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January 19, 2000
JAMA. 2000;283:411-412.
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:
Measles History and Atopic Diseases: A Population-Based Cross-sectional Study (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that measles infection may not protect against atopic disease.
Association Between Minor Elevations of Creatine Kinase-MB Level and Mortality in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Without ST-Segment Elevation (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that a slight elevation of creatine kinase-MB may indicate myocardial infarction.
Urinary and Sexual Function After Radical Prostatectomy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: The Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that impotence and incontinence may be common sequelae of radical prostatectomy.
Trends in Pregnancy-Related Smoking Rates in the United States, 1987-1996 (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that pregnant women continue to be about half as likely to smoke as nonpregnant women.
Methylnaltrexone for Reversal of Constipation Due to Chronic Methadone Use: A Randomized Controlled Trial (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn the benefit of methylnaltrexone for opioid-induced constipation.
Physicians and the Pharmaceutical Industry: Is a Gift Ever Just a Gift? (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To understand the potential effects of physician-industry interaction on medical practice.
Antiretroviral Therapy in Adults: Updated Recommendations of the International AIDS Society–USA Panel (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To understand an expert panel's latest recommendations for antiretroviral therapy.
After reading 3 of these articles, complete the CME Evaluation Form.
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Measles History and Atopic Diseases: A Population-Based Cross-sectional Study
Mikko Paunio, Olli P. Heinonen, Martti Virtanen, Pauli Leinikki, Annamari Patja, and Heikki Peltola
JAMA. 2000;283(3):343-346.
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Association Between Minor Elevations of Creatine Kinase-MB Level and Mortality in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Without ST-Segment Elevation
John H. Alexander, Rodney A. Sparapani, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, Jaap W. Deckers, L. Kristin Newby, E. Magnus Ohman, Ramòn Corbalàn, Sergio L. Chierchia, Jean B. Boland, Maarten L. Simoons, Robert M. Califf, Eric J. Topol, Robert A. Harrington, and for the PURSUIT Steering Committee
JAMA. 2000;283(3):347-353.
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Urinary and Sexual Function After Radical Prostatectomy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: The Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study
Janet L. Stanford, Ziding Feng, Ann S. Hamilton, Frank D. Gilliland, Robert A. Stephenson, J. William Eley, Peter C. Albertsen, Linda C. Harlan, and Arnold L. Potosky
JAMA. 2000;283(3):354-360.
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Trends in Pregnancy-Related Smoking Rates in the United States, 1987-1996
Shahul H. Ebrahim, R. Louise Floyd, Robert K. Merritt II, Pierre Decoufle, and Deborah Holtzman
JAMA. 2000;283(3):361-366.
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Methylnaltrexone for Reversal of Constipation Due to Chronic Methadone Use: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Chun-Su Yuan, Joseph F. Foss, Michael O'Connor, Joachim Osinski, Theodore Karrison, Jonathan Moss, and Michael F. Roizen
JAMA. 2000;283(3):367-372.
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Physicians and the Pharmaceutical Industry: Is a Gift Ever Just a Gift?
Ashley Wazana
JAMA. 2000;283(3):373-380.
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Antiretroviral Therapy in Adults: Updated Recommendations of the International AIDS Society–USA Panel
Charles C. J. Carpenter, David A. Cooper, Margaret A. Fischl, Jose M. Gatell, Brian G. Gazzard, Scott M. Hammer, Martin S. Hirsch, Donna M. Jacobsen, David A. Katzenstein, Julio S. G. Montaner, Douglas D. Richman, Michael S. Saag, Mauro Schechter, Robert T. Schooley, Melanie A. Thompson, Stefano Vella, Patrick G. Yeni, and Paul A. Volberding
JAMA. 2000;283(3):381-390.
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