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October 17, 2001
JAMA. 2001;286:1911-1912.
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:
The Canadian C-Spine Rule for Radiography in Alert and Stable Trauma Patients (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn the accuracy of a decision rule for radiographic assessment of cervical trauma.
Impact of First-Line vs Second-Line Antibiotics for the Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Sinusitis (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn about the efficacy and costs of antibiotics used to treat acute sinusitis.
Macrolide Resistance Among Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that pneumococcal resistance to macrolide antibiotics may be common.
Fetal Deaths Related to Maternal Injury (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn the leading causes of traumatic fetal injury death.
High-Dose Antithrombin III in Severe Sepsis: A Randomized Controlled Trial (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that antithrombin III may not benefit patients with severe sepsis.
Meningiomas in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn about the treatment implications of the occurrence of meningiomas in lymphangioleiomyomatosis, a cystic lung disease found predominantly in women of childbearing age.
Ramipril and the Development of Diabetes (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor may prevent diabetes mellitus.
Do Patents for Antiretroviral Drugs Constrain Access to AIDS Treatment in Africa? (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To understand that costs rather than patent restrictions are more likely to impede access to antiretroviral drugs in Africa.
After reading 3 of these articles, complete the CME Evaluation Form.
RELATED ARTICLES
The Canadian C-Spine Rule for Radiography in Alert and Stable Trauma Patients
Ian G. Stiell, George A. Wells, Katherine L. Vandemheen, Catherine M. Clement, Howard Lesiuk, Valerie J. De Maio, Andreas Laupacis, Michael Schull, R. Douglas McKnight, Richard Verbeek, Robert Brison, Daniel Cass, Jonathan Dreyer, Mary A. Eisenhauer, Gary H. Greenberg, Iain MacPhail, Laurie Morrison, Mark Reardon, and James Worthington
JAMA. 2001;286(15):1841-1848.
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Impact of First-Line vs Second-Line Antibiotics for the Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Sinusitis
Jay F. Piccirillo, Douglas E. Mager, Mark E. Frisse, Robert H. Brophy, and Andrew Goggin
JAMA. 2001;286(15):1849-1856.
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Macrolide Resistance Among Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates
Terri B. Hyde, Kathryn Gay, David S. Stephens, Duc J. Vugia, Margaret Pass, Susan Johnson, Nancy L. Barrett, William Schaffner, Paul R. Cieslak, Peggy S. Maupin, Elizabeth R. Zell, James H. Jorgensen, Richard R. Facklam, Cynthia G. Whitney, and for the Active Bacterial Core Surveillance/Emerging Infections Program Network
JAMA. 2001;286(15):1857-1862.
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Fetal Deaths Related to Maternal Injury
Harold B. Weiss, Thomas J. Songer, and Anthony Fabio
JAMA. 2001;286(15):1863-1868.
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High-Dose Antithrombin III in Severe Sepsis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Brian L. Warren, Alain Eid, Pierre Singer, Subramanion S. Pillay, Peder Carl, Ivan Novak, Pavel Chalupa, Alan Atherstone, Istvan Pénzes, Andrezej Kübler, Sigurd Knaub, Heinz-Otto Keinecke, Hubert Heinrichs, Fritz Schindel, Mathias Juers, Roger C. Bone, Steven M. Opal, and for the KyberSept Trial Study Group
JAMA. 2001;286(15):1869-1878.
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Meningiomas in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Joel Moss, Rosamma DeCastro, Nicolas J. Patronas, and Angelo Taveira-DaSilva
JAMA. 2001;286(15):1879-1881.
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Ramipril and the Development of Diabetes
Salim Yusuf, Hertzel Gerstein, Byron Hoogwerf, Janice Pogue, Jackie Bosch, Bruce H. R. Wolffenbuttel, Bernard Zinman, and for the HOPE Study Investigators
JAMA. 2001;286(15):1882-1885.
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Do Patents for Antiretroviral Drugs Constrain Access to AIDS Treatment in Africa?
Amir Attaran and Lee Gillespie-White
JAMA. 2001;286(15):1886-1892.
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