Clinical Effectiveness Journal
Club Template
Topic:
Presenter(s):
Choosing an Article
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Why did you choose the article you are presenting?
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It should be:
• Novel in some way (either the topic discussed or approach used)
• Current (in some cases, a seminal article that is older will be appropriate)
• Impactful – it should influence how we think about and/or do things
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Please provide your proposed article to Heather Limper at least 2 weeks before you
are scheduled at Journal Club.
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Please provide your slide deck to Heather Limper at least 2 days before you are
scheduled to present at Journal Club.
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Methods Minute
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Heather
Each journal club will be kicked-off with a “Methods Minute” where we discuss a new
methodological approach that is either used in the article presented or is relevant to the
article being discussed
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Intro to the article
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Who are the authors?
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What is the purpose of the article?
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Any relevant context we should know about the article?
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Magnitude of the topic being addressed (ex: # of articles on topic in PubMed, new
financial incentives about the topic)
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The problem
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What is the issue the authors set out to address?
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Provide some background about the issue at a larger level (nationally, regionally)
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Is this a problem at UCM?
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The measures
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What is the primary outcome being assessed in the study?
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What are the secondary outcomes?
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What is the independent variable (exposure/intervention/process measure)?
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Are these measures appropriate for quantifying change in the problem being
addressed? Why or why not?
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The population
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Who are the subjects/participants of the study?
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At what level is this study being measured? (Individual, cohort, hospital, state, etc.)
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Why was this population chosen for the study?
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Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
Is this population appropriate for addressing the problem being addressed?
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Why or why not?
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The Intervention
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What was done in this study?
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How was it done?
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Describe the major points that are presented
Research methodology (case-control, randomized control trial)
Quality Improvement Tools used (PDSA, Lean methodology)
Do the authors describe why they chose this intervention or approach?
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The Analysis
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How did the authors use the data they collected to quantify the impact of their
intervention?
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Discuss any approaches you’d like more clarity on for group discussion
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The Results
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Did the intervention impact the primary outcome?
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The secondary outcome?
How can we tell?
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Discuss the highlights of any tables presented
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Interpret any figures in the article
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What would be a logical conclusion of the impact of this intervention on the problem?
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Discussion
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What conclusions do the authors come to from the results of this study?
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In the context of the article only, do you agree with the conclusions made?
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What are the overall strengths of this study/article?
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What are the overall weaknesses of this study/ article?
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Conclusions
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What impact does this study have in the context of approaching the problem addressed
at a larger level (regionally, nationally)?
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What can we learn from this study for improving practices here at UCM?
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