CME Accreditation

The Education Committee of the LAFP is requesting your submission of articles or case studies for CME credit in the Louisiana Family Doctor magazine.  Your article should be no longer than 2000 words (preferably shorter but we understand that certain topics need more in-depth treatment).  We also welcome tables, graphics, etc.  Please title your article.  A current CV or short biography must accompany the article along with a suitable photo.  Click here to read the author guidelines. 

Readers ( including physician authors of CME articles) who complete and return, to the Academy office, a CME quiz will obtain the number of credits offered in each edition (varies from .5 to 2 credits).  This is an easy way to obtain credit at no cost – value-added benefit to our physician readers. We ask that authors submit along with their articles between three and five questions to be used in the CME Journal Quiz.

Articles submitted may be an individual case presentation, a case series, original research, literature review, or opinion/commentary.  Other article types may also be appropriate, subject to approval by the editorial board.  Some articles, particularly opinion/commentary, may be accepted for publication but may be deemed ineligible for CME credit.

Accreditation:
This activity, Lousiana Family Doctor has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 4 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP accreditation begins March 1, 2011. Term of approval is for one year from this date. Each each is approved for 1 Prescribed credit. Credit may be claimed for one year from the date of each issue.

AMA/AAFP Equivalency:
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award.  When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

For questions or additional details, please contact Mary Catherine Koonce at the LAFP office, 225.923.3313.