2010-01-28
(WASHINGTON) – The American Society of
Hematology (ASH) now offers physicians who diagnose and treat blood disorders a
new resource for earning continuing medical education (CME) credits while staying
abreast of the latest clinical strategies in the rapidly changing field of hematology.
Through a partnership with Medscape, an online network of medical content for
physicians and other health professionals, hematologists can earn CME credits by
testing their comprehension of articles published in ASH’s widely-cited
biomedical journal Blood.
The first Blood
article to offer CME credit will be included in the January 28 issue, both in
print and online. Blood is published weekly, and one CME
article will appear in the journal in the fourth week of every month. By
completing a set of study questions after reading the selected article,
physicians will have a convenient and effective way of earning credits to maintain
board certification, enhancing their knowledge on the subject matter, and
improving the care they provide to patients.
Medscape is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians, and
this activity will be administered by Medscape. A maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ can be
earned through the January 28 article, and future articles may offer even more
credit. There is no charge to participants to earn CME credits
through this program.
The Blood journal
is available on www.bloodjournal.org. To earn CME credit for
selected Blood articles, physicians
should visit cme.medscape.com/cme/blood. Other CME opportunities
offered through ASH can be found at www.hematology.org/practice.
The American Society of Hematology (www.hematology.org) is the world’s largest professional society
concerned with the causes and treatment of blood disorders. Its mission is to
further the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders
affecting blood, bone marrow, and the immunologic, hemostatic, and vascular
systems, by promoting research, clinical care, education, training, and
advocacy in hematology. ASH provides Blood: The Vital Connection (www.bloodthevitalconnection.org), a credible online resource addressing bleeding and
clotting disorders, anemia, and cancer. The official journal of ASH is Blood
(www.bloodjournal.org), the most cited peer-reviewed publication in the
field, which is available weekly in print and online.
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