Who should register

This program is designed for hospital and home care pharmacists interested in developing their expertise in nutrition support.

Learning Objectives

1. Choose and evaluate nutrition assessment data and devise a range of estimated needs for nutrition support in light of available clinical information and constraints.
2. Translate assessment goals into a parenteral nutrition regimen and plan for implementation, monitoring, management and discontinuation to optimize patient tolerance and safety.
3. Compare and contrast the “two-in-one plus piggyback lipid” and the Total Nutrient Admixture system(s) used for delivering parenteral nutrition.
4. Outline principles and alternatives for design and delivery of specialized nutrition support in clinical conditions including: renal, liver and respiratory failure; pancreatitis, hypermetabolism (metabolic stress), cancer/BMT, GI conditions and short gut.
5. Calculate daily nutritional needs of a neonate or pediatric patient including: kcal, protein, fat carbohydrate, electrolytes, minerals, trace elements, vitamings and NPC:N. Translate these needs into a regimen including these components for a typical patient.
6. Describe the importance of Home Care in current medical practice, and outline the pharmacist’s role in providing Home Nutrition Support in specific settings.
7. Outline major advantages and limitations of enteral nutrition by various routes, and describe categories of commercially available enteral products and situations where each may be clinically indicated.
8. Identify and screen clinically for major as well as common drug-nutrient interactions, and outline strategies for prevention and management.
9. Apply discussed principles in simulated patient case examples.

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Program Faculty

Jacqueline R. Barber, Pharm.D., FASHP, BCNSP Clinical Professor,College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota Pharmacy Clinical Specialist, Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, Minnesota	Karen J. Hauff, Pharm. D., BCNSP Clinical Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota  Pharmacy Clinical Specialist in Pediatrics, Fairview University Medical Center Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sharon Lehmann, M.S., R.N., CNS   Clinical Nurse Specialist, Interventional Radiology Fairview University Medical Center Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Continuing Education

CE and Certificate completion requirements:

1. CE participants must be pharmacists or dieticians. (See accreditation.) Health professionals from other disciplines should contact Nicole Kast, to discuss eligibility prior to registration.
2. Participants must complete five modules, each requiring approximately 9 hours of study. Following successful completion of all assigned coursework (70% average on each exam and assignment) and a course evaluation, a statement of credit will be mailed to participants within four weeks.
3. Completion of this program does not "certify" that a person is competent in the provision of clinical nutrition support. (Read more about the difference between a certificate program and certification.)

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Accreditation

The University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy is approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of Continuing Education. The online course is approved for 45 hours of CE credit. The Universal Program Number is ACPE 031-000-08-016-H01-P. Initial Release Date: April 10, 2006. Revised: April 1, 2008. Expiration Date: April 1, 2010.

The University of Minnesota, College of Pharmacy is approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of Certificate Programs in Pharmacy.  Following successful completion of certificate program requirements outlined above, the certificate is awarded.  CP 031-0016.

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Program Design

During the online course, materials will be released on a weekly basis. Content modules consist of various instructional materials, including: readings, presentations, self-evaluation questions and practice cases. Supplemental readings are taken from Dipiro et al. (2002) Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiological Approach. Appleton & Lange: Stamford, CT. Participants will be required to pass (70%) a 40-point mid-term exam released the third week of the course, a 60-point cumulative final exam released the fifth week of the course, and a case assignment.

Participants can log in and access the learning materials 24 hours/day-7 days/week, at their convenience. Optional online chat sessions allow for case discussion with the instructors. Email and a course bulletin board are also used to pose and address questions encountered when studying.

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Program Schedule

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Prerequisites

It is strongly suggested that participants meet the following:

1. Computer and technology requirements

Please contact our office if you have any questions about these requirements. Assistance is available.

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Tuition

Tuition for this course is $595 which includes:

• access to the secure course web site
• technical support
• online course materials
• reading packets (if applicable)
• an ACPE statement of credit (following successful completion)

**You will not be considered registered until participant information and payment are received in our office.

Discounts may apply if you are registering with a group or your institution offers reimbursement.

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Registration

Before registering, be sure that you have carefully read through the course prerequisites.
Please register at least one week before the course start date, to guarantee a timely start.

By fax: Download the printer-friendly registration form (.pdf) and fax to 612.626.4613