A.S.P.E.N. Online Self-Assessment Program

Preparing for certification exams? Planning your professional development path? Want to brush up on clinical knowledge?

As a health care professional, you need to stay current in your field. New information and new research bring changes to the way you provide specialized nutrition support. Regardless of your learning need, you’ll find A.S.P.E.N.’s newly revised Self-Assessment Program a valuable resource — and you can earn CE credits!

The self-assessment is now available exclusively online and is accessible 24/7. It is module-based, meaning you can work with ease in one content area or in many.

Especially if you’re planning to take the certification exam, this new study tool shows you which content areas you should focus on for your exam preparation. The program includes a timed, two-hour 100-question practice test (also available separately) — test your knowledge so you can then purchase the specific modules you need! If it’s been a while since you took an exam, the practice test will also provide you valuable experience in a computerized test-taking environment.

Module-based for ease of use!

Once you’ve decided on which areas you need to study, purchase the entire program or only the modules you need. Modules include:

Fundamentals of Nutrition and Metabolism: basic metabolism and physiology that are the foundation of nutrition support
Nutritional Assessment: requirements and risks as well as drug-nutrient interactions and how anatomy and physiology apply to nutritional assessment
Parenteral Nutrition:when and how to use parenteral nutrition, including compounding, order writing, and monitoring
Complications of Parenteral Nutrition: metabolic, mechanical, and infectious complications and how to cope with them
Introduction to Enteral Nutrition: when and how to use enteral nutrition, and choosing/using appropriate formulas
Enteral Nutrition Administration, Monitoring, and Clinical Issues: tube-feeding initiation, delivery, and monitoring for efficacy and complications
Condition-Specific Nutrition Support: use of nutrition support in 16 specific conditions
Considerations in Nutrition Support of the Pediatric Patient: an overview of enteral and parenteral nutrition in pediatrics, with specialized support issues by disease state
Considerations in Nutrition Support of the Older Adult: an overview of the issues involved in using enteral and parenteral nutrition for older patients, including complications, ethics, and end-of-life issues
Home Nutrition Support: patient issues such as indications and complications as well as related topics such as reimbursement, training/education for the patient and caregiver, and support organizations

Each module has 45–60 questions and includes a pre-test, syllabus, and post-test on the questions answered incorrectly. A timed, two- hour practice test of 100 random questions from all modules is included with purchase of the full program and it provides a great opportunity to become familiar with the test-taking environment. The practice test is also available separately. Test your current knowledge to discover where you can use additional studying and then purchase the appropriate modules. Learn more about how the program works.

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A.S.P.E.N Online Self-Assessment Program Modules

Course Goal and Target Audience:

A.S.P.E.N.’s Self-Assessment online modules are designed to support multi-disciplinary health care professionals seeking to assess their knowledge of specialized nutrition and metabolic support both in clinical practice and research settings. Committed to impacting patient wellness, A.S.P.E.N. provides this interactive educational tool to enhance understanding of current evidence–based specialized nutrition and metabolic support.

Objectives:

Identify areas of knowledge in specialized nutrition and metabolic support that require further study.
Develop and integrate analytical thinking skills to improve clinical practice.
Refine current clinical knowledge and practice to reflect recent advances in specialized nutrition support.
Develop skills in interpreting medical literature.
Increase proficiency in utilizing online resources and taking computerized examinations.

Successful Completion: To obtain credit for this course, attendees must complete an entire online module, attain a 60% correct score on the post test and complete a program evaluation.

A.S.P.E.N. Self-Assessment ModulesI V.2 - Nutritional AssessmentIIA V.2 - Parenteral NutritionIIB V.2 - Complications of Parenteral NutritionIIIA V.2 - Introduction to Enteral NutritionIIIB V.2 - Enteral Nutrition Administration, Monitoring, and Clinical IssuesIV V.2 - Condition-Specific Nutrition SupportV V.2 - Considerations in Nutrition Support of the Pediatric PatientVI V.2 - Considerations in Nutrition Support of the Older AdultVII V.2 - Home Nutrition SupportVIII - Fundamentals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Note: Module VIII was newly released on March 12, 2010 and has been approved for CE credit for three years. V.2 after the module number indicates the second version of the module (example I V.2) and all have been approved for CE credit for three years from the date of release.

