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January 26, 2000
JAMA. 2000;283:547-548.
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:
Treatment Selection in Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn current treatment options for ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast.
Menopausal Estrogen and Estrogen-Progestin Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer Risk (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To compare the risk of breast cancer for 2 hormone replacement regimens.
Nucleoside Analogs Plus Ritonavir in Stable Antiretroviral Therapy–Experienced HIV-Infected Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To compare maintenance regimens for HIV-infected children.
Impact of Respiratory Virus Infections on Persons With Chronic Underlying Conditions (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To understand that hospitalized patients with chronic lung disease often have respiratory virus infections.
Mental Disorders and Use of Cardiovascular Procedures After Myocardial Infarction (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that patients with mental disorders may be less likely to have coronary revascularization procedures.
Quality of the Last Year of Life of Older Adults: 1986 vs 1993 (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that quality of life may be improving for people surviving to age 85.
Recommendations to Guide Revision of the Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn how a system for rating permanent impairments can be improved.
A 55-Year-Old Woman With Rheumatoid Arthritis (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn the problems patients face with, and current treatments for, rheumatoid arthritis.
After reading 3 of these articles, complete the CME Evaluation Form.
RELATED ARTICLES
Treatment Selection in Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
Monica Morrow and Stuart J. Schnitt
JAMA. 2000;283(4):453-455.
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Menopausal Estrogen and Estrogen-Progestin Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer Risk
Catherine Schairer, Jay Lubin, Rebecca Troisi, Susan Sturgeon, Louise Brinton, and Robert Hoover
JAMA. 2000;283(4):485-491.
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Nucleoside Analogs Plus Ritonavir in Stable Antiretroviral Therapy–Experienced HIV-Infected Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Sharon A. Nachman, Kenneth Stanley, Ram Yogev, Stephen Pelton, Andrew Wiznia, Sophia Lee, Lynne Mofenson, Susan Fiscus, Mobeen Rathore, Eleanor Jimenez, William Borkowsky, Jane Pitt, Mary E. Smith, Barbara Wells, Kenneth McIntosh, and for the Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group 338 Study Team
JAMA. 2000;283(4):492-498.
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Impact of Respiratory Virus Infections on Persons With Chronic Underlying Conditions
W. Paul Glezen, Stephen B. Greenberg, Robert L. Atmar, Pedro A. Piedra, and Robert B. Couch
JAMA. 2000;283(4):499-505.
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Mental Disorders and Use of Cardiovascular Procedures After Myocardial Infarction
Benjamin G. Druss, David W. Bradford, Robert A. Rosenheck, Martha J. Radford, and Harlan M. Krumholz
JAMA. 2000;283(4):506-511.
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Quality of the Last Year of Life of Older Adults: 1986 vs 1993
Youlian Liao, Daniel L. McGee, Guichan Cao, and Richard S. Cooper
JAMA. 2000;283(4):512-518.
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Recommendations to Guide Revision of the Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment
Emily A. Spieler, Peter S. Barth, John F. Burton, Jr, Jay Himmelstein, and Linda Rudolph
JAMA. 2000;283(4):519-523.
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A 55-Year-Old Woman With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Steven R. Goldring
JAMA. 2000;283(4):524-531.
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