Earning CPD Credits
CMAJ is an accredited provider of Mainpro+® certified Self-Learning credits.
As a benefit of membership, CMA members can earn Mainpro+ certified Self-Learning credits for completing an 'Impact assessment' after reading eligible CMAJ articles.
A value of 0.5 credits is transferred directly to the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) on your behalf for each CMAJ article for which an 'Impact assessment' is submitted.
Members can also obtain MOC (Section 2) credits from Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) for reading articles in CMAJ; requests for credit should be submitted directly to RCPSC.
How it works
Each issue of CMAJ includes one or more articles designated as eligible for CPD credits. Look for 'Earn CPD credits' in the Table of Contents, print or online edition.
- Read the article(s) for which you wish to earn credit. Log in to cmaj.ca and click 'Earn CPD credits' link. NOTE: If you're a CMA member and do not have a cmaj.ca login, you can create one.
- You'll be directed to a page that shows the title of the article and the number of credits you're eligible to receive. Click 'Yes' when asked "Did you read this article?"
- You are then directed to the cma.ca log-in page. Enter your cma.ca user name and password when prompted. (If you are a member but do not have a cma.ca account, create one here.)
- Once logged in, you'll be directed to an 'Impact assessment'. Complete the assessment and 'Submit'. You are then prompted to enter your CFPC membership number, if you haven't already done so. Credits are automatically recorded and transferred to the CFPC on a quarterly basis.
NOTE: There are significant changes to credits and credit reporting. For more information on the new program, please consult the CFPC website - http://www.cfpc.ca/Mainpro+_intro/.
If you prefer to provide the information to the CFPC yourself, contact them directly. Do not claim Mainpro+ credits earned from CMA activities direct with the organization.
Current articles for credit
2018
- Swallowing-induced atrial tachycardia [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Mycotic aneurysm after BCG therapy [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Chronic inflammatory disease & early CVD [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Kidney age, not kidney disease [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Exudative ascites and infection [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Human granulocytic anaplasmosis from tick [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Proctocolitis due to lymphogranuloma venereum [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Evaluating a pleural effusion [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Management of opioid use disorders guideline [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Thickened skin, myalgia and joint stiffness [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- A “migraine” transmitted by mosquito [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Managing in-flight medical emergencies [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Managing massasauga rattlesnake bite [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Evolutionary medicine [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Air embolism after lung biopsy [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia guideline [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Treating OA knee in a younger adult [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Cannabinoid triggering psychosis in Parkinson disease [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Perineural spread of skin cancer [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
2017
- Newborn screening for SCID [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Gonococcemia associated with eculizumab [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Congenital Chagas disease [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Management of obstructive sleep apnea [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Guideline on preventing HIV transmission [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Thromboembolism and oral contraception [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Strongyloidiasis after a Cuban vacation [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Treating low-back pain in primary care [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Cooling protocols after cardiac arrest [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Legionellosis in baby after hot tub birth [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Testosterone use causing erythrocytosis [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Adverse drug events when deprescribing [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm guideline [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Stopping anticoagulation in venous thromboembolism [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Neurosyphilis mimicking autoimmune encephalitis [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Type 2 diabetes in a 4-year-old child [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Acute polyarthritis [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Managing bronchiectasis [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Preventing sepsis after splenectomy [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Primary aldosteronism [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Heavy menstrual bleeding [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Necrotizing fasciitis [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Bocavirus respiratory infection [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Opioid therapy guideline [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Chronic nasal congestion [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Dual-stent retrieval for refractory clot [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Screening for hepatitis C infection [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Pituitary incidentaloma [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Mumps in a 27-year-old man [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Wound infection from descaling tilapia [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- DVT in a transgender woman [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Diagnosing pediatric CNS tumours [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Visceral artery aneurysms [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Sudden hearing loss [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Neuroendocrine tumours [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Oxalate nephropathy from cashews [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Celiac disease with cardiac disease [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Guideline on smoking in youth [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Alcohol use and depression [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Avoiding breast cancer recurrence [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Autism and hip pain [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Preventive measures in IBD [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Pediatric tuberculosis in Canada [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
2016
- Postoperative monitoring using apps [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Canadian policy on opioid prescribing [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Heterotopic pregnancy [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Managing supraventricular tachycardias [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Failed therapy for osteomyelitis [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Thrombotic microangiopathies [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Lead toxicity from ceramic cookware [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Migraine [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Managing smoking cessation [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Persistent hCG levels [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Managing thyroid cancer [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Opioid use disorder in the hospital [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Managing river otter bites [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Bell palsy [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Food allergy [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Early pregnancy loss [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Better palliative care in Canada [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Eczema unresponsive to treatment [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Perioperative Kounis syndrome [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Treating patients in custody [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Mercury exposure in the Canadian North [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Arrhythmia risk in sudden death [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Hydroxychloroquine-induced retinopathy [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Carotid-cavernous sinus fistula [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- IgG4-related disease [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Back pain in rheumatoid arthritis [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Update on Parkinson disease [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Autonomic dysreflexia [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Bilateral undescended testes [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Ciguatera fish poisoning [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Pulmonary hypertension [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Eosinophilic esophagitis [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- HPV vaccination for males in Canada [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Toxicity of topical anesthetic cream [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Botulism in the Canadian Arctic [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Amyloid imaging for dementia in Canada [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Treatment of frostbite [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Monitoring CD4 in chronic HIV [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Screening for developmental delay [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Prescribing exercise [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Screening for lung cancer [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Clicking hip and labral tear [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Hypotension and cannabinoids in children [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Colorectal cancer screening guideline [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Recurrent urinary tract infection [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Cardiac glycoside poisoning from foxglove [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Does bronchiolitis really exist? [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Sickle cell pain crisis [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Risks of combining drugs with rivaroxaban [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Caring for Syrian refugees [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Biliary obstruction from a liver fluke [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
2015
- HIV treatment as prevention in MSM [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Bridging anticoagulation during surgery [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Acute low-back pain [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder guidelines [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- PAD: completing the death certificate [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Constipation [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Preterm birth and adult disease risk [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- A young woman concerned about mercury [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Screening for cognitive impairment [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Rubella in a returned traveller [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Potential adverse effects of PPI use [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Overactive bladder [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Bilateral corneal edema associated with amantadine [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Acne clinical practice guideline [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Chronic spontaneous urticaria [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Internet-delivered CBT [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Hypercalcemia in metastatic breast cancer unrelated to skeletal metastasis [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Diagnosis and management of testosterone deficiency syndrome in men: clinical practice guideline [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Preventing food allergy in infants [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Convulsions after concussion [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- A 25-year-old woman reporting an allergy to penicillin [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- A 66-year-old woman with spontaneous rib fracture [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Spontaneous deep vein thrombosis in the upper extremity of a 45-year-old woman [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- An older man with ataxia and dysarthria [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Crohn disease and pregnancy [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Iliofemoral DVT guideline [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Crack cocaine use [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Fracture prevention in long-term care [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Lyme disease testing [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- A woman with a family history of glaucoma [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Nonresponding osteomyelitis in a two-year-old boy [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Peanut and fish allergy due to platelet transfusion in a child [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- A 26-year-old competitive soccer player with syncope [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Reducing pain during vaccine injections: clinical practice guideline [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Acute conjunctivitis and corneal foreign bodies secondary to tarantula hairs [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Lemierre syndrome [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Acute diarrhea in HIV infection [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Managing stroke: think FAST [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Fulminant hepatic failure following ingestion of wild mushrooms [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- A 42-year-old man with elevated ferritin [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Prevention of urinary tract infections in patients with spinal cord injury [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Cardiac platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome in a 73-year-old woman [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Reducing the risk of pet-associated zoonotic infections [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Decisions: Cardiac testing in an asymptomatic 42-year-old man [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- What is your call?: Cognitive decline in an older physician [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Cases: Fulminant hepatic failure following ingestion of wild mushrooms [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- A man with cardiac Lyme borreliosis [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Heyde syndrome: gastrointestinal bleeding and aortic stenosis [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis in a patient with diabetes and marijuana use [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Diagnosis and management of developmental coordination disorder [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- What is your call?: A 30-year-old woman with vision loss and painful eye movements [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Cases: McKittrick–Wheelock syndrome [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Multifocal strokes in a 56-year-old man with HIV infection [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Elder abuse: an approach to identification, assessment and intervention [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Decisions: A 37-year-old man with numbness in the hand [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Cases: Incarcerated ovarian inguinal hernia in a 10-month-old girl [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Brief interventions for alcohol misuse [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Decisions: A 70-year-old woman with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Cases: Two children with tremor [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Recommendations for growth monitoring, and prevention and management of overweight and obesity in children and youth in primary care [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Decisions: Fever in a returned traveller from West Africa [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Cases: Pott puffy tumour in a five-year-old girl [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Managing the jaundiced newborn: a persistent challenge [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Decisions: Frequent urination causing sleepless nights in a 64-year-old man [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- What is your call?: Right atrial mass in a 23-year-old woman with molar pregnancy [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Intravenous immunoglobulin as clinical immune-modulating therapy [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Decisions: Diabetes in an older woman living in a long-term care residence [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Cases: Imported and locally acquired human myiasis in Canada: a report of two cases [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Recommendations for prevention of weight gain and use of behavioural and pharmacologic interventions to manage overweight and obesity in adults in primary care [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Decisions: A 15-year-old rugby player with a head injury [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Innovations: Sofosbuvir for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Anal cancer and intraepithelial neoplasia: epidemiology, screening and prevention of a sexually transmitted disease [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Decisions: A 24-year-old man with suspected sacroiliitis [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Cases: Brazilian waxing and human papillomavirus: a case of acquired epidermodysplasia verruciformis [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Managing drug interactions in HIV-infected adults with comorbid illness [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- The management of opioid dependence during pregnancy in rural and remote settings [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Decisions: A 62-year-old woman with syncope [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Cases: A 39-year-old man with recurrent rheumatic fever [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]
- Decisions: Pain and swelling in the hands and wrists of a 45-year-old woman [Read article] [Earn CPD credits]