Optimizing Nutrition Support: Advancements in Indirect Calorimetry & Digital Tools
Evaluation (i822a-1)

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* 1. What is your degree?

MD/DO

PharmD/RPh

RD/DTR

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How many years have you been in practice? 

>21

11-20

1-10

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* 3. How many critically ill patients requiring supplemental nutrition do you manage each week?

1 to 10

11 to 25

26 to 50

I am not directly involved in patient care

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* 4. Please select the option that best describes your practice setting. 

Academic medical center

Community medical center

VA, DOD, or other government

Managed care

Research

Pharmaceutical industry

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* 5. After participating in this activity, how confident are you in the management of critically ill patients requiring supplemental nutrition in your practice?

Very confident

Confident

Neutral

Little confidence

No confidence

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* 6. How committed are you to making changes in your practice based on your participation in this activity?

Very committed

Committed

Neutral

Not committed

I do not plan to make changes

If not committed or do not plan to make changes, please indicate reason

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* 7. Which of the following best describes the impact of this activity on your performance?

I gained new strategies/skills/information I can apply to my area of practice

I need more information before I can change my practice

My practice is already consistent with the information presented

This activity will not change my practice

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* 8. Which new strategies/skills/information will you apply to your area of practice? Please select all that apply.

Greater awareness of the amino acid profiles of newly approved formulas

Better understanding of the value of amino acids in parenteral nutrition (PN) mixtures

Increased knowledge of the key role of individualized nutritional therapy in the long-term outcomes of critically ill patients

Improved understanding of the role of indirect calorimetry (IC) in increased protein delivery in critically ill patients

Better able to apply best practices for the utilization of IC in the hospital setting

Increased knowledge of the benefit of IC in delivering personalized nutrition to patients

Improved ability to recognize the role of new technologies in improving the accuracy of patient-specific nutrition

Increased awareness of the benefit of new tools to improve identification of data discrepancies and reduce errors in the medication life cycle

Increased knowledge of the prevalence of PN ordering discrepancies due to outdated technologies and the related impact on patient outcomes

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* 9. What barriers do you see to making changes in your practice?

Lack of knowledge regarding evidence-based strategies

Lack of convincing evidence to warrant change

Lack of time/resources to consider change

Insurance, reimbursement, or legal issues

Conflicting guidelines or evidence

Patient compliance and/or patient resource barriers

Other (please explain)

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* 10. Please rate your level of agreement with each of the following by checking the appropriate rating.

After participating in today’s activity, I am now better able to:

	Strongly agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
Outline best-practice indirect calorimetry to measure resting energy expenditure	Outline best-practice indirect calorimetry to measure resting energy expenditure Strongly agree	Outline best-practice indirect calorimetry to measure resting energy expenditure Agree	Outline best-practice indirect calorimetry to measure resting energy expenditure Disagree	Outline best-practice indirect calorimetry to measure resting energy expenditure Strongly disagree
Choose new digital tools and technologies to support patients’ nutrition needs	Choose new digital tools and technologies to support patients’ nutrition needs Strongly agree	Choose new digital tools and technologies to support patients’ nutrition needs Agree	Choose new digital tools and technologies to support patients’ nutrition needs Disagree	Choose new digital tools and technologies to support patients’ nutrition needs Strongly disagree
Recognize the complexities involved in ensuring amino acid needs are met with parenteral nutrition	Recognize the complexities involved in ensuring amino acid needs are met with parenteral nutrition Strongly agree	Recognize the complexities involved in ensuring amino acid needs are met with parenteral nutrition Agree	Recognize the complexities involved in ensuring amino acid needs are met with parenteral nutrition Disagree	Recognize the complexities involved in ensuring amino acid needs are met with parenteral nutrition Strongly disagree

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* 11. Please indicate the extent of your agreement with the following statement:

	Strongly agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
The faculty for this activity were effective	The faculty for this activity were effective Strongly agree	The faculty for this activity were effective Agree	The faculty for this activity were effective Disagree	The faculty for this activity were effective Strongly disagree

