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ASPEN’s Nutrition Support Fundamentals Course (NSFC) provides a comprehensive overview of nutrition support therapy. In addition to providing a thorough review of core nutrition support topics such as nutrition assessment and nutrient deficiencies, parenteral nutrition, enteral nutrition, fluids and electrolytes, and pediatrics, the NSFC will also include specialty areas of nutrition support such as home care, critical care, gastrointestinal disorders, ethics, and statistics. The course can be used as a tool for helping you identify personal knowledge gaps to further identify future areas of learning. Whether you are preparing for a certification examination or seeking additional professional growth in nutrition support, recognizing these knowledge gaps allows you to use your professional development time and energy more effectively. Don’t miss this invaluable nutrition support–focused course!
Objectives:
Assess personal knowledge of nutrition support and identify areas requiring further study for the NSFC examination or other professional growth
Review core nutrition support topics including nutrient deficiencies, pediatric nutrition support, parenteral and enteral nutrition, and fluids and electrolytes
Highlight specialty areas of nutrition support such as home care, critical care, ethics, statistics, and gastrointestinal disorders
Elizabeth
Bobo,
MS, RD, LDN, CNSC,
Pediatric Clinical Dietitian, Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition,
Nemours Children’s Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Todd
Canada,
PharmD, BCNSP, BCCCP, FASHP, FTSHP,
Nutrition Support Team Coordinator,
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Division of Pharmacy, Houston, TX
Ezra
Steiger,
MD,
Professor of Surgery. Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Digestive Disease Institute,
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Donald
F. Kirby,
MD, FACP, FACN, FACG, AGAF, CNSC, CPNS, FASPEN,
Director, Center for Human Nutrition; Medical Director, Intestinal Transplant; Professor of Medicine,
Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Peggy
Hipskind,
MA, RD, LD,
Registered Dietitian,
Center for Human Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Phil
Ayers,
PharmD, BCNSP, FASHP,
Clinical Associate Professor, Chief of Clinical Pharmacy Services, School of Pharmacy,
University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS