EDITORIALS:

 Eliminating Tobacco Use, a Continuing Challenge

Thomas Wesley Allen
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2004 104: 313. [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS:

 In Opposition to Resolution 42

Kenneth J. Steier and Michael I. Opipari
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2004 104: 314-315. [Full Text] [PDF]  

 Conclusion of Frequently Used Unsupported by Data

Robert M. Smith
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2004 104: 315. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Tobacco Dependence Curricula in Undergraduate Osteopathic Medical Education

Norman J. Montalto, Linda H. Ferry, and Tiffany Stanhiser
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2004 104: 317-323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A survey of 19 osteopathic medical schools assesses the adequacy of the schools' 4-year curricula--especially the third- and fourth-year curricula--in training osteopathic medical students to treat patients with tobacco dependence. Results indicate that US osteopathic medical schools, like allopathic medical schools, are not giving enough attention to tobacco dependence in their curricula. Also, they do not consistently meet current national tobacco cessation and intervention recommendations.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS:

 Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2002

J Am Osteopath Assoc 2004 104: 324-327. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The findings in this report reprinted from a 2004 issue of the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention's MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report help to support the need for a comprehensive approach to smoking cessation that includes educational strategies to reduce further the prevalence of smoking.

 Cigarette Use Among High School Students—United States, 1991–2003

J Am Osteopath Assoc 2004 104: 328-331. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The findings in this report reprinted from a 2003 issue of the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention's MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report summarize the results of an analysis of data from the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). Results indicate a significant decline in the prevalence pattern of lifetime cigarette use, current cigarette use, and current frequent cigarette use among high school students by 2003.

MEDICAL EDUCATION:

Relation Between Variables of Preadmission, Medical School Performance, and COMLEX–USA Levels 1 and 2 Performance

Donna Dixon
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2004 104: 332-336. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The findings of a study that examines academic performance variables that may predict both year 1 and 2 grade point averages and performance on the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX-USA) may be useful in predicting future performance of students on Level 1 examinations. To determine the relationships between these variables, performance in the third and fourth years, and performance on COMLEX-USA Levels 2 and 3 requires additional research.

AOA RESEARCH CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS:

 Forty-eighth Annual AOA Research Conference Abstracts, 2004: Part 1

J Am Osteopath Assoc 2004 104: 337-352. [PDF]  

CME QUIZ:

 CME Quiz

J Am Osteopath Assoc 2004 104: 359. [PDF]  

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