Continuing Medical Education
Physicians may earn up to 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit per article for reading and analyzing the designated CME articles published in each edition of TPJ. Each edition has four articles available for review.
Other clinicians for whom CME is acceptable in meeting educational requirements may report up to four hours of participation.
Accreditation
The Kaiser Permanente National CME Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Kaiser Permanente National CME Program designates this journal-based CME activity for 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Objectives of Continuing Medical Education
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to inculcate the use of evidence based medicine as part of the science of medicine.
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to stress the art of medicine via enhanced patient physician communication, improved care experience for patients, and more satisfying care giving experience for physicians and staff through better teamwork.
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to review appropriate updates on the diagnosis and treatment of clinical conditions.
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to describe infrastructure and systems improvements that lead to improvements in outcomes and patient care experiences.
All sections must be complete to receive credit.
Conflict of Interest
All editors, reviewers, and authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose; where any possible conflict is indicated, it has been reviewed and found not to have any impact on the article content.
