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Continuing Medical Education in JACC
JACC CME is a convenient way to fulfill your CME requirements whilel earning important information about the latest advances in
cardiovascular medicine. Please read the following information and select a CME article listed at the bottom of this page.
Each month, one article in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) will be designated for CME credit. You can earn up to 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM for each quiz successfully completed. CME for articles in JACC:
Cardiovascular Imaging and JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions will be
introduced at a later date. JACC CME is available as of March 2009.
Articles designated for CME are identified by the green CME icon  in the print journal and online at content.onlinejacc.org. The
online CME quizzes provide immediate results and confirmation of credit
earned, and are available for one year from the journal issue date.
The
American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) is accredited by the
the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to
provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American
College of Cardiology designates select articles in JACC for
a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim
credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the
activity.
Method of Participation and Receipt of CME Certificate To obtain CME credit for JACC Journals, you must:
- Be an ACC member or JACC subscriber
- Carefully read the content selection marked with the CME icon and answer the questions associated with the content.
- After
all questions are answered and a brief evaluation completed, a "Claim
CME" link will appear. A certificate indicating the number of
credits/contact hours earned for participation in the program will be
emailed to you.
Hardware/Software Requirements
This activity uses Microsoft Windows XP Operating System and Internet Explorer (version 6) Browser.
Overall objectives for JACC CME After
reading and reflecting upon an article in the Journal of the American
College of Cardiology, the learner should be able to:
- demonstrate an increase in or affirmation of his/her knowledge of clinical cardiology
- evaluate the appropriateness of the clinical information as it applies to the provision of patient care
- demonstrate
an increase in the knowledge required to maintain competence, and
strengthen the habits of critical inquiry and balanced judgment.
Target Audience This educational activity is intended for physicians who treat patients with cardiovascular diseases.
Disclosure Policies
It
is the policy of the American College of Cardiology Foundation that
audiences for any ACCF programs, products, policies, services and
scientific publications ("activities") must be informed, prior to their
participation, of ACCF's and individual ACCF contributor's relevant
relationships with commercial interests in any proprietary entity
producing health care goods or services (with the exception of
nonprofit or government organizations and non-health care related
companies). ACCF will identify and resolve all conflicts of interest
prior to a contributor's participation in the program, product, policy,
service and/or scientific publication.
The
American College of Cardiology Foundation is committed to the ongoing
evaluation of its educational activities. This CME activity requires a
brief evaluation prior to completion. As a registered user of this
activity, you may also be contacted on behalf of the American College
of Cardiology Foundation for your feedback on various aspects of the
program and its usefulness in your professional endeavors.
Disclosures for the JACC Editor in Chief, Deputy Editor and Associate Editors are listed here;
also, disclosure for the JACC Editor in Chief, the JACC CME Editor, and the authors are listed on the web page that contains the article and the quiz.
CME Term of Approval
This CME activity will expire one year after the issue date. Evaluation
The
American College of Cardiology Foundation is committed to the ongoing
evaluation of its educational activities. This CME activity requires a
brief evaluation prior to completion. As a registered user of this
activity, you may also be contacted on behalf of the American College
of Cardiology Foundation for your feedback on various aspects of the
program and its usefulness in your professional endeavors.
ACCF Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality
ACCF's Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality is described here.
Off Label Use
Articles
may include discussion of drugs or devices, or uses of drugs or
devices, that have not been approved by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) or have been approved by the FDA for specific uses
only. The FDA has stated that it is the responsibility of the physician
to determine the FDA clearance status of each drug or device he or she
wishes to use in clinical practice. ACCF is committed to the free
exchange of medical education. Inclusion of any discussion in this
program, including discussion on off-label uses, does not imply an
endorsement by ACCF of the uses, products or techniques presented.
Copyright
JACC
is copyrighted by the American College of Cardiology Foundation through
the Library of Congress and thereby reserves all rights of duplication
and distribution of the information included in this journal. The
College does not hold itself responsible for statements made by any
contributor. Statements or opinions expressed in JACC reflect the views
of the author and do not represent official policy of the American
College of Cardiology Foundation, unless otherwise stated.
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