Subscribers will now find articles designed for CME in the Review Section of the Journal of Hand Surgery.
Effective January 2010, to take the test for CME, individuals must login to their profile on the Elsevier website. As this online system replaces the previous CME system, users may need to create an account if they do not already have one through Elsevier.
Questions about how to access the CME functionality should be directed to Elsevier:
Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 6:00pm, EST
Tel: (800) 654-2452 (Toll Free US & Canada)
Tel: (314) 447-8871 (Outside US & Canada)
E-mail: JournalsOnlineSupport-usa@elsevier.com
Available Credits:
The American Society for Surgery of the Hand designates the JHS Educational Activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits (TM). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The ASSH is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Earn Credits:
To claim CME credits, subscribers must:
- Read all the CME-eligible articles
- Complete an online test
- Purchase the CME credits earned
Credits are posted to your ASSH CME transcript on a monthly basis. If you have any questions or require evidence of the CME sooner, please contact ASSH staff at info@assh.org.
The questions on the test are designed to make the reader think and will occasionally require the reader to go back scrutinize the article for details. The article is not included in the purchase of the test.
Questions:
We encourage readers to contact us with questions and feedback on the content of the CME articles and the online exam in order to continue to improve our Review Section.
If you have questions on the accuracy or clarity of content or exam questions in any CME articles, please do not hesitate to contact us at JHS@assh.org. Questions about functionality of the exam or payments should be directed to Elsevier as indicated above.
Journal of Hand Surgery CME tests for 2009 are no longer available.