ASA presents a new educational opportunity:
THE ANDROLOGY LITERATURE
SELF ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION - THE 2010 CHALLENGE
Online- March 5 through May 31, 2010
Register, Prepare, Take the Exam
The 3rd online, self-assessment exam is now open to all serious ANDROLOGISTS, including: Students, residents fellows, post-doc candidates, laboratory professionals, basic scientists and clinicians. Anyone interested in the field of ANDROLOGY is encouraged to register and take the exam.
The exam questions have been developed from 11 selected articles from the 2009 Journal of Andrology. The members of the ASA exam committee have develop a 64 question, multiple-choice test that will cover all of the topics within the CORE CURRICULUM.
The questions will emphasize translational research, basic reproductive science and practical clinical situations.
When developing the questions, the committee members were encouraged the follow the guidelines for CME Core Compentencies
Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and the America Society of Andrology. The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Candidates should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education has reviewed this activity’s speaker and planner disclosures and resolved all identified conflicts of interest, if applicable.
For accommodations on the basis of disability, call: (847) 619-4909. The University of Oklahoma is an Equal Opportunity Institution.
 Downloadable CME evaluation form or  Downloadable CME evaluation form
In addition to completing the CME evaluation form above, The University of Oklahoma requires participants who wish to receive CME credits, to review the articles, take the test and complete the online evaluation to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Click here to complete the online evaluation.
Valid Dates: March 5, 2010 through May 31, 2010.
Estimated time to complete the educational activity is 25 hours.
Target Audience: Students, fellows, post-doc candidates, laboratory professionals, basic scientists and clinicians who are interested in the field of ANDROLOGY are all encouraged to register for the educational materials/exam
CME Planning Committee Members:
Joel L. Marmar, MD
Department of Urology
Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine at Camden
Camden, NJ
Christina Wang, MD
Director, General Clinical Research Center
Habor-UCLA Medical Center and LA Biomedical Research Institute
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine
Torrance, CA
Disclosure Information:
Dr Marmar has nothing to disclose.
Dr Wang has grants or research support from Acrux, Abbott, Clarus Therapeutics. She is a consultant for Acrux , and on the advisory boards of ENDO Phamaceuticals and Acrux. Dr Wang has also received research materials from Besins Healthcare.
No commercial support was received for this activity.
Purpose: This educational opportunity is sponsored by The American Society of Andrology (ASA) for several reasons:
- Several other societies requested ASA to develop a core curriculum for the field of andrology.
- In a survey of its membership, the ASA received an 84% favorable response for a plan to develop an andrology literature self assessment exam.
- The ASA exam Committee has developed an exam that would offer the candidate the opportunity to self assess his/her knowledge of current Andrology literature related to the core curriculum.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:
- Have specific knowledge of the 11 selected articles from the 2009 Journal of Andrology covering the Andrology Core Curriculum
THE CHALLENGE IS ON!
REGISTER NOW! SELECT YOUR CATEGORY!
- Participation will expand your knowledge in all areas of the field ANDROLOGY
- You may earn 25 CME Credits (Optional)
- After each question, you will automatically receive the correct answer and its related reference.
- You will have 7 weeks to complete the online exam.
- Upon completion of the exam, you will receive your grade, immediately.
- The scores will be announced at the ASA Annual meeting.
- Improve your Clinical Core Competency in Andrology.
PLEASE ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE!
YOU WILL HELP YOURSELF & THE ASA
The Andrology Core Curriculum
- Clinical male infertility
- Erectile and sexual dysfunction
- Endocrinology related to male infertility
- Early development of spermatogenesis
- Laboratory testing for the field of Andrology
- Basic reproductive science
- Reproductive Toxicology
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS:
From this web site, you can register for the exam, retrieve the articles to study for the exam and gain access to the exam itself.
Please, fill in all of the blanks, including credit card information. Your personal data will be entered and scrupulously maintained on the ASA secure site.
Select one of the ACADEMIC GROUPS on the registration form.
These are the categories that you will see on the registration form. You will be asked to select one
Registration Fee:
Exam: $50
Exam and CME credit: $100
After you complete registration, you will receive an ID NUMBER, PASSWORD and a WEB SITE ADDRESS for the exam from: exams@LXR.com
To ACCESS the exam, click onto the WEB SITE ADDRESS provided by (exams@LXR.com). The ID Number and Password will open the exam; however, the questions will not appear online until- Fri., MARCH 5, 2010. The exam must be completed by 12:00 Midnight, Fri., May 31, 2010
Be a part of this new ASA educational event!
The titles of the exam articles are listed below, but the complete articles are available in 2 ways and they are free of charge.
1. Access the web site of the Journal of Andrology: www.andrologyjournal.org. Once on the journal’s home page, click the box entitled “Search for Article”, and enter the volume number and page to get the entire article without any additional fee.
2. You may access the articles from the ASA web site. Simply click the category link under EXAM ARTICLES. This site will open PDF files for each article. It is recommended that you save these files on your own hard drive for personal study.
EXAM ARTICLES
Clinical Male Infertility: Hormonal Treatment of Male Review Infertility: Promises and Pitfalls J Androl 2009;30:95–112
Early Development of Spermatgenesis: Roles of Androgen Receptor in Male and Female Reproduction: Lessons from Global and Cell Specific Androgen Receptor Knockout (ARKO) J Androl ahead of print from Testis Workshop, available on ASA website.
Laboratory: Are Tests of Sperm DNA Damage Review Clinically Useful? Pros and Cons J Androl 2009;30:219–229
Basic Science: Differential Gene Expression in the Testes of Different Murine Strains Under Normal and Hyperthermic Conditions J Androl 2009;30:325–337
Toxicology: Testicular Function in Poor-Risk Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumors Treated With Methotrexate, Paclitaxel, Ifosfamide, and Cisplatin Combination Chemotherapy J Androl 2009;30:280–286
Erectile Dysfunction: Erectile Dysfunction Management: Minireview for the Future J Androl 2009;30:391–396
Sexual Dysfunction: Medical Management of Peyronie’s Disease J Androl 2009;30:397–405
Endocrinology/Laboratory: Hormonal Regulation of Total Antioxidant Capacity in Seminal Plasma J Androl 2009;30:534–540
Laboratory: Basis of Total Sperm per Ejaculate J Androl 2009;30:626–641
Clinical Male Infertility: Treatment of Palpable Varicocele Review in Infertile Men: A Meta-analysis to Define the Best Technique J Androl 2009;30:33–40
Clinical Male Infertility: The Emerging Link Between Review Hypogonadism and Metabolic Syndrome. J Androl 2009;30:370–376
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