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March 13, 2002
JAMA. 2002;287:1333-1334.
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
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting—Can It Be Eliminated?1233
Educational Objective: To understand who is at risk for postoperative nausea and vomiting and how to prevent and treat this common problem.
Improving Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Guidelines Applied in Practice (GAP) Initiative1269
Educational Objective: To learn that a hospital-based intervention may improve adherence to evidence-based therapies.
Evaluation of a Consumer-Oriented Internet Health Care Report Card1277
Educational Objective: To learn that a popular Web-based health care report card may poorly discriminate quality of care between individual hospitals.
Racial Disparities in the Quality of Care for Enrollees in Medicare Managed Care1288
Educational Objective: To learn that racial differences in quality of care may not be accounted for by income, education, or choice of health plan.
Primary Human Herpesvirus 8 Infection in Immunocompetent Children1295
Educational Objective: To learn that a herpesvirus that is carcinogenic in immunocompromised persons may cause fever and rash in immunocompetent children.
Corticosteroid Therapy in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis: A Systematic Review1301
Educational Objective: To review the benefits of corticosteroid therapies for pulmonary sarcoidosis.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review1308
Educational Objective: To review the natural history and clinical management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
After reading 3 of these articles, complete the CME Evaluation Form.
RELATED ARTICLES
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting—Can It Be Eliminated?
Tong J. Gan
JAMA. 2002;287(10):1233-1236.
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Improving Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Guidelines Applied in Practice (GAP) Initiative
Rajendra H. Mehta, Cecelia K. Montoye, Meg Gallogly, Patricia Baker, Angela Blount, Jessica Faul, Canopy Roychoudhury, Steven Borzak, Susan Fox, Mary Franklin, Marge Freundl, Eva Kline-Rogers, Thomas LaLonde, Michele Orza, Robert Parrish, Martha Satwicz, Mary Jo Smith, Paul Sobotka, Stuart Winston, Arthur A. Riba, Kim A. Eagle, and for the GAP Steering Committee of the American College of Cardiology
JAMA. 2002;287(10):1269-1276.
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Evaluation of a Consumer-Oriented Internet Health Care Report Card: The Risk of Quality Ratings Based on Mortality Data
Harlan M. Krumholz, Saif S. Rathore, Jersey Chen, Yongfei Wang, and Martha J. Radford
JAMA. 2002;287(10):1277-1287.
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Racial Disparities in the Quality of Care for Enrollees in Medicare Managed Care
Eric C. Schneider, Alan M. Zaslavsky, and Arnold M. Epstein
JAMA. 2002;287(10):1288-1294.
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Primary Human Herpesvirus 8 Infection in Immunocompetent Children
Massimo Andreoni, Loredana Sarmati, Emanuele Nicastri, Gamal El Sawaf, Mahmoud El Zalabani, Ilaria Uccella, Roberto Bugarini, Saverio G. Parisi, and Giovanni Rezza
JAMA. 2002;287(10):1295-1300.
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Corticosteroid Therapy in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis: A Systematic Review
Shanthi Paramothayan and Paul W. Jones
JAMA. 2002;287(10):1301-1307.
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review
Barry J. Maron
JAMA. 2002;287(10):1308-1320.
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