Physicians in the United States, Canada, and Mexico
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.
Physicians in the United States, Canada, and Mexico
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 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
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.
Earning Credit and the CME Evaluation Form
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
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.
Statement of Educational Purpose
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
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
Preoperative Evaluation of the Patient With HypertensionArticle
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
Educational Objective: To recognize that undiagnosed
hypertension may be discovered in the perioperative period and that treatment
may improve outcomes.
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
Dairy Consumption, Obesity, and the Insulin Resistance
Syndrome in Young Adults: The CARDIA StudyArticle
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
Educational Objective: To learn that increased
dairy consumption may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes for overweight adults.
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
Patient and Caregiver Characteristics and Nursing
Home Placement in Patients With DementiaArticle
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
Educational Objective: To learn that caregiver
as well as patient characteristics may determine how soon nursing home placement
follows a diagnosis of dementia.
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
Evaluation of Restorative Care vs Usual Care for Older
Adults Receiving an Acute Episode of Home CareArticle
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
Educational Objective: To learn that home care
outcomes for older adults may be improved by changing the structure and goals
of home care.
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
Survival of Blacks and Whites After a Cancer DiagnosisArticle
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
Educational Objective: To learn that modest
cancer-specific survival differences for blacks and whites treated comparably
for similar-stage cancer are unlikely to be due to differences in race-specific
cancer biology.
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
The 2001 Bethesda System: Terminology for Reporting
Results of Cervical CytologyArticle
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
Educational Objective: To understand the development
of standard terminology for reporting results of cervical cytology.
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
2001 Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Women
With Cervical Cytological AbnormalitiesArticle
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
Educational Objective: To understand the development
of guidelines for clinical management of women with cervical cytological abnormalities.
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
A 60-Year-Old Woman Trying to Discontinue Hormone
Replacement TherapyArticle
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
Educational Objective: To review the clinical
management of hormone therapy.
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
After reading 3 of these articles, complete the CME Evaluation Form.