The Journal of Sexual Medicine is pleased to offer Continuing Medical Education activities as an on-going feature of the journal.
Continual participation in the Journal of Sexual Medicine Continuing Medical Education (CME) activity will prepare the participant to more effectively:
- Discuss the impact of gender and age on sexual function and dysfunction;
- Evaluate sexual function as a risk factor for other diseases and conditions, and the impact of other conditions on the patient’s sexuality;
- Communicate with the patient who potentially suffers from sexual dysfunction, including developing improved sexual history taking and patient-centered skills;
- Accurately diagnose sexual dysfunction in both the male and female patient, and correctly differentiate between sexual dysfunction and short-term, or transient, alteration of sexual function;
- Construct and implement treatment regimens and management strategies for both the male and female patient suffering from sexual dysfunction, incorporating pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies;
- Identify and manage the patient with problematic or deviant sexual behavior;
- Manage abnormalities of sexual development and gender identity disorders;
- Practice sexual medicine, in concert with existing legal and ethical standards;
- Interpret the literature according to evidence-based principles;
- Construct research and prepare sexual medicine-related scientific manuscripts.
Instructions on Receiving Credit
For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing medical education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board.
To successfully earn credit, participants must complete the activity during the valid credit period that is noted on the title page.
- Follow these steps to earn credit:
- Read the target audience, learning objectives, and author disclosures in print or online.
- Read the article in print or online format.
- Reflect on the article.
- Access the CME Exam at the end of the article, and choose the best answer to each question.
- Complete the required evaluation component of the activity.
Documentation of credits earned is available immediately following the successful completion of the CME Exam and required evaluation. The Journal of Sexual Medicine CME is available at no charge to the reader.
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