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Continuing Medical Education (CME) Quiz questions are based on selected articles in this issue of American Family Physician. The questions are written and reviewed by the AFP medical editors. The answers appear in this issue at the end of the Practice Guidelines department. Each copy of AFP contains a CME Quiz answer card. Physicians and other health care professionals are invited to submit answer cards for CME credit.
AAFP Credit
This issue of AFP has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 4.0 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Of these credits, 0.5 conforms to the AAFP criteria for evidence-based (EB) CME clinical content. CME credit has been increased to reflect two-for-one credit for the EB CME portion only; AAFP accreditation begins January 2008. The term of approval is for one year from this date. When reporting AAFP credit, report total Prescribed credit for this activity. It is not necessary to label credit as EB CME for reporting purposes.
The EB CME credit awarded for this activity was based on practice recommendations that were the most current and had the strongest level of evidence available at the time. Because clinical research is ongoing, the AAFP recommends that learners verify sources and review these and other recommendations before incorporating them into practice (http://www.aafp.org/ebcme). Other health care organizations may or may not accept the two-for-one EB CME credits. The AAFP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide CME for physicians.
AMA/PRA Category 1 Credit
The AAFP designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.5 American Medical Association Physician's Recognition Award (AMA/PRA) Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Health care professionals who satisfy the Academy's CME requirements are automatically eligible for the AMA/PRA. Health care professionals who are not family physicians are eligible to receive the designated number of credits in Category 1 of the AMA/PRA on completion and return of the answer card. AAFP keeps a record of AMA/PRA Category 1 credit for non-family physicians. This record will be provided upon written request; however, non-family physicians are responsible for reporting their own CME credits when applying for the AMA/PRA or other certificates or credentials.