Annals of Internal Medicine CME Disclosures
Editors' Disclosures
Christine Laine, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief, reports that she has no financial relationships or interests to disclose.
Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD, Executive Deputy Editor, reports that he has received research support from a grant to the University of Pennsylvania from Actelion.
Cynthia D. Mulrow, MD, MSc, Senior Deputy Editor, reports that she has no financial relationships or interests to disclose.
Michael Berkwits, MD, Deputy Editor for Annals and annals.org, reports that he has stock options/holdings in Merck & Co.
Deborah Cotton, MD, MPH, Deputy Editor, reports that she has no financial relationships or interests to disclose.
Sankey V. Williams, MD, Deputy Editor, reports that he has no financial relationships or interests to disclose.
Catharine B. Stack, PhD, MS, Deputy Editor, reports that she has stock holdings in Pfizer.
Author Disclosures
As a provider that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the American College of Physicians must ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its individually sponsored or jointly sponsored educational activities.
Authors are required to disclose activities and relationships that, if known to others, might be viewed as a conflict of interest. Such author disclosures are printed with each relevant CME article.
Accreditation Statement
The American College of Physicians is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education for physicians.
The American College of Physicians designates each journal article educational activity for a maximum of one AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and each In the Clinic educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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