Earn AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
ACR Members are encouraged to successfully complete this FREE online, journal-based, reading activity to receive CME credits.
Expires 08/20/2018
Approved for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM
Credits awarded for this enduring activity are designated "SA-CME" by the American Board of Radiology (ABR) and qualify toward fulfilling requirements for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part II: Lifelong Learning and Self-assessment.
ACR Members are encouraged to successfully complete this FREE online, journal-based, reading activity to receive CME credits. ACR Members will NOT be charged, but must go through the shopping cart, click SUBMIT ORDER, and then open the "My Learning Dashboard" page and click on "My Pending Activities" to access the activity.
OverviewThis journal-based activity presents current content to encourage readers to think critically about issues in radiology and the broader field of medicine; to provide radiologists insight into improved practice and management techniques that will improve their practices; and to encourage radiologists’ participation in practice management, organizational, and policy-related activities. Readers complete the activity by reading a peer-reviewed article, reviewing references, and then responding to a minimum of five self-assessment questions online.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, the reader will be able to:
• Understand the difference between absolute and conditional wording of recommendations for additional imaging (RAIs).
• Recognize the impact of recommendation wording on the likelihood of the recommended imaging being obtained.
• Understand the type of malignancies detected on Chest CTs that have been recommended by interpreting radiologists based on outpatient chest radiograph findings.
Accreditation Statement
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement
The American College of Radiology designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CME Released: 08/21/2015 CME Expires: 08/20/2018
Hardware/Software Requirements for Online Claiming
This web-based CME activity requires a version 4.x web browser or newer and is best experienced using a current generation browser such as Internet Explorer 5.5/6.0 or newer. The required reading materials can be viewed online using Adobe® Reader® available at https://www.adobe.com/.
Click on the link to read the article.
J Am Coll Radiol 2015;-:---. Copyright © 2015 American College of Radiology