Start Date: January 1, 2014Expiration Date (all CE credit must be claimed by the expiration date): January 31, 2014

Format:

Online as MP3 and PDF handouts.

Lecture of the Month CE Activity Overall Goal:

This CE activity serves to promote the process of life-long learning for physicians, dietitians, pharmacists, and nurses who specialize in the sciences of clinical nutrition and metabolism.

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:

At the conclusion of the presentation, the learner will be able to:

Acknowledge the complexities of wound healing and recognize clinical factors (nutritional and non-nutritional) that impact healing
Discuss pharmacological interventions used in the wound healing plan of care
Select and implement evidence based nutrition interventions to facilitate wound healing

Speaker Credentials and Affiliations:

Caitlin Curtis, PharmD, BCNSPNutrition Support Pharmacist, Nutrition Program DirectorUniversity of Wisconsin Hospital and ClinicsMadison, WIDeborah R. Johnson, MS, RN, CWOCNClinical Nurse Specialist, Wound, Skin and Ostomy CareUniversity of Wisconsin Hospital and ClinicsMadison, WITracy Schmotzer, MS, RD, CNSCClinical NutritionistUniversity of Wisconsin Hospital and ClinicsMadison, WI

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

A.S.P.E.N. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

A.S.P.E.N. is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider CEP 3970, for 1.5 contact hour per lecture in the lecture of the month series.

Pharmacists

A.S.P.E.N. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

ACPE UAN: 0216-0000-14-056-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.

Physicians Provider 0002345

A.S.P.E.N. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

A.S.P.E.N. designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per lecture. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Policies/Information:

Non-Commercialism: A.S.P.E.N. subscribes to the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support. A.S.P.E.N. does not provide programs that constitute advertisement or include promotional materials. A.S.P.E.N. does not endorse any products.

Computer Requirements and Technical Support: Participants will need a computer with internet connection and it is recommended that end users' devices satisfy the following requirements:

OS: Windows, Mac
Browser: Internet Explorer 7 or higher, Firefox, Chrome, Safari
Javascript & Cookies enabled
Adobe Flash Player 9.124.0 or higher
Recommended RAM: 512MB+

Mobile support

Apple iPad/iPhone running HTML5
Android Device running Flash

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Refund Policy: Refunds are not available.

Grievances: Grievances must be submitted in writing to Director of Education at A.S.P.E.N. 8630 Fenton Street. Suite 412. 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 Faculty

No Commercial Relationships

Tracy Schmotzer MS, RD, CNSC

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