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December 22/29, 1999
JAMA. 1999;282:2419-2420.
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:
Current Issues in Managing Sports-Related Concussion (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn the usefulness and limitations of current criteria for evaluation of athletes after concussion.
Efficacy and Safety of Adefovir Dipivoxil With Antiretroviral Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn the risks and benefits of a new HIV drug.
Informed Decision Making in Outpatient Practice: Time to Get Back to Basics (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that patients may seldom be completely informed about clinical decisions.
Identification of a W Variant Outbreak of Mycobacterium tuberculosis via Population-Based Molecular Epidemiology (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn about a new molecular technique for detecting tuberculosis outbreaks.
Head and Neck Injuries Among Ice Hockey Players Wearing Full Face Shields vs Half Face Shields (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To compare the risks and benefits of full and half face hockey shields.
Factors Associated With Use of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn which types of elderly patients are more likely to be resuscitated.
Effect of Statins on Risk of Coronary Disease: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To review the benefits of statin drug therapy.
A 36-Year-Old Woman With Endometriosis, Pelvic Pain, and Infertility (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn the problems with and treatments for endometriosis and associated infertility, with an emphasis on the patient's perspective in the disease.
After reading 3 of these articles, complete the CME Evaluation Form.
RELATED ARTICLES
Current Issues in Managing Sports-Related Concussion
Michael W. Collins, Mark R. Lovell, and Douglas B. Mckeag
JAMA. 1999;282(24):2283-2285.
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Efficacy and Safety of Adefovir Dipivoxil With Antiretroviral Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
James Kahn, Stephen Lagakos, Michael Wulfsohn, Deborah Cherng, Michael Miller, Julie Cherrington, David Hardy, Gildon Beall, Richard Cooper, Robert Murphy, Nesli Basgoz, Edmund Ng, Steven Deeks, Dean Winslow, John J. Toole, Dion Coakley, and for the GS-408 Study Team
JAMA. 1999;282(24):2305-2312.
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Informed Decision Making in Outpatient Practice: Time to Get Back to Basics
Clarence H. Braddock III, Kelly A. Edwards, Nicole M. Hasenberg, Tracy L. Laidley, and Wendy Levinson
JAMA. 1999;282(24):2313-2320.
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Identification of a W Variant Outbreak of Mycobacterium tuberculosis via Population-Based Molecular Epidemiology
Pablo J. Bifani, Barun Mathema, Zhiyuan Liu, Soraya L. Moghazeh, Bo Shopsin, Barbara Tempalski, Jeffrey Driscoll, Richard Frothingham, James M. Musser, Philip Alcabes, and Barry N. Kreiswirth
JAMA. 1999;282(24):2321-2327.
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Head and Neck Injuries Among Ice Hockey Players Wearing Full Face Shields vs Half Face Shields
Brian W. Benson, Nicholas G. H. Mohtadi, M. Sarah Rose, and Willem H. Meeuwisse
JAMA. 1999;282(24):2328-2332.
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Factors Associated With Use of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults
Sarah J. Goodlin, Zhenshao Zhong, Joanne Lynn, Joan M. Teno, Julie P. Fago, Norman Desbiens, Alfred F. Connors, Jr, Neil S. Wenger, and Russell S. Phillips
JAMA. 1999;282(24):2333-2339.
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Effect of Statins on Risk of Coronary Disease: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
John C. LaRosa, Jiang He, and Suma Vupputuri
JAMA. 1999;282(24):2340-2346.
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A 36-Year-Old Woman With Endometriosis, Pelvic Pain, and Infertility
G. David Adamson
JAMA. 1999;282(24):2347-2354.
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