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* 12. Please indicate the extent of your agreement with the following statement:

	Strongly agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
The educational resources and/or handouts provided to me at the educational activity are useful to my practice	The educational resources and/or handouts provided to me at the educational activity are useful to my practice Strongly agree	The educational resources and/or handouts provided to me at the educational activity are useful to my practice Agree	The educational resources and/or handouts provided to me at the educational activity are useful to my practice Disagree	The educational resources and/or handouts provided to me at the educational activity are useful to my practice Strongly disagree

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* 13. The content presented:

	Strongly agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
Enhanced my current knowledge base	Enhanced my current knowledge base Strongly agree	Enhanced my current knowledge base Agree	Enhanced my current knowledge base Disagree	Enhanced my current knowledge base Strongly disagree
Addressed my most pressing questions	Addressed my most pressing questions Strongly agree	Addressed my most pressing questions Agree	Addressed my most pressing questions Disagree	Addressed my most pressing questions Strongly disagree
Promoted improvements or quality in health care	Promoted improvements or quality in health care Strongly agree	Promoted improvements or quality in health care Agree	Promoted improvements or quality in health care Disagree	Promoted improvements or quality in health care Strongly disagree
Was scientifically rigorous and evidence based	Was scientifically rigorous and evidence based Strongly agree	Was scientifically rigorous and evidence based Agree	Was scientifically rigorous and evidence based Disagree	Was scientifically rigorous and evidence based Strongly disagree

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* 14. Do you have access to IC in your practice setting?

Yes

Not relevant to my practice

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* 15. Overall, was this fair, balanced, and free from commercial bias?

Yes

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* 16. If you answered no, please explain:

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* 17. Of the patients you will see in the next week, about how many will benefit from the information you learned today?

More than 50

26 to 50

11 to 25

1 to 10

Not applicable

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* 18. Based on what I learned today, I will improve my practice by incorporating the following (check all that apply):

Improved diagnosis/patient assessment

Useful therapies and appropriate uses

Cutting-edge science in this therapeutic area

Best practices of my colleagues and leaders

I do not plan to make any changes to my practice at this time

Other (please explain)

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* 19. Please list any clinical issues/problems within your scope of practice you would like to see addressed in future educational activities related to optimizing nutrition support:

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* 20. Other comments:

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* 21. Credit Request Type

ACCME

ANCC

ACPE

AND-CDR

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* 1. What is your degree?

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* 2. How many years have you been in practice?

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* 3. How many critically ill patients requiring supplemental nutrition do you manage each week?

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* 4. Please select the option that best describes your practice setting.

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* 5. After participating in this activity, how confident are you in the management of critically ill patients requiring supplemental nutrition in your practice?

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* 6. How committed are you to making changes in your practice based on your participation in this activity?

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* 7. Which of the following best describes the impact of this activity on your performance?

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* 8. Which new strategies/skills/information will you apply to your area of practice? Please select all that apply.

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* 9. What barriers do you see to making changes in your practice?

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* 10. Please rate your level of agreement with each of the following by checking the appropriate rating.After participating in today’s activity, I am now better able to:

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* 11. Please indicate the extent of your agreement with the following statement:

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* 12. Please indicate the extent of your agreement with the following statement:

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* 13. The content presented:

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* 14. Do you have access to IC in your practice setting?

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* 15. Overall, was this fair, balanced, and free from commercial bias?

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* 16. If you answered no, please explain:

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* 17. Of the patients you will see in the next week, about how many will benefit from the information you learned today?

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* 18. Based on what I learned today, I will improve my practice by incorporating the following (check all that apply):

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* 19. Please list any clinical issues/problems within your scope of practice you would like to see addressed in future educational activities related to optimizing nutrition support:

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* 20. Other comments:

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* 21. Credit Request Type

* 2. How many years have you been in practice? 

* 4. Please select the option that best describes your practice setting. 

* 10. Please rate your level of agreement with each of the following by checking the appropriate rating.

After participating in today’s activity, I am now better able to: