Earn CME for reviewing a journal article and evidentiary table that analyzes the methodology and findings of a study examining the changes in lumbar neural foramina size during dynamic motion using positional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
The paper, Evaluation of Changes in Lumbar Neuroforaminal Dimensions in Symptomatic Young Adults Using Positional MRI by Ren et al., was critically reviewed by SIS Research Division members Drs. Yi Zhang and W. Jeremy Beckworth.
On a quarterly basis, Research Division members identify and review three high impact papers that are of most interest to interventional spine care, summarizing and critically appraising the studies, and posting the summary, critique and reference information. This online activity will provide learners with the opportunity to obtain Journal-based CME credit for reading one of these articles, reviewing the associated evidentiary table, and completing a short assessment via SpineNet.
You will be awarded CME credit after passing the post-test with a score of 75% or higher, and you will be given three attempts to pass the post-test. After three attempts without passing, the fee paid for the activity will be forfeited and no CME credit will be awarded. Before submitting the test, there is a review screen to review all answers before submitting each attempt.
CME Credits:1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Price:$24.95 Members; $9.95 Residents/Fellows; $49.95 Non-Members
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Examine emerging literature to mitigate risks and to practice spine interventions safely and best protect patients;
- Discuss the application of evidence-based medicine principles to recent research findings;
- Apply research findings to the practice of ethical, evidence-based interventional spine care.
Research Division Reviewers
Yi Zhang, MD, PhD; W. Jeremy Beckworth, MD
Beckworth, W. Jeremy: Grant and research support: Mesoblast.
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Commercial Support
No commercial support was received for this activity.
Accreditation Statement
The Spine Intervention Society (SIS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
SIS designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Method of Physician Participation
Each participant will read the journal article and evidentiary table and then answer post-test questions. A score of at least 75% is required to pass and receive CME credit for this activity.
Copyright
Materials presented in this activity have been made available by the Spine Intervention Society for educational purposes only. We reserve all rights to such material.
Date of Activity Release: 5/31/2018
Date of Activity Expiration: 5/30/2021