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May 17, 2000
JAMA. 2000;283:2595-2596.
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:
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Imipramine, or Their Combination for Panic Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To compare cognitive-behavioral therapy, drug treatment, and their combination for panic disorder.
Standard Short-Course Chemotherapy for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Treatment Outcomes in 6 Countries (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that treatment failure may be common for standard short-course chemotherapy of resistant tuberculosis.
Association of Hostility With Coronary Artery Calcification in Young Adults: The CARDIA Study (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that hostility may predispose young adults to coronary calcification.
Abnormal Glucose Metabolism and Pancreatic Cancer Mortality (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that impaired glucose metabolism may precede pancreatic cancer.
Patient Characteristics and ICU Organizational Factors That Influence Frequency of Pulmonary Artery Catheterization (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that several factors may explain variation in use of a controversial intensive care procedure.
Pulmonary Artery Catheterization and Clinical Outcomes: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Food and Drug Administration Workshop Report (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn an expert panel's recommendations for education and research in the use of pulmonary artery catheters.
After reading 3 of these articles, complete the CME Evaluation Form.
RELATED ARTICLES
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Imipramine, or Their Combination for Panic Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial
David H. Barlow, Jack M. Gorman, M. Katherine Shear, and Scott W. Woods
JAMA. 2000;283(19):2529-2536.
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Standard Short-Course Chemotherapy for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Treatment Outcomes in 6 Countries
Marcos A. Espinal, Sang Jae Kim, Pedro G. Suarez, Kai Man Kam, Alexander G. Khomenko, Giovanni B. Migliori, Janette Baéz, Arata Kochi, Christopher Dye, and Mario C. Raviglione
JAMA. 2000;283(19):2537-2545.
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Association of Hostility With Coronary Artery Calcification in Young Adults: The CARDIA Study
Carlos Iribarren, Stephen Sidney, Diane E. Bild, Kiang Liu, Jerome H. Markovitz, Jeffrey M. Roseman, and Karen Matthews
JAMA. 2000;283(19):2546-2551.
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Abnormal Glucose Metabolism and Pancreatic Cancer Mortality
Susan M. Gapstur, Peter H. Gann, William Lowe, Kiang Liu, Laura Colangelo, and Alan Dyer
JAMA. 2000;283(19):2552-2558.
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Patient Characteristics and ICU Organizational Factors That Influence Frequency of Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
John Rapoport, Daniel Teres, Jay Steingrub, Thomas Higgins, William McGee, and Stanley Lemeshow
JAMA. 2000;283(19):2559-2567.
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Pulmonary Artery Catheterization and Clinical Outcomes: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Food and Drug Administration Workshop Report
Gordon R. Bernard, George Sopko, Frank Cerra, Robert Demling, Henry Edmunds, Samuel Kaplan, Larry Kessler, Henry Masur, Polly Parsons, Deborah Shure, Carol Webb, Herbert Wiedemann, Gail Weinmann, and David Williams
JAMA. 2000;283(19):2568-2572.
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