One hour of Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit is awarded for
reading 3 CME-designated articles in this issue of Archives
of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery and completing the
CME Evaluation Form. There is no charge for participation.
The American Medical Association (AMA) is accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor CME for physicians. The
AMA designates this educational activity for up to 1 hour of Category 1 credit
per Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery issue toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award (PRA). Each physician
should claim only those hours of credit that were actually spent in the educational
activity.
Who May Participate?
Physicians with current and valid licenses in the United States, Mexico,
or Canada may participate regardless of where they live and practice and will
receive a certificate awarding 1 hour of Category 1 CME credit for completing
this activity. Physicians licensed in other countries are welcome to participate,
but are not eligible for PRA.
Earning Credit and CME Evaluation Form
The CME Evaluation Form, which helps us assess our educational effectiveness,
must be completed and submitted by fax or mail to the address at the bottom
of the form within 4 weeks of the issue date. A certificate awarding 1 hour
of category 1 CME credit will be returned by fax or mail. The participant
is responsible for maintaining a record of credit. Questions about CME credit
processing should be directed to the Blackstone Group; tel: (312) 419-0400,
ext 225; fax: (312) 269-1636.
Statement of Educational Purpose
Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery provides clinical and basic research from an array of disciplines
to physicians and scientists concerned with this structurally and functionally
diverse anatomical region. A flexible curriculum of article topics is developed
annually by the journal's editorial board and is then supplemented throughout
the year with information gained from readers, authors, reviewers, and editors.
The Reader's Choice CME activity allows readers, as adult learners, to determine
their own educational needs and to assist the editors in addressing their
needs in future issues.
Readers of the Archives of Otolaryngology–Head
& Neck Surgery should be able to: (1) use the latest information
on diagnosis and treatment of diseases commonly seen in clinical practice
to maximize patient health; (2) recognize uncommon illnesses that present
with common symptoms to the otolaryngologist and treat or refer as appropriate;
(3) use practical tools for health promotion and disease prevention; and (4)
learn the clinical indications and adverse effects of pertinent new drugs
or new uses for available drugs.
CME Articles in This Issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head
& Neck Surgery
The following articles in this issue may be read for CME credit:
Connexin 26 Studies in Patients With Sensorineural
Hearing Loss (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To determine the spectrum
of connexin 26 mutations and their phenotype in children with sensorineural
hearing loss.
Speech Recognition Scores Related to Age and Degree
of Hearing Impairment in DFNA2/KCNQ4
and DFNA9/COCH (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To analyze the relationship
between pure-tone hearing threshold and speech recognition performance in
2 types of high-frequency nonsyndromic hearing loss.
Systemic Hypotension and the Development of Acute
Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Young Healthy Subjects (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To determine if systemic
hypotension is a predictor of sensorineural hearing loss.
Assessment of Vocabulary Development in Children After
Cochlear Implantation (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To assess the effect
of age at implantation on vocabulary development in prelingually deaf children.
Auditory Dysfunction in Stickler Syndrome (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To describe the natural
history of hearing impairment in Stickler syndrome.
Diagnostic Value of Prolonged Latencies in the Vestibular
Evoked Myogenic Potential (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To describe the diagnostic
usefulness of the vestibular evoked myogenic potential.
Expression of Androgen Receptor, Epidermal Growth
Factor Receptor, and Transforming Growth Factor 
in Salivary Duct Carcinoma (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To investigate whether
transforming growth factor or epidermal growth factor receptors are
present in salivary duct carcinoma.
Outcomes of Botulinum Toxin Treatment for Patients
With Spasmodic Dysphonia (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To assess the outcome
of botulinum toxin treatment for spasmodic dysphonia using the Voice Handicap
Index.
The Impact of a Skilled Nursing Facility on the Cost
of Surgical Treatment of Major Head and Neck Tumors (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To assess the cost-benefit
of management of patients with head and neck cancer in a skilled nursing facility.
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Elderly Patients:
A Long-term Retrospective Review of 273 Cases (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To evaluate the disease
stage and treatment outcome for squamous cell carcinoma in an elderly population.
Efficacy of a Stepwise Protocol That Includes Intravenous
Antibiotic Therapy for the Management of Chronic Sinusitis in Children and
Adolescents (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To evaluate the usefulness
of intravenous antibiotic therapy vs endoscopic sinus surgery in a pediatric
population.
Tissue Eosinophilia in Chronic Sinusitis: Quantification
Techniques (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To determine the reliability
of a new method of quantifying tissue eosinophilia in sinus mucosa.
Traditional Tonsillectomy Compared With Bipolar Radiofrequency
Thermal Ablation Tonsillectomy in Adults: A Pilot Study (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To assess the efficacy
of bipolar radiofrequency thermal ablation tonsillectomy.
Radiofrequency Tissue Volume Reduction: Multilesion
vs Single-Lesion Treatments for Snoring (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To compare the safety
and efficacy of single-lesion and multilesion radiofrequency tissue reduction
of the soft palate in the treatment of snoring.
Immunohistological Expression of Interleukin 16 in
Human Tonsils (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To determine if the
tonsils are a significant source of interleukin 16.
