Enhancing the value of journal club: Use of a structured review instrument

Resident run journal club: A model based on the adult learning theory

“…When left to residents' discretion there is too much variation in the presentations and it can detract from the more important points of the session. Other journal clubs have reported using structured review instruments with success (Burstein et al 1996). An emergency medicine program adopted a structured review instrument to be used prior to and during meetings and residents reported improved satisfaction with the meeting and perceived educational value.…”

A survey to determine the prevalence and characteristics of training in Evidence-Based Medicine in emergency medicine residency programs

“…However, the author of a review of these curricula noted that many of them focused on critical appraisal rather than the full spectrum of EBM skills, and many were incompletely described and inadequately evaluated for effectiveness. Only one published curriculum from Emergency Medicine was cited in this review and this article actually dealt with the use of a structured tool to assist residents with critical appraisal of an article during journal club (15). Importantly, curricula from other specialties may not fit the needs of the specialty of Emergency Medicine and therefore may not be adopted "off the shelf" to teach EBM to faculty and residents in our specialty.…”

Improving journal clubs through the use of positive deviance: A mixed-methods study

“…Clinicians may feel they are attending a statistical meeting rather than a continuing medical education event. It is the organizers' responsibility to improve participant satisfaction; however, there are very few published strategies to turn to (7)(8)(9)(10).…”