scholarly journals Journal club: old tricks and fresh approaches

2019 ◽  
Vol 105 (4) ◽  
pp. 236-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sinead Mary McGlacken-Byrne ◽  
Mark O'Rahelly ◽  
Peter Cantillon ◽  
Nicholas M Allen
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Journal Club ◽  
Target Audience ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
Journal Clubs ◽  
The World

Journal club is a long-standing pedagogy within clinical practice and education. While journal clubs throughout the world traditionally follow an established format, new approaches have emerged in recent times, including learner-centred and digital approaches. Key factors to journal club success include an awareness of the learning goals of the target audience, judicious article selection and emphasis on promoting the engagement of participant learners. This article reviews the role that journal club plays in modern clinical education and considers how to optimise its benefit for contemporary learners.

Tailoring Research Evidence and Theory (TREAT) into Allied Health Journal Clubs: A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Wenke ◽  
Jodie Wiseman ◽  
Caitlin Brandenburg ◽  
Paulina Stehlik ◽  
Ian Hughes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Journal Club ◽  
Free Form ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Knowledge To Action ◽  
Journal Clubs ◽  
Fresno Test ◽  
New Treatments ◽  
The Impact

Abstract BackgroundAllied Health Professionals (AHPs) commonly use journal clubs (JCs) to support Evidence-Based Practice (EBP). There is however little research regarding implementing JCs in the long term, and their impact on EBP use and skills in AHPs. This study investigated the impact of implementing a structured JC format, called “TREAT” that was specifically tailored for each club, on EBP skills, confidence, use and resultant changes in clinical practice over 16 sessions for AHPs in a public health service. The study also investigated AHP’s attendance, adherence, satisfaction and barriers and enablers to implementing the format.MethodsA mixed methods hybrid-effectiveness implementation design was employed, guided by the Knowledge-to-Action cycle. EBP skills, confidence, use, and attitudes were assessed (Adapted Fresno Test, EBPQ, tailored journal club culture questionnaire) at baseline, and after 10 and 16-monthly JC sessions. Satisfaction and impact on clinical practice were explored using questionnaires at the latter two time-points, with free-form responses identifying enablers and barriers to EBP culture and implementation. Data on attendance and adherence to the TREAT format were also collected. ResultsSix JCs comprising a total of 132 unique participants from seven Allied Health professions were assessed across three time points. EBP skills significantly improved on the Adapted Fresno Test after 10-monthly (6.6 points: 95% CI, 0.43 to 12.7) and 16-monthly sessions (7.8 points, 95% CI, 0.85 to 14.7), and on self-reported total EBPQ ratings of confidence at 10-months (4.9 points: 95% CI, 2.2 to 7.5) and 16-months (5.7 points: 95% CI 2.7 to 8.7). Across sessions, 88 AHPs reported adopting new treatments/resources and 64 AHPs reported updating clinical procedures. Mean attendance was 5.7 sessions (SD= 3.8), and average adherence to TREAT components each session was 86% (95% CI, 83 to 89). Most participants recommended the format and reported desire to continue TREAT JCs. Enablers to the JC included using clinically relevant topics and active participation, while reported barriers included limited time to prepare. ConclusionsTREAT JCs can be implemented and sustained by AHPs for 16 monthly-sessions. Participation improved EBP skills and confidence and led to changes in clinical practice. Contextual enablers and barriers should be considered when implementing locally.

scholarly journals The New Embryology Journal Club - eJC STAR format: An equation for evidence-based education and embryologists’ empowerment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fadi Choucair ◽  
Nagham Younis
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Journal Club ◽  
Journal Article ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
Traditional Lecture ◽  
Journal Clubs ◽  
Club Meeting

Journal clubs are a valuable tool to assist learners in the evaluation of scientific literature and to promote the adoption of evidence-based practices. The Middle East Fertility Society Embryology Specialty Interest Group developed a concise journal club to enhance the engagement of embryologists and provide the structure of a journal club. The embryology journal club STAR format is a monthly super group journal club meeting in which an invited presenting “star” author exposes his group’s article to the entire embryologist’s community. In our modified approach, instead of a traditional lecture, the journal article to be discussed will be sent to participants in advance in conjunction with the STAR (Study design validity, Tackling the methodology, Analysis of the results, Reflecting the results into practice) critical appraisal checklist and a short online quiz to be completed before the meeting. The concise embryology journal club STAR format may be beneficial for embryologists to help them develop an efficient and consistent means to appraise evidence in clinical practice and stay abreast of the latest clinical research.

Music for the Jilted Generation: Open-Source Public Diplomacy

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Target Audience ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
The World

AbstractThe development of new technology has spawned different ideas and new approaches to engaging with people around the world. One such development is the ability to approach public diplomacy based on the methodology employed in the production of open-source software. This approach provides the means to engage with communities of other concerned actors, communicatae through human voices, place emphasis on understanding lessons from previous initiatives, and vitally engage on the bases of the interests of those communities. Ideas can no longer be seen as owned by a country; mass communication provides the means to see beyond national claims of unity. Recognizing this and embracing the means to engage with communities that are defined by ideology rather than physical borders provides the potential to render public diplomacy initiatives more relevant to the target audience and ultimately more influential.

scholarly journals Running a journal club in 2020: reflections and challenges

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Isabel Mark ◽  
Motaz Sonbol ◽  
Cyrus Abbasian
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Journal Club ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
The Past ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
Journal Clubs ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Online Environments

Summary The online environment brings both challenges and opportunities. The skills learned in journal clubs remain highly relevant where the ability to critique rapidly generated information and apply evidence to patient care is vital. Creativity and flexibility are needed to ensure that learners’ needs are met and efforts are made to involve those who may not be naturally drawn to online environments. This article explores how journal clubs have been approached in the past, both in person and more recently online, considers techniques for maintaining engagement in online teaching and proposes new approaches for future journal clubs.

