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Roland N Dickerson1, G Christopher Wood2, Joseph M Swanson3
1Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, 881 Madison Ave., Memphis, TN 38163, USA. rdickerson@uthsc.edu.
Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland)
|November 9, 2017
Summary
Pharmacists can stay updated with medical literature through a modified journal club. This approach shares article screening and synopsis tasks among clinicians, making literature review manageable and effective for evidence-based practice.
Area of Science:
- Pharmacy Education
- Clinical Practice
- Medical Literature Review
Background:
- Keeping up with rapidly growing medical literature is challenging for pharmacists.
- Traditional journal clubs primarily focus on critical reading skills for residents.
- Pharmacy schools now require instruction in research design and interpretation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a new model for journal clubs to manage literature review workload.
- To improve pharmacists' ability to stay current with evidence-based practice literature.
- To adapt journal clubs for teaching biostatistics, research design, and interpretation.
Main Methods:
- Screening a collection of periodicals and providing synopses of pertinent articles.
- Sharing literature screening and presentation tasks among clinicians and trainees with shared interests.
- Implementing a shared core practice and knowledge base for journal club participants.
Main Results:
- The modified journal club effectively identified a majority of relevant articles.
- The shared workload approach proved more manageable for individual participants.
- The method was successful in identifying pertinent articles as judged by independent clinician groups.
Conclusions:
- A paradigm shift in the traditional journal club model is effective.
- Shared responsibility in journal clubs enhances literature review efficiency for pharmacists.
- This model supports continuous professional development and evidence-based practice.
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