Pediatric Malnutrition: Beyond the Consensus Criteria

On-Demand Activity Start Date:  January 16, 2017

On-Demand ActivityExpiration Date (all CE credit must be claimed by the expiration date):  January 16, 2020

Speakers:

Sandra Bouma, MS, RDN, CSP

Senior Dietitian, CS Mott Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI

Jodi Wolff, MS, RDN, FAND, FAACPDM

Pediatric Dietitian, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH

Mark Corkins, MD, CNSC, FAAP

Division Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Le Bonheur Children’s, Hospital; Professor of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis TN

 Format: Online as MP3 files and PDF Handouts

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:

1. Outline the relationship between pediatric malnutrition and clinical outcomes including hospital length of stay and readmissions
2. Describe the techniques in performing a nutrition focused physical examination in the pediatric patient.
3. Apply pediatric malnutrition indicators in selected patient cases and discuss documentation and coding implications.

Speaker Credentials and Affiliations:

Sandra Bouma, MS, RDN, CSP

Senior Dietitian, CS Mott Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI

Jodi Wolff, MS, RDN, FAND, FAACPDM

Pediatric Dietitian, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH

Mark Corkins, MD, CNSC, FAAP

Division Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Le Bonheur Children’s, Hospital; Professor of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis TN

Requirements for Successful Completion:
To obtain CE credit for this activity, attendees must listen to the education recording, complete an online knowledge assessment for each education recording and achieve a score of 100%, and complete an online activity evaluation. All CE credit must be claimed prior to the expiration date.    Note:  successfully completing the posttest is required for nurses, pharmacists, and physicians, not dietitians.  Dietitians may claim credit for viewing/listening to the recording per CDR guidelines. 

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.

A.S.P.E.N. designates each enduring activity for a maximum of 1.5 contact hours (0.15 CEU) per activity. All are knowledge activities. 

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

A.S.P.E.N. is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider CEP 3970.

ACPE UAN:  0216-0000-17-071-H04-P

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.

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Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
This on demand continuing education activity was supported in part by an educational grant from Abbott Nutrition.

Commercial Relationships Disclosures and Conflicts of Interest (COI) of Speakers/Faculty

Nothing to disclose:   Jane Balint, Katherine Chessman, Janet Chung, Jane Gervasio, June Greaves, Jane Hughes, Harlan Husted, Kate Kelly, Cassandra Kight, Mary Marian, Kevn McNamara, Biren Modi, Jessica Monczka, Wing Yan Ng, Kimberlee Orben, Melissa Pleva, Renay Tyler, Ala Shaikhkhalil, Ezra Steiger, Aisha Violette, Annelie Eva Vogt, Nilesh Mehta