Contemporary Diagnostic Radiology

Release Date
Credit Hours
Target Audience
Statement of Needs
Faculty/Staff Credentials and Disclosure
Learning Objectives
Accreditation
Method of Participation
Evaluation Methods
Participation Expiration Date

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Release Date

Twenty-six individual CME activities are available through the newsletter each year.

Credit Hours

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

An annual total of 39 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are available through the 26 annual issues of Contemporary Diagnostic Radiology

Target Audience

This CME activity is intended for radiologists.

Statement of Needs

Radiologists are now, more than ever before, faced with increasingly complex choices in the appropriate work-up of patients. Using state-of-the-art imaging modalities, radiologists confront options that are in a constant state of flux as equipment and techniques are improved and evaluated for cost effectiveness. And each year, hundreds of articles are published which brings new insights and information about improved diagnostic imaging methods to the attention of these practitioners.

The medical literature these health care professionals are expected to follow and the information they need to obtain continues to proliferate and increase in complexity. Each radiologist is challenged to maintain his or her skills and to integrate new concepts as they arise. At the same time, health care professionals face growing socioeconomic and professional pressures to keep up to date in all aspects of medicine. Meanwhile, their patient loads and other professional commitments continue to increase. Added to these pressures is their expanding involvement with third-party paperwork, managed health care issues, and other administrative responsibilities.

Contemporary Diagnostic Radiology has been published with Continuing Medical Education credits available since 1977. This activity has proved to be an excellent educational vehicle to provide radiologists with up-to-date and easily read information on diagnostic imaging equipment and techniques. This is supported by our 90%+ renewal rate. Subscribers to the Contemporary Diagnostic Radiology are primarily practicing, hospital-based radiologists, many of whom have CME requirements.

Needs assessment data is compiled to determine the interests of prospective CME participants. This data is submitted to the publication's editor for consideration in developing educational material, who then uses the data in selecting editorial topics to be addressed in the periodical.

Contemporary Diagnostic Radiology helps meet the expressed information and continuing education needs of those radiologists who must ensure that imaging is done for the right clinical reasons in an appropriate and optimum manner, that their diagnostic conclusions are correct, and that the information they relay to the clinician is useful and clear.

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 the CME article in each issue.

Accreditation

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

Method of Participation

The Contemporary Diagnostic Radiology CME Program enables CME subscribers to earn up to 39 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per year. The article published in each issue throughout the year is 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. To earn CME credit, you must read the CME article and complete the quiz on the enclosed answer sheet, answering at least seven of the 10 quiz questions correctly. Select the best answer and place a check mark or an X mark in the corresponding space on the enclosed answer form sheet. Do not 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) 638-3030.

Online

The Contemporary Diagnostic Radiology Online CME Program enables CME subscribers to earn up to 39 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per year. The article published in each online issue throughout the year is designated course reading. Those who are interested in earning CME credit for individual online issues should read each article and then take the exam included in issue. To earn CME credit, a participant must read each designated CME article and complete the online quiz and evaluation assessment survey, 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.

Evaluation Methods

Twelve 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

The credit expiration date for each individual CME activity is printed in each activity.