Tutorials in Clinical Research, Part VIII: Creating a Journal Club

Abstract

There is a paucity of information within the otolaryngology literature regarding the journal club and the significant role it can play in physician education. The flexible nature of the journal club gives it the potential to address many educational needs. Its relevance has never been greater.

"Videoconferencing Journal Club for Dermatology Residency Training: An Attitude Study

“…0 (-1-1) 14 I understand well the articles presented at videoconferenced journal club. 0 (0-1) 15 I understand well the articles presented at videoconferenced journal club as much as those presented at face-to-face journal club. 1 (0-2) 16 Videoconferenced journal club had an effect on my patient care.…”

“…A wide variety of formats for journal clubs has been presented in the medical literature (12). Various medical specialties, such as general surgery (10,11), orthopaedic surgery (12,13), neurosurgery (9), ophthalmology (8), otolaryngology (14,15) and emergency medicine (16) use journal clubs for house officer training. The main goal of journal clubs is to teach by the acquisition of information.…”

“…by using check-lists (16), or internetbased formats (10,14). The fiexible nature of journal club gives it the potential to address educational needs (15), and periodic evaluation ofthe conferencing method and the institution of appropriate changes ensure that journal clubs are valuable and successful (12). Most journal clubs meet monthly, but weekly and twice-weekly meeting are also common (9,11,13,15).…”

Teaching Evidence Based Medicine to Surgery Residents-Is Journal Club the Best Format? A Systematic Review of the Literature

“…[13][14][15][16] Surveys in various surgical specialties including general surgery, neurosurgery, and orthopedics have all reported high ratings of the educational value of journal clubs by both residents and program directors. [17][18][19][20] However, similar to EBM curricula discussed above, journal clubs in surgery are not generally standardized and there is variation in the format of journal clubs.…”

Comparison of Traditional Versus Evidence-Based Journal Club Formats

“…The goals of many journal clubs are to teach literature appraisal skills, apply the literature to practice, and to remain current with practice guidelines. [2][3][4] In a traditional journal club, article selection is literature driven, based on the interest of the presenter or preceptor and there is a great emphasis on critical appraisal skills (Table 1). 5 However, this method of critical appraisal is often taught in a nonsystematic way.…”