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October 11, 2000
JAMA. 2000;284:1863-1864.
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:
Microvascular Free-Flap Reconstruction in the Head and Neck (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn about the indications and outcomes of free-flap reconstruction in the head and neck.
Risk of Breast Cancer With Oral Contraceptive Use in Women With a Family History of Breast Cancer (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that early formulations of oral contraceptives is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer for first-degree relatives of breast cancer patients.
Differences in Prognostic Factors and Outcomes Between Women and Men Undergoing Coronary Artery Stenting (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To understand sex-related differences in prognosis after coronary artery stenting.
Efficacy of 3 Commonly Used Hearing Aid Circuits: A Crossover Trial (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To compare the benefits of 3 different types of hearing aids.
Mutation in the Gene Responsible for Cystic Fibrosis and Predisposition to Chronic Rhinosinusitis in the General Population (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that mutations in the gene responsible for cystic fibrosis may also be associated with chronic rhinosinusitis.
Effect of Patient Reminder/Recall Interventions on Immunization Rates: A Review (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To review the effectiveness of patient reminder systems on immunization rates.
Coronary Artery Stents (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To review the effectiveness of intracoronary stents.
After reading 3 of these articles, complete the CME Evaluation Form.
RELATED ARTICLES
Microvascular Free-Flap Reconstruction in the Head and Neck
Neal D. Futran and Ramsey Alsarraf
JAMA. 2000;284(14):1761-1763.
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Risk of Breast Cancer With Oral Contraceptive Use in Women With a Family History of Breast Cancer
Dawn M. Grabrick, Lynn C. Hartmann, James R. Cerhan, Robert A. Vierkant, Terry M. Therneau, Celine M. Vachon, Janet E. Olson, Fergus J. Couch, Kristin E. Anderson, V. Shane Pankratz, and Thomas A. Sellers
JAMA. 2000;284(14):1791-1798.
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Differences in Prognostic Factors and Outcomes Between Women and Men Undergoing Coronary Artery Stenting
Julinda Mehilli, Adnan Kastrati, Josef Dirschinger, Hildegard Bollwein, Franz-Josef Neumann, and Albert Schömig
JAMA. 2000;284(14):1799-1805.
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Efficacy of 3 Commonly Used Hearing Aid Circuits: A Crossover Trial
Vernon D. Larson, David W. Williams, William G. Henderson, Lynn E. Luethke, Lucille B. Beck, Douglas Noffsinger, Richard H. Wilson, Robert A. Dobie, George B. Haskell, Gene W. Bratt, Janet E. Shanks, Patricia Stelmachowicz, Gerald A. Studebaker, Allen E. Boysen, Amy Donahue, Rinaldo Canalis, Stephen A. Fausti, Bruce Z. Rappaport, and for the Participants of the NIDCD/VA Hearing Aid Clinical Trial Group
JAMA. 2000;284(14):1806-1813.
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Mutation in the Gene Responsible for Cystic Fibrosis and Predisposition to Chronic Rhinosinusitis in the General Population
XinJing Wang, Birgitta Moylan, Donald A. Leopold, Jean Kim, Ronald C. Rubenstein, Alkis Togias, David Proud, Pamela L. Zeitlin, and Garry R. Cutting
JAMA. 2000;284(14):1814-1819.
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Effect of Patient Reminder/Recall Interventions on Immunization Rates: A Review
Peter G. Szilagyi, Clayton Bordley, Julie C. Vann, Ann Chelminski, Ronald M. Kraus, Peter A. Margolis, and Lance E. Rodewald
JAMA. 2000;284(14):1820-1827.
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Coronary Artery Stents
Jassim Al Suwaidi, Peter B. Berger, and David R. Holmes, Jr
JAMA. 2000;284(14):1828-1836.
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