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June 16, 1999
JAMA. 1999;281:2257-2258.
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:
The Effect of Raloxifene on Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women: Results From the MORE Randomized Trial (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that raloxifene may decrease the risk of breast cancer.
Trends in Unintentional Drowning: The Role of Alcohol and Medical Care (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn why drowning rates may be declining.
Preoperative Serum Potassium Levels and Perioperative Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery Patients (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that preoperative hypokalemia may predispose cardiac surgery patients to arrhythmia or death.
Carrier Rates in the Midwestern United States for GJB2 Mutations Causing Inherited Deafness (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that genetic screening may be indicated for patients with congenital deafness.
Proportion of Cystic Fibrosis Gene Mutations Not Detected by Routine Testing in Men With Obstructive Azoospermia (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that men with obstructive azoospermia may have occult cystic fibrosis gene mutations.
Reticulocyte Hemoglobin Content to Diagnose Iron Deficiency in Children (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that reticulocyte hemoglobin content may be the best test for iron deficiency.
Does This Patient Have Aortic Regurgitation? (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To review the accuracy of auscultation for detecting aortic regurgitation.
RELATED ARTICLES
The Effect of Raloxifene on Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women: Results From the MORE Randomized Trial
Steven R. Cummings, Stephen Eckert, Kathryn A. Krueger, Deborah Grady, Trevor J. Powles, Jane A. Cauley, Larry Norton, Thomas Nickelsen, Nina H. Bjarnason, Monica Morrow, Marc E. Lippman, Dennis Black, Joan E. Glusman, Alberto Costa, and V. Craig Jordan
JAMA. 1999;281(23):2189-2197.
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Trends in Unintentional Drowning: The Role of Alcohol and Medical Care
Peter Cummings and Linda Quan
JAMA. 1999;281(23):2198-2202.
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Preoperative Serum Potassium Levels and Perioperative Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery Patients
Joyce A. Wahr, Reginald Parks, Denis Boisvert, Mark Comunale, Judith Fabian, James Ramsay, Dennis T. Mangano, and for the Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia Research Group
JAMA. 1999;281(23):2203-2210.
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Carrier Rates in the Midwestern United States for GJB2 Mutations Causing Inherited Deafness
Glenn E. Green, Daryl A. Scott, Joshua M. McDonald, George G. Woodworth, Val C. Sheffield, and Richard J. H. Smith
JAMA. 1999;281(23):2211-2216.
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Proportion of Cystic Fibrosis Gene Mutations Not Detected by Routine Testing in Men With Obstructive Azoospermia
Victor Mak, Julian Zielenski, Lap-Chee Tsui, Peter Durie, Armand Zini, Sheelagh Martin, Teresa Barry Longley, and Keith A. Jarvi
JAMA. 1999;281(23):2217-2224.
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Reticulocyte Hemoglobin Content to Diagnose Iron Deficiency in Children
Carlo Brugnara, David Zurakowski, James DiCanzio, Theonia Boyd, and Orah Platt
JAMA. 1999;281(23):2225-2230.
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Does This Patient Have Aortic Regurgitation?
Niteesh K. Choudhry and Edward E. Etchells
JAMA. 1999;281(23):2231-2238.
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