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

Total Credit Hours: 1.0

Release Date: August 1, 2020

Expiration Date (all CE credit must be claimed by the expiration date): August 31, 2021

Issue: 4

Volume: 35

Journal: Nutrition in Clinical Practice (NCP)

Author(s):

James McKendry, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario,Canada

Aaron Christopher Quin Thomas, PhD candidate, Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Stuart Phillips, PhD, Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair, Department of Kinesiology, Associate Member, Graduate

Faculty, Medical Sciences (Cell Biology and Metabolism), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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:

Describe the phenotypic differences between younger and older ICU patients that may exacerbate the rate of muscle loss following ICU admission.
Describe the early, rapid and severe time course of muscle mass loss following ICU admission.
Discuss the importance of increased protein provision (with a focus on leucine) as a strategy to mitigate muscle mass loss during an ICU stay.
Identify and discuss other strategies (i.e., non-nutrition based) that may be useful to prevent muscle loss during, and promote recovery following, ICU-admission.

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. 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 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: JA0002345-0000-20-073-H04-P

Knowledge activity.

Dietitians
ASPEN, Provider Number AM005, is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Registered dietitians (RDs) and dietetic technicians, registered (DTRs) will receive a maximum of 1 continuing professional education units (CPEU) for completion of each journal article. 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.

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. For technical difficulties please contact Digitell Inc. Customer Support at: 1-800-679-3646

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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 Editor

Among the authors, James McKendry and Aaron Thomsas, have nothing to disclose.

Stuart Phillips has received honorarium from Nestle Health Sciences; and honorarium and travel expenses from US Dairy Export Council, National Beef Cattleman’s Association and US National Dairy Council – these three organizations are not commercial entities.

Among the NCP Associate and Contributing Editors, Angela Bingham, Mary Marian, Mary McCarthy, and Jayshil Patel have nothing to disclose.

Editor-in-Chief Jeanette Hasse: Alcresta - speakers bureau, honorarium; Abbott Nutrition - speakers bureau, honorarium.

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.

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Aaron Christopher Quin Thomas PhD

Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University

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