Program Description:
This activity is taken from the February 2010 issue of The Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. It includes the CME articles, "Indications and strategy for surgical repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms" and “Tobacco dependence: How should a busy clinician intervene?" Please note that both topics are featured in the post-test.
Activity Objectives:
After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
- Describe the etiology, classification, and screening for thoracic aortic aneurysms and thoracoabdominal
aortic aneurysms, and their screening
- Discuss the risk factors for rupture of these aneurysms
- Review the surgical techniques and operative strategies used to treat these types of aneurysms
- Understand the clinical practice guidelines for treating tobacco use and dependence
- Discuss the 5As behavior counseling framework and the brief clinical intervention strategy
- Describe the role of pharmacotherapy in treating tobacco dependence
- List appropriate billing codes for the treatment of tobacco dependence
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Credits
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Type
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Accreditation Statement
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Designation Statement
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1.00
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AAPA Category I CME Credit
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This material has been reviewed by the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
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This material has been approved for 1 hour of clinical Category I (Preapproved) CME credit by the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
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Faculty:
Debra Kleinschmidt, PhD, PA
Weill Cornell Department of Transplant Surgery
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York
Formerly: Cardiothoracic Surgery
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, New York
Konstadinos Plestis, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Lenox Hill Hospital,
New York, New York
Panagiotis Housits, MD
Fellow, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Mt Sinai Hospital
New York, New York
Disclosures:
Debra Kleinschmidt, PhD, PA, Konstadinos Plestis, MD and
Panagiotis Housits, MD have indicated no relationships to disclose relating to the content of this article.
Commercial Supporter:
Not Applicable
Instructions:
AAPA members may continue to complete and submit JAAPA post-tests on the AAPA Web site by going to www.aapa.org and searching for keyword JAAPA post-tests. All PAs, including those who are not members of AAPA, may complete and submit post-tests online for no charge here at myCME. To obtain 1 hour of AAPA Category I CME credit, PAs must receive a score of 70% or better on each test taken.
Please proceed with the activity until you have successfully completed this program, answered all test questions, completed the post-test survey, and have received your digital copy of your credit certificate. Your online certificate will be saved on myCME.com within your Profile/Exam History, which you can then access at any time.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
WINDOWS PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
266-MHz Pentium II; Windows 98 or higher; 64 MB RAM; 800 x 600 screen resolution
set for “High Color (16-Bit)”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.
MACINTOSH® SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Power Mac g3 at 300 MHz; System 8.5 or higher (excluding Mac OSX); 96 MB RAM; 20
MB minimum hard disk space available; 800 x 600 screen resolution set to “Thousands
of Colors”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.