Earning CME Credit Completing the PIR Quiz

Abstract

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. Pediatrics in Review (PIR) was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essentials.The AAP designates this activity for up to 38 hours in Category 1 of the Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association (3 hours per completed print issue of PIR and 2 hours per completed compact disc issue of PIR). Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.PIR Quiz: A short quiz can be found at the end of each article in PIR. Use the PIR Quiz Card (bound into the January issue) to record your answers. Each question has a single best answer. The answers to the questions appear on the inside front cover of each issue.1998 Credit Deadline: February 28, 1999. If you want to receive CME credit in 1998, the PIR Quiz Card must be received in the PREP Office by February 28, 1999. Credit reply material received after February 28, 1999, will be applied to the following year.Expiration of Credit: December 31, 2000. Credit for completing the 1998 PIR will be awarded for up to 2 years. Credits will be posted to the year in which they are submitted.Verification of Credit will be mailed by: April 30, 1999. You will receive a complimentary transcript by April 30, 1999, containing a summary of CME credits earned in 1998 through AAP programs. If you require a transcript at any other time of the year, there will be a $25 processing fee.Mail form to: American Academy of Pediatrics - PREP Office, 141 Northwest Point Boulevard, PO Box 927, Elk Grove Village, IL 60009-0927PREP Education Award:The AAP PREP Education Award recognizes Academy Fellows and Candidate Fellows who earn a minimum of 150 AAP-approved CME credits over 3 consecutive years. The Award will be mailed July 1999 to all individuals who qualify. To qualify for the PREP Education Award, an Academy Fellow or Candidate Fellow must: Other Organizations Granting Credit: PIR has been approved for credit as follows: