Continuing Medical Education Exam: April 2013

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Instructions: The GIE: Gastroinintestinal Endoscopy CME Activity can now be completed entirely on-line. To complete do the following: 1. Read the CME articles in this issue carefully and complete the activity: Tewani SK, Turner BG, Chuttani R, et al. Location of bile leak predicts the success of ERCP performed for postoperative bile leaks. Gastrointest Endosc 2013;77:601-8. de Wijkerslooth TR, Stoop EM, Bossuyt PM, et al. Differences in proximal serrated polyp detection among endoscopists are associated with variability in withdrawal time. Gastrointest Endosc 2013;77:617-23. Turcotte J-F, Kao D, Mah SJ, et al. Breaks in the wall: increased gaps in the intestinal epithelium of irritable bowel syndrome patients identified by confocal laser endomicroscopy. Gastrointest Endosc 2013:77:624-30. Parasa S, Navaneethan U, Sridhar ARM, et al. End-stage renal disease is associated with worse outcomes in hospitalized patients with peptic ulcer bleeding. Gastrointest Endosc 2013;77:609-16. 2. Log in on-line to complete a single examination with multiple choice questions followed by a brief post-test evaluation. Visit the Journal’s Web site at www.asge.org (members) or www.giejournal.org (nonmembers). 3. Persons scoring greater than or equal to 75% pass the examination and can print a CME certificate. Persons scoring less than 75% cannot print a CME certificate; however, they can retake the exam. Exams can be saved to be accessed at a later date. ou may create a free personal account to save and return to your work in progress, as well as save and track your completed activities o that you may print a certificate at any time. The complete articles, detailed instructions for completion, as well as past Journal CME ctivities can also be found at this site.