The Endocrinologist

Six individual CME activities are available through The Endocrinologist each year.

Credit Hours

LWW designates this educational activity for a maximum of six (6) category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

An annual total of 36 category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award are available through the six annual issues of The Endocrinologist.

Target Audience

This CME activity is intended for endocrinologists and other healthcare professionals with an interest in the diagnosis and management of endocrine-related disorders.

Statement of Needs

The treatment of the endocrine system is a complex and multi-tiered process in which the physician must correctly diagnose the disorder, select the appropriate course of treatment, and restore an optimal level of disease-free function. To that end, endocrinologists have expressed a desire for increased knowledge of the function and pathology of all areas of endocrinology, including adrenal, bone and mineral, diabetes, growth and development, lipids and metabolism, neuro-endocrinology, reproduction, and thyroid. Rapid advances in our understanding of the diseases and conditions of the endocrine system, particularly as those advances relate to the clinical environment, make it difficult for the busy practicing physician to keep abreast of important information.

The Endocrinologist is an established, peer-reviewed journal designed to meet the needs of the practicing endocrinologist. Each year, the Editor-in-Chief conducts a literature search to ascertain topics that will be of greatest interest and most benefit to our readers. The journal is intended to address the concerns challenging today's practitioners, to create a forum for setting standards of care, and to establish a network with the highest levels of expertise in the field.

The Editor-in-Chief of The Endocrinologist, Lynn D. Loriaux, M.D., Ph.D., is a world renowned expert in endocrinology and is past president of the Endocrine Society. He has developed an editorial board of nationally and internationally recognized physicians to assist him in selecting and evaluating articles for publication.

The format and design of The Endocrinologist will allow it to serve as a creditable and effective distance learning tool for physicians interested in refining the their problem-solving skills, learning about the most recent advances in the field, and applying these advances to patient care.

Faculty/Staff Credentials and Disclosure

Faculty and author affiliations and financial disclosure information are procured and printed prior to each CME article in each issue.

Other LCMEI/WKH/Other staff financial disclosure information is procured and printed prior to each CME article in each issue.

Learning Objectives

Learning objectives for each CME activity are procured and printed prior to each CME article in each issue.

Accreditation

The Lippincott CME Institute, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Method of Participation

Between five and seven articles published in each bi-monthly issue will be designated course reading. Those who are interested in earning CME credit for individual issues should read each article and then take the exam included in issue. The tuition for each issue's CME activity is US$20.

To earn CME credit, you must read the designated CME articles in that issue and complete that issue's quiz and evaluation assessment questionnaire, answering at least 70% of the quiz questions correctly. Mail a photocopy of the completed page along with a check for US$20 payable to Lippincott Williams & Wilkins to:

Lippincott CME Institute, Inc.
770 Township Line Road
Suite 300
Yardley, PA 19067

Only the first entry will be considered for credit and must be received by LCMEI, Inc. by the expiration date stated in each issue. Acknowledgment will be sent to you within two to four weeks of participation. The correct answers will be published in a future issue of the journal.

Evaluation Methods

Eight evaluation assessment questions will be included as part of the CME Quiz. These questions ensure that we determine that each activity's learning objectives have been met, that the activity was of educational value to the target audience and was unbiased, and offer participants a method of feedback.

Participation Expiration Date

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