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 Form
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:
Worklife and Satisfaction of General Internists (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To discuss general internist
job satisfaction and factors relating to it.
Coffee Intake and Risk of Hypertension: The Johns
Hopkins Precursors Study (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To understand blood
pressure change and incidence of hypertension by amount of coffee intake.
Improved Cardiorespiratory Endurance Following 6 Months
of Resistance Exercise in Elderly Men and Women (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To demonstrate that
both high and low-intensity resistance training can improve cardiorespiratory
endurance in older adults.
Rapid Antibiotic Delivery and Appropriate Antibiotic
Selection Reduce Length of Hospital Stay of Patients With Community-Acquired
Pneumonia: Link Between Quality of Care and Resource Utilization (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To evaluate the impact
of antibiotic selection and delivery time on length of hospital stay for hospitalized
patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
Gastroenteritis-Associated Hyperamylasemia: Prevalence
and Clinical Significance (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn if acute gastroenteritis
is associated with elevated serum amylase and to evaluate such association
and its clinical significance.
Neurological Involvement in Acute Q Fever: A Report
of 29 Cases and Review of the Literature (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that neurological
involvement in acute Q fever is nonspecific and that zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii must be included in the differential
diagnosis of acute febrile syndromes of the central nervous system.
Q Fever During Pregnancy: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Follow-up (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that Q fever–caused
abortion may be prevented by a long-term prescription of co-trimoxazole.
Effect of a Standardized Nurse Case-Management Telephone
Intervention on Resource Use in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that telephone
case-management of heart failure is more cost-effective than hiring nurses.
