presentation to a journal club

1. how to present a journal club
Dr.m.r.Vasanthapriyan,m.d.,
Assistant professor
Instituteof microbiology
Maduraimedical college

2. DEFINITION
It is a periodical update or
extension of events in a particular
discipline

3. JOURNAL MAGAZINE

4. Written by Academicians
Intended for specialist
JOURNAL…
More Prestigious
Updated time to time

5. Journey of Journal
1665 1st Scientific Journal
1820 1st Specialist Journal
1930 1st Statistical Journal
1980 1st Peer-Review Journal
1990 1st Electronic Journal

6. Journey of Journal club
Sir William Osler Sir James Paget

7. DEFINITION
A Journal club is a group of individual who
meet regularly to critically read , understand
and evaluate recent article published in
medical literature.

8. Why do we need to read a Journals ?
Update the Medical research
Understand the Atypical presentation
To know the Geographical difference in burden
For Academic / Teaching purpose
To evaluate new techniques with existing data

9. Types of Journal Club
Critical
Appraisal
JC
Evidence
Based
JC
Problem
based
JC
Innovative
JC
Critical Appraisal JC

10. Critical Appraisal JC
3 Sense Approach

11. Presentation
1. Article title
2. Data published
3. Methods used
4. Results
5. Conclusion
1. Similar article
2. Compare data
3. To evaluate the methods
4. Analyze the results
5. Critic the conclusion

12. 1. Dept involved for the study
2. Number of sample
3. Sample Collection methods
4. Transport & Storage of samples
5. Testing algorithm
6. Reporting
7. Conclusion of results based on the study

13. Critical Appraisal JC
1. Why the sample number is less ?
2. Why not include certain age group ?
3. Testing methods adequate ?
4. Why some testing methods not used ?
5. Is this results really helping patients ?
6. What other modalities used to improve the study

15. Journal club
Appreciate if done…
Argue if not done…