Subscribers will now find articles designed for CME within the the Review Section of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
The Journal of Hand Surgery Continuing Medical Education (CME) activity was developed by the JHS review section editors and review article authors as a convenient educational tool. After completing this activity, participants will be able to demonstrate an increase in or affirmation of their knowledge of hand and upper extremity surgery. Users will also be able to evaluate the appropriateness of clinical data and apply it to their practice and the provision of patient care. Prior to selecting an exam please review the Society's educational objectives, disclosure policy and program disclaimer (PDF).
Format and Fee: The Review Section of JHS will contain at least 3 clinically relevant articles selected by the editor to be offered for CME in each issue. For CME credit, the participant must read the articles and answer related questions through an online examination. Your JHS CME Activity fee of $20.00 includes the exam questions/answers only and does not include access to the JHS articles referenced.
The American Society for Surgery of the Hand designates the JHS Educational Activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
To claim CME credits, subscribers must read all the CME-eligible articles and take an online test. The questions on the test are designed to make the reader think and will occasionally require the reader to go back scrutinize the article for details.
Deadline: Each exam purchased must be completed by December 31, 2010 to be eligible for CME. A certificate will be issued upon completion of the activity. Estimated time to complete each month's JHS CME activity is 2 hours.
Effective with the January 2010 issue, all CME activities for the Journal of Hand Surgery are being conducted through the Elsevier CME platform. To access this system, you must login directly to the Journal of Hand Surgery website with your JHS login information (this is different than your login information for the American Society for Surgery of the Hand website). If you have never created an account on the JHS website, follow the instructions in the box below for New Users.
ABOUT OUR NEW EXAM PROCESS FAQs If you are a new user and have not completed online CME activities with us before:
CLICK on an exam title of interest from the list below.
At the next screen, please REGISTER.
At the registration confirmation page, click CONTINUE to pass through to the new CME site.
Click CONTINUE again to complete the one-time CME profile and then SAVE.
Click CONTINUE to take the exam.
If you get a blank screen when clicking on an exam, you need to enable pop-ups in your browser:
Scroll to the top and click on the message regarding "pop-ups."
Agree to allow pop-ups (for this program only) and follow the additional prompts.
The exam will then appear.
If your browser is Safari, follow these steps to enable pop-ups : 1) open the Safari window; from the top menu click Safari; Unselect the option (if selected) - "Block Pop-Up Windows." NOTE: Enabling pop-ups for this CME activity will not enable pop-ups for any other applications.
Exam List for
Journal of Hand Surgery
Click on an exam title to access an exam, which will open a new browser window. You will be asked to verify your CME account. If you do not have a CME account you will be asked to create one. Your CME account is different and separate from your Journal Subscription account.
We encourage readers to contact us with questions and feedback on the CME articles and the online quiz so we can continue to improve our Review Section. If you have questions on the accuracy or clarity of something in the CME articles, please do not hesitate to contact us at journalcme@assh.org.
Accredited by:
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
