Education and training in nutrition support pharmacy practice

Dickerson, Roland N.; Brown, Rex O.

doi:10.1016/s0899-9007(03)00091-1

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“…Certification in nutrition support has been documented in the literature for more than 20 years. [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] During the early years (1970s-1980s) of this evolving field, the focus was on defining each discipline's separate role to enhance patient care. Eventually, nutrition support became recognized as a unique area of clinical practice with a distinct body of knowledge, and a need arose to assure the public of a practitioner's competence.…”

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Practice Audit of Nutrition Support Certification

2008

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The National Board of Nutrition Support Certification (NBNSC) is an independent credentialing board responsible for administering certification programs in nutrition support. The NBNSC conducted a study (practice audit) of Nutrition Support Professionals (NSP), with the purposes of defining the role of the nutrition support professional and determining the current elements (knowledge or functions) required for competent NSP practice. This article describes the development of the study, results of the study, and use of the information for future certification in nutrition support. A list of the elements required for competent practice was gleaned from a variety of sources. A rating scale was developed to measure the importance of elements required for competent practice and frequency of practice. From this, an online survey instrument was prepared. Surveys were sent to 5964 NSPs; a total of 891 surveys were completed (return rate of 16.8%). There was 98% agreement among the disciplines of the perceived importance of the elements required of competent entry-level NSP practice; that the survey either completely or adequately described these elements; and that it reflected practice by region as well as among various disciplines and work settings. The results of the practice audit demonstrate a common core of practice (95%) across the nutrition support disciplines as well as a universal core of elements believed to be important for competent nutrition support practice. As a result, the NBNSC has developed 1 examination for future nutrition support certification testing and will confer 1 credential, Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC), to those who pass the exam.

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Practice Audit of Nutrition Support Certification

2008

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“…The first documentation of the role of a clinical nutrition support pharmacist within an interdisciplinary team was published four decades ago [4]. Although formalized education and training in nutrition support for pharmacists in collaboration with universities and hospitals has existed for decades in the U.S. [5], opportunities in Spain have been primarily limited to residency training and post-residency self-learning activities. Because of a high level of interest and commitment among numerous self-directed Spanish clinical pharmacists, Spain is second in the number of countries with board-certified nutrition support pharmacists (BCNSP) world-wide [6].…”

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An American Clinical Training Program for Spanish Nutrition Support Pharmacists: A Three-Year Experience

Dickerson

Martínez²,

Fraile

et al. 2015

Pharmacy

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A clinical nutrition support pharmacist training program, in collaboration with the Spanish Foundation of Hospital Pharmacy, Spanish Society of Clinical Nutrition, Abbott Nutrition International, University of Tennessee, College of Pharmacy and Regional One Health, is described. Nutrition support pharmacists from Spain were selected to participate in a one-month training program with an experienced board-certified nutrition support pharmacist faculty member within an interdisciplinary nutrition support team environment in the U.S. Participants were expected to actively engage in an advanced clinical practice role with supervision. Clinical activities included daily intensive patient monitoring, physical assessment, critical evaluation of the patient and development of an appropriate treatment plan for patients receiving either enteral or parenteral nutrition therapy. Upon successful completion of the training program, participants were anticipated to incorporate these techniques into their current practice in Spain and to train other pharmacists to function in an advanced clinical role independently or within an interdisciplinary nutrition support team environment.

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“…Nutrition support pharmacists are an essential component of the health care team and have been specializing in this area for more than 30 years. 1 While board certification in nutrition support and nutrition support residencies are available to pharmacists wanting to specialize, it is important for all practicing pharmacists to have a basic understanding of nutrition. The Accreditation Standards of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education include in the Professional Competencies and Outcome Expectations for Doctor of Pharmacy Programs that students should ''understand relevant diet, nutrition, and non-drug therapies.''…”

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Elective Course in Nutrition Taught by a Pharmacy Student

Machen¹,

Hammer²,

Odegard³

2007

Am J Pharm Educ

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Objectives. Create, implement, and evaluate an elective nutrition course to increase students' awareness and knowledge of nutrition in pharmacy practice. Design. A doctor of pharmacy student, who was also a registered dietitian, designed and taught a 2-credit-hour elective nutrition course with the assistance and oversight of 2 faculty members. Assessment. Students who completed the final course evaluation (45% of the total) felt that the course would be useful to them in their pharmacy practice and highly recommended that other PharmD students take the course. Mean scores on the first and second knowledge-based examinations were 83% and 84%, respectively. Conclusions. This project reflects an innovative approach to developing and delivering a course in an important area of the pharmacy curriculum and provided a pharmacy student the opportunity to explore an academic career in pharmacy.

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Education and training in nutrition support pharmacy practice

Cited by 9 publications

References 17 publications

Practice Audit of Nutrition Support Certification

Practice Audit of Nutrition Support Certification

An American Clinical Training Program for Spanish Nutrition Support Pharmacists: A Three-Year Experience

Elective Course in Nutrition Taught by a Pharmacy Student

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