, Monash Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Bridget Little, BSc, PGDipDiet, Advanced Clinical Pediatric Intensive Care Dietitian, Starship Child Health, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Felix Oberender, MCPCH, PhD, FCICM, Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care, Monash Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Tessa Bollard, BSc, MHSc (Nutr & Diet), Pediatric Dietitian, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia

Tamara Farrell, BSc, PGradDipDiet, Senior Pediatric Dietitian, Perth Children’s Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Samantha Jenkins, BNutDietet, Pediatric Dietitian, Hunter New England Local Health District – John Hunter Children’s Hospital, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia

Emma Landorf, BNutDietet (Hons), AHP3 Clinical Lead/Senior Dietitian, Women’s and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Andrea McCall, BSc (Hons), APD, AHP2 Clinical Dietitian, Women’s and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Jessica Menzies, BNutrDiet, Clinical Dietitian, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia

Katie O'Brien, BSc (Hons), MSc, Lecturer – Education and Research, Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics Program, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Carla Rowe, BNutDietet, MSc (Nutr & Diet), Senior Clinical Pediatric Dietitian, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

Kirsten Sim, BSc, MDiet, Senior Pediatric Dietitian, Starship Child Health, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Melanie van der Wilk, BSc, PGradDipDiet, Senior Clinical Dietitian/Clinical Educator, Perth Children’s Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Jemma Woodgate, BHlthSc (Nutr & Diet), A/Clinical Lead (HP5) and Senior Pediatric Dietitian (HP4) – Division of Critical Care and Surgery, Queensland Children’s Hospital, Queensland Health, Brisbane, Australia 

Eldho Paul, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Andrew A. Udy, FCICM, PhD, Deputy Director (Research) and Professor of Research (Critical Care), Department of Intensive Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, The Alfred Hospital and Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Center, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Emma J. Ridley, BNutriDietet, PhD, Nutrition Program Lead & NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Center, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Link to article: https://aspenjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jpen.2672

Journal-based CE Activity Overall Goal:
The JPEN 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:

Define standard enteral nutrition options for infants and young children under 12 months of age
Define increased energy and protein density feeding options for infants and young children under 12 months of age
Explain the potential benefits of oral nutrition support in critically ill infants and young children
Name a group of critically ill children who may benefit from the provision of increased energy and protein density enteral or oral nutrition support
Identify potential indications for the use of peptide-based enteral nutrition in infants and young children in the pediatric critical care setting

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.

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