2008 CARE Program
Continuing Assessment, Review, and Evaluation Program
CARE (Continuing Assessment, Review, and Evaluation) is an online self-assessment tool designed to assess the rheumatology knowledge base of physicians. All CARE questions have been placed through an exhaustive review and validation process to ensure clinical relevance.
When you register for CARE you will receive:
One-year subscription
60 case-based questions, images and over 100 educational reference links
Answers and in-depth rationales upon completion
Up to 18 AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits™ and/or 20 points in the self-evaluation of medical knowledge category in the ABIM Maintenance of Certification Program*
* After completing the program your score results will be displayed. Any incorrect answers will not have the answers you selected displayed. This feature provides you the opportunity to focus on the questions you missed and reattempt to answer them correctly. You must answer 70% of the questions correctly to receive CME credits and ABIM points towards MOC. Subscribers are offered three attempts to pass the program. Please note: you must be enrolled in the MOC program to receive ABIM points. After completing the program with a score of 70% or higher you will be able to review the in-depth answer rationales for each question.
Not sure if you are enrolled in the MOC program? Check eligibility. If you are not currently enrolled in the MOC program visit ABIM.
Register for CARE now. If you have already registered, you can log in and go directly to the 2008 CARE Program.
$130 ACR member
$65 ACR trainee members and training director members
$195 ACR non-member
$97.50 ACR non-member trainee
| Release date: |
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September 15, 2008 |
| Last review date: |
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September 12, 2008 |
| Expiration date: |
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September 14, 2011 |
| Estimated time to complete: |
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Up to 18 hours |
Accreditation Statement
The American College of Rheumatology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement
The ACR designates the CARE Program for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
Intended Audience
This activity is intended for physicians to use as a self-assessment of their rheumatology medical knowledge base.
Activity Description
The CARE Program consists of 60 multiple choice case based questions. Each question contains patient case information, answer rationales, and educational objectives. Images and over 100 educational links are included from UpToDate topic reviews, Arthritis & Rheumatism articles, New England Journal of Medicine and others.
Needs Assessment
The ABIM Maintenance of Certification program requires rheumatologists certified after 1990 to renew their certificates every ten years. In order to assist rheumatologists in the ABIM MOC program, the ACR developed tools including CARE 2008. CARE 2008 will help promote physicians lifelong learning efforts with an emphasis on their rheumatology medical knowledge base to help facilitate improving patient care.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing of this activity, participants should be able to:
recognize the clinical manifestations, pathophysiology, and treatment of many known forms of arthritis and related diseases
evaluate patients with systemic symptoms and multisystem diseases as well as those with regional musculoskeletal disorders and be able to correctly diagnose and treat these specific diseases
state the fundamental principles of inflammation, immunology, and genetics of rheumatic disease
Identify strengths and weaknesses in rheumatology medical knowledge
About ACR/ARHP Education
The American College of Rheumatology is an organization of and for physicians, health professionals, and scientists that advances rheumatology through programs of education, research, advocacy and practice support that foster excellence in the care of people with arthritis and rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
The ACR’s CME purpose is to provide comprehensive education to improve the competence and performance of physicians, scientists and other health professionals. The educational activities are designed to improve the quality of care and patient outcomes in those with or at risk for arthritis and rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
How to Obtain CME Credits
To receive CME credits for this activity you must score 70% or higher and complete the CME activity evaluation. Learners are offered three attempts to pass. After completing the activity evaluation, your CME certificate will be available to download and print.
Content Validation
The ACR follows the ACCME policy on Content Validation for CME activities, which requires:
All the recommendations involving clinical medicine in a CME activity must be based on evidence that is accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients.
All scientific research referred to, reported or used in CME in support or justification of a patient care recommendation must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection and analysis.
Use of Professional Judgment
The CARE Program, including all educational links is intended to be used as a tool to assess the rheumatology base medical knowledge of the learner. The information presented relates to basic principles of diagnosis and therapy, and is meant in no way to substitute for an individual patient assessment based upon the healthcare provider’s examination of the patient and consideration of laboratory data and other factors unique to the patient.
Drugs and Doses
When prescribing medications, the health professional is advised to check the prescribing information accompanying each drug to verify conditions of use and to identify any changes in drug dosage schedule or contraindications.
ACR Policy on Privacy
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ACR System Requirements
Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer V5.01 and higher
Recommendation is Internet Explorer 5.5 and higher
Operating System
Windows
Macintosh
Recommendation is Windows
Internet Connection
Broadband connection (DSL, cable or T1) recommended
While it is in the best interest of participants to take the exam through a broadband connection (DSL, cable or T1) rather than through a much slower dial-up connection, it is not an absolute requirement. Please realize that a dial-up connection may slow down the examination process.
Screen Resolution
800 x 600 or better
1024 x 768 is preferred
For technical support please complete the ACR online contact form.
CARE 2008 Development Faculty
Conflict of Interest/ Disclosure Statements
As an educational provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) it is the ACR’s policy to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. Faculty participating in an ACR-sponsored activity must disclose to the planning committee and audience any financial or other relationship(s) including, but not limited to:
Stock, stock options or bond holdings in a for-profit corporation or self-directed pension plan
Research grants
Employment (full or part-time)
Ownership or partnership
Consulting fees or other remuneration (payment)
Non-remunerative positions of influence such as officer, board member, trustee or public spokesperson
Receipt of royalties
Speakers’ bureau
Other
Faculty disclosures listed apply in numeric format according to the list above. In accordance with ACR policy an individual who refuses to disclose relevant financial relationships will be disqualified from being a planning committee member, a teacher, or an author of CME, and cannot have control of, or responsibility for the development, management, presentation or evaluation of the CME activity.
The faculty reported the following disclosures:
Terry M. Wolpaw, MD Chair
Case School of Medicine
Cleveland, OH
Ramon Arroyo, MD
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio, TX
Alan Baer, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
W. Winn Chatham, MD
University of Alabama-Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Human Genome Sciences: 2, Bristol-Myers Squibb:2, 8, Merck:2, UCB:2, Abbott: 8, Amgen: 8, Expert Medicine: 8
Helen Emery, MD
Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical
Seattle, WA
Paulette Hahn, MD
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Simon Helfgott, MD
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Abbott: 8, Biogen: 8, Centocor: 8, Genentech: 8, Wyeth: 8
Kevin Latinis, MD, PhD
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City, KS
Don R. Martin, MD
RHM Rheumatology
Harrisonburg, VA
Elena Massarotti, MD
Brigham & Womens Hospital
Boston, MA
Alan Matsumoto, MD
Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates
Wheaton, MD
Abbott: 2, 8, Centocor: 2, Genentech: 2, Lilly: 2, Pfizer: 2, Roche: 2, Savient:2
Andrew L. Mermelstein, MD
Rheumatology Associates, Ltd.
East Norriton, PA
Johnson & Johnson: 1, Merck: 1, Pfizer: 1
Nancy Olsen, MD
Univ of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Robert Wortmann, MD
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon NH
Merck: 5, TAP Pharmaceuticals: 5, Medimmune: 9
Corporate Support
The ACR thanks the following organizations for providing educational grants in support of the CARE 2008 program.
Visionary
Leader
UCB, Inc.
Sustainer
Abbott
Amgen Inc. and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Roche
Copyright
The names, insignias, logos and acronyms of the ACR, the ARHP and the REF are proprietary marks. Use of the names in any fashion, by any entity, for any purpose, is prohibited without the written permission of the ACR.