Journal Club Initiieren-Durchführen-Effekte

PADUA ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-169
Author(s):  
Birgit Rathwallner ◽  
Gerhild Schüttengruber ◽  
Julia Göhler
Keyword(s):  
Journal Club ◽  
Journal Clubs

Der folgende Beitrag stellt den Journal Club in den Mittelpunkt, eine bisher kaum etablierte Austauschform zur Diskussion von wissenschaftlichen Artikeln. Nachgegangen wird der Frage, wie Journal Clubs in der pflegerischen Praxis initiiert und durchgeführt werden können. Zudem erfolgt eine Ableitung von vorteiligen Effekten, welche sich aus der aktuellen Studienlage abzeichnen. Des Weiteren wird ein Impuls für die Lehrerbildung gegeben.

Basic Andragogy-Oriented Strategies and Communication in Online Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 350-356
Author(s):  
Anca Sîrbu
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Rapid Onset ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Academic Education ◽  
Online Instructors ◽  
New Methods ◽  
The World

AbstractWith the rapid onset of an unprecedented lifestyle due to the new coronavirus COVID-19 the world academic scene was forced to reform and adapt to the novel circumstances. Although online education cannot be regarded as a groundbreaking endeavour anymore in the21st century, its current character of exclusivity calls for deeper understanding of, and a sharper focus on the “end-consumer” thereof as well as more cautious procedures to be exercised while teaching. While millennials are no longer thought of as being born with a silver spoon in their mouth but with an iPad or any sort of device in their hand (irrespective of their social status), adults are more hesitant when coerced to alter course unexpectedly and turn to new methods of attaining their learning goals. This is why proper communicative approaches need to be thoroughly considered by online instructors. This article aims at presenting teachers with a set of strategies to employ when the beneficiaries of online academic education are adult learners.

Battlefields from Event to Heritage

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Carman ◽  
Patricia Carman
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Security Studies ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Critical Security Studies ◽  
The Past ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
The World ◽  
War And Conflict ◽  
Modern War

What is—or makes a place—a ‘historic battlefield’? From one perspective the answer is a simple one—it is a place where large numbers of people came together in an organized manner to fight one another at some point in the past. But from another perspective it is far more difficult to identify. Quite why any such location is a place of battle—rather than any other kind of event—and why it is especially historic is more difficult to identify. This book sets out an answer to the question of what a historic battlefield is in the modern imagination, drawing upon examples from prehistory to the twentieth century. Considering battlefields through a series of different lenses, treating battles as events in the past and battlefields as places in the present, the book exposes the complexity of the concept of historic battlefield and how it forms part of a Western understanding of the world. Taking its lead from new developments in battlefield study—especially archaeological approaches—the book establishes a link to and a means by which these new approaches can contribute to more radical thinking about war and conflict, especially to Critical Military and Critical Security Studies. The book goes beyond the study of battles as separate and unique events to consider what they mean to us and why we need them to have particular characteristics. It will be of interest to archaeologists, historians, and students of modern war in all its forms.

Venous Thromboembolism: Genetics and Thrombophilias

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (02) ◽  
pp. 271-283
Author(s):  
Manila Gaddh ◽  
Rachel P. Rosovsky
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Venous Thromboembolism ◽  
Family History ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Inherited Thrombophilia ◽  
Risks And Benefits ◽  
Hereditary Thrombophilia ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of

AbstractVenous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Up to one half of patients who present with VTE will have an underlying thrombophilic defect. This knowledge has led to a widespread practice of testing for such defects in patients who develop VTE. However, identifying a hereditary thrombophilia by itself does not necessarily change outcomes or dictate therapy. Furthermore, family history of VTE by itself can increase an asymptomatic person's VTE risk several-fold, independent of detecting a known inherited thrombophilia. In this article, we will describe the current validated hereditary thrombophilias including their history, prevalence, and association with VTE. With a focus on evaluating both risks and benefits of testing, we will also explore the controversies of why, who, and when to test as well as discuss contemporary societal guidelines. Lastly, we will share how these tests have been integrated into clinical practice and how to best utilize them in the future.

scholarly journals A journey from reductionist to systemic cell biology aboard the schooner Tara

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (13) ◽  
pp. 2403-2406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Karsenti
Keyword(s):  
Complex Systems ◽  
Molecular Interactions ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
Statistical Physics ◽  
Interaction Networks ◽  
Cellular Functions ◽  
Personal Journey ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
The World ◽  
The Way

In this essay I describe my personal journey from reductionist to systems cell biology and describe how this in turn led to a 3-year sea voyage to explore complex ocean communities. In describing this journey, I hope to convey some important principles that I gleaned along the way. I realized that cellular functions emerge from multiple molecular interactions and that new approaches borrowed from statistical physics are required to understand the emergence of such complex systems. Then I wondered how such interaction networks developed during evolution. Because life first evolved in the oceans, it became a natural thing to start looking at the small organisms that compose the plankton in the world's oceans, of which 98% are … individual cells—hence the Tara Oceans voyage, which finished on 31 March 2012 in Lorient, France, after a 60,000-mile around-the-world journey that collected more than 30,000 samples from 153 sampling stations.

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