Nutrition Support Review Course

Summer 2012 Dates to be Announced Spring 2012.

The Nutrition Support Review Course is an 8 week live and interactive online program that will gear you up for exam time or bring you out of the lull of routine and remind you of all there is to know when it comes to Clinical Nutrition.

What is the Nutrition Support Review Course?

A.S.P.E.N.’s Nutrition Support Review Course, formerly known as the Interdisciplinary Review Course provides an overview of nutrition support therapy that can be used as a tool for helping you identify personal knowledge gaps. Whether you are preparing for the certification examinations or seeking additional professional growth, recognizing these knowledge gaps allows you to use your professional development time and energy more effectively. The Nutrition Support Review Course divides topics into core subjects, areas of major emphasis for practice and the certification examinations, and specialty subjects. This course will include a broad overview of the core subjects including GI physiology, nutrition assessment, parenteral nutrition and enteral nutrition (plus handouts and slides on statistics). The review of specialty areas, such as pediatric nutrition support, home care, and drug nutrient interactions, is intended to hit the highlights of the subject. Don’t miss this invaluable review of nutrition support therapy!

Course Learning Objectives

Assess personal knowledge of nutrition support and identify areas requiring further study for the nutrition support specialty certification examination or other professional growth.

Review core nutrition support topics including GI physiology, nutrition assessment, parenteral nutrition, and enteral nutrition.

Highlight specialty areas of nutrition support such as pediatric nutrition support, home care, and drug-nutrient interactions.

Nutrition Support Review Course Sample Topics and Faculty from the 2011 Program

Date & Topic	Presenter
Nutrition Assessment	David Seres, MD, ScM, PNS, Director, Medical Nutrition and Nutrition Support Service, New York Presbyterian Hospital – Columbia University Medical Center; Director, Curriculum in Clinical Nutrition, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Institute of Human Nutrition, New York, NY
Enteral Nutrition	Michelle Romano, RD, LD, CNSD, Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Divisions of Gastroenterology and Dietetics, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Parenteral Nutrition	Karrie Derenski, PharmD, BCNSP, CNSC, Coordinator, Metabolic Support Service, CoxHealth, Springfield, MO
EN & PN Access	Beth Krzywda, ANP, MSN, Nurse Practitioner Hepatic Biliary Pancreatic Team, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Critical Care	Gail Cresci, PhD, RD, CNSD, LD, Staff Researcher, Gastroenterology/Hepatology Department, The Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Gastrointestinal Physiology	Don Kirby, MD, FACP, FACN, FACG, AGAF, CNSP, CPNS, Director, Center for Human Nutrition; Medical Director, Intestinal Transplant Digestive Disease Institute, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Pediatrics	Elizabeth Bobo, MS, RD, LDN, CNSD, Pediatric Clinical Dietitian, Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Nemours Children’s Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Drug Nutrient Interactions & Home Care	Steven Plogsted, PharmD, BCNSP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Nutrition Support Service, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH Carol Ireton-Jones, PhD, RD, LD, CNSD, Nutrition Consultant in Private Practice, Carrollton, TX

Dates & Times

To Be Announced Spring 2012

Pricing

Members: $200

Non-Members: $280

Cancellation/Refund Policy

All cancellation requests must be sent to the A.S.P.E.N. national office, by email to: aspen@nutr.org or by fax to: (301)587-2365 on or before the Friday before the start of the program, June 24, 2011. Telephone cancellations will not be accepted. Refunds will be issued less a $50.00 administrative fee. No refunds or credits will be issued for cancellations received via email or fax after June 24, 2011. Substitutions will be accepted until June 27, 2011.

What past participants have said...

“This is the first ASPEN conference I was able to attend. I was told to definitely take this course so I did. I was not disappointed!”
“I found the program very helpful.”
"The presenters were so passionate it made it easy to become motivated for the exam.”“[Presenter] took a very tough subject and made it easy to understand.” (Statistics)
“Only would have wanted more time to learn more.”
“Excellent! Very knowledgeable and motivational! Great job!”
“Presenter had an obvious love for her position... [and it] showed throughout her presentation. It made the access of EN and PN methods more visual for those who may not truly understand the difference between the various types of PN types of access. Excellent speaker.”

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Am I able to sign up for the Nutrition Support Review Course if I live outside of the US?

A: Yes, even if you are outside of the US you can still participate.

Q: Is it via teleconference?

A: The sessions will take place in our NEW online webinar platform. If you have participated in other virtual programs, we expect the new system to be much easier to navigate and more user friendly.

*See System Requirements below

Q: How many other dietitians can participate if via teleconference?

A: Registration covers only one participant. If other colleagues wish to watch a session with you that is fine, but they will not be able to receive any CE or participation credit for the program unless they are registered individually.

Q: Is it just 1 hour a week?

A: Yes, the program is just 1 hour a week for 8 weeks. The presenters will speak for about 45 minutes then there will be about 15 minutes for Q&A. On 2 of the days during the course the session will go over an hour (about 30 minutes) as 2 speakers and topics will be presented.

