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February 9, 2000
JAMA. 2000;283:817-818.
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: Article Titles and CME Objectives
Recent Advances in Wound Healing (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn the mechanisms of wound formation and healing, and to select appropriate treatment for different types of wounds.
A Controlled Trial of a Critical Pathway for Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that practice guidelines for pneumonia may decrease resource use without adverse clinical effects.
Outcome at Age 4 Years in Offspring of Women With Maternal Phenylketonuria: The Maternal PKU Collaborative Study (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that children whose phenylketonuric mothers achieve metabolic control during pregnancy may have less severe developmental delay.
Testosterone Replacement and Resistance Exercise in HIV-Infected Men With Weight Loss and Low Testosterone Levels (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn the benefit of testosterone and exercise for HIV-infected men.
End-of-Life Care Content in 50 Textbooks From Multiple Specialties (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that top-selling medical textbooks may not sufficiently address end-of-life care.
Oral Androstenedione Administration and Serum Testosterone Concentrations in Young Men (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that a nonprescription hormone purported to increase athletic performance may transiently increase testosterone and estradiol levels.
Effect of Out-of-Hospital Pediatric Endotracheal Intubation on Survival and Neurological Outcome: A Controlled Clinical Trial (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that bag-valve-mask ventilation may be as beneficial as endotracheal intubation for prehospital emergency management of pediatric patients.
Genital Herpes and Public Health: Addressing a Global Problem (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To understand how many persons may be reservoirs for genital herpes infection.
After reading 3 of these articles, complete the CME Evaluation Form.
RELATED ARTICLES
Recent Advances in Wound Healing
Ysabel M. Bello and Tania J. Phillips
JAMA. 2000;283(6):716-718.
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A Controlled Trial of a Critical Pathway for Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Thomas J. Marrie, Catherine Y. Lau, Susan L. Wheeler, Cindy J. Wong, Margaret K. Vandervoort, Brian G. Feagan, and for the CAPITAL Study Investigators
JAMA. 2000;283(6):749-755.
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Outcome at Age 4 Years in Offspring of Women With Maternal Phenylketonuria: The Maternal PKU Collaborative Study
Susan E. Waisbren, William Hanley, Harvey L. Levy, Harvey Shifrin, Elizabeth Allred, Colleen Azen, Pi-Nian Chang, Sanja Cipcic-Schmidt, Felix de la Cruz, Ramona Hall, Reuben Matalon, Jo Nanson, Bobbye Rouse, Fritz Trefz, and Richard Koch
JAMA. 2000;283(6):756-762.
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Testosterone Replacement and Resistance Exercise in HIV-Infected Men With Weight Loss and Low Testosterone Levels
Shalender Bhasin, Thomas W. Storer, Marjan Javanbakht, Nancy Berman, Kevin E. Yarasheski, Jeffrey Phillips, Marjorie Dike, Indrani Sinha-Hikim, Ruoquing Shen, Ron D. Hays, and Gildon Beall
JAMA. 2000;283(6):763-770.
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End-of-Life Care Content in 50 Textbooks From Multiple Specialties
Michael W. Rabow, Grace E. Hardie, Joan M. Fair, and Stephen J. McPhee
JAMA. 2000;283(6):771-778.
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Oral Androstenedione Administration and Serum Testosterone Concentrations in Young Men
Benjamin Z. Leder, Christopher Longcope, Don H. Catlin, Brian Ahrens, David A. Schoenfeld, and Joel S. Finkelstein
JAMA. 2000;283(6):779-782.
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Effect of Out-of-Hospital Pediatric Endotracheal Intubation on Survival and Neurological Outcome: A Controlled Clinical Trial
Marianne Gausche, Roger J. Lewis, Samuel J. Stratton, Bruce E. Haynes, Carol S. Gunter, Suzanne M. Goodrich, Pamela D. Poore, Maureen D. McCollough, Deborah P. Henderson, Franklin D. Pratt, and James S. Seidel
JAMA. 2000;283(6):783-790.
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Genital Herpes and Public Health: Addressing a Global Problem
Lawrence Corey and H. Hunter Handsfield
JAMA. 2000;283(6):791-794.
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