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October 13, 1999
JAMA. 1999;282:1393-1394.
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:
Science-Based Views of Drug Addiction and Its Treatment (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn the components of science-based addiction treatments.
Factors Correlated With Progression-Free Survival After High-Dose Chemotherapy and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Metastatic Breast Cancer (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn prognostic factors for survival after autotransplant.
Effects of Risedronate Treatment on Vertebral and Nonvertebral Fractures in Women With Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that a new biphosphonate drug may be effective for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis.
Prevalence of Attempting Weight Loss and Strategies for Controlling Weight (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn how men and women in the US are trying to lose weight.
Unintended Pregnancy Among Adult Women Exposed to Abuse or Household Dysfunction During Their Childhood (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that abuse in childhood may predispose women to have unintended pregnancies.
Tube Feeding in Patients With Advanced Dementia: A Review of the Evidence (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To review the risks of tube feeding for patients with dementia.
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: XIX. Applying Clinical Trial Results B. Guidelines for Determining Whether a Drug Is Exerting (More Than) a Class Effect (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn how to interpret studies that compare the effects of a drug with another drug in the same class.
After reading 3 of these articles, complete the CME Evaluation Form.
RELATED ARTICLES
Science-Based Views of Drug Addiction and Its Treatment
Alan I. Leshner
JAMA. 1999;282(14):1314-1316.
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Factors Correlated With Progression-Free Survival After High-Dose Chemotherapy and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Metastatic Breast Cancer
Philip A. Rowlings, Stephanie F. Williams, Karen H. Antman, Karen K. Fields, Joseph W. Fay, Elizabeth Reed, Corey J. Pelz, John P. Klein, Kathleen A. Sobocinski, M. John Kennedy, Cesar O. Freytes, Philip L. McCarthy, Jr, Roger H. Herzig, Edward A. Stadtmauer, Hillard M. Lazarus, Andrew L. Pecora, Jacob D. Bitran, Steven N. Wolff, Robert Peter Gale, James O. Armitage, William P. Vaughan, Gary Spitzer, and Mary M. Horowitz
JAMA. 1999;282(14):1335-1343.
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Effects of Risedronate Treatment on Vertebral and Nonvertebral Fractures in Women With Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Steven T. Harris, Nelson B. Watts, Harry K. Genant, Clark D. McKeever, Thomas Hangartner, Michael Keller, Charles H. Chesnut III, Jacques Brown, Erik F. Eriksen, Mohammad S. Hoseyni, Douglas W. Axelrod, Paul D. Miller, and for the Vertebral Efficacy With Risedronate Therapy Study Group
JAMA. 1999;282(14):1344-1352.
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Prevalence of Attempting Weight Loss and Strategies for Controlling Weight
Mary K. Serdula, Ali H. Mokdad, David F. Williamson, Deborah A. Galuska, James M. Mendlein, and Gregory W. Heath
JAMA. 1999;282(14):1353-1358.
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Unintended Pregnancy Among Adult Women Exposed to Abuse or Household Dysfunction During Their Childhood
Patricia M. Dietz, Alison M. Spitz, Robert F. Anda, David F. Williamson, Pamela M. McMahon, John S. Santelli, Dale F. Nordenberg, Vincent J. Felitti, and Juliette S. Kendrick
JAMA. 1999;282(14):1359-1364.
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Tube Feeding in Patients With Advanced Dementia: A Review of the Evidence
Thomas E. Finucane, Colleen Christmas, and Kathy Travis
JAMA. 1999;282(14):1365-1370.
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Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: XIX. Applying Clinical Trial Results; B. Guidelines for Determining Whether a Drug Is Exerting (More Than) a Class Effect
Finlay A. McAlister, Andreas Laupacis, George A. Wells, David L. Sackett, and for the Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group
JAMA. 1999;282(14):1371-1377.
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