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The online journal review and continuing education resource that simplifies the way you stay current. Making information retrieval fast and convenient, Journalbytes offers instant access to an exclusive database of more than 1600 doctor-written (and spoken) journal article reviews.
No longer will you have to contend with Medline searches that yield thousands of results. Journalbytes filters your search query and provides targeted answers that are prioritized for easy access and use.
Handheld and MP3 player compatibility, along with online continuing education credits, make Journalbytes an indispensable electronic update service.
HERE'S WHAT YOU GET WITH YOUR SUBSCRIPTION:
- More than 1600 original reviews stored in a web database for easy keyword search and retrieval that get your online library off to a great start. Plus a new issue delivered to your computer every four weeks that builds your database.
- Up to 10 doctor-selected and digested literature review articles complete with Take Home Pearls.
- In-depth commentary on an article’s usefulness in practice - up to five per issue, as well as a thought-provoking article about a key advance in gastroenterology authored by a leading authority.
- Audio summaries you can listen to online or download to an MP3 player.
- A way to electronically track the important articles and where they are published, and a link to a vast online library where you can purchase full text articles.
- Handheld compatibility that lets you download the current issue to your PDA for instant access anywhere.
- Earn a maximum of 36 hours in Category 1 credit from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine online at no additional cost with your 12-issue subscription.
- Self-assessment quizzes to highlight key points and strengthen what you've learned.
- FREE access to CME Central, which features a number of online CME solutions, including a credit tracking system, instant access to certificates, admission to our gastroenterology web site (an online source of endless information and valuable interaction), and much more!
Statement of Need: This activity was developed in 1985 in response to the Gastroenterology Specialists’ need to keep abreast of advances and new developments in Gastroenterology. Dr. Donald Deye, Medical Director, Oakstone Medical Publishing, and other practitioners surveyed the opinions of colleagues and practitioners and agreed on the following: (1) Gastroenterology specialists’ must maintain skills and competency; (2) The medical journals are a fertile source of new information, which however, is too diverse and voluminous to be effectively used by most busy clinicians, (3) Gastroenterology specialists’ need a timesaving way to more effectively use the peer-reviewed reports that appear in the journals, (4) The use of this audio is a practical source of education medicine.
Intended Audience: Gastroenterologists and others interested in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases.
Special Prerequisites for Participants: There are no prerequisites for participants.
Learning Objective: At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Explain evidence of the safety and efficacy of certain procedures.
- Evaluate where controversy exists, and -- with our distinguished editorial board of physicians – appraise the evidence and assess advantages and disadvantages of the methods in question.
- Discuss controversies, advantages and disadvantages of diagnostic and treatment plans.
- Integrate non-conventional principles and practices with conventional ones, while they select and employ the best of all available courses of treatment.
- Apply reviews of the latest basic science findings and predict the impact of these on clinical problems.
Accreditation Statement: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
Credit Designation Statement: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 36 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)(tm). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Policy on Faculty and Provider Disclosure: It is the policy of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine that the faculty and provider disclose real or apparent conflict of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity, and also disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine OCME has established policies in place that will identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity. Detailed disclosure will be made in the course handout materials.
Notice About Off-Label Use Presentations: In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, the audience is advised that one or more presentations in this continuing medical education activity may contain reference(s) to unlabeled or unapproved uses of drugs or devices. No faculty member has indicated that their presentation will include information on off-label products.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is committed to the free exchange of medical education. Inclusion of any presentation in the program, including presentations on off-label uses, does not imply an endorsement by Johns Hopkins of the uses, products, or techniques presented.
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