Release Date: July 1, 2017

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

Issue: 5

Volume: 41

Journal: Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition(JPEN)

Author (s):

Charles Chin Han Lew, Doctor of Philosophy Candidate, Flinders University of South Australia; Principle Dietitian, Dietetics and Nutrition Department, Ng Teng, Fong General Hospital, Singapore

Rosalie Yandell, PhD, Adjunct Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics – Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University; Affiliate Senior Lecturer in Acute Care Medicine – School of Medicine, University of Adelaide; Senior Clinical Dietitian – Department of Clinical Dietetics, Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA Health, Australia

Robert JL Fraser, MBBS, FRACP, PhD, AGAF, Professor Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Flinders University; Coordinator, Regional Clinical Service, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, Australia

Ai Ping Chua, MBBS, Senior Consultant, Department of Medicine, Jurong Health Service, Singapore

Mary Foong Fong Chong, PhD, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology Domain, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore; Principal Investigator at the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), A*STAR, Singapore

Michelle Miller, PhD, MNutrDiet, BSc, AdvAPD, Professor, Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide South Australia, Australia

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 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:

Differentiate between nutritional screening and assessment.
Summarize the wide range of malnutrition prevalence rates in the critical care setting.
Identify the nutritional screening and assessment tools that have shown best validity in determining nutritional risk and diagnose malnutrition in the critical care setting.
Describe the association between malnutrition and clinical outcomes in the critical care setting.

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 ^TMper 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: 0216-0000-17-057-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.

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 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 Authors and Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editors

The following authors have nothing to disclose: Charles Chin Han Lew, Rosalie Yandell, Robert JL Fraser, Ai Ping Chua, Mary Foong Fong Chong, Michelle Miller

JPEN Associate Editors: David August, Ronald Koretz, Ding-You Li, Jean-Charles Preiser, and Diana Mager have nothing to disclose. Mark Puder has served on the Pronova advisory board and received grant funding and consulting fee.

JPEN Editor-in-Chief Kelly Tappenden has served in a speaking role for NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Nutricia, and Abbott Nutrition. Has received honoraria for those roles.

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.dard journal peer-review process also in place as another layer of review to ensure no conflicts to resolve.

Mary Foong Fong Chong PhD

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