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July 26, 2000
JAMA. 2000;284:505-506.
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:
Characteristics and Management of Postpolio Syndrome (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn about manifestations and treatment options for postpolio syndrome.
The Internet as a Newly Emerging Risk Environment for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that persons who solicit sex partners on the Internet may be more likely than others to have risk factors for sexually transmitted diseases.
Tracing a Syphilis Outbreak Through Cyberspace (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that a syphilis outbreak may have been propagated and controlled via the Internet.
The Natural History of Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Host, Viral, and Environmental Factors (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To understand the natural history of hepatitis C virus infection.
Cardiac-Specific Troponin I Levels and Risk of Coronary Artery Disease and Graft Failure Following Heart Transplantation (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that persistently elevated troponin I levels may predict cardiac allograft failure.
Effect of Treating Isolated Systolic Hypertension on the Risk of Developing Various Types and Subtypes of Stroke: The Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program (SHEP) (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that antihypertensive drug treatment may prevent hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes.
Metformin in the Treatment of HIV Lipodystrophy Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that metformin reduces insulin resistance and cardiac risk factors in HIV-infected patients with lipodystrophy syndrome.
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: XXIII. Qualitative Research in Health Care B. What Are the Results and How Do They Help Me Care for My Patients? (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn how to apply the results of qualitative research in medical practice.
After reading 3 of these articles, complete the CME Evaluation Form.
RELATED ARTICLES
Characteristics and Management of Postpolio Syndrome
Burk Jubelt and James C. Agre
JAMA. 2000;284(4):412-414.
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The Internet as a Newly Emerging Risk Environment for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Mary McFarlane, Sheana S. Bull, and Cornelis A. Rietmeijer
JAMA. 2000;284(4):443-446.
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Tracing a Syphilis Outbreak Through Cyberspace
Jeffrey D. Klausner, Wendy Wolf, Lyn Fischer-Ponce, Ilene Zolt, and Mitchell H. Katz
JAMA. 2000;284(4):447-449.
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The Natural History of Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Host, Viral, and Environmental Factors
David L. Thomas, Jacquie Astemborski, Rudra M. Rai, Frank A. Anania, Melody Schaeffer, Noya Galai, Karen Nolt, Kenrad E. Nelson, Steffanie A. Strathdee, Lisette Johnson, Oliver Laeyendecker, John Boitnott, Lucy E. Wilson, and David Vlahov
JAMA. 2000;284(4):450-456.
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Cardiac-Specific Troponin I Levels and Risk of Coronary Artery Disease and Graft Failure Following Heart Transplantation
Carlos A. Labarrere, David R. Nelson, Catherine J. Cox, Douglas Pitts, Philip Kirlin, and Harold Halbrook
JAMA. 2000;284(4):457-464.
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Effect of Treating Isolated Systolic Hypertension on the Risk of Developing Various Types and Subtypes of Stroke: The Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program (SHEP)
H. Mitchell Perry, Jr, Barry R. Davis, Thomas R. Price, William B. Applegate, William S. Fields, Jack M. Guralnik, Lewis Kuller, Sara Pressel, Jeremiah Stamler, Jeffrey L. Probstfield, and for the Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program Cooperative Research Group
JAMA. 2000;284(4):465-471.
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Metformin in the Treatment of HIV Lipodystrophy Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Colleen Hadigan, Colleen Corcoran, Nesli Basgoz, Benjamin Davis, Paul Sax, and Steven Grinspoon
JAMA. 2000;284(4):472-477.
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Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: XXIII. Qualitative Research in Health Care B. What Are the Results and How Do They Help Me Care for My Patients?
Mita K. Giacomini, Deborah J. Cook, and for the Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group
JAMA. 2000;284(4):478-482.
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