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CE Credits Available for this Activity: .75
Program Overview: The purpose of this activity is to educate medical professionals on generating and identifying a good research question.
Target Audience: The target audience includes all healthcare professionals such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals who would like to learn how to generate a good research question using SMART or FINER.
Release and Expiration Dates
04/16/2024 – 04/16/2027
Objectives
Identify/paraphrase the criteria for a good research question using SMART or FINER.
Outline the process of conducting a good literature review and the questions the literature review should answer.
Describe the elements you need to consider to ensure the approach and outcomes align with your question.
References
Experimental Study Design and Grant Writing in Eight Steps and 28 Questions – G Bordage & B Dawson
Role of the Literature Review – Library Guide to Capstone Literature Reviews – Academic Guides at Walden University
Financial Disclosure Statement
The following planners, speakers, moderators, peer reviewers, and/or panelists of this CE activity have financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose:
Jessica Snowden, MD – Consultant: Pfizer
All financial relationships have been mitigated.
No other planners, speakers, and/or peer reviewers of this CME activity have relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
The compliance reviewer, Courtney Bryant, Sara Hale, or Brandie Jones, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Planners: Jessica Snowden, MD; Lora Lawrence, RN; Catrice Banks-Johnson, MPA; DeAnn Hubberd, MA
Peer Reviewer(s): Angela McCabe, RN, BSN; Jennifer Faiella, RN
Speaker(s): Jessica Snowden, MD, MS, MHPTT
Speaker(s) Bio
Dr. Jessica Snowden is the Vice Dean for Research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine as well as the Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Snowden holds the Horace C. Cabe Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Infectious Disease and is the Associate Director for clinical and translational Research at Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACHRI). Dr. Snowden is responsible for directing clinical operations for trial implementation and professional development and provides strategic leadership for the DCOC to include overseeing clinical trial activities for all ECHO ISPCTN trials.
Instructions to Obtain Credit
(1) Launch the activity
(2) View the entire module online
(3) Complete the post-test
(must pass the post-test with a score of 80% to receive credit)
You may retake the post-test if you do not receive a passing score.
(4) Complete Evaluation and Print certificate
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statements
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ACPE Credit Designation Statement
These knowledge-based activities will provide pharmacists with up to .75 contact hour or 1 CEU. CE credit information, based on participation and completion of the program evaluation, will be provided to NABP within 60 days after the activity completion.
ANCC Credit Designation Statement
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of .75 ANCC contact hours. Nursing contact hours will be awarded for successful completion of program components based upon documented attendance and completion of evaluation materials.
AAPA Credit Designation Statement
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for .75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Disclosure Policy Statement
It is the policy of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Office of Continuing Education (OCE) to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all directly or jointly provided educational activities. All individuals who are in a position to control the content of the educational activity (course/activity directors, planning committee members, staff, teachers, or authors of CE) must disclose all relevant financial relationships they have with any commercial interest(s) as well as the nature of the relationship. The ACCME describes relevant financial relationships as those in any amount occurring within the past 24 months that create a conflict of interest. Individuals who refuse to disclose will be disqualified from participation in the development, management, presentation, or evaluation of the CE activity.
UAMS Office of Continuing Education (OCE) Contact Information
Email: cmeconf@uams.edu
Phone: 501-661-7962
DCOC Contact Information
Catrice Banks-Johnson
Email: crbanksjohnson@uams.e
DeAnn Hubberd
Email: DEHubberd@uams.edu
You can download an official transcript from your CloudCME profile (https://uams.cloud-cme.com/default.aspx) or you can request a copy of your transcript at https://ce.uams.edu/transcript-request-2/.
