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 Archives of Internal Medicine, 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 continuing medical education
for physicians. The AMA designates this educational activity for up to 1 hour
of Category 1 credit per Archives of Internal Medicine
issue toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award (PRA). Each physician should
claim only those hours of credit that were actually spent in the 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 only available to physicians licensed
in the United States, Canada, or Mexico.
Earning Credit
To earn credit, read the articles designated for CME credit carefully
and complete the CME Evaluation Form. The CME Evaluation Form must be submitted
within 4 weeks 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. Questions about CME credit processing
should be directed to The Blackstone Group, tel: (312) 419-0400, ext 225;
fax: (312) 269-1636.
CME Evaluation
One of our goals is to assess continually the educational needs of our
readers so we may enhance the educational effectiveness of the Archives of Internal Medicine. To achieve this goal, we need your help.
You must complete the CME Evaluation Form to receive credit.
Statement of Educational Purpose
For a complete description of the ARCHIVES' mission statement, please
refer to the table of contents.
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. 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 the Archives of Internal Medicine
should be able to attain the following educational objectives: (1) select
and read at least 3 articles per issue to gain new medical information on
topics of particular interest to them as physicians, (2) assess its value
to them as practicing physicians, and (3) think carefully about how this new
information may influence their own practices.
CME Articles in This Issue of Archives of Internal
Medicine
The following articles in this issue may be read for CME credit:
Better Psychological Functioning and Higher Social
Status May Largely Explain the Apparent Health Benefits of Wine: A Study of
Wine and Beer Drinking in Young Danish Adults (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that better
psychological functioning and higher social status may largely explain the
apparent health benefits of wine.
Relationship of Depression to Increased Risk of Mortality
and Rehospitalization in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn the prevalence
and relationship of depression to outcomes of patients hospitalized with congestive
heart failure.
Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
in Women (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To understand the inverse
association between a prudent dietary pattern and coronary heart disease risk
and the positive association with a Western dietary pattern.
Nonsevere Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Correlation
Between Cause and Severity or Comorbidity (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn the correlation
between etiology and severity or comorbidity among patients with nonsevere
community-acquired pneumonia.
Religious Struggle as a Predictor of Mortality Among
Medically Ill Elderly Patients: A 2-Year Longitudinal Study (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To improve physician
awareness of religious beliefs that may mark patients as high risk for poor
medical outcomes.
Diagnostic Patterns and Temporal Trends in the Evaluation
of Adult Patients Hospitalized With Syncope (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To understand diagnostic
patterns and trends and the results of specialty consultations in the evaluation
of adult patients hospitalized with the principal diagnosis of syncope.
Academic Detailing to Improve Use of Broad-Spectrum
Antibiotics at an Academic Medical Center (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To understand the efficacy
of transferable educational intervention for reducing the unnecessary use
of broad-spectrum antibiotic use.