Continuing Education Credit: Each Self-Assessment Module provides two hours of continuing education credit, see discipline-specific data.

Accreditation:

Physicians

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A.S.P.E.N. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

A.S.P.E.N. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM per study module. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses

A.S.P.E.N. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This activity is for a maximum of 2 contact hours per study module.

A.S.P.E.N. is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider CEP 3970, for 2 contact hours per study module.

Pharmacists

A.S.P.E.N. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

This activity is for a maximum of 2 contact hours (.2 CEUs) per study module. ACPE UANs: Module I V.2: 216-0000-10-069-H01-P, Module IIA V.2: 216-0000-10-070-H01-P, Module IIB V.2: 216-0000-10-071-H01-P, Module IIIA V.2: 216-0000-10-072-H01-P, Module IIIB V.2: 216-0000-10-073-H01-P, Module IV V.2: 216-0000-11-059-H01-P, Module V V.2: 216-0000-10-075-H01-P, Module VI V.2: 216-0000-10-076-H01-P, Module VII V.2: 216-0000-11-060-H01-P, Module VIII: 216-0000-10-078-H01-P. Knowledge activities.

Dietitians

A.S.P.E.N., 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 2 continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of each module in this program / materials. CDR level 2 / 3. Dietitians may post comments on this program on www.cdrnet.org.

Policies/Information:Non-Commercialism: A.S.P.E.N. subscribes to the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, as adopted in 2004. A.S.P.E.N. does not provide programs that constitute advertisement or include promotional materials. A.S.P.E.N. does not endorse any products.

Release and Expiration Dates:

1^st Edition of Module VIII: Released March 12, 2010. Expires March 12, 2013.
V.2 of Modules I, IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB, V, VI: Released March 12, 2010. Expires March 12, 2013.
V.2 of Modules IV and VII: Released March 11, 2011. Expires March 11, 2014.

Computer requirements and technical support: Tech support, 210-530-2700.
Minimum computer: Internet connection at 28.8kps or higher; browser: IE6+, Firefox 1+, Opera 8+, Netscape 8+; browser set to accept cookies, Java and Java Script enabled; Adobe Flash Player 7 and Adobe Reader 7+ + (free from Adobe’s website); screen resolution 800*600.

Refund Policy: Refunds are not available if you have accessed the module content.

Grievances: Grievances must be submitted in writing to Program Director for Education at A.S.P.E.N. 8630 Fenton Street. Suite 412. Silver Spring, MD 20910.

Planning Committee/Faculty Commercial Relationships Disclosures and Conflicts of Interest (COI) for V.2 revisions of modules I, IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB, IV, V, VI, VII and first edition of module VIII:

Phil Ayers, PharmD, BCNSP	No disclosures	No COI
Kristin Baird MS, RD, CNSC	No disclosures	No COI
Gary Brooks, PharmD	No disclosures	No COI
W. Scott Butsch, MD	No disclosures	No COI
Amy Copfer, PharmD, BCNSP	No disclosures	No COI
Sharon Del Bono, RD, CNSD	No disclosures	No COI
Marcus Ferrone, PharmD, BCNSP	No disclosures	No COI
Praveen S. Goday MD, CNSP	No disclosures	No COI
Deborah Houston, RPh, CIC, BCNSP	No disclosures	No COI
Cassandra Ellen Kight PhD, RD, CNSC	No disclosures	No COI
Carolyn Kusenda, RD CNSD	No disclosures	No COI
Reginald Labossiere, MD	No disclosures	No COI
Ginger Langley, PharmD BCNSP BCPS	No disclosures	No COI
Dana Martin, MD	No disclosures	No COI
Telma Moreira, RD	No disclosures	No COI
Liesje Nieman-Carney, RD, CNSD, LDN	No disclosures	No COI
Marianne Opilla, RN, CNSN	No disclosures	No COI
Neha Parekh, MS RD CNSD	No disclosures	No COI
Steven W. Plogsted PharmD, BCNSP	Consultant with NutriThrive, received consulting fee	Any potential COI resolved via the peer review process and/or exclusion from participation in topic specific components of the program
Denise Rollinson, MD	No disclosures	No COI
Kim M. Sabino MS, RD, CNSD	No disclosures	No COI
Lin Shu, RD, CNSD	No disclosures	No COI
Renay Tyler, CRNP, CNSN	No disclosures	No COI