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

Total Credit Hours: 1.0

Release Date: November 1, 2021

Expiration Date (all CE credit must be claimed by the expiration date): November 30, 2022

Issue: 8

Volume: 45

Journal: Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (JPEN)

Author (s):

Moriah P. Bellissimo, PhD, RD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA

Dean P. Jones, PhD, Professor, Department of Medicine, Director, Emory Clinical Biomarkers Laboratory, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Greg S. Martin, MD, MSc, Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Jessica A. Alvarez, PhD, RD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Thomas R. Ziegler, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Link to article: Link

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 learner 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 the utility of high-resolution metabolomics in clinical nutrition research.
Explain of the usefulness of pathway enrichment analyses to build biological context to research findings.
Summarize the importance of studying nutrition-related pathways underlying health and disease to inform optimal diet-focused interventions.
Determine metabolites that were related to lean mass in this cohort.
Summarize important future directions in this work.

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 with 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

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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: JA0002345-0000-21-075-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.

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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, Moriah P. Bellissimo, Dean P. Jones, Greg S. Martin, Jessica A. Alvarez, and Thomas Ziegler have nothing to disclose.

Among the JPEN Associate Editors, Lillian Harvey-Banchik, Lingtak-Neander Chan, Ronald Koretz, Ding-You Li, Jean-Charles Preiser have nothing to disclose.

Russell Merritt: Abbvie, J&J, equity interest as investor; Alcresta, consultant, consultant fees; Abbott labs, retiree, pension, no current role

Marion Winkler: Takeda, member of Gattex SBS Multidisciplinary Care Team Advisory Board, honorarium

JPEN Editor-in-Chief Kelly Tappenden: Biovectiv, consultant, honorarium; Abbott Nutrition, speaker, honorarium; Takeda, speaker, honorarium; Nutricia, speaker honorarium; Baxter healthcare, consultant, 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.

Dean P. Jones PhD

Professor, Department of Medicine, Director, Emory Clinical Biomarkers Laboratory, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

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