Q: Are there quizzes?

A: There are no quizzes involved in the course, however we will provide some practice questions that you can use on your own time.

Q: Are certain books or materials required?

A: No books or materials are required. All materials will be available for you to download and review prior to each session.

Q: Is it possible to register and have these sessions available as webcasts?

A: The sessions are recorded and made available to registrants if they miss a day. However if you do not participate live you will not get an opportunity to ask the presenters questions or claim CE credits.

Q: I am unable to take the course on-line. May I purchase the course to be delivered to my home via regular mail?

A: No, the program is 100% online, as the presenters will be speaking live and showing their slides.

If you are unable to participate in this capacity please consider some of the other study resources that won’t require you to be on the computer at a certain time. Recordings of the course will be available for purchase after the entire course has concluded.

Go To Webinar^® System Requirements

On a PC

Internet Explorer^® 7.0 or newer, Mozilla^® Firefox^® 3.0 or newer or Google^™ Chrome^™ 5.0 or newer (JavaScript^™ and Java^™ enabled)
Windows^® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Cable modem, DSL or better Internet connection
Minimum of Pentium^® class 1GHz CPU with 512 MB of RAM (recommended) (2 GB of RAM for Windows^® Vista)

Participants wishing to connect to audio using VoIP will need a fast Internet connection, a microphone and speakers. (A USB headset is recommended.)

On a Mac^®

Safari^™ 3.0 or newer, Firefox^® 3.0 or newer or Google^™ Chrome^™ 5.0 or newer (JavaScript^™ and Java^™ enabled)
Mac OS^® X 10.4.11 – Tiger^® or newer
PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel processor (512 MB of RAM or better recommended)
Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection

Participants wishing to connect to audio using VoIP will need a fast Internet connection, a microphone and speakers (A USB headset is recommended).

To download Go To Webinar^® software, click here

Additional Information

Target Audience

This course is also ideal for anyone seeking a comprehensive overview of core nutrition support topics. This program is designed at the intermediate learning level.

Successful Completion

A.S.P.E.N. provides continuing education credit to physicians, nurses, pharmacists and dietitians who attend in full each session claimed for credit, and complete the program evaluation via the electronic evaluation system at http://www.softconference.com/aspen. All evaluations and claims for credit must be submitted by September 15, 2011.

Accreditation Statements

Physicians

Provider 0002345

A.S.P.E.N. is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

A.S.P.E.N. designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM. 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 8.5 contact hours. A.S.P.E.N. is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Nursing, provider number CEP3970.

Pharmacists

A.S.P.E.N. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. A maximum of 8.5 contact hours (.85 CEU) have been approved for attending the activity and completing a program evaluation. This is considered a knowledge activity. ACPE UAN 216-0000-11-061-L04-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). Registered dietitians (RDs) and dietetic technicians, registered (DTRs) will receive a maximum of 8.5 continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program / materials. CDR level 2 (Intermediate). Dietitians may post comments on this program on www.cdrnet.org.

Policies

Any grievances should be addressed in writing to Program Director for Education × A.S.P.E.N. ×8630 Fenton Street× Suite 412× Silver Spring, MD 20910.

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 content. A.S.P.E.N. does not endorse any products. No commercial support was received for this program. There will be no discussion of off-label use of products.

Faculty and Planning Committee Members Commercial Relationship Disclosures and Conflicts of Interest (COI)

Name	Disclosures	COI	Resolved?
M. Patricia Fuhrman, MS, RD, LD, FADA, CNSD	Employee DCRX Infusion	No, not related to course/topic	N/A
Michelle Romano, RD, LD, CNSD	No	N/A	N/A
Karrie Derenski, PharmD, BCNSP	No	N/A	N/A
Elizabeth Beasley-Bobo, MS, RD, LD/N, CNSD	No	N/A	N/A
David Seres, MD, ScM, PNS	Yes, advisory panel for Abbott Nutrition	Yes	Alter topic to not include products or services or commercial entity
Roland Dickerson, PharmD, BCNSP	No	N/A	N/A
Elizabeth Krzywda, RN, BSN, CNSN	No	N/A	N/A
Irna de Leon-Knapp, RD, LDN, CNSC	No	N/A	N/A
Donald Kirby, MD, CNSP	No	N/A	N/A
Gail Cresci, PhD, RD, LD, CNSD	No	N/A	N/A
Carol Ireton-Jones PhD, RD, LD, CNSD	Consultant, Coram, received consulting fee	Potential	Will base presentation on scientific literature and not use company or product names
John DiBaise MD, FACG	Research Grants: Smart Pill and Takeda Pharmaceuticals	No, not related to course/topic	N/A
Cheryl Monturo, PhD, APRN, BC	Speaker for Covidien, received honoraria	No, not related to course/topic	N/A

Special Services

A.S.P.E.N. will accommodate attendees with disabilities or special needs who participate in the online Nutrition Support Review Course. If you require special services, please contact a member of our customer service team at aspen@nutr.org or call 800-727-4567 (US and Canada) or 301-587-6315 (international).