Clinical Quiz questions are based f...

Clinical Quiz questions are based forward selected articles in this issue of American Family Physician. Answers appear in this issue. AFP has been reviewed by dint of the American Academy of Family Physicians as having satisfaction acceptable for Prescribed credit. period of time of approval is for the same year from the beginning distribution date of May 1 2005 This issue has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 35 Prescribed credits. single in kind and one fourth credits conforms to AAFP criteria for evidence-based continuing medical education (EB CME) clinical peace The amount of CME has been doubled to mirror two-for-one credit for the EB CME portion solely When reporting CME credits, AAFP members should report total Prescribed credits earned for this activity. It is not necessary for members to label credits as EB CME for reporting purposes

The AAFP is accredited from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide CME for physicians.

The AAFP designates this educational activity for a maximum of 35 Category 1 credits toward the American Medical Association Physician's Recognition Award (AMA/PRA). Each physician should claim and nothing else those credits that he or she actually exhausted in the activity.

AAFP Credit

Each transcript of AFP contains a Clinical Quiz answer card. AAFP members may use this card to obtain the designated number of Prescribed credit hours for the year in which the card is postmarked.

AMA/PRA Category 1 Credit

AAFP members who satisfy the Academy's CME requirements are automatically eligible for the AMA/PRA.

Physicians who are not members of the AAFP are eligible to receive the designated number of credits in Category 1 of the AMA/PRA onward completion and return of the Clinical Quiz answer card. AFP preserves a record of AMA/PRA Category 1 credits for nonmember physicians. This record will be provided in succession request; however, nonmembers are responsible for reporting their be in possession of Category 1 CME credits when applying for the AMA/PRA or other certificates or credentials.

For health care professionals who are not physicians and are AFP subscribers, a record of CME credit is kept by way of the AAFP and will be provided to you in succession written request. You are responsible for reporting CME credits to your professional organization.

NOTE: The cloyed text of AFP is available online (http://www.aafp.org/afp), including each issue's Clinical Quiz. The table of satisfactions for each online issue will link you to the Clinical Quiz. Just succeed the online directions to take the quiz and, if you are an AAFP member, you can submit your answers for CME credit.