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July 28, 1999
JAMA. 1999;282:399-400.
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:
Anticoagulant-Induced Thrombosis (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn to recognize and treat thrombosis due to anticoagulants.
Recombinant Glycoprotein Vaccine for the Prevention of Genital HSV-2 Infection: Two Randomized Controlled Trials (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To understand the efficacy of a vaccine to prevent HSV-2 infection.
Primary Coronary Angioplasty vs Thrombolysis for the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Patients (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To compare survival of elderly myocardial infarction patients after thrombolytic therapy or coronary angioplasty.
Hospital Peer Review and the National Practitioner Data Bank: Clinical Privileges Action Reports (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To understand that hospitals may under-report actions affecting physicians' clinical privileges.
Prostacyclin and Thromboxane Changes Predating Clinical Onset of Preeclampsia: A Multicenter Prospective Study (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that prostacyclin deficiency may precede preeclampsia by several months.
Strategies to Sustain Success in Childhood Immunizations (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To understand the need for a comprehensive immunization delivery system.
A 43-Year-Old Woman Coping With Cancer (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To understand how to help patients cope with life-threatening mental illness.
RELATED ARTICLES
Anticoagulant-Induced Thrombosis
J. O. Ballard
JAMA. 1999;282(4):310-312.
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Recombinant Glycoprotein Vaccine for the Prevention of Genital HSV-2 Infection: Two Randomized Controlled Trials
Lawrence Corey, Andria G. M. Langenberg, Rhoda Ashley, Rose E. Sekulovich, Allen E. Izu, John M. Douglas, Jr, H. Hunter Handsfield, Terri Warren, Lisa Marr, Stephen Tyring, Richard DiCarlo, Adaora A. Adimora, Peter Leone, Cornelia L. Dekker, Rae Lyn Burke, Wai Ping Leong, Stephen E. Straus, and for the Chiron HSV Vaccine Study Group
JAMA. 1999;282(4):331-340.
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Primary Coronary Angioplasty vs Thrombolysis for the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Patients
Alan K. Berger, Kevin A. Schulman, Bernard J. Gersh, Sarmad Pirzada, Jeffrey A. Breall, Ayah E. Johnson, and Nathan R. Every
JAMA. 1999;282(4):341-348.
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Hospital Peer Review and the National Practitioner Data Bank: Clinical Privileges Action Reports
Laura-Mae Baldwin, L. Gary Hart, Robert E. Oshel, Meredith A. Fordyce, Robin Cohen, and Roger A. Rosenblatt
JAMA. 1999;282(4):349-355.
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Prostacyclin and Thromboxane Changes Predating Clinical Onset of Preeclampsia: A Multicenter Prospective Study
James L. Mills, Rebecca DerSimonian, Elizabeth Raymond, Jason D. Morrow, L. Jackson Roberts II, John D. Clemens, John C. Hauth, Patrick Catalano, Baha Sibai, L. B. Curet, and Richard J. Levine
JAMA. 1999;282(4):356-362.
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Strategies to Sustain Success in Childhood Immunizations
The National Vaccine Advisory Committee
JAMA. 1999;282(4):363-370.
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A 43-Year-Old Woman Coping With Cancer
David Spiegel
JAMA. 1999;282(4):371-378.
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