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March 10, 1999
JAMA. 1999;281:959-960.
Physicians in the United States, Canada, and Mexico
Physicians with current and valid licenses in the United States, Canada, or Mexico who read any 3 of the selected continuing medical education (CME) articles in this issue of JAMA, complete the CME Evaluation Form, and fax it to the number or mail it to the address at the bottom of the CME Evaluation Form are eligible for category 1 CME credit. There is no charge.
The American Medical Association (AMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor CME for physicians. The AMA designates this educational activity for up to 1 hour of category 1 CME credit per JAMA issue toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award (PRA). Each physician should claim for credit only those hours that were actually spent in this educational activity.
Physicians in Other Countries
Physicians with current and valid licenses in the United States, Mexico, or Canada are eligible for CME credit even if they live or practice in other countries. Physicians licensed in other countries are also welcome to participate in this CME activity. However, the PRA is available only to physicians licensed in the United States, Canada, or Mexico.
Earning Credit and the CME Evaluation Form
To earn credit, read 3 of the articles listed below that are designated for CME credit carefully and complete the CME Evaluation Form. The CME Evaluation Form must be submitted within 1 month of the issue date. A certificate awarding 1 hour of category 1 CME credit will be faxed or mailed to you; it is then your responsibility to maintain a record of credit received.
One of our goals is to assess continually the educational needs of our readers so we may enhance the educational effectiveness of JAMA. To achieve this goal, we need your help. You must complete the CME Evaluation Form to receive credit.
Statement of Educational Purpose
JAMA is a general medical journal. Its mission and educational purpose is to promote the science and art of medicine and the betterment of the public health. A flexible curriculum of article topics is developed annually by THE JOURNAL's editorial board and is then supplemented throughout the year with information gained from readers, authors, reviewers, and editors. To accommodate the diversity of practice types within JAMA's readership, the Reader's Choice CME activity allows readers, as adult learners, to determine their own educational needs and to assist the editors in addressing their needs in future issues.
Readers of JAMA should be able to attain the following educational objectives: (1) select and read at least 3 articles in 1 issue to gain new medical information on topics of particular interest to them as physicians, (2) assess the articles' value to them as practicing physicians, and (3) think carefully about how this new information may influence their own practices. The educational objective for each CME article is given after the article title below.
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
The following articles in this issue may be read for CME credit
New Horizons in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn the outcomes of new procedures for knee osteoarthritis.
Influenza-Associated Morbidity and Mortality in Young and Middle-Aged Women (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that chronically ill women may be at increased risk of death due to influenza.
Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccine in Health Care Professionals: A Randomized Trial (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that annual influenza vaccination may protect health care professionals from illness and lost work days.
Association of Dietary Intake of Fat and Fatty Acids With Risk of Breast Cancer (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that lower fat intake may not decrease the risk of breast cancer.
Plaque Rupture and Sudden Death Related to Exertion in Men With Coronary Artery Disease (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that one mechanism of sudden death during exertion may be acute plaque rupture.
A Cluster of Transfusion-Associated Babesiosis Cases Traced to a Single Asymptomatic Donor (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To understand that babesiosis may be transmitted by blood transfusion.
Postexposure Chemoprophylaxis for Occupational Exposures to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To understand the rationale for postexposure chemoprophylaxis of health care workers exposed to HIV.
Medical Futility in End-of-Life Care: Report of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn about a process for families and physicians to make decisions about futile intervention.
RELATED ARTICLES
New Horizons in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Robert F. LaPrade and Marc F. Swiontkowski
JAMA. 1999;281(10):876-878.
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Influenza-Associated Morbidity and Mortality in Young and Middle-Aged Women
Kathleen Maletic Neuzil, George W. Reed, Edward F. Mitchel, Jr, and Marie R. Griffin
JAMA. 1999;281(10):901-907.
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Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccine in Health Care Professionals: A Randomized Trial
James A. Wilde, Julia A. McMillan, Janet Serwint, Jeanne Butta, Mary Ann O'Riordan, and Mark C. Steinhoff
JAMA. 1999;281(10):908-913.
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Association of Dietary Intake of Fat and Fatty Acids With Risk of Breast Cancer
Michelle D. Holmes, David J. Hunter, Graham A. Colditz, Meir J. Stampfer, Susan E. Hankinson, Frank E. Speizer, Bernard Rosner, and Walter C. Willett
JAMA. 1999;281(10):914-920.
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Plaque Rupture and Sudden Death Related to Exertion in Men With Coronary Artery Disease
Allen P. Burke, Andrew Farb, Gray T. Malcom, You-hui Liang, John E. Smialek, and Renu Virmani
JAMA. 1999;281(10):921-926.
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A Cluster of Transfusion-Associated Babesiosis Cases Traced to a Single Asymptomatic Donor
Joanna Dobroszycki, Barbara L. Herwaldt, Fouad Boctor, James R. Miller, Jeanne Linden, Mark L. Eberhard, Jing Ja Yoon, Nahed M. Ali, Herbert B. Tanowitz, Fitzroy Graham, Louis M. Weiss, and Murray Wittner
JAMA. 1999;281(10):927-930.
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Postexposure Chemoprophylaxis for Occupational Exposures to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
David K. Henderson
JAMA. 1999;281(10):931-936.
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Medical Futility in End-of-Life Care: Report of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs
Council on Ethical and Judician Affairs, American Medical Association
JAMA. 1999;281(10):937-941.
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