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MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM HOME
PLEASE NOTE- WE ARE TEMPORARILY UNABLE
TO OFFER CME CREDITS IN RELATION TO THYROIDMANAGER STUDIES. Readers
are welcome to do the required reading and submit tests for scoring if
desired, and we will provide a response and grade for the test.
PLEASE CONTACT <ldegroot@earthlink.net> for needed
information.
Endocrine
Education, Inc. and Thyroid Disease Manager can provide Category I CME credits in
collaboration with the
. This activity has been planned and implemented in
accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of and Endocrine Education, Inc.
The is accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education
for physicians, and takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity
of this CME activity. The designates this educational activity for the specified hours in category 1 credit towards the AMA
Physician’s Recognition Award. Each
physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the
educational activity.
The CME program is comprised of modules requiring
1 – 3 hours study and examination time. Each module covers an important topic in clinical
thyroidology. The topic areas, expected study
time, and credits, are listed below.
Background reading for each module may be done
using the appropriate sections of Thyroid Disease Manager, or other recognized sources.
The tests have been developed by and reviewed by the contributors to Thyroid Disease
Manager, all of whom are noted in the Website. No
question is intentionally “tricky”. Most require the level of knowledge of the
area held by a competent and up to date endocrinologist. Please note that many questions have more than one
correct answer among the multiple possible responses offered.
After doing the
appropriate reading, the participant should print out the test form, fill in
answers, and submit the form by mail to Thyroid Disease Manager.
The participant must verify the time spent reading and testing,
. After
successful completion of each module (70% is the passing score), the participant will
receive a certificate for the certified hours of study and testing.
The modules currently available are listed
with the credit hours. Modules in development indicated
as NA are not available at this time, but will be added in the future. Click on the module
of interest to display the question and answer form.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT
All contributors to THYROID DISEASE MANAGER have completed conflict of interest
statements, indicating whether or not their presentation discusses any commercial product
or preparation, if so whether they have a financial relationship of any type with the
company, and whether unapproved or investigational materials drugs will be discussed. Drs.
De Groot, Jameson, Lazarus, Brown, Spencer, and Larsen are recipients of unrestricted
investigational grants given to their institutions by Knoll Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Robbins
is a consultant to Genzyme Corporation. Drs Dunn and Larsen serve on the Thyroid Research
Advisory Council, a grant funding body supported by Knoll Pharmaceuticals. No faculty
member has a significant financial relation with any relevant commercial provider other
than those described above. All faculty members have submitted disclosure statements. All
statements are on file and can be reviewed on request.
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