The Lippincott CME Institute, Inc. designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

An annual total of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM are available through the twelve annual issues of Lippincott’s Bone & Joint Newsletter.

It is estimated that the content of each CME activity will be relevant and timely to target audience members for up to one year following the activity's release date.

This CME activity is intended for orthopaedic surgeons, physiatrists, rheumatologists, residents, physical therapists, orthopaedic nurses, and other physicians with an interest in the practice of musculoskeletal medicine.

Lippincott’s Bone & Joint Newsletter is an informational newsletter published 12 times per year. It is intended for orthopaedic surgeons, physiatrists, rheumatologists, residents, physical therapists, orthopaedic nurses, and other physicians with an interest in the practice of musculoskeletal medicine.

The target audience's need for this continuing medical education activity is supported by documentation provided through a review of the medical literature, surveys of the target audience, an analysis of the musculoskeletal medicine publication market and expert opinion.

This newsletter is intended to serve as a single, comprehensive source on relevant topics that will help keep the target audience abreast of the latest developments in the field of musculoskeletal medicine. The newsletter offers educational instruction on clinically relevant topics including but not limited to arthritis, total joint arthroplasty, osteoporosis, occupational musculoskeletal disorders, orthopaedic sports medicine, and pain syndromes that fall within the differential diagnosis of joint problems.

Lippincott’s Bone & Joint Newsletter is unique in providing a comprehensive and practical review of specific subjects while also incorporating the most recent research data pertinent to clinical practice. Practitioners will benefit from up-to-date information provided by experts who have significant "hands-on" experience in the chosen topics.

Practitioners also will have a self-test opportunity to reinforce their learning experience and to obtain CME credits. An evaluation assessment questionnaire following the CME quiz in each issue will confirm the quality of each educational activity, the value and use of the learned material in their practice, confirm the credit designation and activity expiration dates, gauge the fairness and balance of each activity, and provide practitioners with the opportunity to suggest topics for future issues.

Given the increasing clinical demands and reduced time to attend educational meetings, Lippincott’s Bone & Joint Newsletter will provide a convenient home/office-based alternative for professionals seeking continuing medical education.

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.

This CME program is intended to update practitioners on recent developments in musculoskeletal medicine, with particular emphasis on those areas of development that have an immediate impact on patient care. The CME program will cover a broad range of topics relevant to the contemporary practice of musculoskeletal medicine, including but not limited to arthritis, total joint arthroplasty, osteoporosis, occupational musculoskeletal disorders, orthopaedic sports medicine, and pain syndromes that fall within the differential diagnosis of joint problems.

Specific learning objectives for each CME activity are procured and printed prior to the CME article in each issue of Lippincott’s Bone & Joint Newsletter.

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

Print

The Lippincott's Bone and Joint Newsletter CME Program enables subscribers to earn up to 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM per year. The article published in each issue throughout the year is designated course reading. To earn CME credit, a participant must read each designated CME article and complete the quiz and evaluation assessment survey on the enclosed form, answering at least 70% of the quiz questions correctly. A participant must elect the best answer and place a check mark or an X mark in the corresponding space on the enclosed answer form sheet. Participants are requested not to fill in the answer box completely. Make a photocopy of the completed answer form for your own files and mail the original answer form in the enclosed postage-paid business reply envelope for receipt by LCMEI, Inc. by the expiration date printed in each issue. For more information, call (800) 787-8981. The CME credits are included in the subscription price.

Online

Lippincott's Bone and Joint Newsletter Online CME Program enables subscribers to earn up to 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM per year. The article published in each online issue and posted to the CME.LWWNewsletters.com site throughout the year is designated course reading. To earn CME credit, a participant must read each designated CME article and complete the quiz and evaluation assessment survey online, answering at least 70% of the quiz questions correctly. A participant must elect the best answer and place a check mark in the corresponding space on the answer screen. Upon completion, the subscriber clicks the “Send” button and submits the exam for grading. Upon achieving a passing score, participants are provided with a certificate .pdf to print out on their own computers.

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.

Each individual CME activity will expire within one year of the activity’s release date.