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.
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 Hiatus: CME will be suspended between July and December 2002. Beginning in early 2003, we will offer CME online). We apologize for the interruption.
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
Evolving Treatment Strategies for Epilepsy2917
Educational Objective: To recognize that there are new treatment modalities for patients with seizures.
Patient Complaints and Malpractice Risk2951
Educational Objective: To learn that records of patient complaints may be used to assess physicians' risk of being sued for malpractice.
Respiratory Infections With Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Children With Cystic Fibrosis: Early Detection by Serology and Assessment of Risk Factors2958
Educational Objective: To learn that antibody testing can provide early diagnosis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in young children with cystic fibrosis.
Rupture Rate of Large Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Patients Refusing or Unfit for Elective Repair2968
Educational Objective: To learn the rate of rupture of large abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Correlation of Quality Measures With Estimates of Treatment Effect in Meta-analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials2973
Educational Objective: To learn that quality scores are not reliably associated with the magnitude of treatment effect in randomized trials.
Using Tobacco-Industry Marketing Research to Design More Effective Tobacco-Control Campaigns2983
Educational Objective: To understand how knowledge of tobacco industry marketing tactics may be used to prevent smoking.
Tobacco Advertising in the United States: A Proposal for a Constitutionally Acceptable Form of Regulation2990
Educational Objective: To understand a proposal for reducing smoking rates by increasing the regulation of tobacco advertising.
Temporal Arteritis: A Cough, Toothache, and Tongue Infarction2996
Educational Objective: To review the diagnosis and treatment of temporal arteritis.
After reading 3 of these articles, complete the CME Evaluation Form.
