Release Date: August 1, 2017

Expiration Date (all CE credit must be claimed by the expiration date):August 31, 2018

Issue: 4

Volume: 32

Journal: Nutrition in Clinical Practice (NCP)

Author (s):

Jayshil J. Patel, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Manpreet S. Mundi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science; Chair, Division of Community Endocrinology Core, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Ryan T. Hurt MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science; Director Home Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Bruce Wolfe, MD, Professor of Surgery, Vice-Chair for Research, Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR

Robert G. Martindale MD, PhD, Professor and Chief, Division of General Surgery; Medical Director for Hospital Nutrition Services, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR

Format: Online as PDF or hard copy of journal

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:

Classify the indications for bariatric surgery.
Describe the prevalence and management of iron deficiency.
Describe factors that contribute to development of vitamin and micronutrient deficiencies after bariatric surgery.
Describe the symptoms associated with thiamine deficiency.
Summarize the factors that lead to vitamin B12 deficiency.

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, Pharmacists and Physicians

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.

This activity is for a maximum of 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) per journal article and is a knowledge activity.

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.

ASPEN is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider CEP 3970.

ACPE UAN: 0216-0000-17-064-H04-P. Knowledge activity.

Dietitians

ASPEN, 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.

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.

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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, Robert Martindale, Manpreet Mundi, Jayshil Patel, and Bruce Wolfe have nothing to disclose.

Ryan Hurt has served in a consultant role for Nestlé Nutrition and has received honorarium.

Among the NCP Associate Editors, Roland Dickerson, Mary Marian, Mary McCarthy, Gerard Mullin, and Jayshil Patel have nothing to disclose. Ryan Hurt has served in a consultant role for Nestlé Nutrition and has received honorarium.

NCP Editor-in-Chief Jeanette Hasse has nothing 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.

Bruce M. Wolfe MD, FACS

Professor, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR

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