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March 27, 2002
JAMA. 2002;287:1587-1588.
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:
Laparoscopic Advances in General Surgery1502
Educational Objective: To understand the general surgical conditions amenable to laparoscopic treatment.
Intravenous Nesiritide vs Nitroglycerin for Treatment of Decompensated Congestive Heart Failure: A Randomized Controlled Trial1531
Educational Objective: To compare the effects of nesiritide and nitroglycerin in patients with decompensated congestive heart failure.
Short-term Intravenous Milrinone for Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Heart Failure: A Randomized Controlled Trial1541
Educational Objective: To learn that patients hospitalized with acute exacerbation of chronic heart failure may not benefit from treatment with the inotropic agent milrinone.
Association Between Pulse Pressure and Mortality in Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis1548
Educational Objective: To learn that pulse pressure is associated with the risk of death in patients undergoing hemodialysis.
Relationship Between Prepregnancy Anthrax Vaccination and Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes Among US Army Women1556
Educational Objective: To learn that anthrax vaccination may not affect pregnancy or birth rates.
Relationship of Prenatal Diagnosis and Pregnancy Termination to Overall Infant Mortality in Canada1561
Educational Objective: To learn that prenatal diagnosis of congenital anomalies with pregnancy termination may reduce infant congenital anomaly death rates.
A 75-Year-Old Man With Depression1568
Educational Objective: To review the clinical management of depression in elderly patients.
After reading 3 of these articles, complete the CME Evaluation Form.
RELATED ARTICLES
Laparoscopic Advances in General Surgery
Leena Khaitan and Michael D. Holzman
JAMA. 2002;287(12):1502-1505.
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Intravenous Nesiritide vs Nitroglycerin for Treatment of Decompensated Congestive Heart Failure: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Publication Committee for the VMAC Investigators
JAMA. 2002;287(12):1531-1540.
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Short-term Intravenous Milrinone for Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Heart Failure: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Michael S. Cuffe, Robert M. Califf, Kirkwood F. Adams, Jr, Raymond Benza, Robert Bourge, Wilson S. Colucci, Barry M. Massie, Christopher M. O'Connor, Ileana Pina, Rebecca Quigg, Marc A. Silver, Mihai Gheorghiade, and for the Outcomes of a Prospective Trial of Intravenous Milrinone for Exacerbations of Chronic Heart Failure Investigators
JAMA. 2002;287(12):1541-1547.
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Association Between Pulse Pressure and Mortality in Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis
Preston S. Klassen, Edmund G. Lowrie, Donal N. Reddan, Elizabeth R. DeLong, Joseph A. Coladonato, Lynda A. Szczech, J. Michael Lazarus, and William F. Owen, Jr
JAMA. 2002;287(12):1548-1555.
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Relationship Between Prepregnancy Anthrax Vaccination and Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes Among US Army Women
Andrew R. Wiesen and Christopher T. Littell
JAMA. 2002;287(12):1556-1560.
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Relationship of Prenatal Diagnosis and Pregnancy Termination to Overall Infant Mortality in Canada
Shiliang Liu, K. S. Joseph, Michael S. Kramer, Alexander C. Allen, Reg Sauve, I. D. Rusen, Shi Wu Wen, and for the Fetal and Infant Health Study Group of the Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System
JAMA. 2002;287(12):1561-1567.
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A 75-Year-Old Man With Depression
Kurt Kroenke
JAMA. 2002;287(12):1568-1576.
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