CME Outfitters Announces Live CME/CE Webcast: "Closed Enteral Feeding Systems in Children: Best Practices and Outcomes" Premieres Friday, December 7
CME Outfitters announces an upcoming live and interactive CME/CE activity titled "Closed Enteral Feeding Systems in Children: Best Practices and Outcomes." Offered as a simultaneous webcast and telephone audioconference premiering Friday, December 7, 2007, from 12:00 p. m.-1:00 p. m. ET, the activity will provide evidence-based guidance about the health and safety benefits of closed enteral feeding systems.
Rockville, MD (PRWEB) November 14, 2007
CME Outfitters, LLC, an independent accredited provider of multidisciplinary medical education programming and related healthcare communications services, is pleased to announce an upcoming live and interactive evidence-based CME/CE webcast titled "Closed Enteral Feeding Systems in Children: Best Practices and Outcomes."
CME Outfitters webcasts are offered as a one-hour, live and interactive simultaneous webcast and telephone audioconference. Each webcast's interactivity is enhanced by offering a Q&A segment during which the faculty presenters can respond to audience comments and questions posed via e-mail, fax, or phone. Online CME/CE credit is offered to participants upon completion of the activity, at www. cmeoutfitters. com.
Premiering Friday, December 7, 2007, from 12:00 p. m.-1:00 p. m. ET, "Closed Enteral Feeding Systems in Children: Best Practices and Outcomes" will provide evidence-based guidance about the health and safety benefits of closed enteral feeding systems. For those who are unable to participate in the premiere, the live webcast will be repeated on Thursday, December 13, from 3:00 p. m.-4:00p. m. ET and on Friday, December 14, 2007, from 12:00 p. m.-1:00 p. m. ET. This CME/CE activity will also be available as an on-demand archived webcast, podcast, and telephone audioconference shortly after the third live webcast.
To participate, visit www. cmeoutfitters. com/enteral (http://www. cmeoutfitters. com/enteral) 15 minutes prior to one of the live dates and times, and click on either the "View Live Webcast" or "Participate in Live Dial-In" icons.
There is no fee to participate or receive CE credit for this activity; however, registration is required. Three forms of registration are accepted:
Online: Visit the activity details page at http://www. cmeoutfitters. com/enteral (http://www. cmeoutfitters. com/enteral) and click the Register icon.
Phone: Call 877.CME. PROS (877.263.7767).
Fax: Visit the activity details page at http://www. cmeoutfitters. com/enteral (http://www. cmeoutfitters. com/enteral), print and complete the activity details form, and fax to 240.243.1033.
Statement of Need:
Enteral nutrition plays an essential role in the care of children who are unable or unwilling to eat. Children may require enteral nutrition for a variety of reasons, including prematurity, lack of coordination of the sucking and swallowing reflex, neurologic impairment, or acquired conditions such as burns, sepsis, infection with HIV, cancer, or cystic fibrosis. One potential complication of open enteral nutrition feeding systems is bacterial contamination of formula, which is estimated to occur in as many of 61% of tube feedings. Closed enteral feeding systems offer a number of advantages over open systems, including less bacterial contamination and a safe increase in hang times. This clinical presentation will provide evidence that closed feeding systems have the potential to improve patient outcomes and safety.
Faculty:
Lynn E. Mattis, RN, MSN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Jenifer Hampsey, MS, RD, CSP
Pediatric Nutrition Practitioner
The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
The Johns Hopkins Children's Center
Baltimore, MD
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
Identify factors that contribute to contamination of enteral feedings. Describe the evidence base for the safety of closed vs. open enteral systems. List at least five indications for the implementation of pediatric enteral nutrition. Identify the benefits of pediatric, home-based, enteral nutrition.
Target Audience:
Nurses, dietitians, healthcare quality professionals (CPHQ), pediatricians with an interest in gastroenterology, and other healthcare providers who are responsible for the implementation of pediatric feeding practices.
Commercial Support:
CME Outfitters, LLC, gratefully acknowledges an educational grant from Abbott Nutrition in support of this CE activity.
Credit Information:
CME Credit (Physicians):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Note to Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts Category I credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA Category I CME credit for the PRA from organizations accredited by ACCME.
CNE Credit (Nurses):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
It has been assigned code 6WASUP-PRV-0620. 1.0 contact hours will be awarded upon successful completion.
HQCB Credit (Certified Professionals in Healthcare Quality/CPHQ):
This activity will be submitted to the National Association of Healthcare Quality for 1.0 CPHQ CE credit.
CDR Credit (Registered Dietitians and Dietetic Technicians-Registered):
This program has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration for 1.0 CPEUs (learning needs code 5440).
Post-tests, credit request forms, and activity evaluations must be completed online at http://www. cmeoutfitters. com/enteral (http://www. cmeoutfitters. com/enteral) (click on the Testing/Certification icon - requires free account activation), and participants can print their certificate or statement of credit immediately (70% pass rate required).
About CME Outfitters:
CME Outfitters develops and distributes live, recorded, print, and web-based educational activities to thousands of clinicians each year and offers expert accreditation services for non-accredited organizations. For a complete catalog of certified activities, please visit http://www. cmeoutfitters. com (http://www. cmeoutfitters. com) or call 877.CME. PROS (877.263.7767).
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Contact: Jessica Primanzon
CME Outfitters, LLC
240.243.1308 direct
240.243.1033 fax
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