Journal Club 102: Enhancing Evidence-Based Medicine Learning Using a Virtual Journal Club

Early experience of a virtual journal club

“…Few similar methods of journal club delivery via an e–learning environment have been published. These previously published models reported similar findings to this present paper in that VJCs were educationally useful, improved critical appraisal skills, but also suffered from low participation rates …”

“…These previously published models reported similar fi ndings to this present paper in that VJCs were educationally useful, improved critical appraisal skills, but also suffered from low participation rates. 5,6 In summary, the delivery of a VJC using social media and e-mail is simple, educationally valuable, and well regarded by junior medical staff. This multimodal e-learning platform has also been useful in overcoming some of the limitations associated with traditional journal clubs.…”

JGME-ALiEM Hot Topics in Medical Education: Analysis of a Multimodal Online Discussion About Team-Based Learning

“…11 Some virtual journal clubs have presented no analytic data, focusing their discussion on the content of the online discourse. 22 In studies presenting analytics, page views of published online journal clubs have ranged from 370 in a month 23 to 1324 in 2 weeks. 10 Analytics at their best are an inadequate and variable proxy for impact.…”

“…Aggregate Analytic Data for the First 14 Days of JGME-ALiEM Hot Topics in Medical Education Discussion Using Various Social Media Platforms (January[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] 2016) …”

Are journal clubs useful in teaching psychiatry?

“…Conversely, other groups have described difficulty in maintaining participation in virtual groups. When initial enthusiasm for their internal medicine virtual journal club faded after 3 months, Kawar and colleagues (2012) needed to reinvigorate their approach by reinstating face-to-face meetings in the trainees’ timetables. They found participation was best when trainees met as a group and reviewed articles with teaching staff and then posted comments online.…”