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December 5, 2001
JAMA. 2001;286:2745-2746.
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:
Aptiganel Hydrochloride in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial2673
Educational Objective: To learn that a neuroprotective drug may have detrimental effects in patients with ischemic stroke.
Survival Effect of Lung Transplantation Among Patients With Cystic Fibrosis2683
Educational Objective: To learn that improved survival after lung transplantation may be predicted for selected cystic fibrosis patients.
Survival by Time of Day of Hemodialysis in an Elderly Cohort2690
Educational Objective: To compare mortality for elderly patients receiving hemodialysis in morning vs afternoon shifts.
School-Associated Violent Deaths in the United States, 1994-19992695
Educational Objective: To learn about precursors and timing of school-associated violent deaths.
Delirium in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Validity and Reliability of the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU)2703
Educational Objective: To learn about the accuracy and reliability of a method for diagnosing delirium in mechanically ventilated patients.
Large-Scale Quarantine Following Biological Terrorism in the United States: Scientific Examination, Logistic and Legal Limits, and Possible Consequences2711
Educational Objective: To understand the limitations of mass quarantine as a public health response to bioterrorism.
After reading 3 of these articles, complete the CME Evaluation Form.
RELATED ARTICLES
Aptiganel Hydrochloride in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Gregory W. Albers, Larry B. Goldstein, David Hall, Lynna M. Lesko, and for the Aptiganel Acute Stroke Investigators
JAMA. 2001;286(21):2673-2682.
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Survival Effect of Lung Transplantation Among Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
Theodore G. Liou, Frederick R. Adler, Barbara C. Cahill, Stacey C. FitzSimmons, David Huang, Jonathan R. Hibbs, and Bruce C. Marshall
JAMA. 2001;286(21):2683-2689.
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Survival by Time of Day of Hemodialysis in an Elderly Cohort
Donald L. Bliwise, Nancy G. Kutner, Rebecca Zhang, and Kathy P. Parker
JAMA. 2001;286(21):2690-2694.
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School-Associated Violent Deaths in the United States, 1994-1999
Mark Anderson, Joanne Kaufman, Thomas R. Simon, Lisa Barrios, Len Paulozzi, George Ryan, Rodney Hammond, William Modzeleski, Thomas Feucht, Lloyd Potter, and and the School-Associated Violent Deaths Study Group
JAMA. 2001;286(21):2695-2702.
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Delirium in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Validity and Reliability of the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU)
E. Wesley Ely, Sharon K. Inouye, Gordon R. Bernard, Sharon Gordon, Joseph Francis, Lisa May, Brenda Truman, Theodore Speroff, Shiva Gautam, Richard Margolin, Robert P. Hart, and Robert Dittus
JAMA. 2001;286(21):2703-2710.
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Large-Scale Quarantine Following Biological Terrorism in the United States: Scientific Examination, Logistic and Legal Limits, and Possible Consequences
Joseph Barbera, Anthony Macintyre, Larry Gostin, Tom Inglesby, Tara O'Toole, Craig DeAtley, Kevin Tonat, and Marci Layton
JAMA. 2001;286(21):2711-2717.
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