Nutrition Clinical Research Fundamentals: Be a Better Consumer of the Literature (M44)

Breakout

Date & Time:

March 24, 2025

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM ET

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-056-L99-P

Course level:

Basic/Intermediate

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

  • Describe fundamental analytical clinical research study designs. 
  • Assess and identify problems in the inclusion/exclusion criteria for summary statistics in a Forest plot. 
  • Synthesize pieces of evidence-based literature to determine if they have enough evidence to alter clinical practice. 

Topics & Presenters

Analytical Clinical Research Study Design and Hypotheses

Kenneth B. Christopher
MD, MS

Editor-in-Chief, JPEN

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Associate Physician

Division of Renal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Nutrition, Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

Meta-Analysis: What Can I Reasonably Glean From a Forest Plot?

Liam McKeever
PhD, RDN, FASPEN

Director and Editor-in-Chief, ASPEN Clinical Guidelines

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Assistant Professor of Clinical Nutrition

Rush University

Chicago, IL

When is This Enough to Alter My Practice?

Russell J. Merritt
MD, PhD

Editor-in-Chief, NCP

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Founding Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation Program

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics

Keck School of Medicine of USC

Los Angeles, CA

Moderators:

Kenneth B. Christopher

MD, MS

Editor-in-Chief, JPEN

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Associate Physician

Division of Renal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Nutrition, Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA